Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-21
SHOT In THE LUNG
Notorious John Considine the
Victim of a Fight
HIS RECOVERY is DOUBTFUL
Boo Mccarthy Fires the Revolver. a. He
Says, IN Self Deisnse-How the
Row Began.

DEIRoIr, March 20.-John Considine
~as shot last nignt. Joseph Perrien
~as abducted q year ago last night.
The man whose name las been for 50
long . time connected with the abduc-
ton OF the GrzGot avenue miller aud,
- well, with some OF the most bastard
~ outrAges ever perpetrated upon IN
offending citizens IN this city, met with
partial Tetnbunon IN a saloon row upon
she anniversAr y OF crime, the bare
tacedness OF which struck terror into
the hearts OF Detroits citizens. jus
wee often works itself ont in the most
aneIpected of ways. whether John
SSnadiIe DID or did not have any con-
lection with the Pefrien abduction
$50 Is . matter OF opinion. To the
e31ersttlous last nights ARRAY, occur
Sag even within the very hour during
Saicn tue famous kidnapping was sald
have taken place, would attach To Il
~.tal significance. John Consldlne has
sftsn said that he nevsF expected 10
die natural death. The recurrence
OF the many Affairs TO wnicH his name
has been attached would Fad 10 the
belief that the mans authorizations will
eventually be realized. Fof years he
has been tempting an untow ard fate by
areckless career. Last night he came
within hairs breadth OF verifying
popular predictions and his own antics
pAtions as TO his mode OF death. The
aggressor IN many similar lows and IN
each case coming out on the top OF the
heap, his lucky star WAS IN the descend-
ant last night for the frst time IN his
lie.
How the Trouble Bekas.
Yesterday was Robert A. McCarty's
birthday and he was celebrating the
Svent. In the Russell house barroom
alone ne bought eleven bottles of wine,
with which his health was drank by
John Consdine, NJ. X. Kittleman, Will
am G.. Thompson, Robert Wright, Fred
p. Striker, W. W. PetherIck and others.
Early in the evening = man named
1om Russell. who had worked on the
Detroit Tribune, got mixed up in the
Srowd and incidentally called Kettle
man a coward. This was too much for
sne cyclone" who slapped his mouth.
A little later Russell became too fresh,
As the crowd put il, with Consldine,
Md the latter Knocked him down, after
which Russell was escorted TO tho
street. The merry-makIng continued
and all were having = good time.
Homebody put blacking brush In Nc
Csrty's pocket and when he found IL
ae became enraged. First he accused
thompson Of putting it IN his pocket
and the latter laughed at him. Ii be-
came more serious and Thompson, it is
paid. told McCarty he WAS - fool,
Shereupon McClrty struck him. They
we're at once separated and proceeded
70 Swans to get supper, the alteration
having broken up the party. In Swans
saloon the Russell house affair was re-
sumed. There werc words between the
two and then blows. ConGdlne inter-
fered In behalf of Thompson. McCsrty
10 said 10 have been pretty roughly
handled by Ccnsidine and others aud
the result was 4 shooting atfray in
which Consldine was the wounded
man.
McCarty left the place shortly after
ward aud Consdine was attended by
his friends, who telephoned for hack
and . doctor. Consldine was taken
into the restaurant and when the hack
arrived even walked out TO that con-
veyancs and was driven away.
Mccsrthy's Version.
Mr.. McCarty was seen by q reporter
at l:30 .. m. today. HE face showed
plainly the ill-usage TO which he had
been subjected, being SCARED and cut
IN several places. and his forehead was
badly swollen from the effects of a
blow. The whole Affair."" he said /,
grew out Of meeting between myself
and W. q. Thompson and John ConsI-
dine At swans, where | had gone to
order supper. Considine approached
me and said / had better apologies 10
Thompson for what had passed be-
tween us 1T the Russell house q short
time previous The affair At the Rus
sell house was simply this. Myself aud
Thompson and . number of friends
were joking with each other, and some
body slipped . shoebrush into my coat
pocket. pulled the brush out and
struck Thompson IN the face with IL.
This was not done in anger and Thomp-
son did not take IL IN that spirit, but
laughed ever il. However, i apollo
gized for having struck him, and be
accepted the apology. There was no
hard feeling between US when we sep
srated, and next saw HIM at swans.
When Conadine asked me to apollo
gire 10 Thompson I said I weuldn't
do It, - I didn't like him, and be-
mdes. had already spoleglzed one.
and the apology had been accepted.
He sald that | had better apologize
again. 80 I stepped up TO Thompson
and again told him that was sorry for
what / had done. Thompson said il
vas . mean trick and that I WAS q
coward. He then struck me in the
face, and At the same time Conneiine
hit one and knocked me down. wss
struck and kicked while on the floor,
the whole crowd. I don't know how
many. seeming to take part. As quick
as could get MP 7 pulled cut my re-
vclver and fred ut Censldine. N. X.
kittleman took the revolver out of my
hands and I turned away and left the
place by the Larued street entrance.
The police have not offered 10 arrest
me. and II they want me they know
where TO find me. 1 am not gong to
run sway"
Mr.. Mccarthy enquired concerning
-onsidlrs's condition and seemed re-
ievsd when informed that the wound
was sos necessarily fatal. "T don,
want 10 kill anybody he aid, "hu,
what did was in sslf-defsnse. Cen
edins knocked me down and kick e
me after vas dow
John ConsidIas Was II Grand Rapids
seout ten days ago IN conference with
scsi democratic leaders.
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