The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-03
THE ELLIOTT KILLING.
Details of the Murder of Pugilist by
Well-KnOwn Gambler.
Chicago Special.

Chicago Special.
On Thursday night Jim Elliott went into
the Tivoli, restaurant and resort for sport
ing characters, i'll company with Fred Plais-
ted, the oarsman. The pair were seated at a
table in the inner dining-rocm, Elliott facing
the street. The room was filled with men
and women dining, and the two or three lit
tie adjoining supper-rooms were taken up by
wine parties.
Elliott and Plaisted sat at their table. Jerre
Dunn entered. In moment pistols were in
the air and discharged. The dozen men and
women, panic-stricken, rushed from the
room and fell upon the floor. 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
Here they fell. The struggle on the floor
lasted only a minute or SO, during which the
men hammered each other with their pistols.
Tn ell Dunn shook himself loose and rose.
Jim Elliott lay prone upon the floor gasp
ing for BREATH and apparently dying. 10
Plaisted he said: II believe Pm done up
send for apriest He spoke not another word.
Dunn walked first to the door and then back
himself and asked to be taken to police head
quarters. A patrol wagon which had been
rung for arrived. Elliott was raised by the
patroiman placed in the wagon and started
for the county hospital He died on the
way. When the wagon reached Center
avenue it was seen that Elliott was dead
The horses neads were turned, and the body
was taken to the Morgue.
From the moment Dunn appeared on the
threshold of the dining-room the pistol firing
was so terrific that the witnesses of the affair
looked out only for their own safety.
Charles, White, a colored waiter, who was
present during the shooting, says:
II heard q pistol shot from the direction of
the street. l did not see who fired it. L
turned and saw Jim Elliott standing with
chair raised in his hands, Jerre Dunn was
advancing toward him. Elliott, in attempt
| ing to strike Dunn, smashed the chandelier
| Then both men began firing. l don't know
how many shots were lired-seven or eight,
/ should think Elliott advanced toward
Dunn and the two men clinched, and after
wrestling little fell. Elliott, | think, was
underneath There we're no shots fired while
they were on the floor together, but there
were some fired while they were graphing
Jerre Dunn got up and walkedSaround until
the officer came when he gave himself up.
Elliott lay on the floor, gasping, when the
patrol wagon came. A doctor examined his
wounds and said he was dying They picked
took him TO the county hospital. l think
there were about a dozen gentlemen and
/ ladies in the room when the shooting took
place. One lady tainted Some of the others
ran out OF the room and some of them drop
ped on the floor. There was a terrible scream
ing all the time Plaisted, when the firing
began, ran into the street. He came back
when the shooting was over
| Fred Plaisted who sat with Elliott in the
Tivoli when the shooting began, gave the fol-
| lowing account of it: Elliott and | went
into the Tivoli to get a bite to eat about S:l5
o'clock. We had been out to Eph Hol
lands Elliott sat fronting the street and
sat opposite him. A shot was fired over my
| head and it buried itself III Elhott's stomach.
That shot was the death of him. He raised
| himself, grabbed a chair and made for Dunn,
| whom | now saw behind me blazing away at
| Elliott, The latter, in striking at Ddnn
with the chair, struck the chandelier and
smashed it. He then turned toward Dunn
and grappled with him."
did he draw his pistolT'
HE had no pistol and did not draw any,
| and If any was found on him he took it from
| Dunn when he grappled with him. l tried
to separate the men, but was seized from be-
hind. The two men finally fell and strug
| gled for awhile, and when Dunn was drag
| ged off Elliott was dying He asked for a
priest, and said be was very badly hurt. l
raised him at his request When the police
Cahe, altei d nasty oAaiht l@'iOiii He wac
lifted on wagon and started for the hos
ptal. He died on the way over. I was
with Elliott all day. 1 was the only person
who really saw the shooting, and know
Elliott had no pistol"
Jerre Dunn was seen at police head
quarters. Il went to the Tivoli," he said,
Ito get supper. 1 was walking into the rear
room when pistol shot grazed the top of my
head. As soon as | recovered from the shock
1 saw Elliott, with his pistol raised I then
pulled my gun. I don't know how many
shots were fired 1 know we grappled and
that received two wounds, one on my left
forearm and one on the top of my head. |
think fired five Shots but am not certain.
gave myself up to the officer as soon as he