St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
BEARS BLOODY FRUIT.
Awful Tragedy Last Night,
Resulting From Strike.
CHARLES j. LUTH rs DEAD,
Pierced by Bullets From Chas.
E. Leonard'S Pistol.
LUTH WAS THE ASSAiLAET.
Leonard Fired While Luth
Held Him by the Throat.
cox AND Nash, EYE WITNESSES,
Tell Story of the Encounter
and It's Results.
MUCH EXCITEMENT FOLLOWS.

The first ploodshed and loss of life in
St. Paul since the inauguration of the
present railroad strike occurred last
evening.
Charles J. Luth, formerly a switch
man of the Great Northern road lies at
the city mOrgue, his body pierced by
three revolver bullets.
Charles +. Leonard is under arrest for
the killing of Luth.
But the tragic ending must be attrib-
uted directly to the fault of the man
who was killed and to nothing else than
an uncalled for attempt at intimidation
and unlawful assault on the part of the
victim.
The tragedy is the direct outcome of
the spirit of unrest and disregard of all
human rights, which are bred by that
most un-American weapon of trikers,
the boycott.
STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
About o'clock last evening Charles
Leonard, clerk of the Omaha railroad,
in company with Albert Nash, city
ticket agent of the Omaha, entered the
boarding house of Mrs. Margaret Han
son at S64 Rosabel street, known as the
"Laborers; Rest" house. Mr.. Leonard,
under instructions from his superior
officers, went there to inquire if Mrs.
lIoncn, 70 toiy in, nd
board ten or twelve men over night and
breakfast. There were several men OH
the sidewalk, and Leonard was followed
INTO the building by Luth, who at once
commenced to Interfere. Luth told the
woman not to take the men into the
house, as they were only "scabs."
To this the woman replied that she
was running public house, and could
not afford to lose trade during the pres
ent hard times.
At this juncture Leonard spoke up.
saying: Don't mind these men at all.
The company will pay you for your
services"
The words had hardly left his lips
when Luth sprang upon him and struck
him vicious blow in the back of the
head. Then he pursued him across the
room until they came near showcase
sitting on long counter. Mrs. Han
son, becoming alarmed, pulled the men
away from the case, but Luth again
followed his man and clinched with
him. The struggle became severe, and
during its progress small counter was
overturned, and the men fell over it,
Leonard landed on his back, with Luth
over him, clutchIng hin by the throat.
At this stage Leonard managed to
draw a revolver, and fred several shots
at his adversary. Luth staggered back.
tell to the floor and expired. One bull
let had passed through the heart, one
through the head and third into the
shoulder.
THE ARREST.
AS soon as Leonard saw his antagonist
fall he started out of the door, accom-
panied by Mr.. Nash, who had entered
Rosabel street. Mrs. Hanson rushed
out of the door as soon as the first shot
was fired and called for the police. She
ran across to the fire engine house of
No. Il company and asked the men to
call for the patrol. William Edwards,
first pipeman Of Engine Company No.
II, who had heard the shots, had already
started across the street towards the
house. lie saw the men leave and fol-
lowed them up the street, having them
pointed out by Mrs. Hanson as the
When between Sixth and Seventh
streets and in front of Schurmeier's
wagon warehouse, Detective Daily came
up with the men and made the arrest.
Leonard was at once taken to the CEN
tral station and locked up. Later he
was removed quietly, but his place of
confinement kept strictly secret, to
avoid any possible demonstration.
THE BODY
had at first been removed to the under
taking rooms of GuthunZ & Rockstroh
ON WacOuta street, but Deputy Coroner
Wheaton, who arrived a short time
later, ordered its removal to the city
morgue. An inquest will be called
TO fully Investigate the case. Two of
the shots were of themselves sufficient
TO cause immediate death.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
But short time elapsed after the
shooting when the street in front of the
house where the tragedy occurred was
densely packed with people. They re-
manned standing in groups about the
place and the nearest STR corners eX-
citedly discussing the a.D, from its
various aspects. Anot.er | rye crowd
gathered about the undertaking rooms
and remained long after the body had
been removed. Many men in their
working clothes aud evidently railroad
men focked towards the m6rgue and
gazed furiously upon the body as it laid
lpon the marble slab. Whatever their