St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
A Street Robbery, Sneak Burglary,
Sneak Theft, and a Dead Baby
on the Street.
Three Hen Shot,


While the temperance meeting was being
held in Market hall last night bloody trag
edy was enacted at the House of David, No.
251, Second avenue south. Three men were
shot and one dangerously, and perhaps fatal
ly wounded. Robert Harvey had been
engaged in the House of David to
tend the lunch counter and was recently dis
charged. 1t is stated that he had been drink
ing last night, and learning that J. o. Selby,
one of the proprietors of the place, had
charged him with dishonesty, he visited the
house, and, walking up to
Selby, who was behind the bar,
he demanded that Selby take back what he
said. Being refused Harvey pulled his re-
volver with the remark ''Then I'll kill you,"
adding vile epithet. Selby ducked his head
behind the bar and cried out, ''For Gods sake
don't Shoot but Harvey pulled
the trigger at the same instant,
the bullet taking effect in Selby's arm. Har-
vey then covered Pat Sullivan, who happened
to be standing by his side with his revolver
and threatened to shoot him too. Sullivan
sprang quickly to one side and escaped to
the street. A panic ensued. There were
quite a number in the room and all ran
precipitately for the street. Detective Han
kinson, happening to be in the locality,
entered at this juncture and proceeded to
arrest Harvey, who resisted. He pulled his
revolver on the detective and fired, with the
remark, 'I'll never be arrested by you"
Hankinson lodged, and the bullet
entered his back near the shoulder blade.
Hankinson then opened fire. The first shot
struck Harvey in the right shoulder and the
second shot in the right side of the neck,
passing clear through and bury
ing itself in the wainscoating of
the room. Harvey then dropped
to the floor powerless and was forthwith dis
armed. The patrol wagon was called and
Harvey taken to the College hospital, where
the surgeons dressed the wounds. While
they are hot necessarily fatal they
are considered especially dangerous.
Detective Hankinson was taken to DIR.
Ames' office and the bullet extracted from
the shoulder. The wound is not serious,
and Selby only sustained a flesh wound in
the arm. The floor at the house of David
was frescoed with gore and several
bullet holes remain to mark the desperate
encounter. Harvey is a small man, weigh
ing about 140 and a pugilist, claiming to be
light weight champion of Boston. He was
bartender at Lake Park hotel l.t season
and was later head waiter at the
is considered very quiet and orderly man,
seldom quarreling; but when he does quar-
rel he is game. When John L.. Sullivan,
visited Mime apolis, Harvey called on him
as an old friend and acquaintance, and Sull-
ivan presented him with $40.
A sneak thief entered the summer kitchen
of j. Sutheimer, 112 First avenue north, yes
terday and stole four valuable dresses. The
servant girl saw him as he walked out of the
yard, but too late to give the alarm.
A new born babe was found last night by
a scandinavian, at the corner of Seventeenth
avenue south and Seventh street. The coro-
ner being notified, had the body removed to
Warmers morgue, pending an investigation.
Last night lad named J. F. Gallagher es-
corted laborer named VIM. Meade to the
police headquarters. The latter's head and
face were badly battered and he was covered
with blood. The boy explained
that Meade had exhibited roll of money in
Priests saloon and party of thugs followed
him out and knocked him down on Second
street near Second avenue south, with the
evident intention of robbing him. Gallagher
ran to give the alarm and the thugs beat
Adsty IeIreaI, ouly SECURING lew uolIarS,
leaving upwards of $35 in Meade's pockets.
A burglar entered a grocery store on
Washington avenue near Second avenue
south, before the store had been closed, and
secreted himself. After all was quiet he
gathered up quantity of cigars and was
about to depart, when the proprietor, who
slept in the room above, heard noise and
lighting match looked down through sky
light where he saw the thief. He called out,
'sDon't stir or I'll shoot" but the fellow ran
all the same, jumping through the glass
window, and across the street Officers Hill
and Mousson heard the cash and started in
hot pursuit, but the thief made good his es-
cape somewhere on Second street in the
darkness.
SUNDAYS U11heucuL.