Evening star., 1894-04-04
FIGHTING AT THE POLLS,
Bloody ARRAYS Yesterday at Chicago
and Kansas City.


Rough and tumble fights shooting broken
heads attempts at murder, and a general
reign of terror and riotous disorder were
the distinguishing features of election day
in the first ward of Chicago yesterday, the
heart of the city, resulting from the fire.
quent mixing up of the tough gangs of
heels of adherents of Bath House. John
Coughlin and Billy Skakel Both ran as
democrats. ]. Irving Pierce. proprietor of
the Sherman House, was their republican
opponeat- Coughlin, backed by his heelers,
actually fought his way to success. He is
elected by 200 votes. Coughlin is an
uncle of Dan Coughlin, recently acquitted
of the charge of having murdered DR..
Cronin.
In this ward pistols were freely used
WREN necessary. John Dee, a Coughlin
lieut. enant, was shot early in the day by
Lewis Luther, a Skakel follower In turn
one Schwartz, a Skakel ''heeler," was shot
and killed shortly afterward by Coughlin
avengers.
The first shooting fight began before noon
outside of the polling place at 40 Clark
street. Peter de Pontee. a Frenchman,
came to the polls wearing q Coughlin
badge gang of Skakels men tried to
take it from him, and he resisted. Then he
was assaulted, knocked down in the street
beaten and kicked in a brutal manner
When he was allowed to get up the Skakel
gang prepared for general fight, several
drawing their pistols.
Soon another affray occurred near by in
front of the polling place at Taylor street
and Plymouth place. William Marshall,
a Coughlin heeler, fired the first shot. He
aimed his revolver at Sam Phillips, a
colored worker for Skakel but the bullet
missed. Before Phillips could draw his
gun, Marshall fired again. This bullet also
went wide of its mark. Then Phillips drew
his weapon and fired at Marshall, hitting
him in fieshy part of the leg Marshall
quickly returned the fire, hitting Phillips in
the thigh, but not seriously wounding him.
After the bullets had been extracted both
the shooters were taken to the police
station and locked up.
Fatal ARRAY at Kansas City.
The election at Kansas City yesterday
was characterized throughout by much i'll
feeling, which rose to such a pitch in the
fifth ward that it eliminated in hand-to-
hand conflict about 2 o'clock resulting in
the following list of casualties: Killed,
Mike Callahan. Wounded, Perry Fowler,
shot through back, will die; Con Brosno-
han. shot in kidneys, will probably die:
Patrick Fleming, shot in left shoulder, will
recover; John McGovern, shot through
right arm; Jerry Pate deputy constable,
shot in face. will die.
Monday night Justice IIatshaw, a warm
supporter of Frank Johnson for mayor, at
the request of Jim Pryor. a fifth ward
followers in the fifth ward as deputy con-
stables. Yesterday morning the Pryor
gang were on hand early, fighting for
Johnson. Jim Pryor's son, John Pryor
leaders of the gang. Six of them assaulted
negro. Andy Roulette, and a gang as
saulted Mr. Wagner.
Late in the afternoon gang of them
oeat up party of young men from West
port A warrant was issued by Justice
Willis for the arrest of several of the gang.
and Deputy Constable Jerry Pate was sent
to arrest them, heavily armed and ready
for trouble.
Just how the fight began no one seems
able to tell, but Mike Callahan, one of the
Pryor crowd, is said 20 have shot first.
Instantly two dozen guns were drawn, and
the shooting became general.
1t began near the polling place at the
engine house, and the crowd rushed toward
the bridge shooting and firing. Pate was
shot by Callahan in the face Perry
Fowler, one of the Pryor gang was the
next to fall, and B-osnohan received a
shot in the region of the kidneys a second
later. Paddy Fleming was injured by a
glance shot, but his condition is not thought
to be serious.
The firing lasted but a short time. and
over 100 shots We're fired. Police station
NO is near the polling place, and half a
dozen officers We're soon on the ground
They arrested nine men, all deputy con-
stables. Each of them was heavily armed
and nearly all of their revolvers had from
tnree 10 nVe empty cartridges, showing
that all had participated in the shooting
with the exception of the fact that sew
eral say that Callahan fired the shot that
wounded Pate, and that it was the first
shot fired, the police are in doubt as to
VINO did the really effective shooting, but
Will hold all the men now under arrest and
Will arrest others.
Pryor is bitter enemy of the A. p A..
and it is believed by many that some of
the shooting was done by members or
friends of that organization
Inc scenes about No. 3 police station
We're exciting after the affray Inside the
little wooden cells were crowded nearly
twenty-five rough-looking men, partici-
pants in the affray. On the sergeant's
desk lay nearly thirty pistols of all pat
terms ana makes, half dozen bludgeons.
and weapons of all descrntinps -