The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-28
Phillip and James Sullivan and
Patrick O'Connell Victims of
Unknown Assailants.
ONE OF THE TRIO MAY DIE.
FuSillade Was Fired Near Lafay-
cite Statue and Crowds of Spec
tat0rs Were Panic Stricken
--One Arrest.

Philip Sullivan of No. 1871 Park aven0e.
Patrick O'Connell of No. 1891 McNulty
street. and James Sullivan. Hickory ami
Armstrong avenue all of whom striking
employees of the st. Louis Transit Com
raay. were shot last night at $50 o'clock
as they were walking in Lafayette Park
hy I'VE unknown men. According tu the
testimony of bystaRders the strikers gave
no proyocation. and the shooting was Ge-
l!berate on the part of It's perpetrators.
The affair created a great sensation and
a general panic in Lafayette Park. Every
walk and promenade was crowded with
men. women and children who were enjoy
ing the evening out Of doors.
The shots were heard a: the Lafayette
Park Police Station. which is but a stones
throw from the scene OF the fracas. Po-
lice were Immediately dispatched to the
scene. hut when they arrived * the spot
where were the wounded men n dense
crowd had congregated. but the men who
had fired the shots had fled. and beyond
descriptions of their appearance there was
no ciew To their identity. call for an
ambulance was i'm rediatcly turned in, and
Philip Sullivan was taken 20 81. Mary r
Infirmary. Previous 10 the arrival of the
ambulance, OCouncil and James Sullivan
with the assistance Of friends. walked to
their homes.
The accounts of the shooting vary some
what in detail. Bystanders say ihat after
the fusilaGe the party of unkuown men. Of
whom there were three, though only two
had fired shots. fed west on Lafayette ave
nue. and turned south on Missouri avenue.
Nobody thought TO follow them.
Eugene Meyer of No @s2S' Henrietta street
and Edward Clifford of No. leot South Thir
teenth street. both Of whom were standing
within a :ew steps of TIE statue Of La
NgTT TT,s IN q TE " 10 hogan
state that they were walking through the
park, and noticed three .nen standing in
front OF the statue. They did not like the
looks Of the Men and involuntarily stepped
aside to avoii them. As they went in front
of the monument they noticed three other
men. who were the two Sullivans and
p!oyvs uniforms. walking south along the
path which leads t" the Lafayette avenue
middle entrance to the park. They then
turned their heads and saw no more tn
The shooting commenced. IL regard to this
part Cf the affair they say that there We're
twelve shots fired They 30 not know who
began the shooting. but dc not think ii was
the. strikers, as they saw no reyoivers i'll
their hands
Patrick. o'Conns!l was seen at his home
last night on McNuity street. In his walk
home after the affair nc had lost much
blood and was consequently very weak.
Doctor Francis of No gg3 Park avenue
dressed his wound and said il was not Sc
rious- Oconneil said that he had never
seen the men who d:.i the shooting before.
II sullivan GltS- ne S3ll, 1t Will he -
sasSination. The three Of us had been walk
ing in the park during the evening When
we came to the Washington statue no
t!cci :hr.e men ahead Of me. Suddenly
one Of them side-stepped. drew a revolver
and commenced firing. One Of the others
also turned and drew n pistol and shot. /;
an came SO sudden il stunned me. and have
been unable to get a clear idea of il vet
! Gidu't return the fire. and neither did
James or Phil Sullivan
ocOnneH described the two men who
shot. one. he said. was heavy-Set, with a
round, feshy face: the other was slight in
bi;ilG ana about . feet 3 inches tall The
first man wore a brown suit and derby
hat while the latter wore a slate-colored
suit and light Fedora hat. The third man
ocunneIl did not remember.
Directly after Philip Sullivan was hurt he
said he had recognized the short man as a
former switchman on the Grand avenue
line. who had. whe, the strike commenced
become a morormar. Others, who congre-
gated around the scene of the shooting
stated 10 the police that they had recog9
nized the three men who did the shooting
as nonunion men. now stationed at the
Scuilin power-house-
At St Mary's lufirmary last night II WAS
said that Philip Sullivan was very low and
that while he might live twenty-four hours
he had almost no chance of recovery When
he was first brought in Doctor Neuhoff
thought he would not live hour but he
subsequently, rallied somewhat.
Pat LAWN was arreare1 late laz. night
by Detectives Ziesler. Murphy Williams
and Gaffney at Meramec and Virginia ave
nues on suspicion. He denies that he had
any part in the affray.