Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1895 — Granger Shot at the Eyes. [ARTICLE]

Granger Shot at the Eyes.

One of these willing story-tellers told an interesting account of a queer adventure which happened to Detectives McCormick and Granger, who were attached to the Central Station at thp time the notorious Bill Allen, the negro murderer, escaped. The detective received word that Bill Allen was hiding in a West Side barn. Both of them started for the place, and when they arrived there they were told the murderer could be found in the hayloft. Granger, who was a single man, volunteered to go up first. “You- stay down here,” he said to MoOormick, “because you have a family and I have not.” He made his way to the hayloft, and In the dark he caught a sight of two eyes, which he supposed were the murderer’s. “Bill Allen,” he yelled, “I don’t want to take any chances with you; If you don’t give yourself up I will shoot, and shoot to kill.” The eyes stared at Granger for a second, then suddenly he saw them move, and then they leaped to another comer. But Bill Allen did not open his mouth. There was the same stare and the gleaming eye, but not a sound. The detective knew the negro was-a desperate man. He again asked for a surrender, and receiving no reply fired. To his surprise the eyes disappeared, but there was no cry of pain. He made his way slowly to the place where he had seen the eyes and then lit a match. Imagine his surprise when instead of the murderer he found a cat in the last throes of death. He had hit the animal square between the eyes. His partner, McCormick, came up just at Granger pulled the cat out of the haystack. Granger bought the drinks that day. —Chicago Tribune.