Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-04
SHOOTING AFFRAY.

an Erciti'sg Unpteasantness Bet'ceet L. q
Cunningham and A,sdreto Ro,cGn.
A quarrel ending in shooting ARRAY which
narrowly escaped being m urder occurred at
the corner of Sixth avenue south aud Fourth
street, last evening at 7:S0 o'clock. The par
ties to the affair were T. G. Cunningham,
proprietor OF the Bushnell house at Glib Fourth
street south, and a young man named
Andrew Rowan, who up to last
Saturday boarded at the hos
telery kept by Cunningham. The first
known of the occurrence was at 7:45, WHEN
Officer Gardner rushed into police headquar-
ters and stated that man had been shot at the
Bushnell house. Chief Munger, Officers Nc
Herman and Gardner and GLOBE reporter
Immediately left for the scene. On arriving
at the house about thirty men were found Sit
ting around discussing the affair, but no one
seemed to know anything about it.
Search was made and Cunning
ham was found in his bedroom. with his
head and face badly pounded and done up in
cloth and raw meat. He was put under arrest
and taken to the police station, where he re-
lated his account Of the affair, which was as
follows: he was coming from the grocery
store, and as he passed Rldeout's mill he saw
two men, Michael keenan, and Andrew Rowan,
talking together. As he passed, Rowan said
''good evening"" and Immediately jumped at
him and struck him. The blow stunned
him, and before he could recover Rowan
had him by the throat and was pounding him.
BY this time crowd had gathered, and two
brothers named Smith interfered, but were
warned by Rowan to stand back He then got
away from Rowan and started toward the
house. but Rowan followed him and assaulted
him again with steel knuckles. By this time
he drew out his revolver and fired at Rowan:
The shot took effect over the right eye and
knocked him down. He came to
Immediately, however, and again renewed the
assault. Cunningham again attempted to
shoot, but being SO bruised coald not cock
the revolver, but struck at Rowan.
The revolver was discharged and Rowan
again fell. At this bystanders stepped IN and
Rowan was taken away. Cunningham closed
his statement by saying that he had had
scene with Rowan ON Saturday night, owing
and that, accompanied by Officer Walton,
he wentto Rowan's room, broke in the door and
saw him standing in the room with revolver
in his hand. That afterwards Rowan told
some of the boarders that it was lucky that
Cunningham brought policeman with him,
or he never would have went down stairs
alive.
Officers Gardner and McKernan, at his board
ing house on Sixth avenue south. His
wound, which was just over the right eye,
was dressed by DR.. Ayers. of the surgical in
frmary, and isn't considered serious. Rowan's
story is slightly different as regards the
starting of the affray, he claiming that Gun
ningham as soon as he spoke to him reached
for his revolver and he hit him in self
defense Both men were locked up and the
true inwardnes of the affair will come
out at the examination this morning.
Rowan Is carpenter and for the fast four
years has conducted himself in a quiet and
orderly manner, although previous TO that
tine he did not bear q frst-class repu tn
Dion.