New-York tribune., 1894-03-29
NEiRLTLYNCHEDI ~ TIE HE1ETOF CITY
4 srrrrr snoorr~a IN CHICAGO CAUSES \ Trn-

A STREET euoorING ~ CHICAGO CAUSES \ TI'E-
MoiL oN oNE or ITS BUSIEST CORNERS
Chicago. March - determined attempt at
murder AMI an equally determined attempt A. lyn n
INK on the part II thousands of furious people
turned the leading business corner oi th" clty INTO
4 turmoil shortly after noon to-day. The victim ~
the tragedy was William L. Ca1orl. a lettor-carrier.
and h.s assailan, was Guy r.. Oimstoad an *
substitute carrier. CiG1rd had lef. the posto'ice
40 noon with big bag of mail aal proceeded "n
foot toward MS dcstuntior When he hal reached
the centre Of the roadway near clark and Madison
sit O.rns'.ad. who va walking a fow feet behind
him. suddenly drrw % iarg. revolver and fired AT
Cunor!s head. The SHOT took effect behind the
Ier car and the uulprtIna'" carrier dropped
quickly stepping up t. .h" PROSTATE man, the
voul-b assassin nr,l TWO more shots In rapid sue
crsslon one bullet entering the shoulder and the
Tne hundreds Of pedestrians near stood horror
he 1..lilant One stalWart fellow jcrkcI the smok-
ing pistol from hts hand. while another WIN well
Jirorf.I blow SEM him sprawiing across the cable
tr.ci ipfn m. -now Thousands Of people came
pouring out OF the stores business houses ana
restaurants around AMI from the inicrsectng
streets FOR blocks ana hundreds Of cries of Lynch
him. - rope, a ropc' ''et ron. were T'IsrHi. a.
nmpUOst in front Of q DRUGSTORE INTO which hlS
victim had IN the mean ulne Deeh Dothe ,' II" mop
would undoubtedly have carried "ui lis driermiha-
lion but for the arrival ~ dozen officers who beat
a uagsaceway with their clubs and succeeded In
forming "A Gordon around th' ASSASSIN \ Plto,
w.,,In was called AMI while the crowds surg'd
,r,n fn. yDnic. and the horses driven rapidly 10
;he CcnJral Station. the bowling mob following In
| the -,., ,,. A.,
ArurSt,,rr and the blood flowed from his wounds The
urf,.rfun,f. man was conveyed To- hospital. There
his i,,i,lrIes were pronounced fatal At the police
sfat,D Ol,ustead made an lncohcrent t'incnt 10
,hs eoccf that hc had just lcf the Mercy Hospital
ana b,d written Il letter showing The connection be-
- 80, t,.i1y's tragedy and the Freda Ward-Alce
NitraL murder in Memphis and adding that Clif-
c,,,l b.I s4Id that he could have nothing more "
DO with him (Olmstead although previously they
had tocn warm irienls
''W Wb"n olmsicl reached the station he broke COM
rlc,cly down anl wcpt bitterly , ,
f..I 49, ,n.f clifford year ago, he said 1T was
= c,"r of love - first sight. an! did love him
Yil@ntI, W, were together in the postoiiice. and
E'I ,1c usual lovers quarrcls ! never thought
- ,.,ald come 10 this Last fall threatened 20
sho,t him but dld not. and again a week ag).
hon LVIi refused to speak TO me.
l.utnrInt Haas told the prisoner that nc should
az ~l,I mat he had not been lynched.
- 1isb 10 God they had killed me he replied
p .,n,,s,er IIcsng. in talking 90 the crime. said
| 30 frmlv believed 1t one Of the first fruits OF
~. i,ossIbie escape OF Prendergast from the gal
! lows. 60, ,u,,..e. .,.or o,,t, , s,tI tho
,.,e,naster ''only now man Kills man whli"
irc," eIrl fi,lel another. This man Olmstead IS
y r.rvorsc creature who fen In love with 'llnori
a,d bnunded him almost beyond endurance.