The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-28
MAY PROVE A MURDER
WILL LYLE SHOT BY ANOTHER
C0LORED MAN

Trouble Started Over a Crap Game
In Which the Victim and John
Goo6bsr Were InvoIved-HanG-
to-Ennd Fight Followed by n
decentralization, and the Shooting
Apparently in Cold Blood.
MINI EAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-Jo}ln Good
bar, colored, fired three shots at VIII
Lyle, also colored. in Joseph CIifton's
saloon, pa Washington avenue south,
at O'clock last night. The first took
effect in Lyle's abdomen and penetrated
several inches. The others did not
strike Lyle. The latter whipped out his
revolver and fired in SELF defense. One
Of the balls: struck Goodbar's right arm,
inflicting a flesh wound, while the sec
ond grazed Goodbar,s arm. Both men
ere at the city hospital, where Lyle
was reported In a critical condition
early this morning.
Goodcar Is under arrest and booked
at the central station upon the charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
He will be closely watched at the hos
pital. Patrolman Ben White being de-
tailed for that duty last night.
The trouble commenced a couple Of
hours before the shooting. According
to Lyle's story it started over a matter
or S2.O5 involved in a game Of craps at
which both men had been trying their
hand. Other reports state that a col
pred dance was in progress at the rear
Of the saloon and there the trouble
began:> In any event Lyle and Good
bar had a hand-to-1land fight Lyle
came out victorious. Goodbar appar-
emily settled the difficulty by inviting
Lyle UP to the bar to have a drink, an
invitation which Lyle was not slow in
accepting. Both men had been irnbib-
ing rather freely and when the shoot
ing occurred they had all they could
comfortably carry.
After this trouble, Goodbar went out
and tried TO purchase a revolver at a
hardware store in the ghborh bod
The proprietor refused to sell, and
Goodbar went TO a Washington avenue
pawn si1op, where he had left his tIlir-
ty-efsht caIiber revolver. He paid
what was due, and returned to Cliff
toms saloon.
When he entered. Lyle was there.
Are you ready?'' asked Goodbar, and,
before Lyle had time to reply, Good
bar began to blaze away. After firing
his third shot. Goodbar began a re-
treat towards the rear Of the saloon.
Lyle followed him. Lyle sought refuge
IT his room on the second story of a
street south. Goodbar fan through
Jumbo alley at the rear. across Second
avenue and into the alley there. He
then made for Second street. and was
met by officer Norbeck. The latter
saw that there had been trouble. He
called tee central patrol wagon and
sent the injured man to the city hos
pitaI. where the wound was dressed.
inspectors Doyle and Lawrence and
Officers Norbeck, Peter Fox and Ben
White found Lyle at his home. He
was lying On a bed and was suffering
great pain. He was also weak from
loss OF blood. Inspector Doyle took his
statement.
The detectives had great difficulty in
getting Lyle to talk, as he was very
weak end in great pain. The city am
bulanoe was called and the Injured
man was sent to the hospital as quick
ly as possible.
Lyle Is well known in the Twin Cities,
For time he was employed as porter
on the st. Paul & Duluth railroad He
has been arrested several times, and
once served term in the St. Paul
work house.