St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-05
He FIRED At RANDOM
Rifle Practice Results in the
Serious Wounding Of a
West Slider.
Theodore Beaudoin- in Hos
pitaI, With a Wound in
His Body.
Jacob Schmidt Under Arrest
as the Man Who Fired
the Shot.
The Arrested Man Denies Fir
ing the Shot, But Is Iden-
titled by Baaudoin.

Theodore Beaudoin lies at his home
at 236 East Water street, with ballet
hole in his left breast, and Jacob
Schmidt, who it is alleged fired the Shot,
occupies cell at the Ducas street STA
ton,
The particulars of the shooting as
given by the person who was with Beau
dom are as follows: Shortly before =
O'Clock last evening Beaudoin, accom-
panied by Sam Gulon, took a boat at the
foot of Stale street on the West side
levee, and started down the river for a
ride. When opposite the foot OF Com
mercial street the men landed and
walked up 10 the railroad track.
a short distance from the river. While
standing on the track, man came ont
of the malt house of the North Star
brewery, which is located at the corner
of COmmerciafStreet and Hudson ave-
nue.. and commenced firing with a rife
at Beaudoin and Guion. The brewery
is SO situoted on the bluff that 1t com
mands view of the river and railroad
tracks for some distance, and is about
five hundred feet in straight line from
where BeaudOln and Guion were stand
ing. BOth men claim that the person
who fired at them was Jacob Schmidt,
the proprietor OF the brewery. Three
shots were fired at them, and the last
one
Struck Beaudoin
in the left breast. He fell to the ground,
and, as it happened, directly on the
track on which the Burlington motor
train was approaching. Guion, who
who WAS some distance away, r"n 10
his companions assistance and carried
him off The track just as the train swept
by.
Be udvin was carried to the boat in
which they had reached the place by
Guiou, and as soon as possible rowed
across the river to his home. DIR. Mar
quis was summoned, and, after probing
for the bullet, located il under the lett
arm. 1t was extricated and found 10 be
OF a small caliber, such as is used i'll a
Flobert rife. The ball struck BeaudOin
in the lett breast, just over the heart,
and, the surgeon thinks, passed through
the left lung, although of this he Is not
certain.
Guion reported the shooting to the
Ducas street police officers. and as he
was positive that the man who did the
shooting was Schmidt, the proprietor of
the brewery, Sergeant Hantt and Patrol
man Mckinley were sent with him TO
arrest Schmidt. Arriving at the brew
cry, Schmidt was found at his residence,
a short distance from the plant.
Guion had claimed the man who did
the shooting had Oh pink shirt, and
when the officers called at the house
Schmidt had on garment Of lhat Color.
He was informed Of the charge against
him, and at once denied that he had
been near the portion of the brewery
where Guon said the man who fred the
shots stood. He asked permission to
change his clothes, and was accorded
the privilege. He then ordered team
and was driven by the officers to Beau
doin's home, where he WAS Identified by
the wounded man as the person who
fired the shots.
The identification by Beaudoin and
tGuion left no other alternative for the
officers but TO arrest the brewer. He
was taken to the Ducas street station
and locked I'D OH charge OF assault
with dangerous weapon. When
GLOBE reporter visited the station about
O'Clock, Schmit declined TO talk, or even
be seen From the officers it was
learned, however, that Schmidt
Denies All knowledge
of the shooting, and said he could prove
an alibi. He further told the officers
that he had no rifle in the house, the
only guns in his possession being two
shoiguns.
About $50 o'clock Beaudoin was
taken with a sinking fit and Dr.. Marquis
was again summoned, but when the
doctor arrived Beauuoin had rallied and
was feeling much better. Shortly after
ward Chief of Police GarVln and City
Physician Ancher visited the wounded
man, and DR.. Ancker expressed the
same opinion as did Dr.. Marquis, that
Beaudoin's wound was Of serious
nature. If the bullet passed through
the lung both doctors are Of the opinion
that fatal results might follow.
Jacob Schmidt, who is under arrest as
being the che who fired the shot, is
we'll known resident of St. Paul. For
years he has conducted the North Star
brewery at the place where the shoot
ing occurred, and has the reputation of
being a quiet and peaceable citizen and
good business man. He gave his age
at the station as thirty-eight years.
Arrangements were made by the po-
lice to have County Attorney Butler
called to take Beaudoin's ante-mOriem
statement in case his condition should
bpcOma critical during the NIGHT