Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-02


this evening. 1t seems Collins entered the
saloon and iokingly offered to fight any
body, and Watkins, thinking him in earn
est, pulled out his knife and stabbed hir,
then ran out of the saloon, and has not been
arrested up to this hour.
JIM ELLIOTT, THE PUGILIsT, SHOT DEAD.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAGO, March IA terrible and fatal
duel occurred this evening shortly after 8
o'clock in the Tivoi restaurant on Dear
born street. Jim Elliott, noted pugilist,
was shot and killed by Jerry Dunn, well
known sporting man and hacker of Sulli-
van. The two men, with friends, met cas-
ualIy at a table in the rear room, and in a
few moments renewed an old quarrel which
commenced when the Sullivan Elliott fas-
CO occurred. After brief alteration, the
lie was exchanged, and Elliott and Dunn
drew rsvolvers and commenced firing at
the distance of a few PAGES. The greatest
excitement ensued, guests crowded under
tables, while others fed to the street, but
the two duslists deliberately blazed away
at each other until Elliott had
fired four shots and Dunn fve Elliott fell
MORALLY wounded, and died on the police
patrol wagon. The body was taken 10
the morgue. Dunn was seriously wounded
in the head and arm, and was arrested and
! lodged in the Harrison street station. He
claims that the act was in self-defense, as
Harrison fired first. Sporting circles are
greatly agitated.
Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March between and 8
o'clock tonight, James Elliott, pugilist
and Jerry Dunn, well-known sporting
man and man about town, met in a sa-
loon and restaurant owned by William
Langdon, alias Appleton, alias Appetite
Bill, ex-bunko and confidence man
and began shooting, with the
result that Elliott was killed and
Dunn wounded in two places. The trouble
dates back to the time when Harry Hill
and others came here from New York tC
meet Jim Mace and Slade with a view OF
arranging q match with John l.. Sullivan
whose hacker was Jsre Dunn. At the
same time Elliott, backed by Parson Da
vies, was seeking a match with the Maori
Harry Hill, when somewhat mellow, wa!
interviewed, and in The course of the tall
reflected severely on Elliott's courage. Ell
lott began hunting for Hill, who imnedi
ately took the train for New York. Elliot
in an interview said Dunn had melted
: Hill to make these in or
der to cause a quarrel between
himself and Hill, IN order that Dunn
might have an excuse to shoot him, (Elli.
ott). Dunn, in a subsequent interview, lie
it be understood that he would shoot Eli
, oft on sight, and as he is man OF unques
! toned nerve and determination no doub
was felt that a shooting match would occu
whenever the men met. Tonight Elliot
and Plaisted, the oarsman, entsred Apps
lite Bells place to get something to cal
shortly after Dunn entered. Accounts diff
fer as to the subsequent proceedings. On
account says Dunn made threatenin:
demonstration, whereupon Elliott ros
,, from the table, took up chair and wen
at Dunn with it, Dunn in the meantim
emptying one revolver and DRAWN
another. Dunn's statement an
, that of an eye witness is to the effec
! that he was not aware of Elliott's pres
: ence till the latter fired one shot, passing
under his scalp across the top of his hea
, and another passing through his left fore
4 arm. Dunn thena drew a revolver an
4 joined in the fusilade, crowd of twenty
= five persons in the place making hast
exit. Dunn fired five shots and Elliot
four. The police arrived and arreste
Dunn, put Elliott in dying condition i
e the patrol wagon and started for the cour
= ty hospital. Elliott died on the way ther
and the body was taken to the mOrgU,
The fatal shot entered the stomach. Dun
/ is partner of Mckee Rankin in a breed
a ing farm on an island in the Detroit RVS
d where they own a number of pronisin
o thoroughbred horses.