Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
CHRIsTMAs-TIME TRAGEDIES.
Shooting ARRAYS and Assaults Throughou,
the Country


Thomas Wosan, the manager of Tom Gou,d's
saloon, at 2Sd street and 9th avenue, New
York, was shot and killed yesterday by Joseph
Selling, man shout town, a race-track 'regu-
lar and. according to some. a Wall street spec
uiator, thirty-seven years Of age. Wogan. a
tan. handsome man, was manager. He had at
tanned some notoriety by his pugilistic skill as
"bouncer. Two stories are told Of the muir
der-one by Selling and one by Tom Gould.
According to Selling. he. jokingly. took come
papers from the pocket of a man sitting near.
who resented the action. Just then one Of the
attaches OF the place approached and said to
Selling: You can't do that sort of thing here.
Get out OF here or I'll fire you out"
At this juncture Wogan came forward and
grabbed Selling by the throat, tearing his col
lar and Ringing him to the floor. when Selling
nreu iom Gould says that Wogan was muir
aerec IN cold blood, without proyocation. He
had some Christmas presents under his arm
ana was going toward the door. when Selling
insuitod him. Selling was ousted from the
place, and then he drew a revolver ana fired.
when Selling was arraigned in the police court
he said: They tried to do me and i done
them"
A horrible murder took place at No. 1874 APP
Pieton street. Lowell, Mass, Thursday night
though 1t was o'clock yesterday m DINING
before the crime was reported to the papers
The murderer is Frank L. Mculton.
dIssipated barber, who beat out the brains of
his vile, Alma Il. Moulton, with fatiron He
appears TO have been sober at the time of COM
uniting the crime. As Moulton tells the story,
this quarrel began in bed because his wife
would not give him room enough She slapped
his fu,e. and he tried to Joke her. They then
arose, partially dressed and went at ID again,
when ne got fatIron, and after asking her if
she would give up, to which she said no. he
saws. u let her have the flatiron three times
as hard as coIld hit" The first blow felled
her, and der face and head are pounded Yut Of
shape. One ear is severed and he skull frac-
tured. Moulton says. Il did the Job and it's q
Id good one.'
There was a sensational shooting at PEORIA
Ill, on thursday night As Prof. y. c. Daugh-
srty. city superintendent OF schools and an ed
ucator OF national reputation. was on his way
home Miss Mary Harrigan walked up behind
him M free two shots at him, one Of which
pierced his right ear She then surrendered
Esrseit tc the authorities. She was for . num-
Der OF years a teacher Ii the public schools.
but was discharged year ago tor insubcrdIna-
tion, siLce which time she has continued to an
noy Plcf. Daugherty and the board OF school
inspectors.
Peter Fisher, one Of Crawfordsville's Oldest
and best citizens, became suddenly insane
while the streets were thronged with people
yesterday, and before the police could reach
pie, aid caught Fred Schweitzer by the ear and
severed it from his head at one stroke. He was
hnally overpowered.
A country dance was in progress at the house
OF j. Startling. at MacClenny Fla, on Christ
mas eve, and James Sweat got into difficulty
with one OF the other dancers. who drew a re-
volver and shot him dead. The fight then be-
camo general and five others were seriously
wounded-James w. Cowart, George Reynolds,
James Reynolds, George j. Johns and J. w.
Dorman. The Reynoldses were from Georgia.
Shotguns. revolvers and knives were freely
used. Whisky was at the bottom of the trouble.
No one knows who killed Sweat. The doctor
thinks that the wounded will recover. Most of
the balls were extracted
Charley Behrendt while on a Christmas spree
at Scribner. Neb., yesterday stabbed his brother
with butcher knife and escaped The wounded
man died last night.
RIOT IN CHICAGO.
A riot, which at one time threatened TO be q
most bloody one, took place yesterday after
noon as the outcome of horse race on one of
the streets of Chicago A crowd Of several hun
dred, males and females, white and black, as
sembled in Custom House place TO celebrate.
The street was turned into a race course, q
shot from a revolver being the starter" sig
nal Two races in quick succession had been
run. and a third was being started, when a
squad of policemen arrived. At the same time
a general fight was commenced in a neiglbor-
ing saloon, and bullets came crashing through
the windows.
Two officers in citizens clothing gained en-
trance to the saloon, and, being recognized,
the cry went up, Lock the doors and kill the
officers" and at the same time the key was
turned in the lock.
Backing into corner, the officers drew their
revolvers, faced the ugly crowd and threatened
to shoot the first man who moved. Their
al,-.n "A - n
by that time the other officers burst open the
saloon doors and rescued their comrades. The
crowd was determined not to leave the saloon,
but after despeiate struggle the officers
emerged from the place. each with lighting,
struggling, desperate prisoner.
A patrol wagon was waiting near by, and de-
spite the efforts 81 the crowd in the street. who
sympathized with the PRISONERS, the officers
succeeded Ill landing the prisoners In the
wagon. While not shot was fired by the off,
GERS, they were forced &c keep up a running
fight il the neighborhood. using their revoly-
ers as biliies.
As the wagon was moving away a burly
negro named Robert johnson sprang forward
and shouted to the crowd, Come on let's take
them away and kill the id coppers" He
was knocked down by blow from = revolver
and unIeremoniously thrown into the wagon
With drawn revolvers the way was cleared for
the wagon to pass through the crowd, the
prisoners constantly struggling for freedom.
The whole crowd followed the wagon to the
Harrison street station, but despite a last
desperate struggle the wagon load of prisoners
were safely placed behind the bars. Other
officers arriving the crowd dispersed.
TWO SAD CASES.
Josie Jones purchased lot Of fro crackers at
Albany, Ga, and yesterday morning undertook
to explode large one. She did not turn it
loose soon enough and it.exploded in her hand,
with serious results. Drs. Davis and Bacon
had to amputate the member.
Late in the afternoon she went TO the doc
tors 10 have the wound redressed. As she
seemed to be suffering intensely DIR. Davis told
Charles Blalock, who happened to be in the
Office at the time, to administer q small drink
of brandy. 1t seems there was glass on the
table that contained carbolic acid and this In
what Blalock gave the woman. Blalock says
he thought the doctor poured out the whisky
in the glass for the purpose of giving il to the
woman, and that he never thought Of carbolie
acid.
The woman died within three minutes after
the poison was taken, despite the efforts of the
physicians to save her. The authorities have
done nothing with Blalock, - the poisoning
was purely accidental
Bertha Proguer. aged twenty-five, Q servant
girl at the residence Of H. p. Boyd, Buena Vista
street, Allegheny City, Pa, made three az
tempts at suicide yester lay, first BY hanging
herself to the kitchen chandelier and broke il in
the attempt; then by cut ing her vrists With a