, 1889-08-29
HE MISSED CONNECTIONS.

HE MISSED CONNECTIONS.
Pistol shot Decides n Desperate
Not to Visit milwaukee,.
lChicago Tribune.
Frank Parker, conductor on u Chicago
Milwaukee S st. Paul freight train, shot
and killed an unknown man, Thursday
night at Wadsworth, ILL.,, way station
forty.two miles north of Chicago, and
the corpse lay all night 10y the side Of
tho track until found carly yesterday
morning by Mr. lIardison, conductor Of
a southbound train.
Nothing was found on the bouy where
by IL could be identified. The only pos
sible clcw was small piece of paper
having on II the name james Murphy,
No. jG3 Austin avenue. In the pockets
cf the dead man were also 50 cents in
change and Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad switchkey. Nothing
else was found on the body.
The corpse was that Ofa young man
about 32 years Old, fair complexion,
blue eyes, hight brown hair, closely
cropped, and II smooth shavcn face.
He was well dressed in new suit of
clothes of II dark striped material sack
coat, new derby hat, with the maine
f. Otto No. AZ West Madison street,
stamped in the crown, new gaiter shoes
that had not vet been shined, and the
hands were ploved In light buCkskin.
The underwear was clean, and the white
shirt was unsOllcd. There were no
marks or initials OF any kind to be found
on the clothing
As soon as the body was found DR.. f,
G. knight coroner OF Lake county, was
summoned from I.ibertyvill,e and the
inquest took place at Wadsworth yes
terdaS afternoon.
Conductor Parker was the only wit.
ness called, he having notified Suporin-
tendent Collins of the shooting, and was
sent to Wadsworth to testify. He said
his train pulled into Wadsworth about
S:35 o'c clock Thursday night, and had to
stand there for ~ southbOuud passenger
train. As one of his brakemcn was
going over the train To set the switch so
as TO put the train on the main line, he
saw man ON the-oil tank car and or
dercd him oil. The stranger jumped oil
and walked towards the CubOOsc at the
rear end, where Parker was standing.
The man came up and asked him if
he was tue conductor aud upon rccciv.
ing an affirmative reply said: 81 want
to ride with YOU to Milwaukee"
Mr.. Parker replied IL was against the
rules of the company to carry passengers
and he could not grant the request
Then, according 10 MIR. Parker : testi-
mnny. the tunn dlew revolver and,
placing IL close 10 the conductors face,
ordered him to throw up his hands.
There was no one near at the time. The
conductor obcycd the order aud the man
called out, with AN oath, Higher"
Then the stranger dealt him terrible
blow just under the left eye with the butt
end uf the weapon, almost knocking the
conductor down, ut the same time say
ing: Take that
1t was darl, and Parker said he could
not sec distinctly, aud his asSailant
inu 5cd away a little distance, still hold
ing his hand. The train then began to
move, and, fearing the fellow would
shoot him, Parker sprang onto the plat
form OF the Caboosc, and, drawing his
revolver, fired at random in the direction
of his assailant.
That shot so fired found its resting
plbCe in the heart of the stranger, and he
fell without a groun, Hut this Parker
did not know, ana he went ON his way
with his train.
The Jury were not long in deciding
that the killing was justilianle homicide,
and discharged Parker, who went at
once to Milwaukee To resume Churge of
his train.
Coroner knight made an examination
of the body for any marks that might
lead to Identification, ana found one on
the flglit forearm btlOW INC clDOW' inns
was scar about two inches long and
one inch broad, OF II brown color, and
covered with hair.
Regarding the story that there were
three other men with the unknown, the
only reliable information obtained was
from resident of Wadsworlh, who
says he saw four men loaiing about the
railroad station aud yards during the
afternoon of Thursday, but Station
Agent MCCracken, who was around all
day, says he did not see them. The
supposition is that they were on Park
er's train, and got oil at Wadsworth,
and when the shooting occurred. they at
once made their way ont OF the town,
possibly going on the freight train.
james Murphy, the watchmau whose
name was foi,nd OH u slip of paper in
the dead mans pocket, was found last
night at his home, No 5tiS Austin ave-
nue.. He had not heard of the shooting
and was unable to throw any light ON
the matter No friend Of his, to his
knowledge, had recently left the city for
Milwaukee, and how the deceased came
to have his address in his pocket he was
unable to say. Murphy is II respectable
young man and lives with his mother
and family at the address given.