New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02
A PRIZE-FIGHTER KILLED.
"JIM" ELLIOTT SHOT BY "JERE" DUNN.
AN IMPRoMPIU DUEL IN A RESORT FOR "sPoRTING"
MEN IN CHICAGO.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

AN IMPRoMPTU DUEL IN A RESORT FOR SPORTING"
MEN In CHICAGO
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
! CHICAGO March 1.-"Jim" Elliott the prize
fighter, was shot and killed by "Jere" Dumb a
"sportingn man, at O'clock this evening in
the Tivoli restaurant, in Dearborn-st. The
murder was the result of an i'm
lpromptu duel between the men. Dunn
lreceyed wound in the scalp and another in the
left forearm. Jim" Elliott went into the Tivoli,
restaurant and resort for sporting" characters,
in company with Frederick Plaisted, the oarsman.
The pair seated themselves at table i'll the inner
dining-Ioom Elliott facing the street. The room
was filled with men and women dining, and the
two or three little adjoining supper-rooms were
taken up by wine parties While Elliott
and Plaisted were at their table " Jere" Dunn en-
tered In a moment pistols were in the ar
and discharged. The dozen men and women
were panic-stricken and rushed from
the room fell upon the hoor'
Nine shots were fired in all before the two men met
>and clinched They whirled each other about in
their struggles until they stood before the
cashiers desk IN the room nearest the street.
The struggle on the floor lasted only minute or
so. during which the men hammered each other with
their pistols Then Dunn shook himself loose and
rose Jim" Elliott lay prone upon the floor
gasping for breath and apparently dying To Plal-
sted he said: 81 believe I'm done mp. Send for
priest" He spoke not another word. Dunn walked
first to the door and then back An officer entered
the place, and he surrendered himself and wanted
( be taken to Police Headquarters. Elliott was
raised by the patrolmen. placed in the wagon
and started for the county hospital BE died on the
way. When the wagon reached CentTe-aye. 1t was
seen that Elliott was dead and the horses head was
turned and the body taken to the morgue
From the moment Dunn appeared In the dining
ha pisfO nj
nesses OF the affair looked out only for their own
safety Charles White. coored waiter who was
pistol-shot from tho direction of
fhs street. did not see who
fired it. turned and saw jim Elliott n standing as
advancing toward him. Elliott, in attempting
to strike Dunn, smashed the the; G enondo Ee
Then both men began hrlng ao o,St KNOW sbd nT
think. Elliott advanced toward Dunn ana the Two
men cnched, and after wrestling little while fell,
fired while they were on the floor together,
but there were some fred while they
were graphing. Jere, Dunn got up and
walked around until the officer came. when he gave
himself up Elliott lay on the floor gasplng when
the patrol wagon came. There were about
dozen men and women III the
One woman tainted, some of the Others ran out OF
the room and some of them dropped on the Moor;
There was great screaming all the time. RIalsted
when the firing began ran into the street, lie came
back when the shooting was over"
Another cO!ored waiter named DAVIS corroDorae1
Whites story. Not person was 10 De Iounu
within five minutes after the occurrence, except INC
waters and employees OF the place. who would
admit that they vSre present. The men Ill tue room
where the shooting took place in the company
of women of low character and they hurried away
to avoid publicity. IN. ,,,,.o.. .-Lo,,
the shooting began gave the following account OIL
it: Elliott and went into the livol tor 9.e 10
eat about qq9rtfH Ras1 Elliott sat facing
the street and be sat and PGGTS BURIED h Itself IA
Elhott's stomach. That shot. was the death
Of HIM. He raised himself, grabbed
a chair and made for Dunn, who was
rushed at Dunn with the chair, which struck
the chandelier and smashed u. lie then
hurried toward Dunn -, and grapPed hlm.
/ tried to separate the men, bat was
struggled for a while, when Dunn was dragged off.
Elliott was dying. He asked for priest and SAID
he was very badly burt. was the only person who
really sd the shooting, and KNOW Elllott mad no
!" Jere Dunno gave the following version Of the
shooting 81 went into the Tvoli to get supper; |
was walking INTO the rear room when pStol-shot
grazed the top of my head. As soon as
I recovered from the shock l saw ri,
lott. with his pistol raised, pnlled
NV gun. don't know how many shots were ired;
I know that we grabbed each other ana that
received two wounds, one on nay ley forearm ana
one ON the top of my head. 1 thlnk ured lOuI
slots but am not certain. gave myself up TO the
officer az soon as he came. , ora,
GERS and are now at Headquarters. detccllVc SSyS
he took one of them with live OF us Chambers us
charged from Jim" Elliotts hand. Inc otner
which has five chambers empty Dunn aduitus -
his The trouble begun when larry nm
charged Elliott with being "a SWagger6r WI"
fought at long length" Dunn subse luentlV c9al-
lengcd Elliott to attack MN. StICe tHon ! nao
been known generally among the "sparring men
that they WatcIlln K Tor cdcn OInef.