Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-13

Last night added another bloody page 10
the black record which has disgraced thu
criminal calendar in this city of late, and
the rampant spirit of outlawry has undoubt-
edly claimed another and perhaps two mora
victims. The numerous attempts at mur-
der which have taken place in st. Paul with
in the past few weeks have given this city
the unenviable reputation of being at the
mercy of thugs, thieves and outlaws who
have come to regard the taking of human
life as the veriest pastime.
A curious feature of the present carnival
of crime is the fact that hardly Sabbath
goes by without the community being called
upon to witness the preparation of horri-
BILE attempt at murder, which in some in
stances has been but too successful. Yester-
day was no exception to the rule, unfortu
natey, and last night! sitnessed m 8 sto,k :
ing and unproyoked attempt at murder.
The shooting occurred about 11:30 O'Clock
last night at Kate Smiths or Jennie Bate
sons bagnio situated at the foot Of the stairs
on Washington street.
The principal cause of the affair is pro.
fessional crook from Chicago named John
Green, who unfortunately did not succeed in
killing himself, and his victim is a man
named J. G. Crawford, well known in st.
Paul and reputed as respectable.
The circumstances of the shooting and the
causes leading thereto are as follows:
About 1890 o'clock last night Green and
companion visited at the house of i'll fame
above designated and called for bottle of
wine. They drank the wine, after which, it
is said Green's companion left the house, and
certain it is that he was not present during
the subsequent proceedings.
Green also called for bottle of beer,
which was drank, after which he sought the
company of an inmate of the house known
as Alice Fisher. They left the parlor and
shortly afterwards the madam was called up
on to settle dispute between Green and the
girl. Miss Bateson responded to the call
and ordered Green to psy for his wine and
beer, and settle with the girl, which he re-
fused to do.
The madam came down stairs and an
swered call of the bell, and while at the
door, j. G. Crawford passed along and ex-
changed the compliments of the evening.
While the two were conversing in the door
way Green came down stairs, and swagger-
ing to the parlor he threw the doors open.
Observing the action, Miss Bateson com
manded him to stop, remarking that he
should pay for the wine and leave the house.
Green then became demonstrstive, exclaim-
ing, "bring on your pimps, and I'll shoot
every son of b-h of them.'
Following this he seemed to become
crazed, and with the most beastly epithets
he exclaimed: "You're the one / want" at
the same time reaching for his hip pocket
and rushing towards Madam Bateson. An
ticipating what was to come the woman
jumped at him and caught him by the arms,
and at the same moment he drew sig
shooter and fired.
The woman had seized the arm which
held the revolver, and just as he pressed the
spring she pulled the arm down to almost a
perpendicular direction and in range of his
right leg, the ball taking effect in the right
knee. He then fired three shots, one ball
striking Crawford, who stood in the doorway,
and entering the right side lodged in his
bowels.
Not 30 drunk but what he fully realized
the dastardly attempt at wholesale murder,
Green bolted through the door and started
up the steps leading to Third street, pur-
sued by two or three bystanders, foremost
among whom was the bartender at "Hutch's''
saloon, man named a. B. Phelps. Chief
Weber, who was conversing with DR.. Daven-
port in front of the Metropolitan hotel, heard
the cry and joined in the pursuit.
Green made his way to the top of the stairs
and ran down Third street, being overtaken
at Hill street by Phelps. He was taken in
charge by Chief Weber and conducted to
the city hall.
CRAWFORD AND PHELPS.
Areporter of the GLOBE about 2 o'clock
this morning called at the residence of Mr..
Crawford and mother, on Fort street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, and was
admitted to an interview with Crawford and
his friend Phelps, who was sitting up with
him. Crawford was laying on his bed,
apparently suffering little from his
wound and quite strong. though probably
still buoyed up by excitement. The bullet
wound was in dangerous spot, but the
course of the bullet, as shown by the cut
where it was taken out by DR.. Davenport,
confirmed the statement of the latter that
the injury is not serious.
In brief, the account of the affair given
by Crawford and Phelps is as follows: Craw-
ford, being on his way home, had called
on Phelps, and the two we're on the street,
about to go home, when their attention was
attracted by the disturbance at the Bateson
house. They ran there and as they ap-
preached the door, at the foot of the steps,
heard one shot and then another. Crawford
THU ks he was hit by the second shot, but did
not at all know that he was hit until after
wards. Phelps ran in and caught Green by
the arms and thinks that was the time when
Green shot himself in the leg, but is not ceI
tain. Green broke away and fired
without aim, at Phelps, and then,
ran away. Phelps chased him
caught him, wrenched the pistol from his
hand and with it struck him over the eye,
cutting small cash and apparently knock.
ing him insenslble. Then he went back to
the house, found that Crawford was wound
cd and had him taken into the house. Then
Chief Weber came and on undertaking to
show Weber where Green was, fonnd that the
latter had got away aud was up on the street
trying to sneak out of sight. Phelps caught
linn and delivered him 10 the
chief, who by this time had two other pris-
oners, drunken men, on his hands, but man
aged to convey all of them to the station
house.
Crawford was taken home under charge
of DIR. Davenport, who extracted the ball and
left him in good condition for wounded
man.
JOHN GREEN.
Green, at the station house, was attended
by DR.. Roy, who was called by messenger
sent from tha station. DR.. Roy performed
q very nice operation in taking
from the knee cap the fattened
bullet which had lodged against it. Tho bull
let had entered at the front of the thigh and,
fattened against the femur, lodged at the
knee, about eight inches from the point of
entrance. To all appearances the wound is
not likely to occasion permanent inconven-
ence.
Green is man of perhaps S5 years, of