St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-27
SHOT IN A SALOON.
Ex-Ald. Whelan, Of Chicago,
Mortally Wounded by a
Gambler.
The Injured Man Dies in a
Few Hours at a Hos
pital.
George H. Hathaway, the As
sailant, Locked Up in the
Afternoon.
The Prisoner Makes a Long
Written Statement for
Chief Marsh.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Ex-Ald. William
p. Whelan was shot and mortally
wounded early this morning by George
Ii. Hathaway, gambler. The tragedy
occurred at o'clock in Mat Hogan's
saloon and restaurant at 1856 State
street, a rendezvous for the sporting
element OF both sexes. At about IL
O'Clock Saturday evening the ex-alder-
man, in company with John McGinnis,
an official in the employ of the health
department.. went into Hogan's salocn
and called for champagne. They had
been drinking freely all the evening
and at the time were under the influ-
ence OF liquor. Hogan joined
them, and they drank bot
tie after bottle, inviting all
acqualntances who dropped in
in the meantime to join them. About
quarter to 4 O'Clock the trio, in COM
pany with another man. sat down at
table to have lunch and called for an
other bottle of wine. They were chat
ting quietly when George Ii. Hathaway
came in and stood at the bar tor a few
minutes to pay bill. Whelan called
him back and asked him to have drink.
AT first he hesilated. but finally sat
down. and, taking long range 4S-cali-
Der colts revolver from his pocket, be-
gan twirling it around under the noses
OF the others. The eX-alderman told
him to put up his gun and act like
gentleman, and added that unless he
did so he would make him. At this
hathaway jumped up just as Whelan
made grab for the gun, and.
pointing it straight at him, said:
"Well. you son ofa -, if you want it
take it. He then pulled the trigger.
The ball took effect in the left side i'm
mediately over the groin, passed
through the abdomen, shattered the
spine and came out at the back. The
alderman threw up his hands and fell
upon the floor, saying: II am bored
clean through, ami am dene;feR.n After
the shooting Hathaway, ,.
Walked Calmly Away,
and was neither seen nor, heard from /
for several hours. Hogan called car
riage, and i'll company with McGinns
conveyed the wounded man to the
Michael Reese hospital. where they left
him to the care of the physicians. The
police were not notified, and did not
learn of the shooting until 6 o'clock.
when through common report it came
to their knowledge. Mrs. Whe-
Ian was notified of her hus-
bands condition by Matt Hogan.
The above the story of the tragedy as
related by an eye witness. Many other
witnesses were seen, but refused to tell
what they knew, desiring to avoid pub
ticIty or cover the matter up, If possible,
while others were requested by the pO-
lice not TO divnlge what they knew. AS
soon as the police learned OF the shoot
ing and of Whelan's desperate con-
dition. every effort was made to capture
the perpetrator of the dastardly deed,
but it was not IN til after | O'Clock in
the afternoon that the detectives ran
across him on Clark street bridge. On
being informed that he was under ar
rest, HathaWay's first question to the
detectives was: "uow badly is
Whelan hurt?' The detectives told
him that they thought that he would
pull through all right. and Hathaway
felt much easier. When taken to the
Sehb'Vi hO WdS CIOSGb6u lOI I'LL
hour and thre e-Quarters with Chief |
Marsh and Lieut. Klpley, where he
made written statement of the shoot
ing, which the police absolutely refuse
to make public. WheIan died at 2:55
O'Clock in the afternoon. but Hathaway
was not informed of his death. John |
McGinnis, the health officer, who was at |
the table drinking at the time, was also |
placed under arrest. He was taken to |
the central station. but stopped on the |
way for Aid. Cullerton, who accom-.
panied him to the station. McGinnis |
refused to say word about the shoot
ing, declaring that he positively knew |
nothing about it. He was locked up.