Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11
A DESPERADO.
A Man Makes an Attempt to Rob
q Saloonkeeper.
TIE WouLD.BE RoBBER KILLED.
A EXCITING Chase Il Made After the Thief,
Three Of Flls Pufsusrs Being
Wounded, Ons Probably
Fatally.

CHICAGO, July 9-In western desper'
ado style . man supposed to be G. =
Cole assaulted and attempted 10 rob D
g. McGloin In his saloon at "a Adams
street, In the heart Of the business dis
trlct Of Chicago, yesterday evening
After seriously wounding McGloin the
thief escaped and made the most re-
markable 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 Of
the Auditorium hotel on Congress
street.
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 saloonkeeper TO get
him some meat that he claimed to have
left In the icebox OF the saloon. Nc
(loin walked to the entrance Of the
icebox and Cole, drawing revolver,
ordered him to 90 inside and stay
there. McGloin turned and struck the
robber In the face, nearly knocking
him down, The two men then clinched
and fought desperately Cole man
aged to get one arm free and with his
revolver he pounded the saloonkceper
viciously, inhicting three severe wounds
on the head.
The robber then broke loose from
McGloin and running 10 the front en-.
trance OF the saloon, turned west on
Adams street. Although bleeding pro-
tusely, Mctiloin followed and was only
o few steps behind when the thief
turned into 0'Brien's saloon at "a
Adams street, and, still holding the
revolver In his hand, ran out OF the
rear door on Quincy street. lie then
turned east and at State street boarded
q southbound cable car. McGloin was
still close upon him, however, and
Cole, seeing that he could not shake
of his pursuer ran through the car,
heading his flight sonth on State street.
Several citizens hal by this time
Joined IN the chase, and after running
one block to Jackson street, Cole fired
u shot into the crowd, which failed to
hit anyone
The flisht and pursuit then turned
toward Wabash avenue and south upon
that street, Officers llosenthal and
DAILY, in citizens clothing, were walk
Ing on Van Buren, street just as Cole,
closely followed by the bleeding
saloonkeeper and u crowd Of citizens,
ran across the street going south.
They at once Joined the chase, and Is
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 sur
render. Cole replied with a shot and
the bullet tore into the stomach OF
Sternberg, who was among the lead
crs Of the pursuit.
Just before reaching the corner Of
Congress street the officer fred at the
fugitive, who returned the compliment.
The bullet Of the officer went wild, but
that Of Cole brought down Stone, an.
other Of his pursuers, with ball
through his leg. Rosenthal fred a
second time and Cole staggered He
continued to run, however, turned the
corner and ran east on Congress street,
until he was directly In front Of the
entrance to the great Auditorium thea
ter, where he fell. He died within
two minutes without saying word.
The officers bullet had passed through
his left kidney and into the lung.