The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-25
Attack On a Train of Park Avenue
Division at Compton Ave
nue. Ended Seriously.
ONE OF THE INJURED MAY DIE.
J. 5. Harding Wounded in the
Hrcast-Davc Watts Has
Bullet in His Lcg-Third
Victim Unknown.

In an attack G!, = train Of the Park ave
nue division Of the transit company at
I Compton and Park avenues last night at
o'clock several shots were fired by guards.
and three persons were wounded, one seri-
ously
The two cars, joined together. were sent
out 10 make the trip from the Union sta
tion TO the car sheds on Park and Naide-
rentcr avenues. They were Joined together
and consisted OF a large car. whose motor
was br"Hen and WAS pushed by Il small car
such is; w., ii on the V;udevcEter division
Of tho I.iudcll system. The car in front was
illuminated. bat the CUe in the rear. IN
which number OF guards We're seated, was
dark.
The train reached Park and Compton
avenues at ten minutes past s. 4 number
or StTeet-C3r men were holding meeting
In cafe at The corner. The cars came SLOW
ly, making no attempt to escape observation,
the gong on the front car being sounded
and the headlight burning as well as the
incanutscont lights within. 4 number or
boys in the neighburhoOl began 10 race
alongside the ear. jeering at the crew. and
rocks were thrown as the train reached the
corner. The guards. who were seated In the
rear ear. Immediately CIcned Gse, about
fifteen shots being fired I'm all. one OF the
bullets lit L spectator. said to be {, real es
tate man. slightly wognc.ng him IN the
heel Another bulle; passed through the
glass front Of the cafe and lodged in the
right leg Of Dave Watts. a striking motor
man, who lives at Park and Nebraska ave-
nUes. The shot struck him just below the
knee passing through and lodging beneath
the skin on the other side.
Watts was taken To his home and his
hurt dressed by Doctor Miller.
J. 5. Harding. also Il motorman. had left
the meeting on hearing the train approach
and received one of the bullets in the right
side of the chest. He fell 10 the ground
and was carried into the cafe by friends.
An ambulance was sent for and he
moved TO the city Hospital. where his con
dit;on was thought serious. His home IS at
No. 29ti Park avenue.
Others in the crowd and In the neighbor
hood had narrow escapes, among them be-
ing Thomas kandell. Julius Grof and u.
Mcguire.
Harding was seen at the City Hospital
at late hour last night and seemed 10 be
resting easily. his wound having been
dressed. He Is Snclined To the belief that
the shot which hiJ him was fired by the
matOrman IN charge of the car Tie thinks
that there We're about seven guards on the
car
Those under arrest IN connection with the
shooting are: Thomas q. kilgoTe. No. III
Armstrong avenue; Walter Brown, No. 3sai
Park aveuus: Charles Il. Seser. No 39Sa
Folsom avenue: James II. Freeman. No.
Ssrli Park avenue; Edwin Wicker. No. 4o0A
Lincoln avenue: George +. Trctter. No. 342C
Park avenue: Otto Schmidt. No. 345i Vista
avenue: Richard Rush, No. S3}l Park ave
nue.. all of whom are employees of the 81.
Louis Transit Company. The arrests were
made 10y Lieutenant English. Sergeant
Maher and Officers Aiahoney, Hancock.
Dorohoe and palton.
Officer Mahoney was the car at the
time the shooting commenced. He made
a report to Chief of Police Campbell last
night In which he stated that there WAS no
provocatiou for the shooting and said be
advised the men IN the car not to use
their revOivers when the crowd commenced
jeering.