Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-08
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
q Murderous Assault is Made
in Milwaukee.
'Motorman and Conductor, New En-
ployes, Seriously Wounded

Milwaukee, Wis, June "a deliber-
ate attempt was made last night to MUIR
der a conductor and motorman on one
Of the street cars running between the
city and Cudahy. A yolley of shots was
fired in the darkness from ciump of
woods along the roadway and both men
We're seriously injured and one probably
fatally. They are:
John r. Breen, motorman, aged p years,
unmarried, came from Manistee, Mich.
shot through the kidneys; will probably
die.
Adolph Schwarz, conductor, aged q
years, married; shot through the right leg
above the knee; condition not serious
The car had reached a point about two
miles south Of Kinnickinnic avenue and
about half q mile south of the city linn
it's, when the motorman saw an obstruc-
ton on the track. He stopped the car
and the conductor stepped off to clear
the track when the firing began. The
conductor was shot in the first volley
and ran back into the car. While the
motorman was trying to push the OBJ
structi0n off the track by running the
car ahead, he also was shot and fell on
the platform.
Conductor Schwarz had remained in
the car during the time nursing his
wounded knee, but when ne saw Breen
fall he crawled out on the platform
then he saw a man emerge from the
woods ''For Gods sake, help u.s.,
Schwarz shouted: ''we're both shotn'
The prayer for assistance was answered
with several shots from the mans re-
voIver. Seeing that delay was danger
Gus, Schwarz took the lever of the mo-
tor and turned on the full current. Inc
car struck the tree again and the track
was clear of obstruction Though the
darkness was intense and there was no
telling what was on the track few
feet ahead of him, Schwarz lost no time
in getting back to the city. He ran
the car at the top of its speed until he
reached the Kinnickinnic avenue ter
minus of the line, which he did in a few
minutes after he cleared the track Of the
obstruction He arrived in the city
rome too soon. for hardly had he set the
brake and called for assistance than ne
also became dazed from the intense pain
of his wound.
The wounded men were taken to
hospital Schwarz's injury is not serl-
Gus, but the doctors say there is Httie
hope for Breen's life.
A force of detectives was sent out at
once and are now trying to IND the
attacking party. The chances of sue
cess are poor, as, besides the time that
must have elapsed, the night was very
foggy, assisting the party to escape.
Two arrests on suspicion were made.
Besides this affair there were several
outbreaks Of lawlessness in the city and
outside, on National avenue, near Sill
yer City, where the hoodlums had an
nounced that no cars would be allowed
to run at night An attempt was made
to run, and, true to their promise, the
hoodlums gathered to interfere. The re-
suit was severe fight, or series of
fights, in which heads were broken on
both sides.
On Holton street the hoodlums strung
a barbed wire across the street at just
the height to catch the motormen in the
face or neck, hoping in the fog to dis
able them for life. Fortunately the trap
was discovered before anyone was hurt.
There were several cases Of stone throw
inc on the south side