The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-18
OVER A CRAP GAME
HARRY WILLIAMS, COLORED, FA-
TALLY SHOT IN A SALOON.
Have Done the Shooting, Escapes
LOADED Dice in the Case.

Shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon Harry Williams, sOmtimes known as
Harry Martin, was shot and probably fat
ally injured In a saloon owned by Archie
Greathouse, at No. 10 Indiana avenue.
Williams was taken to the City Dispensary,
where the bullet was extracted. and was
then taken to the City Hospital where it
was said at midnight that 1t was hardly
possible for him to live till morning. The
man that did the shooting is supposed to
be Frank Mitchell young man about
twenty-one years of age, who recently
came from New Orleans. Both are colored.
The witnesses to the affair are very ret
icent in regard to the cause Of the shoot
ing and such information as has been gath
cred comes from numerous sources and
may not be an exact chronicle Of the
events The story, as learned. is that Will
liamS and Mitchell, with one or two others,
were enjoying a game of craps in a back
room at Greenhouses saloon. The play
had been going on for some time, with Nit
chell a steady loser, although TO no great
amount. Most of the latter part OF the
afternoon was spent in the game and a
little after o'clock. when Mitchell was
loser TO the extent of 81 or s., he discovered
that he was being made the victim of a
"skin" game. He grabbed one of the dice
with which Williams had been winning and
broke IL open. Tie lOuuu IL Was lOdutu
and Immediately demanded his money from
Williams, at the same time pulling re-
volver from his pocket. Williams was not
very quick about disgorging his winnings
and Mitchell fired, the bullet entering Will
liams's head and penetrating the brain.
Mitchell then fled, flashing his revolver
in the faces of those whom he met on the
street and demanding that they get out Of
his way. All gave him clear way and the
last seen of him he was going north on
Fayette street.
The police were notified Immediately and
in a short time were following every clew
possible, but at midnight had failed to
of Mitchell. All the night men were 10
work on the case without waiting for the
usual inspection. Freight and passenger
trains leaving the city were closely in
spected and it is not thought that Nit
chell could have left town, but it is be-
lieved he is in hiding with friends in the
city.
Williams Is a single man and has room
on Indiana avenue. He was formerly in
the employ of Kregelo & Whitsett. When
he was taken 10 the hospital DR.. Wright
made a close examination of the wound and
found that the skull was fractured where
the bullet entered and was pressing on
the brain. The pulse good and il
seemed that Williams had a very slight
chance TO recover Or. Wright trephined
the skull and took out several pieces of
bone He found that there had been con-
siderable hemorrhage. Williams had not
regained consciousness at midnight. al
though he carefully attended by DIR.
Wright in person.
The report of the shooting as given to
the police was that the alteration arose
over a game of pool, hut il Is thought that
this was merely 10 cover up the fact that
gambling had been going on in the place.