The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
Thomas B. Waters, Secretary Half
ner-LOthman Manufacturing
Co., Fires on Two Men.
ONE is DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED
Bullet Pierces Julius kulage's
Body and Strikes Albert Stof-
fregen in the Hip-Waters
Is Released.

Another shooting occurred in North St.
Louis last night growing out of the street
railway strike.
Julius Kulage. 30 years old. living ut M.
1870 Mallinckrodt street. was shot through
the body and probably fatally injured. AL
bert Stoffregen. IS years old. o: No. 1900
North Broadway. who was with KulaSe. re-
ceived wound in the right hip. which DC
tor Randall OF the North End Dispenssry
believes was inflicted by the same bullet
that struck and passed through the body of
his companion.
Thomas b. Waters secretary Of the Half
ner-Lohman Manufacturing Company. who
lives at No so Salisbury street. was jeerei
at for riding on Broadway car and fired
at Kulage and Stonregen- With his wife
he had been in South ST Louis. and they
boarded a Transit car to go home.
When they alighted at Salisbury street at
go p. m. and started west number Of
persons who were near by began TO jeer
at them.
Waters told the story from this point to
the Fifth District police as follows:
My wife and | were walking west IN
the north side Of Salisbury street. between
Broadway and Ninth street. Several pr
sons on the other side of the street. who
were sitting on uOerStcpS or SldnGlnI
around. began to jeer at us. They were
women and children and men. l told them
were net interfering with them and
wanted to be let alone and be allowed To
attend to cur own business. This only made
them worse. and two men started across
the street toward US. The men came dag
onally across.
Il drew my revolver and told them to
stop. They continued TO advance. 1 then
fired at one Of them. l don't know what
the result was. but ] fired straight at him.
My wife ran. and called to me to run
also. AT Ninth street man ran in front
Of me. and fired at the ground In the
melee my wife and | became separated
and We did not again meet until the officers
arrested me. Between the time that l fired
the first shot and the time that | fired the
second time some one shot at me-
The injured men were taken to the Nor: h
End Dispensary, where Doctor Randall
made examination. kuIage struck
by a bullet in the middle of the right
breast. The ball passed through the body,
penetrating the right lung. Doctor Randall
pronounced the injury dangerous.
Stoffregen's wound was only slight The
ball struck him in the right hip and
glanced OF. Both he and Kuiage were sent
10 their homes in an ambulance. They
said at the d'spensary they did not know
who shot them
Waters was found by the police in a
drug store at Ninth and Destrehan streets
about an hour after the shooting. He was
taken to the Fifth District Station and
locked up. Shortly after he had been
placed in cell an order was received by
Sergeant Woodlock. In charge of the sta
ton. from Night Chief of Police
Picket TO turn Waters oyer to WILL
lam Lothman of the Hafner & 10TH
man Planning MIL Company. Dock and
Main streets. who would be responsible for
him. and would see that he appeared when
he was wanted by the authorities. Mr.
L0thman appeared at the station, and Wa
tiers was given into his custody.
Chief Picket explained his action in ORDER
ing Waters's release by stating that Mr.
Lothman was perfectly responsible. and he
knew he could get Waters when he would
be wanted. Chief Pickel also said that he
was satisfied that Watcrs's statement of
the shooting was correct.