The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-13
PROVED A BOOMERANG.
A Crust of Bread Thrown at
Young Man While Talking
to a Lady
Leads to a Bitter Quarrel Between
John A, Shook and the
Brothers Sullivan,
And Results in the Fatal Stabbing
Michael Sullivan--Justihable
Homicide?

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March l2.-About two
weeks ago there was an exciting scene in
the dinlng-room of Mrs Kennedy board
ing house, No. lll2 Locust street John
q. Shook, clerk in Merrlls drug store,
while talking to a lady at the table was
hit with piece ofcrust, There was con-
siderable commotion. Shocks COM
panion alleged that it was the act
of Michael Sullivan, clerk in the
Pacific Railway Office, and avery bitter
feeling was engendered between the
two men, The feud eliminated in a ter
rible cutting scrape about eight o'clock
this morning. Shook, while on his way
to breakfast from his room, encountered
Sullivan on the sidewalk, directly in front
of Mrs. Kennedy's. Sullivan accosted
the drug clerk concerning their disagree
ment. One word led to another and the
climax was reached when Shook
PLUNGED A KNIFE
into Sullivan's side just below the region
of the heart. The wounded man ran into
the saloon on the southeast corner of
Eleventh and Locust streets and fell
PROSTATE. Officers Hoagland of the
Third District, and NJ. Cannon of the
Central, reached the scene within five
minutes after the tragedy. Sullivan was
taken to the City DispenSary without loss
of time, where his wounds were dressed
by Dr. Epstein. The knife had been in-
serted between the seventh and eighth
ribs, penetrating the stomach, and a
portion of the omentum was protruding
through the opening, He requested that
PRIEST
be sent for, and Fr. F. II. BoudrcauX, of
the College, went to the Dispensary and
accompanied him to the City Hospital.
SHOCKS ARREST.
What Shook did with the weapon he
used was not learned for some time. He
walked leisurely to his place of business
and went to work as unconcernedly as if
nothing had happened There was no
blood on his clothing or anything to in
dictate that he had figured as the principal
to tragedy. About ten minutes after the
cutting Shook was taken into custody by
Officers Hoagland and Cannon while he
was at work behind prescription case.
The prisoner is very handsome young
man. His features are dark and regular,
and his upper lip is covered by a very
black muStache of moderate growth. |
He is unmarried and is twenty-five |
years Of age. Shook was thoroughly |
while being searched in |
the police Office at the Four Courts, |
where he had been taken. He was at
tired in a neat suit of dark cloth and |
a light overcoat, while a soft felt hat of |
a light brown shade was thrown back |
launtily on his well-shaped head.
HIS STATEMENT.
The prisoner gave his version of the
tragedy to Captain Fruchte without a
tremor. The substance Of ii is as follows:
"About two weeks ago the trouble first
began at the supper table Some one
struck me with piece of bread on the
head. A lady with whom | was conyers-
ing said Michael Sullivan did it. There
were two Sullivans. Michael denied
throwing the bread. He asked me if |
was satisfied. Ireplied that was if he
had not thrown the bread. MIR. Sulli-
vans brother then told him to slap my
head off or to slap out one of my lungs. |
Mike then asked Inc if | would go out and |
fight him, | said yes. We started out at |
the hall door. As we were going out | |
had my OvcrcOat over one arm and my |
cap aud scarf in the other hand. The |
place being dark Mike Sullivan hit me a |
blow under the ear knocking me sense
less into the arms of Mr. Sommer who was
coming into the hall. We then went back |
into the house where Sullivan attempted
to choke me, but we were separated. Then
both OF the Sulliyans wanted me to
tight. | declined to do so on account of
the injuries received by the blow dealt me
in the hall. When we separated one of the
Sullivans remarked that | would have to
light both and that when we met again
there would be pistols. This morning
was going to breakfast and met Mike Sui
Ivan in front of the door at Mrs. Ken
nedy's. Sullivan said: Il understand
that you are not satisfied. replied that
had not made any threats. Sullivan
then said again: Il heard that you were
not satiatied,' and placing himself in an
offensive attitude thrust his hand into his
right hand pocket and that ended it."