The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
From the MonadnoCk Falling Near the Old Church at
PdrdnaQue.
MAYOR HARRISON OF
CHICAGO ACCUSED OF
SANCTIONING MURDER

might be deceived into thinking the city
administration was really trying to ap-
prehend the murderers.
FOLLOWING are the facts in the case;
| and Mayor Harrison, 'Hinkey Dink
Kenna, the police and others knew them
! fully as well yesterday as did eyeW1t-
neSSes to the affray:
James Kinahan was one of the gang
| of confidence men who operated under the
protection of the Harrison-HInkey-lC NIX
combination. He lived in a Democratic
colony house, 157 Plymouth place, and was
not a legal voter. He registered under an
assumed name, and was put on the Sus-
pect' lists by the Republicans. lie re-
ceived a notice informing him he must
qualify last Saturday night or have his
name erased from the polling lists. He
feared to commit perjury and did not an
swer the notice.
Late Saturday night he met various
members of the Andy Craig confidence
gang and visited numerous leVee dives
with them. While in the Maine saloon,
thieves resort at 408 State street, hlna-
han borrowed a revolver. he then went
to Alderman 'Hinkey Dink' kenna'S
store saloon, at 80 Hubbard court There
he met fifty confidence men and thieves,
all of them known as Harrison's stanch
supporters, because of the protection
granted them by the city's chief magts-
trate.
''One of the men in the saloon had just
returned from the booth where Kina-
han was registered. While there he had
learned that Kinahan had not answered
that Kinahan was giving information re-
garding the frauds of the HARRISON
ter Ocean. Kinahan entered Alderman
Kinannas resort about 4 o'clock Sunday
morning. AS he stepped inside the man
who had been at the registration booth
stepped forward and asked: Why in hell
didn't you answer the suspect notice,
Jim?' Game is too strong for me- Kina,,
han replied. Republicans are next, and
- me if 1 want to stand for them.
This is the fellow who is squealing to
the Inter Ocean Ktnahan's intruder ex-
claimed. He's the - - - were
after
with an oath the thug drew his revol-
yer and fired at Kinahan, wounding him
severely. Another thug also drew a re-
Volver and rushed at the confidence op-
orator. Kinahan turned and ran from the
saloon with the two men in pursuit.
When near the corner of Wabash avenue
and Hubbard court he turned on the pur-
suers and emptied his revolver at them.
His shots went wide, and he turned to
run. but before he had taken two steps
a bullet from the revolver in the hands of
one of the pursuers struck him in the
back. Another bullet struck him as he
crossed Wabash avenue. Wounded unto
death. the fugitive ran into the saloon
at 400 Wabash avenue, up a flight of
stairs and into Wineroom, where he fell
dead.
1.-The names of the murderers are known
to certain police officials at the Harrison
street station, and there would be no diff
ficulty in fastening the crime on the
guilty persons were it not for orders from
until after the campaign. Deputy Cor
oner Weckler, however, is determined to
bring the murderers to justice, and de-
spite the efforts to block the way in the
case, he expects to land them behind the
bars of the County Jail before week
has passed. He declares the most. des-
perate efforts on the part of the Mayor
and his agents to quiet the case or to
postpone the inquest until after the cleo
ton will not stop him.
warrant was issued tonight for the
arrest of Alderman John j. Coughlin,
alias Bath House, charging him with as
sault with intention to kill Richard
Hardiman. Hardiman is in a serious con-
dition at the County Hospital. The war
rant is in the hands of Constable Michael
Jonas. Alderman Coughlin is under cover.
and at late hour tonight had not been
found.
Mayor Harrison's colonization thugs.
led by "Bathhouse," took possession of
ceeded to assault Election Board wit
nesSes sppmmHo1ned sun IH1a to to give evidence
bonds colonized by the Mayors panel
house Democracy. The police. acting un..
of Police. declined to preserve order. So
violent became the riot that the Election
Commissioners became convinced that
their lives were in danger and fled to the
county building and the projection of
Sheriff Magerstadt. One witriess. Rich
Beaten that he may die. The victim says
Coughlin himself inflicted the injuries
Witnesses corroborate him.
"Bathhouse" Coughlin led the attack on
Republican witnesses in person. He was
standing in the doorway of the Election
Commissioners office nearly all the morn
ing with the following thugs behind him
ready to assault whomsoever he pointed
out: William Moriarity a prizefghter
and "bouncer' in a gambling dive owned
by Coughlin and "Hinkey Dink" Kenna
at 157 Clark street; Harry Craig, conf
dence man and thug, who is keeper of a
colonization house at 81 Market street;
Andy Craig, ex-convict and desperado,
who is a saloon keeper at 4J6 State street
and manager of a gang of confidence
men operating under Mayor Harrisons
protection; Jim Dunn thug and desper-
ado: Harry Mcintosh, confidence man and
thug of colony at 67 Market street; Tom
Keefe, tough and bunko steerer.
A dozen men were attacked by Cough