Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-30
CRIME At SIOUX CITY
Frank Mathews Shot by N glorious
Character Known as "Min-
nesota Slim"
Three Shots Fired. All Of Which
Take Effect..Mathews
Will Die.
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Shooting Seems to Have Been
Without Provocation..Crime
and Casualty.

Sioux City, Oct. 30.-F'rank Matthews,
an unemployed railway switchman, who.
of 1894 by an alleged attempt to burn
an Illinois Central bridge across dry
run in the eastern part of the city. was
shot in the stomach at $3.50 o'clock last
evening and probably fatally wounded
by man known as Minnesota Slim,''
also said to have been railroad man at
one time.
After shooting Matthews, the man
known as Minnesota Slim" then turned
his revolver upon Phil Kelley. who at
times has worked in the packing houses
of Sioux City, and fired shot which
pierced his coat and grazed the right
shoulder. The fellow fired a third shot
which did not take effect He then ran;
and escaped arrest. The shooting
seems to have been done without warn-.
Ing and without provocation.
DR.. Van Buren Knott said at 2:16
o'clock this morning as he was finish
ing the operation: 1T will be nothing
.ess than a miracle If this man recovers.
His stomach, his liver and his intestines
have been frightfully injured"
The shooting took place upon the side
walk in front of the Oak saloon on the
northwest corner of Fourth and Iowa
streets. The three men had walked
north in Iowa street and had just
crossed Fourth street to go into the Oak
saloon, when Minnesota Slim" jerked
his gun and began pulling the trigger.
Matthews and Kelley were very drunk,
and the assailnnt also had been drink
ing.
When the shots were fired Patrolmeni
McDougall and Troy were standing
down on Fourth street. not more than
half block distant, and Chief OF Police
Melon and Detective Harvey were sdriv-S
ing down the street and were about an
equal distance away on the other side OF;
the trio. The shots were fired very close-
~ together, and at the third hash the
two patrolmen ran towards the c6fnet.:
The assailant ran north In Iowa street
to the alley between Fourth and Fifth;
streets and disappeared up this alley
He had good half block start of the po-
slicemen. After he entered the alley no
trace Of him could be found.
AS soon as it became known that the
shooting was serious all the detectives
On the force were sent to the eastern
part of the city. and the patrolmen IN
that part of town redoubled their eff
forts. Patrolman McDougall arrested
Kelley, who had been with Matthews
and "Minnesota Slim but at the police
station he was allowed to go. Later
Chief Melon ordered that he be brought
in and locked up. At o'clock Chief De-
tectiye Follis arrested him again at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Brubacher
Clark. in Coles addition. This time he
told the officers he did not know the
man who did the shooting.
When Kelley had been taken to the
station the first time he told this story
of the affair: "Slim and Frank and me
came up Iowa street, and Slim says, IN
buy a drink NO. says I, I'll buy a
drink No. says Slim again, I've got
the price With that we starts across
the street to the Oak saloon, and just as
we steps up on the sidewalk bangi bang!
bang! went Sims gun. The first shot
was at Frank. the second at me and the
third seemed to pass between US and
seemed TO be low Slim then says, Let's
duck"
Kelley said he could not remember
where they had been before the Shoot
ing took place.
A bystander informed the police that
he heard the man who fired the shot
say that somebody had given him away,
and he was not going to stand for It.
It was learned from members of the
gang that minnesota Slim" had come
to the city only few days ago and
that he once had been raildoad man.
Last night he wore square topped
black hat, after the style affected by
men. and an overcoat. Kelley
said that when he quit firing he put the
gun in the inside pocket of his over
coat.
A half hour before the shooting Pa
trolman McDougall had passed Matth
ews at Fourth and Virginia streets.
Matthews saluted the officer in drunken
fashion and said: SHAY. Mac, got the
price?" McDougall advised Matthews
to go home.