The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-20
IN THE CITY.

WITH a SWITCHBAR-John E. Donald
| Harry De FeneIon of No. 12S South Comp
| ton avenue. while on a Laclede avenue car
| afternoon. became involved in a fight about
| the strike. Fenelon who formerly
| motorman. seized the switchbar from the
front end of the car and struck Donald
| son over the head with it. infiictins scalp
| wound. Donaldson was taken to the City
! Hospital. ard Fenelon locked up at the
| Chestnut Street Satisfaction.
| NEGROES NOT SERVED - Anthony
| Linden street. is In the City. Hospital nurs-
| ing a bullet wound In the right thigh. which
may result, III the loss of that limb He
| a saloon and grocery store at Fifteenth and
| Morgan streets. Busch says that he went
| irto the place TO purchase drink. but it
seems that drinks were not sold negroes in
| the saloon. and Bush was asked to leave.
| He WAS unwilling to do this. and fight
| ensued.
FELL UNDER HIS wAGON-Fred Able.
| a teamster living at No. $500 Manchester av-
| enue. was run over and severely injured
| by his own wagon yesterday morning. He
IS in the City Hospital, with three ribs
| broken. According to Able's story he was
driving home when Jack Johnson asked
| him for a ride. After they had gone about
| two blocks together an argument arose
Slnws b ts of in n, the saghsnss ans
| rear wheel passed over his body. He says
| that the affair was purely an accident.
WOUNDED IN CRAPS GAME-As The
! result of craps game yesterday afternoon
| ir n stable at Broadway and Cass avenue.
| North Fourth street: was dangerously
| wounded and is now held prisoner in the
City Hospital; There were eight or ten
which turned into tree-for-all fight. For
! bons was struck on the side of the head
with heavy, club. Half his left ear was
| His condition is considered serious. The
| injured man refuses to disclose the name of
| his assailant.
| WAGON OVERTURNED-Car No. 47s of
| the Grand avenue line ran into one-horse
wagon. containing And:. Haag. his wife and
the Virginia avenue crossing. The wagon
was overturned and the occupants pitched
into the street. All escaped injury except
Mrs. Haag. who was slightly bruised on the
right arm.
HAD CASE OF CoFFEE-rhon,as Fine
gan, was arrested yesterday morning in the
alley between Plum and Cedar streets near
the Levee on suspicion of having stolen a
60-pound Of coffee which he had in
his possession.
SMOKESTACK FELLED-The smoke
Transit Company at Park and Vandeventer
avenues was blown down during the wind
storm Saturday afternoon. 1t was 155 feet
the city. The damage is estimated at 81
900. No one was injured.
HOUSE AND BARN BURNEDAThe
home of Charles Case on Ferguson avenue
in Hazel Hill was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. Mr.. Case
was asleep when the fire broke out and Is
at loss to. account for its origin. He
dressed hurriedly and ran to the home of
assistance In the meantime the flames
had spread along the fence to his barn. and
its was also destroyed. He estimates his
less at $500.
WOUND PROVED FATAL - William
Smith, a negro, who was shot in the chest
by Sam Gardner in fight over a negress
named Sallie Richardson, died at the City
Hospital last night. The shooting occurred
on August IA. at the corner of Eleventh
and Market streets.
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