The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-09
BANDITS IN CHICAGO.
Bold Work Of Burglars in the
Heart Of the City.
BUSINESS MAN SHOT AND KILLED.

'"oe won Enter His Store and Attempt
=" hoo the Cashier Becoming Alarmed
AT Gathering Crowd They Rush for the
street Followed 10y the Proprietor, Who
H hnthisssly shot Down-Two Other
People shot in the Melee.
CHICAGO, May a-Thomas J. Marshall.
proprietor of the Golden Rule dry goods
store, S'S TO 3>? West Madison street, was
shot twice and almost instantly killed on
the threshold OF his place at s:45 Thurs
day night. The murder was committed
by man wo had failed in al attempt TO
rob the casht@ of the store and was bs,ng
pursued by the proprietor Just before
closing up - two young men had en-
tered the builHng and attempted TO com.
pei the cashier, Miss Matte Garrettson n OF
llA Wilcox avenue to surrender the
money In her charge. Marshall ran 10
her rescue and was killed in the conflict
that followed During the shooting Alex
ander Begg of "a Walnut street who wss
q block away, was wounied in the leg
and Miss Kitty Hynes of $50 Latin stree t
VINO was riding ON passing street car,
was shot through both legs just above the
knees
Three Men In the Robbers Gang.
According to the best Information to be
obtained three men participated In the
attempted robbery. Al &: ~ man about
% years old entered the store and, after
making small purchase, inquired of the
clerk what time the store closed for the
Il.
dressed in light gray bicycle costume,
including a scarlet sweater. Five min
utes after he had left two young men went
into the store, aud one of them, who was
smooth faced and appeared to be about %
years old walked hurriedly To the CASH
ier's cage. Stepping into the door this
man thrust two revolvers into the face OF
Miss Matte Garrettson, the cashier, and
told her To give him the contents OF the
cash drawer. The cashier screamed for
help and slammed the drawer shut.
Run to the Cashiers Assistance.
Mr. Marshall and +. w. Parks, one of
the clerks, who were in the cast end of
the store. rushed TO the cashiers assist
ance. When they were within ten feet Of
the cage the other robber, who had been
quietly standing by counter. faced them
with a drawn revolver, saying: "Don't
move, or I'll kill you"
The two men stopped and the half doz-
en- clerks who still remained in the store
ran toward the entrances. The man In
the cage had been trying to get the cash
He told the cashier To open the drawer,
but she said, II cant and won't" and
tremblingly tried TO resist him The man
al ...h-
ly and tried to wrench open the drawer,
which had combination lock. He was
unable TO accomplish his purpose by
that time a big crowd had collected I'm
front of the store and the robber left the
cage and escaped in the. tumult which
Marshall Attacks One of the Robbers.
At this moment the man who had been
holding the proprietor and clerk at bay
began to back toward the front Of the
store When he had nearly reached the
door at 37S West Madison street, he turned
his back to Marshall, who at once made
n leap for him. BY the time the robber
had opened the door Marshall had grasped
him ..by the shoulder The man turned,
fred over his right shoulder, wounding
Marshall in the left breast, and then
leaped to the sidewalk. Marshall, al
though badly wounded, still pursued the
robber. The man, after reaching the
street. turned and fired tho shot that
killed his victim. Just as the man who
had shot Mr.. Marshall ran into the street
an eastbound Madison street cable car
was passing. The gripmsn, hearing the
shots and seeing the confusion, stopped
his train Just in front Of the store. The
murderer was still carrying his revolv-
ers.
Fired into q street Car.
Seeing the crowd around him ho fired
several times and at rapdom to scare of
any possible pursuers. He was joined by
the man who had been in the cashiers
cage. and the two ran through one OF the
omen cars of the train. As they jumped of
the car several men followed them. The
man who had done most Of the firing be-
fore turned an instant and aimed his re-
vol Yer at the cable train and fired. His
shot struck Miss Kittie Hynes, who was a
Messenger. After that the men ran north
i'm Ann street and made their escape
scarcely any attempt was made TO capt
ure the men who had been engaged In the
robbery, Miss Hynes, the woman who
was shot as she sat in the street car, was
to the Passoic pharmacy mt Gen.
ter avenue and West Madison street and
soon after taken to her heme. Alexander
Begg staggered into the drug store also
and remained there till removed te his
home by the Desplaines street ambui-
ance.
Ten Arrests Made.
Ten men are locked up Mt the Desplaines
street police station In connection with
the case. Among them are Clarence
White. brother OF Frank White, who was
killed by Berry Detective agency opera
tives: Jack McNichols, Eddie McNichols,
and an old man whose name the police
refuse to give out, but who Is believed TO
be the one who went into the store the
first time and inquired OF the cashier
when the place would he closed.
The man under arrest wore sweater
and. 10 is said, answers the description oil
ono of the robbers. Inspector Shea
worked until y clock insthe morning ON
,,..,.., Chief of 7,sitsc hnausuoh Dus
An cuufersncs with stse 'wsst sisse inspcrtsr
Thursday morning. Lt.
81 sm pssspssfiy ilrvUtsBaning the
case. he said, ''bnt we have not FOUND
very much in the way Of clews l am
certain of one thing, however: Four men,
three young and one old, were implicated
A., ,ka A fair "