The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-26
HoughleIlng Started BATHS In
a Chicago Station.
HIS FACE HAD BEEN SLAPPED.
ComplaInet 10 Officer Who Gave Blow and
The, Opened Fire on Hin A Case
Of MIst Identity.

Chicago Apfll 26.--One policeman IA
tally shot, and twenty policemen shoot
ine his assaiant was the scene Wit
messed IN Harrison street police station
yesterday morning.
Justice PrindVille WAS on the bench.
A man from Tennessee, former state
senator from that commonwealth, b. ].
Nelson 10y name. but popularly known
as doc" Nelson, had been ar
raIsned on the charge of larceny as
bailee Nelson was acquitted
Policeman Messenger. who had arrest
cd Nelson. testified ON hearsay that he
believed Nelson was con" man. After
The acquittal Nelson followed Messenger
out into the squad room, where Mess
enger began assisting Sergeant Scully
I'm checking of cases before the court
Nelson walked up 20 Messenger and said:
You told the court I was con man
want YOU 20 take that back ! am an
honest man You can investigate my
character for twenty-five years. / am
no con man"
''Go away from me / told the court
what thought and l won't take il
back" IL what Messenger is reported as
saying Get out Of here" he con
tinued.
Nelson then left the station and no
one noticing this IL was supposed until
late last nieht that he was the target of
the police in the squsd-rOom. Then IL
became known that the victim was r..
ID. Houghtelling, motormsn on the
Lake street elevated road. He came into
the station Just as Nelson left and as
both had talked To Messenger at the
sergeants desk, the whole mix-up OF
identity began.
Houghtelling had had some trouble
with Messenger I'm the street before court
opened. the policeman having told him
10 stop annoying "A couple OF women and
so home. Houghtelling said that the
policeman slapped him and that the
quarrel in the station began about that
After being ordered out as Nelson was
Houghtelling stepped back and in a sec
ond his arm was EXTENDED and revol-
Yer was In action. He fired twice. BY
this time twenty policemen standing
around had unlimbered and half OF them
began shooting at Houghtelling.
Messenger fell at the second shot, but
StfuGSDfk 10 HlN kncts anu iIlIB pntts
struck Houghtelling I'm the breast Then
he fell and shouted TO his brother police
men, Don't let him get away" Mean
while Heughtelling did not try To get
AWAY: he fired two more shots at the
PROSTATE body and received another vol
ley from the policemen around him.
Weak from shock Houghtelling stag
gered into the narrow passageway that
leads from the main apartment to- the
station. He took refuge I'm a washroom
where he sank to the floor. lie stil held
the revolver I'm his hand. and as Sergeant
Tcully entered the room Houghtellng
tired the one remaining shot I'm the
weapon. The bullet went wide OF its
mark. the mans trembling hand spelling
his aim.
The passageway by this time was filled
by policemen with drawn revolvers. In
the station there was an uproar and
Messenger was left bleeding on the floor
where he fell.
Messenger was hit twice. Houghteling
four times The former did not regain
consciousness at the hospital. but
Houghtelling did to a certain extent and
talked 10 his landlord.