St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
FATAL SHOT.
a West ST. Paul saloon Keeper
shoots n Customer.

SHOOTS a CUSTOMER.
The lawful celebration of the national
holiday wis infringed on last night by a
shooting affair with probable fatal result.
The trouble was the result of lawleSs use
of fire-cra,kerS.
John Wagner is quick-tempered, hot
headed, c'rpulent German, who keeps
what is knSwn as the Cleveland house, on
the corner of Concord and Susan streets.
In one conner of the house is a bar and
pool room combined. During the early
part Of the evening a number OF young
men wert lOaiing around the bar,
celebrating n the usual patriotic way. They
finally went out on the street and were
throwing crackers back and forward across
the street A number of crackers were
discharged rear Wagner's saloon; and one,
it appears. broke a pane of glass. y
few minutes later some of the
men re-enered the saloon, among
the number being Frank Peters, 4 young
man well known in West ST. Paul. Wag-
ner, il is said began to rave about having
his window broken and finally stepped out
from behind he bar. Peters was leaning
up against pool table at
the time. Wagner approached him
and when about yard of
drew 32-caliber revolver and fired, the
muZZle of the revolver being within few
inches of Peters body. The latter dropped
in a heap and was at once carried across the
street to Louis Mitchelrs house, when
medical aid was speedily called.
AN EXAMINATION
then showed that the bullet entered the
body about three and half inches to the
left of the spine, just above the
ninth rib. Tie bullet was found
to have run directly at right angles TO the
body, and il was thought cut of the spinal
cord. as, the lower limbs of Rogers body
was found to nave been paralyzed. The
wound was pronounced fatal, although
death may not occur for several days. The
wounded man when seen by a
GLOBE reporter at IL O'Clock was
perfectlyr1 conscious, but suffering
such pain that he was lamenting the bull
let had not gone through his head. Peters
is young man about 20 years of age and
an adopted son ~ Henry J. Peters, mem
Der OF the board of public works. lie is
a married man with wife and one child,
living on Robe street. BY trade he is a
painter and said TO be a good, sober work
man.
The police were notified of the shooting
/ as soon rs il occurred. but before the patrol
wagon had reached the spot Wagner had
! disappeared. lie was seen by Officer Budy
after the shooting. and the officer says hi:
reason for not aTTesting him was his ignOT-
ance of the affair. Alittle later four men
were detailed TO Scour West 81. Paul, and
/ Wagner viii be arrested before morning.
1 lie is 50 marked by nature as 10 be recOg-
niZed almost anywhere.
At las o'clock this morning Officer Budy
drove up 10 the city hall with john Wagner
/ in custody. Wagner had given himself M
/ shOu time previously. To i
I GLOBE reporter Wagner said that
/ he did not shoot Peters. HC
says that Peters and some other men were
\ in his saloon and that several of them haC
/ TevolverS, which they we're shooting of
| promiScuously. He did not want to be
/ killed. 81 he took out his revolver and fire,
/ it also. lie did not know until some time
/ later that Peters had been shot.