The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-24
Thomas Mooney Resisted the At
tempt of Three Highwaymen
TO Loot His Place.
BULLET LODGED IN HIS SPINE.
Wound Probably Will Prove Fatal
Mooney Had S35S on Him
When the Attempted
HOld-Up Occurred.

Thomas Mooney. proprietor Of saloon
at No. ao5 North Levec, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded last night by three
negroes who attempted TO rob him. In re-
sisting the attack of the trio he was shot
In the right side ny one of them, the bullet
passing through the lung and entering the
spine. causing him to be paralyzed from
the waist down. He is now a. the City
Hospital.
The negroes entered the saloon shortly
before O'Clock. Mooney was standing al
one end of the bar. behind which was
Thomas Dorkin. g. 1G-year-old boy who
tends bar for hirn. Upon entering the
negroes walked up as if To order drinks
and ore Of them suddenly. jumped upon the
counter and made a grab for the cash
drawer. which he succeeded in jerking out
Another drew a revolver and faced
Mooney. who had not at first comprehend
ed what the men were about. while the
third stood motiorless by the bar. appar-
emily watching the bartender 10 prevent
hIm from making any move. Before Dor
KIN could reach for a weapon Mooney real
ized what was going on and made q dash
for the robbers
The man with the revolver instantly fired.
the bullet striking Mooney below the right
arm. which ne had upraised. Evidently
disconcerted by Moneys sudden rush. the
man holding the cash drawer dropped 1t up
on the hoor- simultaneously the three
turned and ran from the saloon.
The whole affair occupied only few sec
oEds, ana the bartender had been unable to
DO anything on account of its suddenness
he ran from behind the bar and called for
the police. ana upon an officer responding
gave an account Of the shooting. An ambu-
lance was summoned and Mooney was
taken to the City Hospital.
Mooney was conscious when he arrived at
the institution. and said that he did not
him greatly He was at once removed 10
tne operating table. where he was attended
by Doctor AmyX. There was profuse
hemorf mage from the wound.
had the negroes succeeded in holding up
Mooney and robbiry the saloon as WELL they
would nave made z rich haul On Moneys
person when he was received at the hus-
pitai was S35s in cash and handsome sold
watch. The cash drawer also contained a
large sum. as the receipts Of a Saturday
night We're within.
AT NO 4'+l Easton avenue. He has num-
her of relatives in this city, one of his
nepheWs conducting Il saloon at Eleventh
ana Chestnut streets. while another has
saloon near Fourth and Olive streets. He
IS also relative of ". -Shaughnessy OF The
Lirdeii Hotel.
The fellow who did the shooting wore
gray clothes and gray cap, and appeared
about ~ years old, Ills companions seemed
older than he. and wore dark clothes and
dark. wide-brimmed hats. which partially
their features. On the whole. they
locked to he n desperate trIo, and GRIM
mails rather than roustabouts.
Ten minutes prior to the shooting a ne
gro corresponding to the description given
Of the first negro entered the secondhand
Srh sve sarrs sa ,eSdl,sr az No ,bs
weapon chosen being q 2-caiiber bulldog.
AS he was making the purchase, il was no
ticed that two other negroes awaited ON
the outside. Moneys wound was made by
4 22-caliber bullet.