St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-09
PoLICEaIAN5s PISTOL BRINGS A
CHICAGO DESPERATE TO
HIS DEATH.
WOUNDED A sALoONKEPER,
WILD CHASE THROUGH DARK
STREETS AND SEVERAL
BULLETS FIRED.
TWO PuRsuERs STRUCK DOWN.
The Injured Fugitive Continues
to Run Until Death Over
takes Him.

CHICAGO, July Sin Western
desperate style a man, supposed to
be c. E. Cole, assaulted and at
tempted to rob p. G.. McGloin in his
saloon at GA Adams street, in the
heart of the business district of
Chicago, this evening After seri-
ously 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
was run down and killed by Officer
Rosenthal, opposite the entrance to
the Auditorium on Congress street.
The following the the names of the
wounded: p. G. McGloin, saloon
keeper, three wounds on the head,
will recover; H. NJ. Sternberg, shot
in the abdomen and taken to ST.
Luke's hospital, will probably die;
Samuel Stone, shot in the right leg,
will recover.
McGloin was alone in his saloon,
when Cole entered and ordered
glass of beer. 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
of the saloon. McGloin walked to
the entrance of the ice box, when
Cole, drawing a revolver, ordered
him to go inside and stay there. Nc
Gloin turned and struck the robber
in the face, nearly knocking him
down. The two men then clinched
and fought desperately.
A HOT CHASE.
Cole managed to set one arm free,
and with his revolver he pounded the
saloon man viciously, infiicting three
severe wounds on the head The
robber then broke loose from Nc
Gloin, and, running to the front en-
trance of the saloon, turned west
ing profusely McGloin followed, and
was only a few steps behind when
the thief turned into O'Brien's sa-
loon, at "a Adams street, and, still
holding the revolver in his hand,
ran out of the rear door on Quincy
street. He then turned east and at
State street boarded a soulful bound
cable car. McGloin was still close
upon him, however, and Cole, seeing
that he could not shake off his pur-
suer, ran through the car and con-
tinued his flight south on State street.
Several citizens had by this time
joined in the chase, and after run
nj n To- or
Cole fired a shot into the crowd,
which failed to hit anybody. The
flight and pursuit then turned
toward Wabash avenue and south
upon that street. officers Rothentha1
and Daily, in citizens clothing, were
walking on Van Buren, street just
as Cole, closely followed by the
bleeding saloonkeeper and a crowd
of citizens, ran across the street, go
ing south. They at once joined in the
chase, and as Cole was badly wind
ed by this time they rapidly came up
with him.
BROUGHT TO EARTH.
Half way between Van Buren,
street and Congress street Rosen-
thai was close upon his man, and
ordered him to surrender. Cole re-
piled with a shot, and the bullet !
tore through the stomach of Stern |
berg, who was among the leaders |
of the pursuit Just before reach
ing the corner of Congress street the /
officer fired at the fugitive, who re-
turned the compliment. The bullet |
of the officer went wild, but that of (
Cole brought down Stone, another |
of his pursuers, with a ball through !
time, and this time Cole staggered. |
He continued to run, however, and |
ran east on Congress street until |
he was directly in front of the en- |
trance to the great Auditorium the |
alter, where he fell. He died within |
two minutes without saying a word. |
The officers bullet had passed |
through his left kidney and into the |
lung. Nothing is known from him |
in Chicago, the police never having |
seen him before. 1t is not known |
where he came from, and there was |
nothing found on his person which !
could throw any light upon the ques-
ton of his identity. The only man |
ner in which his name could be de- /
termined was by the laundry mark
on his clothing, which read &C. E. |
Cole" He was of slender build, |
about five feet eight inches tall, and |
had a dark mustache.
ROMR IN ROY