The sun., 1899-03-22
JOHN T. SHAYNE SHOT DOWN
WOUNDED MORALLY BIZ III. IT. HAM
MOND IN A CHICAGO MOTEL.
City-was Having Lunch with the Di-
vorced Wife of the Man Who Shot Him.

shayne Is n Brother of c. c. shayne of This
City-was Having Lunch with the Di-
yorccd wife of tho Man Who Shot Him.
CHICAGO. March 2l.-Jobn 7. Shayne. one
OF Chioagos best known merchants and man
OF large wealth. was shot down this.afternoon
in the cafe OF the Auditorium Annex by Harry
H. Hammond. n tailor. and probably wounded
mortally Hammond fired three shots at
Shyane from a jN-calibre revolver and each
shot took effect. One bullet entered the back
Just above the kidneys and in dangerous prox.
unity to the spine Another took effect in the
right leg and the third in the left thigh.
When the shooting occurred. shortly after
. o'clock. Mr.. Shayne was taking lunch in tho
cafe with Mrs Martha X. Hammond, thee
vorced wife OF the man who did the shooting;
Mrs. James A. Davis CT 4002 Lake avenue ana
Miss Annie Howard. who lives with Mrs
Davis. They were seated at a email table in
the northeast corner Of the cafe, which was well
filled. most OF the patrons being ladies. Ham
mond quietly entered the room and looking
around saw the.party. He quickly advanced
toward Shayne. whose back was turned toward
him. drew his revolver and fired. Shayne
toppled from his chair fell to the floor and
rolled under the table. Hammond lifted the
table cloth and fred the other shots as his
victim Law prostrate.,
As Shayne fell he cried aloud:
THE man who shot me is Harry Hammond"
Then. gasping. Just as consciousness was
leaving him. he said:
Il never did any harm to any man."
The women rushed screaming from the ia
BILE. and the cafe became a scene OF the wild
est excitement, amid which Hammond was
the only cool person. He did not attempt to
escape and was placed under arrest. At the
police station he refused to talk OF the causes
Of the shooting.
II can only say was justified in the act" he
declared. 'and will not talk further except on
the advice Of my lawyer"
Hammonds attorney arrived soon afterward
and advised him to make no statement. Mr..
Shayne was taken to room on the parior
floor. DR.. Hammond. the house physician. did
not deem it advisable to probe for the bullet,
and DIR. Nicholas Sem. who was hastily sum-
moned. was Of like opinion. owing to the pa
TENTS nervous condition from shock. DIR.
sem thought it possible that the wounded
man would survive. but his manner indicated
that there was only slight hope. Opiates
were given to Mr. Shayne after he revived to
relieve the pain. He called in his lawyer and
made his will. bequsathing his entire estate to
his only son. RAY NJ, a student at prerara;
years old. His wife died two years ago. A
telegram was sent to the son to come home at
alive and HE condition unchanged.
: Last summer the Hammonds were guests OF
and Shayne Eere seseF' warm m
friends and often crossed the lake together.
shayne was frequently invited to the cottage
Hse IFs Hs%@o"d i Ftjspds q ne sS egSple were @
granted her. the husband making no contest:
has f s
to have been there at the same time Ham
mond is & said & to have told a, number nn S Of 1 his
stole his wife's affections from him, He brood
ed over the separation and finally decided that
sssne enee with his s .0s about %
years old .shavne Is well known in New York
Knox Z CO.. hatte1s OF that city. He is
brother Of c. c, Shayne OF New York city.
C. C. sHAYNE SUMMONED TO CHICAGO
C. C. Shayne received this telegram from ].
Weiss. his brothers foreman. late Yesterday
a'Si your brother has been seriously injured.
Better come out i'm mmedlately."
Mr.. shayne was ready to start AT Nest % by hall, i,
order that his wife might accompany him. and
later decided that they could make better tine
by leaving this morning.
terday." he said last night announcing his
return from Hot Springs. know nothing
Of whom have never heard him speak. did
not know my brother had an enemy in the
world"
John T. Shame wa born at Galway village.
Saratoga county. \. y. iu 1888. In 1858 ho
went into business with his brother. C. c.
Shayne. at Cincinnati. attending business col
in s is john % shas
became a member OF the firm OF Price. Sher-
nan & Co.. Of Philalelphia In 1882 he began
IN Lake avenue. His wife. who was Miss
Edith Merriweather OF Louisville. died two
years ago. He son Is now fitting for Cornell
at the Caseadilla School at Ithaca, n. Y. Mr.;