Cañon City record., 1901-07-25
DASTARDLY ACT.
Innocent Man Shot Down In Cold
Blood by Hobo.-victim Is Dead
and Villain Escapes.

A fatal shooting affair took place
near the ID. & K. 6. coal chute in this
city about $50 o'clock Tuesday night.
The participants in the affair We're
all attempting to beat their way
either to Pueblo or Salida from this
point. No cause car be assigned for
the shooting, as the parties were
strangers to each other, unless it be
that hold up was attempted.
In westbound car was Eugene P.
Allen, a machinist, enroute from Pu-
eblo to Salida. and E. W. Martin, a
cripple. bound for anywhere in the
west. Allen was preparing to leave
the car in this city when two men ap-
preached the door and pulled a gun
on him, thrusting the muzzle against
his abdomen and commanding that
he throw up his "mitts" Allen, see
ing that he was in for row, clinched
his assailant, who fired a shot, but
without effect. The struggle was
continued and the second shot soon
followed, the bullet entering Aliens
abdomen at point one-half inch to
the left and about one inch above the
navel. Allen fell, and his assailant
and companion Immediately fed, and
as there was an eastbound freight
train just pulling out, it is supposed
they made their escape on it. To
get anything like an accurate descrip-
tion of these men seems a difficult
task, and there is strong chance
that they may escape arrest entirely.
Word was quickly sent TO the de-
pot and kilograms sent TO several To-
cal stations to arrest all men beating
their way, and hold them. In the
meantime Allen was removed TO the
depot under the direction of DIR. Car
rier. Drs. Palmer and Ward soon ar
rived and after consultation il was
determined 10 remove the wounded
man to DR.. Howe's hospital for an
examination of the wound Aliens
suffering was intense but be bore it
manfully, asking the doctors to tell
him the truth about his condition.
AT the hospital he was placed upon
the operating table. At the doctors
request he made as clear a statement
of the attack as he could after which
he was placed under the influence of
ether, and the examination revealed
the intestines to be in a badly lacer-
ated condition, and there being also
eight or nine perforations. From all
these the blood flowed copiously, and
it seemed that it would be impossible
to staunch the flow. After patient
labor this end was obtained and the
incision sewed up and the patient
made as comfortable as possible. The
case seemed hopeless one and no eff
fort was made to locate the bullet.
When the patient recovered con-
seriousness Wednesday morning he
seemed to be stronger and showed
better pulse, which gave the friends
hope that Allen might pull through
and recover, but the shock and the
enormous loss of blood proved too
much, and at II 80 Wednesday morn
ing he died. The body was turned
over to Undertaken Wilson, subject
to the order of Coroner W. t. Little.
Eugene P. Allen was "a years old
was highly respected in Salida where
he was regarded as an Industrious and
moral young man.
The facts in the case are so clear
and the difficulty of obtaining COM
petent witnesses go great, that Coro.
ner Little may decide that an inquest
is unnecessary.
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