Around Burlington: Police chief suffered only lost teeth after gunshot to the face
This lucky shot served to momentarily curb the enthusiasm of the mob and it hesitated, allowing the gunman to disappear in the darkness around the Catholic church. But the mob quickly rallied and the hunt was on. “The audacity of the attempt at the murder and the utter absence of any motive dazed the people who appeared at the city street corners to hear a statement of facts. It was the town’s ghost story. For four hours, people gathered as a growing mob of searchers scoured every corner of North Hill,” the paper recorded. Then, shortly after 1 a.m. there came the sound of shots....
Source: thehawkeye.com