Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-01
RIDDLED HIM WITH BULLETS.
Jack Kinney Tries to Force a Loan
With Fatal Results.
A ROW IN A coLoReD SALOON
Tan Bowman, Respectable Coiored
Man, Ends the Earthly Career
of Negro Ex-Convict-
The Details.

3 d doIInh Ion mV mOther.N

1t was Jack Kinney that uttered the words
which were addressed to Tan Bowman, one
of the proprietors of the "Elite,n u colored
saloon at lois Douglas street, and the time
was two weeks ago.
~ have no dollar for you" said Bowman.
Eyes YOU have, and if | don't get IL youth
be sorry for it." and then X ,nnoy retired.
Last night about 80 he entered Bowman's
place again, considerably intoxicated.
"Tan," said he, gimme u dollah.n
~ have no dollar for you," replied Tan.
"Then I'll cut your heart out, you black
-- -" was Kinney's rejonder, as
he drew a huge dirk knife and made
lunge at Bowman across the counter.
One lunge is all he made, for after coolly
dodging the blow, Bowman reached behind
him for his revolver and in quick succession
five sharp reports rang out on the still night
air and when the smoke had cleared hwsy
Kinney lay on the floor insens nsibe, shot three
times, once through the right side, the bals
passing clean through his body; once in the
right side of his neck, and once unoer the
right arm. The first wound was fatal.
Laying his revolver down on the counter,
Bowman picked up his victims heels and
dragged his prostrate form out on the walk,
remarking us he did so: M
Let him slay there until the police
come" y
Tneu he resumed his vocation of wiping
off his counter ana rnsing glasses as though
nothing had happened
Officers Godola and Fields were soon on
the spot and In few moments the patrol
wagon, with Captain Mostyn, Sergeant
Ormsby and Chief of Detective Haya were
on the SPOT. The immense crowd which had
been attracted to the spot was dispersed,
and Bowman ard all the parties who were
present placed upder arrest. The wounded
man was placedton stretcher, carried into
the saloon, placed on pool table
and physicians hastily summoned. Drs.
Harrigan, Sussdorf and Erlsols
responded, and at once made an examInatsol:,
which, when fnished resulted IN the prog
nosis that mis- chances for recovery We're ex-
tremely doubtful and were about one IN q
thousand.
The weapon with which the shooting was
done was u 3S-calibre bull dog, and must
have been very imperfectly rifed, as the
bullets. instead of entering direct, took
tumbliug motion, intiicting very serious
wounds. One bullet had passed clear
through and was found inside the wounded
mans clothing u another lodged near the
spine about opposite the right lung, while
the location of the third could not be de-
The wounded man suffered great pain,
and after being carried inside became
delirIous, but rallied enough to state
that Bowman was the man who had shot
him. After making this statement he was
put under the influence of opiates and again
lapsed INTO a state OF aehrium. a
The affair is the result of a quarrel be-
tween the two men about two weeks ago
concerning the loan Of 81, solicited by
Kinney but refused by Bowman. The
former made the assertion at the time that
he would do Tan Bowman up if it took O
year" Last night he came into the saloon
and again asked for 81, but was refused.
The result has already been stated.
Kinney is "A hard character and
lived anywhere he could, provides he
was not asked to work. OF late
lao 1..g ;t-il d ID
old mother, who washes for u living, and a
young coiored prostitute. He has been en-
gagged in a great many quarrels, and only
few months ago got out of the penitentiary,
where he served a three-year's sentence for
shooting II man named Pat Meahan, u Mis-
souri, Pacific brakeman. This shooting took
place in the alley in the rear of Hellmanis
building on Thirteenth and Farnafp. In
order to make some repairs to a basement
wall the sidewalk had been taken up and o
deep excavation made which was crossed Dy
n solitary plank. Meahan ana Kinney met
on this plank and tue former claiming the
right Of way, Kinney shot him in Tile alb
domen. His last row was with two coiored
men named Fayette Martin and Lite Simp-
son, IN which he assaulted the latter with an
axe. He bears tho reputation of neing
very dangerous character,
Bowman, on the other hand, is regarded as
peaceable, quiet man. who always attends
to his own business, and seeks no trouble. A
short time ago he, in company with, John
Wright, another Col0red man, purchased the
saloon mentioned OF Bellamy & Hubbard,
and have been conducting IL very orderly
since. Bowman was seen at the saloon last
night after the shooting and admitted the
act, but said he did it IN seif-defense Said
he
1.-THE fellow came into my place drunk and
wanted to borrow dollar. told him had
no dollar for him, and he came at me with a
dirk. | had to shoot him to save myself, for
he IS hard man and would have killed me
in minute. When had finished dragged
him out, and that is all there is to it,"
Harvey Green an eye witness, corrobor-
ates Bowman's story with the exception Of
man out of doors. He says Kinney stag
gered outside ana fell where the police found
him,