Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08
JOSEPH BALES. CRIME.
He Fouliy stabs Fellow-Laborer TO TIN
Heart.

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Heart.
A desperate murder which was perpe-
trated at the docks of the Western
Transit Company, Chicago, was followed
| by q succession Of events rivaiing In
sensational features the most lawless
sections of the far West
A young Irish dock laborers named
Cornelius Sullivan was stabbed and in
stantly killed by colored youth named
Josph Bales, and this deed was fol-
lowed by two determined efforts at
| lynching, which, through a mere chance
Of circumstances, were In both cases
unsuccessful.
A crowd of 'longshoremen and laborers
had gathered to receive their wages
which are paid daily. Others were also
on the spot looking for work. One Of
these named Sandy Smith was about to
enter the Office to cash. his time check
laborer named Richard Taylor. A dis
pute ensued and Joseph Bales stepped
forward to interfere In the quarrel {,
also did Cornelius Sullivan The latter
asked Bales why he wanted to interfere
and Bales drew knife and in an instant
drove 1t into Sullivan's chest, piercing
the heart and causing instant death. To
make sure of his victim Bales withdrew
the knife and again buried the blade In
the fallen mans neck. After stabbing
Sullivan Bales retreated a few PAGES
and waved the knife with the air OF
q desperate. The dead mans friends
had gathered around the body, and
finding life was extinct shout of
mingled rage and revenge was raised.
1t was taken up by the ever-increas-
ing crowd OF strong dock-men, and a
unanimous cry of Lynch him, >" "Hang
him." warned Bales of his insecurity.
He started off at rapid run, which
served only to increase the fury of the
crowd, and immediate pursuit was be-
gun. One OF the foremost pursuers,
William McGulnness, drew a revolver
and tried to bring down the colored
youth One bullet took effect and Bales
was seen to stagger and grasp his arm
where the bullet had lodged. Another
shot went wide and struck James Dono-
van, who had joined the crowd
Just as the crowd closed in on Bales
a citizen named George Valentine, who
occupied a buggy, observed the condi-
tion OF affairs. Calling upon T. C. Kane,
and also to the man McGuinness, he
seized Bales and lifted him into the
vehicle. With his pistol at Bales head
McGuinness guarded the murderer,
while Valentine drove speedily TO the
Chicago Avenue Station.
The fact of Bales escaping from its
wrath seemed to excite the crowd still
further. A cry was raised that Sandy
Smith, who originated the trouble, was
an onlooker, and before the luckless
man could utter word OF remonstrance
he was set upon by dozen men. A cry
of "String him up" was raised and re-
echoed by many throats, and in a Sec
,ond rope was procured Trembling
with the sudden fear OF death, with his
clothes torn to shreds, and blood trick
ling down his face. the wretohod man
pleaded pfteously for mercy. The blood
OF the mob was at fever heat, however,
and moose was quickly made and
passed with no gentle hands over his
head. He was hurried under a beam,
and the crowd closed in for the death
In an instant he would have swung
aloft had not the crowd been roughly
parted, and police officer, coatless and
hatless. stood beside the terrified man.
II was Officer y. Reynolds, who lives in
an adjacent house He had been awak-
ened from sound sleep after a long
night Of duty. Leaping out OF bed, he
slipped on pair of trousers, and,
snatching up brace of revolvers,
rushed to the scene of the intended
hanging. Reaching Smith, he cried:
stop; 1 arrest this man," and with q
revolver in each hand be interposed him
self between the crowd and Smith. The
crowd was so taken by surprise that for
several seconds not a move was made.
After the mob was deprived of it's
second victim it returned to the Western
Transit Company's promises, and here q
crowd of suilon, vengofol men stood IN
groups ali day.