Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
Bitter Contest Of Labor and Cap
ttal in Chicago Results
in Murder.
A Workman Shoots a Union
Picket, He Claims in Self
Defense.
Fatal Fight Occurred in the
Street-.Details OF the
ARRAY.

Chicago, Nov 21.-The long continued
struggle between the striking machin-
lists of the Allis- Chalmers works and
the non-union employees of the company
resulted last evening in the fatal shoot
ing of George Trap, a. picket of the
strikers, by Andrew Burkhauser, non
union employe.
According to the slayer, he was struck
from behind with an iron bar by an I'M
known man. Drawing his revolver, he
fired blindly.
The bullet struck Trap between the
eyes, penetrating the brain. As Trapr
fell to the sidewalk Burkhauser fired
again at the companion Of the wounded
man.
Burkhauser declares that Trapp is one
OF the men who attacked him. Altno ne
fired almost at random, he is sure that
the man who fell was party to the as
sault.
The shooting occurred at Polk street
and California avenue a few minutes
before Z D. m. The place Is only a few
blocks from the plant of the company
at Twelfth street and Washtenaw ave-
nue., which the non-union men had ieIt
an hour before.
AT 6 O'Clock Burkhauser. who boards
at 4o7 South California avenue, left the
shop with Louis Winistoffer, fellow
employe. The men walked from the
main gate in washtenaw avenue to the
restaurant Of Mrs. Mullen at Eighteenth
street and Washtenaw avenue. where
they remained for half an hour. During
the meal, Burkhauser says, he observed
several men lettering about the street
in front of the place and drew the at
tention of hie companion to them. since
Monday evening. Burkhauser says, ne
had been followed home nightly oS
pickets Of the strikers and severai times
threatened by them.
When the two men emerged from the
restaurant the supposed pickets could
not he seen. Burkhauser and Winston
fer walked north in California avenue
towards their boarding place. Many
nersons were passing on the street ana
the men did not expect an attack at that
time.
A. Polk street and California avenue
the two men were overtaken by the
sunnosed pickets and without warning
Rnrkhauser was struck heavily across
the head with piece of gas pipe. The
assailed man staggered against puilo'
ing, and, reaching in an overcoat pocket.
drew revolver. AS his assailant raised
his arm to strike the second blow, he de-
clares he fired.
The first shot missed. and again Burk-
hauser pulled the trigger. One OF the
two men dropped the gas pipe and fell
against the slayer. The second
man advanced on Winstoffer, when
fired two more shots. Then
the man turned and fed west In Polk
street.
Leaving the body of the wounded man
living on the walk Burkhauser and Wini-
stoffer ran thru an alley and emerged
IN washtenaw avenue, where they sepa-
rated. the latter going to his residence,
407 South California avenue, while
hurried to the Office of DR..
w. NJ. Sherrin In Stanley terrace, where
his wounds were dressed.
The physician notified the police Of the
Warren avenue station OF the presence
OF the man and he was arrested in the
office by Detectives Gardner and King.
The name OF his companion was re-
vealed, and few minutes later Wini-
stoffer also was arrested.
Traps body was hurried to the coun
ty hospital. where the physicians de-
clared that, while life was not extinct.
death was q matter of minutes. The man
did not regain consciousness and diod an
ho,,p later