The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
KILLED BY
H|GHWAYMEN,
Awful Tragedy On the
Lighted Streets of
Chicago.
A MERCHANT MURDERED
The Armed Robbers Attempt to
Plumber His Dry-Goods
Store.
CASHIER PAINFULLY WOUNDED
A Panic Ensues and the Highwaymen
Use Their Weapons Freely Before
Making Their Escape.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 7.-At O'Clock
tonight, while the streets were crowded,
George j. Marshall, proprietor of large
dry-goods store at 376 to 3S2 West Madi-
son street, was shot and instantly killed
in front of his place of business while pur-
suing three highwaymen who had Just at
tempted to rob the store. His cashier had
Just been shot through the hand while
behind her desk. A large number of shots
were fred on the streets and two persons
passing were seriously injured. 1t was
the most daring attempt at holding up a
cashier yet attempted in Chicago.
The wounded were: Miss Matte Gar
retson, shot in the hand; Miss Kittie
Hynes, shot through both legs while pass
ing the scene on a cable-car; A. s. Bagg,
shot in right leg while trying to head off
one of the robbers.
Shortly before 9 o'clock a man appar-
emily about so years old entered the store
of George J. Marshall and asked what
time the store would close. On being in
formed that o'clock was the closing hour
he departed. Promptly at o'clock the
man returned with two companions. Two
of the men came inside of the store, while
the third stood guard at the door. Each
man was armed with two reyolvers. The
two men who went into the store immedi-
ateIy approached Miss Garretson at the
cashiers desk and leveling their revolvers
at her, ordered her to open the cash
drawer. The young lady refused and clos
ing the drawer, turned the combination.
One OF the robbers shot her in the hand,
but not quick enough 10 prevent the
drawer from being locked. Mr.. Marshall
being in the store at the time hurried to
the cashiers desk and the robbers ran out,
pursued by him. When ON the sidewalk
the three desperadoes fired two shots each
at the proprietor, and then firing to scat
ter the crowd, started away on the run.
Marshall was hit by two balls-one in the
temple and the other in the left breast.
He died instantly.
Just at the time the tragedy occurred a
West Madison cable train passed, and two
bullets went throu Oh one of the open cars
One of them passed through both legs of
Miss Kittie Hynes, passenger. gene
raj panic followed, and in the effort OF the
passengers to get off and away from
danger many were badly bruised and
scratched.
Two of the highwaymen ran east on
Madison street and the other went west.
The two running east had gone about a
block when they were ordered to halt by
a S. Bagg, who happened to be passing at
the time. Bagg was Immediately shot and
fell, while the fleeing men went on their
way unmolested. Thirty minutes after
the shooting occurred the Chief of Police
personally appeared at the place OF the
murder with large force OF detectives.
He has descriptions of the men from over
dozen witnesses, who can positively
identify them. He believes he knows who
the robbers are and that he can capture
them.
No customers were in the Marshall store
tonight at the time of the tragedy, but a
number of girls were behind the counters.
All were badly frightened.