, 1876-03-04


About o'clock Inst evou,ug shooting-ulatch
took place on North KinEo street, In which
oflccrs aul citizeps to tho number Of less thnn
hundred participated. Fully hundred shots
wcro frod at fleeing nogro, and stfanEo to ro-
late neither he nor my other man received oven
flesh wound. EARLY In tho eycning officer Wola
noticed two mon at tho corner OF Stato and
kiuzo streets acting in suspicious naanuor.
lie followed them to point OIL ktnzto etrcet
opposite Mccormick Hall, aud ~hlle tnssnseiy
watching THAR movoments his attention was Ut
tracted by negro named Robert Blair, who was
making bis way eastwardiy with satk witch
soelnod to hold weIshty contontg. lie was
known to tho officer o. profe essional thief, aud
'Solls accordingly halted him 70 A., r.
ae Of "hs; rsp,ns s ths Ss aIes
| into tho STREET and ran east pursued by
Wolls. who yainly esssyod 10 stop him BY prom
| isoB that ho would be protected. Tho shooting
tic air. Tho fugitive turned Into State streos
| aud az no did Ro SUMO Qua on tho sidewalk Ared
two additional balls, but whether Ut blair or
Wells tho latter u uncertain. Tho fugitive
bosveen bot % Nnxio md Michigan. which 10
Flsher Of the Regular force Young Of tho Nor
chanis' I'oltce, and IroWbrldgo OF the North
ti,oIr Weapons in the direction Blair had taxon.
Whon tho latter Eoachcd Dearborn street, 10 ran
north to ~ alloy opposite tic county buildings
with increased speed, having dropped bis load,
s9,sSa tho ,ass tsnMsd sSSSsns bv stat
loast . scorc Of lav-abiding cti-
zona, which number waa momontasily
iucroascd by fresh arrivals. Hc went to State
ssrcot, and, returning over th9 Same tonte. on
boFu. whero ho sought refuge under tho side
walk. At this point Gustat Dergh, who is the
proprietor Of . green parrot aud saloon on
Dearborn stEoet, snelled battle afal
s %h aud he.s procuring sss eS4sss .ho y
them OF without any voll-lof1ned sehaon.
Blair loft hls retreat and sought to climb onto
the sidewalk. Ollccr Wcher n,es his advance
INK the fugitive on the sidewalk. tho latte
81 oaa'a Ill., es s'fP 'ra 9sp '*'u undo. sen' e.
ysreos, under which ho took rofase. Finally h
waa smoked out aud chased to tho aley opposite
| ths county buildings, md again he struck on
ouca more for State asrest, hia moyenants, bow
ss'f Gy a hs 81 p once ss* wss sS
When ho came opposite No. II Englne-llouac
fronting on Michigan stroot. tho company
attracted to the rear By tho shouting and hriug
sead t. receive h onn Of tno
him across the hoad with = hls.. Tho man wa
/ by this time thoroughly blown, and th
! blow halted him. Tho crowd Rathore
| around bofore he waA able to resume his per
!. pondtcular, ind ho WAS taken TO tho Ohicag
u Avenue Station iu faiutiug condition. A ply
nicinn waa summoned, Who oxAmined tho wounds
which afe included tn single small cut In til
u head. Int whether mado With patol ball or
u flo ho was unsble 10 dotormine He pronounce
1t dangerous, hoWovcr, and directed Bfait'B In
l. nediatc removal to tho County Hospital.
b Ih!s WA dono, and at i lata hour last nigh
d tue naap. hpp1ahendlng immediate death, set
= for Detective simonds, to whom be desirad
% confe+s. !lo is ehou. 70 years Of ago. palntt
II by profession. And : thtcf BY practice IIo
l. known to be tho associate Of = Rang OF white
e and b1ackB who board at deu nes
Il tue corner Of Slate and Klnzie Htroet
Il which has been known to sle police for som
r. tlme. lie wAs very low last night aud tue bt
a les WAS that no could not escape the Corona
Tho bsg contained quantity Of salt most. sur
posed 10 havo boon stolen from Dupee & Co
!, cnrp1uIaaion meEchnnts vt No. 223 kinzLe stzue1