Evening journal., 1895-07-09

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Crowd Of Citizens who Gsvs Chase.
Several Persons Wounded .ras....
CHICAGO July 9.-In western desperado
style a man supposed to be O. e. Cole as
saulted and attempted to rob p. g. Nc
Glon in his saloon at Ga Adams street, in
the heart Of the business district Of Chica-
go. After seriously wounding McGloin the ,
thief escaped and made the most remark
able race for liberty ever seen in the streets
Of Chicago After firing into the mob that
pursued him and seriously wounding three
citizens, he wrs run down and killed by
officer Rosenthal opposite the entrance Of
the Auditorium on Congress street.
The wounded are;
p McGloin, saloon keeper, three wounds
on the head; win recover.
I N. nj. Sternberg, shot in the abdomen;
| taken TO hospital; win probably die.
Samuel Stone, shot in the right leg;
/ win recover.
MuGloin was alone in his saloon when
| Cole entered and ordered glass Of beer.
4 This was served to him, and he then asked
the saloon keeper TO get him some meat
\ that he claimed TO have left in the ice box.
McGloin walked 20 the entrance Of the leo
box, and Cole drawing a revolver, or
dered him 10 90 inside and stay there.
4 MoGloin turned and struck the robber
in the face, nearly knocking him down.
Tho two men then olinched and fought
| desperately Cole managed to get one arm
free, and with his revolver he pounded the
saloon keeper vicously, inilicting threo Sc
we're wounds on the head
The robber then broke loose from Nc
Gloin, and running 10 the front entrance
Of the saloon turned west on Adams street.
Although bleeding profusely, McGloin fol-
lowed, and was only few steps behind
when the thief turned into O'Bricn's sa-
loon, at "a Adams street, and still holding
the revolver IN his hand ran out Of the
rear door on Quincy street. lie then
turned cast and nt State street boarded
south bound cable car,
Citizens Join In the Chase.
McGloin was still CLOSE upon him, how
ever and C1le, seeing that he could not
| shake off his pursuer, ran through the car,
| heading his flight south on State street.
! Several citizens had by this time Joined in
the chase, and after running one block to
jackson street Cole fired a shot into the
crowd, which failed to hit any one.
The flight and pursuit then turned to-
ward Wabash avenue and south upon that
street. Officers Rosenthal and DAILY in
citizens clothing, were walking on Van
Buren, street just as Cole, closely fol-
lowed by the bleeding saloon keeper and
, n crowd OF citizens, ran across that street,
going south. They at once Joined in tho
chase, and as Cole wns badly windcd by
this time they rapidly camc up with him.
Half way between Van Buren, street
and Congress street ROsenthai WAS close
. upon his man and ordered him to surren.
der. Cole replied with q shot, and the
, I bullet tore into the stomach Of Stcrnborg,
Q who was among the leaders of tho pursuit
, just before reaching the corner of Con
; / gress street the officer fred at the fugitive
. who returned tho compliment. The bul
let Of the officer went wild, but that OF
( Cole brought down Stone, another Of hi:
o pursucrs, with a ball through the leg.
RosenthAl fired a second time and thii
g time Cole staggered. He continued tg
run, however, turned the corner and rar
0 east on Congress street until he was, di
rectly in front of the entrance TO the grea
Auditorium thoater, where he fell.
Ho died within two minutes without
y saying a word The officers bullet hat
passed through his left kidney and int
the lung.
Nothing Is known Of the man In Chi
4 cago, the police never having seen him be
fore. II is not known where he cam
4 FROM and there was nothing found on hi
u person which could throw any light upol
4 the question OF his identity. The onl
manner in which his name could be de
- termined was by the laundry mark upol
4 his clothing, which read G. K. Cole II
! was Of slender build, about 8 feet inche
y tall and had dark mustache.