Evening journal., 1889-10-28
Stabbed FOR SULLIVAN.
A Fatal ARRAY Over the Cham
pion Pugilist.
HURDERoUs WORK wITm RAZOR


sullivan's Friend Kelly Defends Him
from Ex-Conyict shea and Seriously
carves the Latter-shea Was Anxious
To DO Up Doston's BOY.
BosroN, Oct ga stabbing ARRAY Of
more than ordinary brutality occurred Satur-
day afternoon over Pugilist John L. suli-
van, and in his presence, at Barber Hagarty's
shop. Sullivan was getting shaved when
Tom Shea, an ex-convict who had been look
ing for Sullivan all day with murderous in
tent, entered the shop, and seating himself in
the bootblack's chair, commenced volley Of
curses and insults, which the champion re-
turned In the shop was James Kelly, an
old time light weight pugilist He was
drunk almost to insensihility, had been with
Sullivan and had heard of Shea's threats
suiIivan's stinging Taunt.
Finally Shea put up his dukes in a scientific
manner and boldly dared the big fellow to
get out of the barber's chair and meet him in
a rough and tumble set-to. Sullivan refused
20 fight man so much his inferior in size,
and asserted tauntingly that Shea couldn't
kin mosquito and that any able bodied wo-
man could "do him up.n
Shea Dares Kelly.
Stung by the stinging remark, Shea re-
piled with volley Of sulphurious exple-
tives, and called sullivan very uncom-
phmentary name.
"Your friend Kelly there is man Of my
size. Let him stand up and fight for youH
he howled.
Kelly's dun eyes flashed with rage at the
Insulting words and reeing across the shop,
he picked up razor belonging TO Barber
Joseph Allorio, examined it. aud coolly felt
Of its edge with the ball of his thumb No
one paid especial attention to him, and nc
one imagined his intent. Shea meanwhile
was sitting in the chair, with his head down
and his hands upon his knees while Boot
black Samuel Williams polished his shoes
Kcly's Murderous Work.
Before the Mortified spectators could inter
fere or shout word Of warning to the
doomed man, Kelly, razor ia hand, was at
Ehea's side, and, without a word of warning,
he plunged the blade deep into Shea's neck,
on the right side A stream of blood spurted
from a wound three inches wide at the
hroalest part, and covered the coat Of Will
Jams. Shea sank, face forward, to the floor,
aud Kelly deliberately as ever placed the
razor back where he got IT, This had all
happened SO quickly that no one fully real
lied what had been done until the colored
bootblack cried out; my God, he's muir
dered HMM
The Champions Sorrow.
Widest excitement prevailed at once.
Some Of the occupants bent over the wounded
man and washed away the blood which
welled up in a food from the horrible gaping
wound John L. himself, his face still
covered with lather, sprang from his chair
at the first mixing Of murder and did what
he could for the dying man. Shea WAS un
conscious, but Sullivan tried TO make him
hear, and said; "rm sorry, old man, Tn
sorry.
Turning to Kelly, whose face was nov
deadly pale sullivan said "What are yol
up tel You ought to be ashamed Of yourself
Who asked you 70 defend met Amt l abl,
70 take care Of myselfs Better get right ou
OF here. Now clear out
Sullivan took hold Of the murderer anc
hustled him into the street, locking the door
ON the inside A big crowd speedily gath
cred outside, and a moment after the polic'
of station arrived and arrested the occu
pants of the shop as witnesses. Sullivan wa
mot arrested, as he had nothing 10 do with
the murder Shea was removed TO a hospita
and is in a critical condition. His tru,
name is Thomas #, Keefe and his record i
bad one
II had nothing TO do with this affair an,
want my friends 70 know it, Sullivan sail
10 reporter. "rm sorry for Shea, even i
he did try 10 shoot me. ! don't think h
really meant to do it. He had a bad record
and everybody knows IL, but that was n
reason for Kelly to kill him. He tried t
draw Kelly on, but Kelly had no right 3
use a razor on him. Kelly is a fighter him
self, and could have shut Shea up with hi
fists Kelly thought he was doing me
service in attacking Shea, but / guess III
able 70 take care Of myself without callin
on my friends AS l said, I'm awfully sorT
for Shea