The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP.


Mr.. Isaac W. Elliott is the contractor
for the work Of excavation now in pro-
gress for the stone building about being
erected by Mr.. John Wann, on the cor
ner Of Sibley and Fourth streets, and
Patrick O'Connor is his foreman.
There were three brothers named Rose
employed on the work, one of whom,
John II. Rose. was discharged on Mon.
day morning for incompetency. This
evidently excited Rose, who went away
and, as it appeared, INDUCED frequently
in liquor, and was heard making threats
of revenge against O'Connor. He re-
turned to the work in the course of the
forenoon, and Immediately proceeded to
abuse O'Connor and make threats
against him. Mr.. Elliott interfered,
got between the parties and tried to get
Rose away, but the latter, pushing Mr..
Elliott aside, rushed at O'Connor. who
was standing on the edge of the pit
where the excavation was in progress,
and who had no resource but to strike
Rose with a club wich he had in his
hand or be knocked into the pit. Rose
fell, having received a slight scalp
wound, but was up again almost imme-
diately.
Rose Immediately left. and proceed
ing to the Police Court procured war
rant for O'Conner S arrest and the case
came up for hearing yesterday morn
ing, when the defendant was discharged.
Roses two brothers and himself were
examined on the trial and two of them
gave their evidence IN very excited
manner, Henry appearing to be the
coolest of the trio. On leaving the
court room they made several threats
against O'Connor, Elliot and the City
Justice, and, as will be seen by the
sequel, with a full determination to
carry them out.
About half past four o'clock yester.
day evening Rose was seen approaching
the spot where O'Connors was standing
with douIle-barreled shot gun in his
hand. Rose walked up the south side
of Fourth street, near to Sibley.
O'Connor was at work patching up
temporary fence about the excava'
ton on the corner opposite the Sher-
man House. When within twenty or
thirty feet Of his victim Rose, leveled
his gun and exclaiming, snow, you
s. of b. -, I'll be even with
you,' fred directly at O'Connors head.
Some one had shouted to O'Connors
relative to his danger and locking up
he had only time to hold up two pieces
of light boards nailed together, which he
had in his hand, before his face, when
the shot, passing through the boards,
struck him upon his forehead and
and face. That he did not fall dead in
his tracks was owing to the board
warding off the force of the charge.
Rose, still carrying his gun, started
on run down Fourth street, pursued
bv large and excited crowd. Two or
three hackmen started in pursuit with
their teams. A policeman sprang into
one of the hacks and joined in the
chase. Rose turned from Fourth
street into Rosabel, from Rosabel ran
up Seventh, and was taken into custody
by officer Pulitzer, on the corner Of
Seventh and jackson. The crowd was
greatly excited, and cries Of lynch
him" were loud and numerous. 1t was
only by showing the utmost deter
mination and the display of drawn
clubs, that the officers prevented VIC
lence and conveyed their prisoner to Jail
o'coNNoR $ WOUNDS.
While these proceedings were il
progress, O'Conn or, who at first wa:
able to walk, but afterwards became
quite faint, was taken to DR.. Murphy
office, on Jackson street. where an IN
spection of his wounds was made by
DR.. Wait. The left side Of his face
looked as if it had heen bruised all owe,
with club, and did not at all presen,
the appearance of a gun-shot wound
There were wounds over and under TIT
eve, in the ear, neck and cheek. Tn,
physicians are Of the opinion that a
least thirty shots took effect in the face
some of which must have entered tn
optic nerve and ruptured the eye.
SCENE AT 0 'coNNoRs HOUSE.
After O'Connor' wounds were dress
| ed. he *as conveyed to his home, cor
ner of Ramsey street and Western ave
nue., and here the scene was heartrend
ing beyond description. His wife, VIII
is within a short time of her confine