Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-16
SHOT THE STARTER
"Jack" Chinn Gets a culiet in
His Mouth.
THE COLONEL PRETTY BADLY HURT

But the Doctors Think iie Will Recover
The Wound Received While He Was
Trying to Carve q E7s.n With a Dirk
Cause Of the Trouble Quarrel Over
Who Was Boss at the East st. Louis
Race Course-DetaiIs of the Difficulty,
! FOLD by Those Who are Posted.
ST. Louis, Nov 16-Colonel John Chinn,
starter at the East St. Louis Jockey club
track, was shot and, it is possible, fatally
wounded yesterday afternoon by Captain
Anthony. Some time ago Ell Corrigan
was at a loss to secure a person who could
get the fields away in anything like re-
spectacle order. and asked the officials of
the East St. Louis track to allow Mr..
Chinn to oficiate for them for time Chinn
being under contract with the East. ST.
Louis people, which contract did not ex-
pirc until next summer. The East. St.
Louis people consented to the arrangement
and installed Kit, son of the famous
starter, at the post. and for a time, while
the fields were small, ne did very well.
a Change That Chinn Resented.
When the Madison track closed all the
horses that had been attending that meet
ing came over to East St. Louis and made
the fields there so large as to make it
hard matter to get them away in good
shape, and considerable dissatisfaction was
expressed by patrons On this account.
The managers Of the East ST. Ious track
felt that they had accommodated the law
thorne people sufficiently, and so they de-
manded that he return here. The turn Of
affairs did not just exactly suit Mr.. Chinn
and he was in a decidedly bad temper He
came back Monday and took his place
however. He was in very had huIuor and
read the riot act to the Jockeys before rae
ing began and before the day WAS over
made a lot Of ugly talk about several per-
sons connected with the track.
Concluded to Fire Chinn.
His work Monday was not of kind to
grow enthusiastic over. Three horses were
left at the post in as many different races,
and the starts in all were anything but
good. Lillian, who was left at the post in
the fourth race, was quite heavily played
and muttereG oaths were plenty. Monday
night the directors of the club held a meet
ing and it was decided to suspend Chiln
indefinitely. Yesterday morning Chinn be-
gan drinking heavily and by noon was in a
very much intoxicated condition. His Or
der of dismissal was made out, but he did
not show up at the track until after the
first race was run. The club had secured
Starter DwTer, of the Madison track to
handle the flag, and he was in the box
ready for the second race when Chinn aD-
| peared and took the flag away from him
| and started the horses.
Assaults Man with q Dirk
After that Chinn went to an outhouse
| and disgorged himself of some OF the LIQUOR
which he had imbibed. There it was TIA,
| Secretary Sinclair found him and pre-
| sented him with his discharge. Chinn said
, that if he did not start the horses no one
| else would and refused to accept the paper
| at the same time catching hold of Mr.
| Sinclair's coat collar with one hand and
reaching down into his boot with the Other
| and drawing a large dirk kn' 'fe. Two
| police caught Chinn and tried TO Gisarn.
| him, he in the meantime making desperiltt
| efforts to get at Sinclair with the kniie
Anthony Took No Chances.
| Captain Anthony came upon the sceut
/ at this moment and seeing that Chin,
was about to get the best of the policemen
he drew his revolver and fired full II
| Chinn's face. The bali struck Chinn in tht
mouth and ranged upward, coming ou1
back of the ear. Chinn was removed to Z
| hospital on this SIDE of the river. where h,
! lies with but slight hopes of his recovery
He is magnificent specimen OF physicl
manhood, and when IL his cups is said 4
! be very ugly. Colonel ChinG is known al
| over the country among turf circles, ant
| has handled the flag at all the great track.
| of the country.