The Irish standard., 1894-04-07
BLOOD is SHED.

BLOOD is SHED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 5.-The bit
ter animosities that have existed here
between the American Protective as
sociation and the Catholics eliminated
Tuesday in pitched battle in which
two men were killed, two fatally in
jured and two others wounded, as fol-
lows:
Kilea-Con Brosnahan, shot through the
kidneys; Michael Callahan. shot through right
side
Fatally injured-Perry Fowler, shot through
the back; Jerry Pate shot In the face.
Seriously wounded-Patrick Fleming, shot
in the left shoulder; John McGoyern, shot
Through right arm
1t cannot be definitely said which
is responsible for the unfortunate af-
charged the other with being the full
cause of all the trouble More than
100 shots were exchanged between the
com batants in less than that many sec
onds, and when the firing ceased the
men named were lying dead, dying or
inj jured on the pavement.
The two antagonistic elments were
solid1g divided in their choice Of candi-
dates for mayor. The strong and ag-
gresive support that each side gave to
it's candidate during one of the hot
test campaigns ever known ia this
city engendered strong sentiment
of bigotry. 1t was, therefore, in no
amiable mood that the workers of tho
respective factions came. together at
the different polling places throughout
the city, and that these workers came
expecting trouble to occur before
the day was over was apparent from
the number of deadly weapons that
were drawn when the first pistol ahot
was fired.
This riot took place on the South
west boulevard in the Fifth ward, close
to police station No. 8, and those who
took part in it had been heated TO the
fighting temper by reports that
had been hourly arriving at the
station of brawls at other polling
places Only one hour before it
was known that John Cooley, a
stonema,son, was shot IN the back and
forehead by William Henry Walker at
Il voting place at the corner OF Fifth
and Campbell streets and that the row
was directly due to fiery debate De-
tween the men regarding the princi
pies of the American Protective asso-
citation to which Cooley was violently
opposed.
1t is claimed that Michael Callahan
fred the first shot He was member
of a gang of men working under the
lead of James Prior, politician an
tagonistic to the A. p. A., and in sup
port of Frank Johnson, the labor and
independent democratic candidate for
mayor Callahan was killed.
Then the battle began. The deputy
constables at the polling booth and the
workers Of all the political factions
crowded together in solid mass ABOUT
JOG strong, and every one of them
seemed to be armed For a minute Or
like q discharge of musketry by a regi-
ment. Hundreds Of citizens gathered
at every point Of vantage to witness
the battle, which, however, was Of
short duration.
In less than five minutes from the
time the first shot was fired the police
from station No 3 appeared upon the
scene and quieted the disturbance.
With their approach the f ghting politi-
cal workers ceased hostilities and made
a quick effort to hide their weapons.
While the riot was in progress it is
said that mem bers of the American
Protective association telephoned to
Armourdale and Argentine, strong
holds of that order, for 1000 men, and
that the assurance was given that the
men would shortly be on the way.
Members of the A. p. A. in this city
and Armourdale deny the truth of this
story.
Pryor's men are claiming that Calia-
han was an innocent victim. They as
sert that it was Jerry N. Pate, an A. P.
A. man, who first shot, and that was
the shot that killed Callahan Pate
was serving as a constable, having been
appointed especially by q Westport Of
fetal to serve warrant for the arrest
of Jim Pryor, John Pryor, his son, and
Bert Pryor for an alleg ed felonious as
sault upon citizen earlier in the day
He and Callahan met, had words, and
either one or the other fred the shot
that brought on the conflict