The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-09
LIKE TOM BLANCK.
Desperate Murderously At
tacks Chicago Saloonkeeper.
A BATTLE IN THE STREETS.
One Pursuer Fatally Wounded, q Sec
ond Injured, and the Bad Man
Shot to Death.
A BATTLE IN THE STREETS.

Chicago. July Sin Western desperate
style, a man supposed to be n. Il. Cole
assaulted and attempted to rob ID. e. NC
Gloin IN his saloon at s4 Adams street, IN
the heart of the business district or chi
cago. tonight. After seriously wounding
McGloin. the thief escaped and made the
most remarkable race for liberty ever
seen in the streets of Chicago. After FIR
ing into the mob that pursued him ana
seriously woundniy three citizens. he was
run down and killed by Officer Rosenthal
opposite the entrance of the Auditorium
hotel on Congress street.
The wounded are: d. C. McGloin. sal
oon-keeper, three wounds in the head.
will recover; II. II. Sternberger. shot in
the abdomen, taken TO a hospital, Will
probably die; Samuel Stone. shot In the
right leg. will recover.
AIcGloin 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 icebox. and Cole, drawing
a revolver, ordered him to go inside. Nc
Gloin 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, ana
with his revolver he pounded the saloon
keeper vigorously. The robber then broke
loose from McGloin, and. running to the
second entrance of the saloon, turned on
Adams street. Although bleeding profuse-
ly. McGloin was only few steps behind
when the thief turned into O'Brien'S sa-
loon. at 81 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
south-bound cable car.
AIcGloin 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 any one. The
flight and pursuit then turned toward
Wabash avenue and south upon that
street. Officers Rosenthal and Dayo
Joined In the chase, and. as Cole was bad
ly windsd by this time, they rapidly came
up with him. Halfway between Van
Buren, street and Congress street Rosen-
thai was close upon his man and ordered
him to surrender. Cole replied with shot
and the bullet tore into the stomach OF
Sternberg, who was among the leaders in
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 pur-
suer with ball through the leg. Rosen-
thai fired a second shot, and this time
Cole staggered. He continued TO run.
however. turning the corner and running
east on Congress street until he was d.
rectly in front of the entrance TO the great
Auditorium theater, 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 I'm Chi
cago. The only manner In which his
name could be learned was by the laun
dry mark on his clothing. which read IN.
E. Cole" He was of slender build, about
s feet inches tall. and had a dark mus
tache.