The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-17
mIDNIGnT NIyCHIEF.
A Serious shooting ARRAY ON the
south Side-Two Men wounded,
One Dangerously.

A very serious shooting ARRAY occur
red on the South Side, late Saturday
night, which resulted in Phillip BONN
receiving three slight wounds, and Henry
Krause being dangerously wounded In
the left breast. The meu were both in.
toxicated at the time, and do not give q
very .clear-accouut Of the ARRAY; and a.
there are many conflicting stories afloat
II was with the utmost difficulty that an
IHrELLlGENcER reporter succeeded In
getting any reliable information concern
Ing the difficulty.
According to the statement OF Krause,
he and Bohn had been drinking together
up town during the evening, and about
II o'clock started down Main street for
Mrs. Shupbach's boarding house, No.
1922 Main street, where Krause boards.
They stopped 4 few minutes at George
Bolts saloon, just below 2lst street, and
then proceeded toward home on the east
side Of Main. At the 22d street crossing
they crossed over to Seabrights
clothing store, and passed three
men who were sitting on the stone
steps. As the two past one Of the
men on the steps, who were all strangers
to Krauss, made 4 very insulting remark
to his companions abont the Odd
Dutch" referring TO Bonn and Kraise.
Both Krause and Bonn "talked back"
and the two parties kept up a war Of
words for some distance, the three strang.
ers In the meanwhile having gotten up
and followed the others. Finally, about
half a square below the point where the
fuss first commenced, the three fellows In
the rear walked across the street and
auickening their speed got 4 little
ahead Of Krause and Bonn, and
r~e.crossed and met them near Pete
Bonenbergeris saloon. One Of the party
advanced toward Krause, saying, "You're
pretty did drunk, amt you?" Krause
replied that he considered that he was
sober enough to take care Of himself. The
fellow who had first spoken then struck
at Krause, who warded of the blow, and
threw him some distance of. At this
iuncture the other two strangers, who
stood a little in the rear, pulled out their
shooters and fired several shots at Krause
and Bohn, who we're unarmed. One shot
took effect in Krause's left breast, near the
heart, infic,ing a dangerous wound. Bonn
received three slight flesh wounds,
one in the scalp, another in the aeshy
part Of the upper left arm, and 4 third in
The upper lip.
Constable John Cooper, in company
with Tom Terrell, Mike Haley, John
Lanty. Geo. Stein and others, happened
along on the opposite side Of the street
Just about the time the shooting COM
menced. Cooper, not knowing that there
was anything serious about the shooting.
called across the street and asked II
they were not having "a little too
much Fourth OF July fun over there"
The answer he received vas rather IN,
expected. Il came in the shape Of q pistol
shot. This opened Cooper's eyes to the
true situation OF affairs, and be opened a
brisk fire upon the party, and advanced
toward them. The FIRE was returned with
yigor, and Cooper's friends on the pave.
ment, a couple Of whom had %revolvers,
rushed 10 the rescue. Cooper had about
reached the middle Of the street, when one
Of the party doing the shooting cried out,
"Jesus Christ, that's Cooper" and the
three took TO their heels. One ran
straight down Main street, another up an
alley toward Market street, and the third
toward the river. The latter wa, the in
diyidual who had been making a target
out Of Cooper, and John followed at his
best speed, shooting ashe ran, but failed
10 oyertake him.
Officer John Baird, Of the police force,
was talking TO a man on Main street,
about a square above, when the firing
began, and at once started for the scene,
arriving upon the ground just as Cooper
left. Baird Immediately arrested Bonn
and Krause, who declared that they had
not done the shooting, and appealed
to the crowd that had collected in
the vicinity for = confederation
OF their statement. Baird called a
couple Of men to his assistance, whom be
left in charge Of his prisoners, and
started after the others. Seeing Cooper
running toward the river and not
recognizing him in the darkness, Baird
overlook and arrested him, but as soon as
he discovered his mistake released him
from custody. In the meanwhile the
three fellows who were the cause OF all
the excitement made good their escape.
Owing 10 the excitement Of the occa-
sion, Krause, who is a powerful man,
weighing over 200 pounds, did n~otrealize
that he was shot until he started TO go
home. He was assisted to his quarters
at Mrs. shupbach's boarding house, or-
ner Alley 20 and Main street,and medical
attendance was summoned Immediately,
DR., Edwards arrived In a few moments,
and probed the wound for the bullet, but
without success. The ball entered the
left breast just above the heart, and Ia
thought to have lodged in the upper part
Of the left lung.
As Krause was considered in a very
critical condition, Justice Wheeler took
his sworn deposition concerning the &C.
currences Of the night, the substance Of
which we have given above. Krause did
not know either Of the three parties who
had attacked him, but described them as
rather young and fashionably dressed,
One or two parties who were suspicioned
by the officers were taken to Krause's bed
room, but he failed to identity them, and
they were discharged from custody.
Baird picked up three hats in the vi
cinity OF the scrimmage. One Of the hats,
a soft, black felt, had the name "Lymeen"
written on the inside OF the lining, In
ink. The others bore no mark whatever
except the names OF the manufacturer
and dealer.
Bohn says he don't know anything
about the fight, except that he has three
wounds to show for 1t. He boards at
Henry Schwartz's, corner Market and
23d streets. The officers say that while
Krause walked as straight as a die, Bonn
staggered a good deal. Bonn says himself
that he was so drunk he has no recol.
lection Of the origin Of the difficulty. We
have 1t from pretty good authority, how.
that Krause and Bonn had a little
row with three fellows answering the
description Krause gives Of his assailauu,
in a notorious bawdy house near by, a
short time previously, and that when
Krause and Bonn left the house these
three fellows followed them down street.
Both Krause and Bonn are tanners. The
latter has been employed by John G.
Hoffman & Son for several years, and has
the reputation Of being a quiet molten.
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