The morning call., 1894-05-16
LONGWORTH SHOT
A FlimfIammer Fatally
Wounded.
Tom Cullen, the Prisoner, Is Well
Known Character Among
Sporting Men.

The sharp report Of pistol followed by loud
cries and lmDIecatiOns called Patromen DinaU,
Engel and M cGrath to the st. Elmo saloon,
ia Suffer street, at Ills o'clock last night.
When they entered they found a crowd gath
cred around tall, rather corpuIent man, who
was bleeding from wound In the abdomen
which had just been made by a bullet fired
from revolver in the hand Of Tom Cullen The
barkeeper.
The wounded man was Frank Lonsworth.
who recently served term In the City Prison
Tor petty larceny. He had been found guilty Of
nlmilamming, a trick by which Storekeepers
are ROOD In making change, but as he was
docile and oblfging he was given the freedom OF
the corridors as rusty. friend who was
with the ex-trusty called a coupe and drove him
10 the Receiving Hospital, where the surgeons
decided that the wound was fatal.
cullen was very cool when the officers en-
tered. lie said that he was waiting upon Gus
toners when Longworth. with whom he was
acquainted, came In with friend and called
for drinks.
LOngwOrth had been drinking and became
abusive. They called each other vile names,
and the ex-trusty raised his revolver TO strike
the barkeepeT when the later took a revolver
from behind the bar and shot at him. Cullen
SAYS he tried TO shoot Longworth in the leg and
did not mean 10 injure him seriously.
Several friends of Cullen, who is well known
among sporting men, came in and lie drank
with them until he became intoxicated. Two
Prison ana charged him with assault to muir
der. Cullen is 80 years of age.
LonRwoFth came from Chicago and Is sup
posed To be married. When he was arrested he
shaved of a very heavy black mustache with
a peBknife.
At he Receiving Hospital after having been
attended by Dr. Deane, Longworth was able TO
give his version OF the shooting. Il wei t," lie
said, INTO King & SamuePs saloon, ia Suffer
street, with Ed Cullen TO a friend. When
we got 10 the bar the barkeeper asked me TO
introduce my friend. l said. Ed, this is tie
proprietor when the barkeeper said, None of
that nonsense; you know / am not the pro-
prietor.' / knew him as Tom and when / said,
This Is Ed Cullen, Tom he said, Cullen is my
name asO.'
The bartender and Cullen got to auarreling.
and finally the former made an offensive re-
mark. which included me. Then The quarrel
was transferred TO me. The bartender saiG he
could lick me, and made use of some strong
language. Then he pulled gun our OF
drawer ana L said, You can't scare me with
gum was standing some feet from the bar
and rased nay cane to make a bluff at him, ana
just as jumped back he fired at me.
when | found l WAS shot left the saloon
and called a hack which was standing on the
me as quick as he could. l know l am cooked
but fellow has only once 10 die and l NAV as
well do IL nOw.'
LonGwOrth sent the hack for his wife, who
reached The hOfpltal about half an hour after
ward and was heartbroken over his condition
qaarrelsome when in his cups. On March 81
he was taken to the hospital TO have wound
In his scalp dressed. He had while drunk
Quarreled with man on Market street, near
Taylor, who was walking along the street. ana
the man hit him a smart blow on the head with
his cane, almost fracturing MS skull. He came
to this CITY about TWO years ago. He is man
OF fne appearance.