The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-29
SHOT BY A HELLER
Louisiana Methods in San
Francisco Politics.
MoREor BOSS BucKLKY.s WORK
A Democratic officeholder Enters
the Republican Committee Room
and shoots Promiscuousiy. XIII
ing One Man, waundIng Several
The Republican State Committee
Issues an Address 60 the Public.

SAN Francisco. sept. 2S-IaSf night,
after the polls OF the primary election had
closed, the Republican county committee.
at their rooins ON Kearny street. began
counting the votes, when s Harrington,
an employ IN the license collectors oficc.
entered the rooms aud entered protest
against the returns Some loud talk en-
sued, and several persons cried ont ''shut
upr' Harrington. drew a revolver and
tarned to Martin ]. Kelly. ilre commits.
siener. and began abusing him. Kelly then
struck az Harrington with = small cane
which be held in his hand.
Harrington then fired Into the crowd
which rushed ON 10 him and trAmpled him
under foot, tniuriDg him severely. Sew
eral shots were then Cred in quick success
sion. David Don0hEe received a bullet
lust over the heart, aud died In about an
hour Donohue stated on his death bed
that he was certain HARRINGTON ared the
fatal shot. A. Christensen was shot ia
the breast NJ. ]. Kelly also received two
wounds, one in the breast and the other On
the foot.
IIarringtOn's pistol was picked up empty.
and IL is thought he fired three shots. Hc
was arrested and charged with murder
Two charges Of assault 70 murder were
also entered against him. lie Is we'll
known Democrat
sAN FRtNcisco. Sept. ss.-Mar,ia Kelly,
FIRE commissioner, who Was shot in the dis
turhagce az the rooms Of the Republican
county committee last night. was resting
easy this morning, and his physicians SAY
they believe he viii recover rapidly
William Harrington, who was also shot,
was suffering pain to-day. hnt his condition
is not considered serious. Antoine Chris
tianSen. another OF the wounded, Is still in
a critical condition. lie is suffering great
pain and the chances are against his Fc-
cOycFy.
The executive committee Of the Repub.
leah state central committee met this
afternoon and adopted resolutions expires
sing the sentiments of the state commit
tee OF the Republican party on the scenes
that tfansptred yesterday at the primary
elections and last night when the votes
were being counted ut the county com
mittee's headquarters. After reviewing
these scenes the committee say
We charge that in our belief these acts
were inspired and directed by the s0-called
Democratic boss (Hnckleyl OF san Fran
cisco. and were successfully carried into
effect by his followers: therefore, be 10
Rss0lred, That the Republican state cen
tral committee, after carefully examining
the facts concerning the primary election
So holden Ia san Francisco. publish 90 the
world that no Republican known as such
Ia this community was engaged IN amy of
these ncfarious proceedings: that the
fraudulent voting, the destruction Of bal
10; boxes, the breaking into rooms where
elections were holden, the numberless as-
saulfs aud batteries upon innocent cit.-
zens, the exhibition of deadly weapons and
the commission of murder. were the result
Of political organization Of which Boss
Buckley, the Democratic ward striker Of
san Francisco, is the head.
We do not charge that the more respect
able portion of the Democratic party OF
this city participated IN, aided or abetted
the wicked proceedings, hnt. we believe
the peculiar methods OF the Democratic
boss OF this city were the causes that he'd "a
them.