New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-04


CALLAHAN. Mike"
nRONsNoHAN "Con." shot in kidneys will probably
die
FLEMING Patrick. shot in the e;t shoulder; will
FOWLER Perry shot through the back; will die.
MGOvERN John shot through right
PATE Jerry" deputy constable. shot in the face: will
The campaign preceding to-day's election was
one Of the most bitter and hard-fought in the his
tory Of the city The officers to be elected were
Mayor. Treasurer Auditor. Police Judge. city At
torney and fifteen Counc!lmen. There were five
tickets in the field the regular Democratic the
Johnson Democratic. the Republican. the Non
Partisan and the Labor. Frank Cooper was the
regular Democratic nominee and also headed the
Non Partisan ticket. Frank Johnson. who bolted
Coopcrs nomination. headed ticket OF his own. as
we'll as the Labor ticket. Webster Davis was the
Republican nominee The A. +. y. question figured
to some extent as an. issue in the campaign. -,
Last night Justice Latshaw a warm supporter Of
Frank Johnson for Mayor at the request OF Jim
Pryor a Firth Ward politician. commissioned about
constables This morning the Pryor gang were on
hand enry. lighting for Johnson They were LED
law John Mciovern. Six OF them assaulted a negro
l & II oTe I forenoon am% OF the
beat a party Of young men from Westp3rt Az "A war,
rant issued by Justice Wills for the arrest ot
the three Pryors, and Deputy Constable Jerry
Pate and two other deputies were sent TO arrest
them.
This afternoon the Davis and Cooper men came back
armed. and when Pate arrived there were >, or more
men assembled. nearly all OF them heavily armed
and ready for trouble Just how the fight began no
one seems able to tell but Mike" Callahan. one or
the Pryor crowd. is said TO have nred hrs' n n
stantIy TWO dozen revoyers were drawn and the
shooting became general II began near the poIhs,
place at the enGne-house. and the crowd rushed
toward the bridge. shouting and hring rate was
shot 10y Callahan In the face. Ferry foWIeF one .!
the Pryor gang. the next to fall ana an instant
later lironsnohan received shot In the region OF
the kidneys.
"Paddv" Fleming was injured by glancing shot.
but his condition Is not thought 10 be serious me
aring lasted only short time. but more man one
hundred shots were exchanged Police station 40 d"
is near the polling place. and half dozen onlcerS
werc soon on thu ground. They arrested nine men,
hcavily armed and nearly all of the rcvolyers haI
from three TO five empty cartridges. showing that
all the men had participated In IN" shooting . =,
Pryor IL a bitter enemy ~ IN" n !. a, anu u -
believed by many that some or tne sho1tng WIS
lon. by rnembcrs or friends OF that organization
John Cooley n stone mason. was shot IN t!le oaTK
and In thc forehead this morning ny NHIlam II.
Walker. a laborer The shooting was done near the
The rosul, ~ a heated debate about the \. p a.
walker s,ys he is not a mrmtc- OF the \. 7. y.
hut that he WAS accused OF belonging 10 IL ana was
attacked by men whom he did not know. lie was
obliged 10 shoot 10 save his HE.
s,reenInr victory for the Republicans. the
entir,. icket being elected by majorites rang
ing from i0) for Davis. for Mayor to 2Op 10,
IN thia CITY Feeling between the American Protec-
tive Association and the Catholics ran nigh all day.
AMI the police were kept busy by braw,s ana lst
lights without number. The Republicans gain five
Conncilmcn. Another Republican victory Is re-,
n,r,ct nj Jefferson city. where the entire ticket
and al except one Alderman were elected