The morning call., 1893-12-05
HE STILL LIVES,
Tannian Is Nursed by His
AffianCed.
Eye-WitnesSeS of the Shooting Say
1t Was Deliberate and Cold
BlOoded Affair.".

The shooting affray at divers saloon
on Eddy street early yesterday morning
has attracted widespread interest among
certain class of sporting men. There
was steady succession of callers at the
Receiving Hospital yesterday inquring as
to Tannian's condition. and at the City
Prison to see Gallagher. in which they
were disappointed.
One result of the shooting will. in all
probability. be stoppage to the Sunday
night dances in B'nai Birth Hail. The
police say they are regular orgies and are
patroniZed by women Of the lowest class.
Speaking of the shooting affray vester-
day morning, Detective Anthony said: 81
was standing at the corner of Eddy aud
Mason streets when young fellow came
running up to me and said there was a
big row In B'nai B'Brith Hail and that
pistols were being drawn. | said | in
tended reporting that place to the Chief
tomorrow.
IL went to the hail. and just then they
came pouring out and came toward EDDY
and Mason. ran up and a young man
told me there was fellow with pistol.
L ran through divers saloon and got into
the ladies' entrance.
Just then / heard Tannian cry out,
Don't shoot, Gallagher but Gallagher
went close up to him and deliberately
fired. / made grab at him to stop him.
but was unfortunately a second TOO late.
"Tannian fell to the floor. and | said to
Gallagher, Let go that pistol and after
struggle wrenched it oat of his hand. ]
took him into the saloon, and he said, Did
you see how [ shot that fel0w?' l SAID,
What did you shoot him for?' and he said,
He tried TO do friend of mine up
II told Officer Holmes to ring for the
patrol wagon. and we took Tannian to the
Receiving Hospital and Gallagher to the
City Prison. 1t was cOld-blooded and
deliberate affair.
Il was told that Gallagher ran to the
Rosalie saloon ON Mason street. where he
used TO be barkeeper, and borrowed the
pistol. When he got to divers saloon he
was seen to take it out of his pantaioons
pocket and put it in his coat pocket"
Other witnesses of the shooting corrobo-
rate Anthony's story.
Tannian's father and mother were at The
hospital shortly after he was taken there.
and sent for a priest from st. Ignatius
Church. who administered the last Sacra-
me1t to the apparently dying man.
He was engaged to be married on New
Years eve to Mamie Donovan, young
girl whose parents live not far from the
Tannians. She was informed of her be-
tr0thed's condition and made all haste to
his bedside, where she has remained ever
since nursing him.
Tannian was in the employ of Henry
Schwartz, the racing man. and had many
friends at the racetrack.
DIR. Somers said last night that Tannian
was resting easily. but IL will not be known
till the third day whether the wound will
prove fatal or hot. As general rule gun
shot wounds in the stomach are fatal.
When Gallagher was taken to the CITY
Prison he gave his name as William Nc
Carthy. but afterward acknowledged he
was Billy Gallagher.
Detective Gibson saw him in the prison
Yesterday and asked him why he had shot
Tannian. He replied: II don't know
why l did it, l felt mad and had to do IT,"
The young man who gave his name as
Peter Clarke and who was arrested at the
Receiving Hospital by Detective Gibson
for whispering to Tannian to say Galla-
CHER did not shoot him will be charged
with felony. Section 1877 of the Penal
Code says: ANY person who attempts
fraudulently to induce any person to give
false or withhold true testimony is guilty
Of a felony" His true name is Frank G.
Snodgrass. and he is clerk with W. 81 j.
Sloane, the Market-Street carpet-dealeIs
Never Cohen, the man who was fight
ing with Tannian when he was shot, has
a charge of vagrancy pending against him.
The case will be heard by jury in Judge
Joachimsen's court on December Is.