The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-09
BOLD BAD MAN.
DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY IN
CHICAGO.
Exciting Chase, During Which the
Thief Bites the Dust, and Other
Persons Receive Probably Fatal
Injuries.

Chicago, July Sin western des-
perado style, man supposed to be Z.
f. Cole, assaulted and attempted TO
rob D. C. McGloin, in his saloon at "a
d. c. McGloin, in his saloon at oi
Adams street, in the heart OF the busl-
ness district of Chicago this evening.
After seriously wounding McGloin,
the thief escaped and made the most
remarkable race for liberty ever seen
in the streets OF Chicago. After firing
into the mob that pursued MIN ana
seriously wounding three citizens. ne
was run down and killed by officer
Rosenthal, opposite the entrance OF the
Auditorium hotel on Congress street.
The wounded are:
D. C. McGloin, saloon keeper, three
wounds in the head, will recover.
Fl. NJ. Sternberger, shot in the 40
domen. 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 o. .'red a glass
of beer. This was served 20 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. Nc
ice box and Cole, drawing a revolver,
ordered him to go inside and stay
there. A1cGloin turned and struck the
rObber in the face, nearly knocking
him down. The two men then clinched
and fought desperately. Cole managed
TO get one arm free and with his re-
volver he pounded the saloon keeper
viclously, infiicting three wounds on
the head. The robber then broke loose
III nd n he
ond entrance of the saloon, turned
1. west on Adams street. Although
bleeding profusely, McGloin followed
and was only a few steps behind when
the thief turned into O'Brien's saloon
at IS Adams street and, still holding
the revolver in his hand, gan out OF
the rear door on Quincy street He
then turned east and at State street
boarded SOuthbOund cable car.
McGloin was still close upon him
and Cole seeing that he could not
shake off his pursuer ran through the
car. 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 anyone. The flight and
pursuit then turned toward Wabash
avenue and south upon that street.
Rosenthal and r. Dayo joined in the
Ml4QGu
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 a shot and the bullet
tore into the stomach os 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
compliment. The bullet of the officer
went wild, but that of Cole brought
down Stone, another pursuer. with q
ball through the leg. Rosenthal fired
a second time, and this time Cole
staggered. He continued to run, how
ever. turned the corner and ran east
on Congress street until he was di-
rect!y in front Of the entrance to the
great Auditorium theatre where he
fell. He died within two minutes
without saying a word. The officers
bullet had passed through the left
kidney and into the lung. Nothing is
known of the man in Chicago. The
only manner in which his name could
be determined was by the laundry
mark on his clothing. which read IN.
E Cole He was of slender build
about five feet eight inches tall and
had dark moustacEe.