The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
WAS SEEKING TROUBLE
A. A. FULLAWAY SHOT THREE TIMES
BY SALOON KEEPER ZOFFMAN.
Had Been Told that His s'Trade" Was
Not Desired-Both
Arrested.

A. A. FullaWay, Doller maker, nVinS at
No. ZIG Sheldon street. in company with a
few friends, entered Rudolph Zoffman's sa-
loon, No. 1873 Arsenal avenue. about /
o'clock yesterday afternoon and called for
beer. Zoffman refused to sell him beer,
whereupon F'ullaway became boisterous and
abusive. He several times threatened to
break the saloon keeper into small pieces.
and finally started around behind the bar
TO make good his promise and incidentally
to get the beer tor which he had asked and
did not get. Fullaway, according TO the
statement Of Zoffman, got as far as the end
of the bar, when the saloon keeper, feeling
that he was about to have serious trouble,
took revolver from the money drawer and
declared his intention to protect himself.
F'ullway said he was afraid of no one and
dared Zoffnan to shoot him. Zoffman re-
piled that he did not wish to kill any one,
but should he Fullaway) any of his
crowd attack him he would necessarily
have to use the pistol. Fullaway then re-
tired, saying that If he had a revolver he
would get Zoffman.
About an hour later Fullaway and COM
panion again entered the saloon. Fullaway
again asked for beer and Zoffman told him
that he could have none, and that his trade
volver and Zoffman crouched behind the
bar. Fullaway shot through the top of the
bar at him and then through the front
panel, after which he leaned over the bar
and shot again. none of the bullets hitting
Zoffman. After the third shot Zoffman,
who had his revolver in his pocket pulled it
out and began shooting upward at his as
sailant The saloon keeper shot five times,
80 h. t.t, 11oxx flaG
grazing the right side OF his head, the Sec
ond took a small piece of flesh from his left
temple and the third taking effect in the left
arm near the elbow.
None of the wounds was serious and
seemed not in the least to affect Fullaway.
The police were notified and search was be-
gun for Fullaway, who had disappeared.
The police were told that he had gone east.
and they finally learned that he had gone to
Malloy's saloon, at No. 174S Columbia ave-
nue.. Mahlon Corkins, the bar tender at
this place, when asked If he had seen Fulla-
way. told the officers that he had been in
there but had gone out several minutes be-
fore, and he thought Fullaway had gone for
doctor. as he was bleeding. About twenty
minutes later the officers were told by an
outsider that Fullaway was in the building
then proceeded to search the building, and
when the door leading to the upper floor
was opened there stood F'ullaway. He was
taken in charge, and, together with Corkins,
the bartender. was sent to the station. Zoff-
man was also arrested. Corkins is charged
with interfering with an officer and Zoffman
and Fullaway with assault and battery with
intent to kill. When Fullaway was taken
from the wagon, Captain Kruger, thinking
he might be seriously injured, insisted upon
an examination, but Fullaway declared he
was not hurt, that the wounds did not
amount to much and protested against an
examination.
Fullaway claims that he entered Zoff-
mans place and threw a quarter on the bar
and asked for beer, after which, without a
word. Zoffman commenced shooting at him.
He also claims that he did no shooting, and
that he had no weapon with which to shoot
No pistol was found on his person when ar
rested. Zoffman says the trouble was start
ed several weeks ago, when Fullaway, who,
1t Is claimed. is known around the Atlas
engine works, where he is employed, as a
bully. came to his place and created a dis
turbance and was ordered out. Several
times since he has done the same thing, and
he (zoffman) has repeatedly told him that
his trade was not desired and that he would
sell him nothing.