The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-26
GAMBLER KILLS AN
EfGHIEF OF POLICE
Terrific Duel is Fought to the
Death iTf Seattle.
MEN MORTAL ENEMIES
FUsILLADE OF BULLETS IN
CRowDED DRUG store

CROWDED DRUG STORE.
seatue. wash. Jnns 25.-At 5:25
O'Clock this afternoon John wv. Consi-
dine. one of the pr0prietors OF the
Standard gambling house and the Peo-
pies theatre iva this city. shot and
Killed eX-Chief of Police W. T. Mere
dith. The SsivOting oHtdrTed IN Guy
drug store, 0n me corner or Seconu
avenue and Iesler way IN the nearL
of the city. ConsidIne was also wounded
slightly i'm the head by BAH from
double-barreled shotgun IA Meredith. $
hands.
The stories of the shooting are con-
fuCtinE ana II cannot yet be said VINO
was the aggressOr TIE men had
threatened 70 shoot one auOther on
sight, and were both prepared for
trouble. The drug store al the time
or the shooting was crowded with peo-
pie, and one bystauder was shot
through the arm by a. stray DuHeJ
Meredith was killed while Struggling
with John COusidine and Tom Consi-
dine who had come to his brothers
aid Three bullets from COnSidlne.s re-
VOlVer. fired at short range, pierced
p Aferedith.s body. one in the head, an
other in che chest, ana another 40 the
abdomen.
Considiue was at ono. arrested by.
Sheriff @cldihee and two lOAce officers
who were IN the drug store when the
fatal shots were fred. RE was taken
20 the police headquarters, and from
there transferred TO the county jail in
n closed carriage, TO avert a lyBching,
Of which there was some talk In the
great crowd which gathered about the
scene Of the shooting.
Were Mortal Enemies.
s'onsidine AID EIeredIth had been
mortal enemies Tor about three years,
900
warm personal friends, and associated
together in the thea trical bustuess in
Spokane. Meredith, who resigned his
Office last 81 turday on account OF bFes-
sure br0ught to bear upon hint. by
Mayor Humes was city detective be
fore heing made chief. While i'm the
subordinate position he and Considine
never spoke. but avoided open battle
ever. ne served notice on COnsidine that
the latter could aot remain in the city
and direct business, AID followed uD
thei threat by making several police or
9ek which Effected Considine' bust
~ aticn Considine publicly
m8o1 chargeSpQf corruption in Office
against MecedLgA, md -cefteratcd' them
untE the L5W and Order League took
the matter 10 and called for a-councii
Investigation of the rclice department
"A. cJ uncn committee Investigated, and
last Friday night mate report 70
Mayor Huues, advising the removal Of
Meredith add ore Of his detectives, @
W. Warpenstein Mayor Humes there
upon reqUestFd Meredith's resignation,
It-was Thought By the friends Of both
men that shooting would follow Mere
dith's removal from Office, and the
tragedy of tQuay was not uneN pected.
Created Great Excitement
no event Of recent years has created
more excitement in Sea ne than the
ftf car { e f II y
edith .by John W. Considine. Var1e ~
theatre owner and gambler. For hours
after the shooting the streets i'm the
DeiEbboThood of tIe drag store where
tb0usands of men. women ana children
5ostiing one anoiher for an opportunitS
10 inspect the premises and eNcitedly
discussing the bloody ARRAY
Although q short time after the
shooting sogne street talk of lynching
WAS heac,ii this soon subsidized. MEREDITH
had spent Che afternoon in watkins
about the streets armed With a saNeC
OF" double b9rreled suotgun loaded
with bucksnCt I'm search OF MS man
Iu order so avert suspicion he haC
wrapped the weapon in large stee
o. butchers pGpefs nd tied u viii
cord 80 -that it bore Ettle resemblance
90 an trstrmnent Of death
Use found Considine in front of TIT
dr-g store, shaking hands with
friend Policeman a. H. 4Icfford
T.
Menord shoulder, be discharged TN
weapon ful IN Cen-idiue's face. Tn
paper HraurH1g prevented him iron
taking affufdte aim, and the charG
went Wild COusidine rem into the stor
and Meredith tut+Oe wing, uflng -ne sec
ord barrel jest a5 hc entered the door
Then Meredith dropped the sun, and
draWiaa bis heavy revolver, continue
the pursuit.
sidine found himself coruered o
reaching the rear ~ the store. and
turuinE. erappled Win his enemy, Tor
Const+iue. the gamblers brOther- VIII
bad been standing With him i'm front q
the store rad foilOwed Meredith an
he also ara pDled with him Meteor
also attempted 10 dis2rm Meredith
Struggle For Revolver.
Tas@ C5nsidins and Meredith engage
iu desperate struggle foc the revolver
Tom finally NFrcnCbcd IT from Mere
dIth's grasp. and repeatedly 3eat th
Ialtar oyer the head with IT,. Sheri
Cud.bee. P0h-e DeteCtiVe A. o.. Ian
mad been standing on the other side q
The street. rushed into the drug stcr
and attempted o. separate the c0mDa,
ants. Toe sberin suns Tom aside an
Lane cauEE- J0un and held him fast.
At this juucture John tore hAnse
4Ndy from Lane, alid- drawing his 0W
revolver sired tHree shots n quick SUD
or eight foes. Meredith reeted AID fe
dead. his body pierced by three bullet
Consldine eoollr handed his snOkiu
weapon 10 SheriT Cudnee and CAV
hlmself up. me sheriff and Lane ais
al rested rom C9nsidine, and both pri'
cUers were hurried away To the count
jaiL The coroner was SUMMONED an
removed MereditS's body TO u
I0orgCe. I'm the Gead nan clOtniu
were found q sman revolver ana
smali DIRK knife. An Inquest VIII
held tomorrow
The second shot which Meredith IRE
al Ccasidiue vas the only one evntC
took effect The charge tore Cons
dimes haf t0 shreds. and one of 81
buckshct lodged % Che bose of his sku
ConsidUes neck end head were ~.
badly powder burned. His wound
however. axe n0- serious.
Death of To-cph Cook
whitehall y -. Jl.ue 2r.-Joseph Coo
fno diztinguisled lccSurer and author.
dead at his summer homo DO IlcOnuerog
ne was born Jan z5 ISIS fie had Dee
iu m healtn Cor several years. Mr. COO
is best remembered hy his efforts
show. Bra bis lectures, the harmony ~ u