, 1879-05-09
LOCAL CRIME.
Thomas Shannon, Emotion
ally Insane, Goes on a
Shooting Spree,
p.voting His Attention !Ss.t to the
''' employees Of a Grist-
Mill.
NJ. Man Gets Two Bullets, One in
Wv tho Back, the Other in
the Arm.
examination OF Mark Gray
by Prominent Ply
sicians.
rbay Agree that His Brain Is
o;seased..-The Wound in
His Head.
pown to the Dcrti's---A Fast
Young Mans Brief but
Disslpntcl Careor.
Stevens Starts OF for Joliet
penitent1ary with Motley
Crowd. :
Mrs, Robert as We'll as Usual--
The Gang OF Small OF
tenders.
rhey Agree that His Brain Is
piseased..-The Wound in
His Head. So
oouo to tho Dcptfls---A Fast
Young Mans Brief but
Dissipntctl Carecr.
= Stevens Starts OFF for Joliet
penitenttary with a Motley
Crowd. >
Mrs. Robert as We'll as USUAL
The Gang OF Small Or
Tenders.
ANOTHER PISTOL.


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w4H 1sA"s. .S., H.. .,...t,
bat paid no atten'!o" ~ n'''' uhs''
b. Heard tue elick OF revolver.
1ic dl not at the inosneut recognize the tl,an.
but seeing that thu wcnt,oIi Ind suupncd' md
,,,.sd nre ond t,at thc tI,;on wns htunut to fra
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gallo 10 ro'hed lns'uo lne on''ahE' some u
tht other employees recognized the Assassiti
II Tbon,as Shannon, q man who had
J,sn tbcm tronho on different M
..su. .s.,aa, AMI nsnn,y,pr ,,u to IL,
dangerous at all times. they nlso mnlo
eteak to get inside The building. Summon
fdlovc1 ond lila srrnnt, attcmnt tn sboot ;noa.
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,s., ,%. sas ,, , a,v .a, - ~ ~. ssMs. M
n'' ,s no 10, anu n'ea ~ !"s e.,s'nes', sol, Ale.
IL. basement With so,po scraps Vi iron. il Ind
,se nrcxcncc ri mind m thrnw ,,,, Ids emo,,
i,,o s,ova,cr h,,nr", ,r,',, In oarr,a ~ It,
IoS s" ., % M. .'u sust'e ~ III !,s
right haid nnu tho bullet striking this flat-
FnN l. r.,
th.t there was no safety tneile thu building.
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4'1se pas hsan'" s!.,. l..,s,,,, tssM ntsy".
,afn' 'ssso uafhott ns ilhl'ie' IND sstl'ot
lin oneo II the back. darncst psenarcd tocllmb
mi. s -,.a.% n1s. .aaa'l .ua Ill.,, "np
~. .S ta'.soaa s'asAs pe'o"t a"u NO se "ns W.
~ !" 6ceohu s'lot lFom ohanhoh's weapon
a'ask tm in tho LETT elbow. Harnctt nadc
lit Jump mud Shnnno1l, tllMling no other per-
iorn " '' ~ 4.ssa's'5 s1 nA'hea % n,ons aho p,as.
t'a. "sia LOOK up pos1t'oh on tue
eush wulk Of the Randolph street viaduct. At
thi luneturo John Wahl, tho hcat salesman III
hs retail department Of the mill. lc,srcly
..'keo OUT tho 'Font door and stood Of, thu
"Aiorm With his hands in his pockets. lie Ind
ut heard tho shooting, a,,d could not UNDER
Itsnd tho comnotlon oil about him. somv
men working It, stone. yard dircct,y
N'* anu vest OF him signulled :. him to loof
out unl to run ns!1e. Dy:ile!r rnptLol,s lie col.-
GUIDED TINT thcrc was s6no danger Mt l,an.l, nut,
tatulng ahout. saw shounn,, ',sttb,, tt,ro, f,,ot
a'o' VIII '!'o stu smoking revolver i'll .tts
D'ao' mud III thu very act OF snappl1g
ae weapon full ut hls breast, Wahl,
mn to dodge behiui1 mn Iron snout which rms
H.. .s" a, ao p'atlor'1' It alfordol no protcc'
LIN whatever, but he was ',clnmed IN, ar,l
THE ONLY POSSIBLE EscAra
!, In llat direction. shauuoo wnnId ,,oubt,
Ns naso pursued him hatl not another PERSON
''oeaEcu at the front door ut that very mo-
snt. This was Wahl's assistant, Henry
Gebhart, WIN. hear,n- tl. sb,,t which sh,,,,,r,
tuecsetct, !, arrr =. W., es "'"s s,.'.o,
saaa 'he spout, came out to SEQ what oil the