The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-17
TERRIBL,E!
A PITIFUL STORY-MORE OF
PLUTOCRACY'S FRUITS.
A St. Paul Man in Chicago, Out of
Work, Unable to Procure Money
Enough to Get Home to At.
tend the Funeral of His
Dead Child,
Resorts to Crime and Is Shot Down
After Wounding Three Men.
The following report came from Chi


The following report came from Chi
cago:
THE CRIME.
Chicago, July 9.-In Western despera-
do style a man, supposed to be c. E.
Ccle, assaulted and attempted to rob p.
G.. McGloin in his saloon at ga Adams
street in the heart of the business dis
trict of Chicago last evening. After Sc
riously wounding McGloin, the thief es-
capped and made the most remarkable
race for liberty ever seen in the streets
Of Chicago. After firing into the mob
that pursued him and seriously wound
ing three citizens, he was run down and
killed by Officer Rosenthal opposite the
entrance of the Auditorium on Congress
street.
The wounded men are P. G. McGloin,
saloon-keeper, three wounds on the head,
will recover; H. M. Sterrberg, shot in the
abdomen, taken to St. Luke's hospital
will probably die; Samuel Stone, shot in
right leg, Will recover.
McGloin was alone in his saloon when
Cole entered and ordered a 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
icebox of the saloon. McGloin walked
to the entrance of the icebox and Cole,
drawing a revolver, ordered him to go
inside and stay there. McGloin turned
and struck the robber in the face, nearly
knocking him down. The men clinched
and fought desperately. Cole managed
to get one arm free and with his revolver
he pounded the saloon-keeper viciously,
inf!icting three wounds. The robber then
broke loose from McGloin and running
to the front entrance of the saloon,
turned west on Adams street.
Although bleeding profusely, McGloin
followed, and was only a few steps be-
hind when the thief turned into O'Brien's
saloon at 81 Adams street, and, still hold
ing the revolver in his hand, ran out of
the rear door on Quincy street. He then
turned east, and at State street boarded
q
still close upon him, however, and Cole,
seeing that he could not shake off his
pursuer, 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 running one block
to Jackson street, Cole fired one shot into
the crowd, which failed to hit anybody.
The flight and pursuit then turned to-
ward Wabash avenue, and south upon
that street. Officers Rosenthal and Daily
in citizens clothes were walking on Van
Buren street just as Cole, closely followed
by the bleeding saloon-keeper and a
crowd of citizens, ran across the street,
going south. They at once joined in the
chase, and as Cole was badly winded by
this time, they rapidly came up with
him. Half way between Van Buren,
street and Congress street Rosenthal was
close upon his man and ordered him to
surrender. Cole replied with shot and
the bullet tore through the stomach Of
Sternberg, who was among the leaders of
the pursuit. Just before reaching the
corner of Congress street the officer fired
at the fugitive, who returned the COM
pliment. The bullet of the officer went
wild, but that of Cole brought down
Stone, another of the pursuers, with a
ball through the leg. Rosenthal fired a
second time, and this time Cole stag
gered. He continued to run, however.
turned the corner and ran east on Con-
gress street until he was directly in front
of the entrance to the Auditorium thea
ter, where he fell. He died within two
minutes without saying word. The Of
flcer's bullet had passed through his left
kidney and into the lung.
Then came the following report:
THE DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.
Chicago, July 9.-The body of the man
who was shot and killed by Policeman
Rosenthal in front of the Auditorium
last night, has been identified as that of
Charles German, who lived at the Hotel
Somerset, Twelfth street and Wabash av-
enue From the laundry mark on his
shirt he was supposed to be G. E. Cole,
but the linen was borrowed before the
shooting occurred, and his real identity
was established by the man who had
befriended him. Monday afternoon Cor
man received a telegram from his wife
in st. Paul, saying that his baby daugh-
ter had died the night before, and urging
him, to come to her. He made every
effort to secure money to take him to
where his dead baby was, and, after re-
peated failures in moment of despera-
tion h0 attempted to rob SalOOnkeeper
MeGloin that he might have funds with
which to go to his wife. G. E. Cole, the
man who loaned German the linen, and
who identified his body, is in charge of
the dining room of the Union League
club. He roomed at the hotel with Cor
man, and knew him WE'LL Last night
about o'clock German met Cole as the
latter was leaving the club house, and
showed him a telegram from his wife,
Genevieve German, telling him of the
death of his child. He tried to sell a
large revolver to Cole, but the latter did
not have the amount necessary-$1S
Then the two men tried to pawn the
weapon, but could get no more than Sc
on it. German then tried to trade it at
the railroad offices for a ticket to ST
Paul, and, this effort being unsuccessful
the two men went back to the hotel
German was very uneasy, and about
o'clock said he must renew his efforts to
get the money. He started down town
and was not seen again by Cole until his
body was identified. In Germans trunk
were found letters of recommendation
from various bar rooms where he had
been employed, one of them being from
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago. AL
the testimonials spoke of him as man