Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-04-13
FATAL ELECTION FIGHTS
BLOODSHED AT THE KANSAS
CITY AND CHICAGO POLLS.

A Murderous Collision Between the
American Protective Association
Men and Catholics at the Kansas
City EIcction-Onc Man Dead
Shootings at Chicago.
In an election day riot at Kansas City,
Mo-, between \. +. 4. men AMI Catholics,
oneman was shot dead AMI thrra moro IA
tally wounded. Several shooting affairs oc-
CURED at the polls in Chicago.
Tho American Protective Asso 'iatiou AMI
the Roman Catholics came together in a
bloody conflict at the polls in Kansas City. II
cannot be stated which side Is responsible for
the affray, rs the partisans Of each loullv
charged the other with causing all tho trou-
bic. Moro than hundred shots were cN-
changed in less than as many seconds. and
when the firing ceased one man was dead,
three We're dying and two were wounded
The dead man Is L. Callahan. city side
walk inspector He was shot through the
right side Harry Fowler. laborcr shot
through the back Con. BrOsnahan con-
tractor, shot through the kidney, and Jerry
Pate, deputy constable, shot in the face,
were fatally injured Patrick Fleming was
shot in the left shoulder and John Ac(iov-
crn labOrer, was shot through the right
arm. The riot was the elimination Of
bitter feeling which had been manifested
by action and words ever since the polls
opened. The two antaGonistic elements
We're sOlidly divided for Mayor. The
aggressive support of each side during one
of the hottest campaigns ever known In Kan
sas City engendered "A strong sentiment of
bigOtry. The Immediate cause of the tragedy
was an attempt hy Callahan and others to
prevent the arrest OF one Oftheir companions
who was charged with feonious assault on
an A. 7. A. man. Constable Pate had a
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Bert Pryor. When he attempted to servo it
Callahan intcrferod, and others Of his fol
lowing came to his assistance. Pate says
Callahan began the firing.
Broken heads and police interference
marked the opening of the polls in the
Seventh Precinct of the Twonty-third Warl
at Chicago, III. James Kcncally, Democratic
clerk and several of his friends attempted 10
interfere with the work of the Judges and tn
result was a lively fight. Policeman Ncinan-
gen, who attempted to restore order, was at
tackled by the belligcrcnts and severely beaten
and kicked. A detail OF police finally dis
pcrsed the rioters and arrested KcnnraIly.
Twelve policemen We're stationed at the
polling place, and voting continued
without further disturbance. Riotng
and intimidating of voters began about
noon at the polls in the lcvce district of tho
First Ward, and Clark street from Van BUrcu
TO Polk street was iillod with Il bowling n ass
of excited persons. Adherents OF ''T|Ith-
house John" Coughlin, the regular Demo
cratic candidate for Alderman, and "BiIT'
Skakel of gambling clock fame, the indcpcn,
dent candidate, met several times during the
morning and the cracks Of revolver shots
were heard frequently. Buff Schwartz, a
Skakel follower, was beaten by C0ughlin
men until he bled from Il dozen wounds and
was then shot down il the street. The
Skakcl men say that Coughlin
thugs. held tho polls with the assist
ance and inactivity Of the police John Dee,
one OF the Coughlin men who attacked
Schwartz, was afterwards shot twice in a
saloon by Lewis Luther. q coIor"d man, who
declared himself for Skakcl. Luther was
arrested.