Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-12
BULLETS FLEW FAST
Along the Aristocratic Lake
Shore Drive, ats
Chicago.
WATCHMAN DIED OF A WOUND.
Trouble Arose Over Land "Squatted"
Upon by Captain Streeter-His
Men and Watchmen of Attorney
Cooper Engaged In Fight.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-During a fight
with Winchester rifles last evening
between the followers of rival claim.
ants to property lying along the Lake
Shore drive, the most aristocratic
boulevard in Chicago, Frank Kirk, al
Waterman for one of the claimants,
was shot through the head, sustain
ing a mortal wound, from which he
afterward died.
The property in dispute consists of
made land lying east of the Lake
Shore drive and between it and Lake
Michigan, claimed by Captain George
w. Streeter. who has for many years
been a thorn in the side of the North
Side property owners because of his
propensity to settle on vacant ground
and then claim in the courts the
rights of a squatter He calls the
ground the District of Lake Michi-
gan"
Last night Henry Cooper, lawyer,
who has been active in his opposi
ton to Streeter, accompanied by Po-
liceman O'Malley, went upon the
ground of the district" and was at
tackled by Streeter, who knocked him
down with the butt of revolver.
Several of Streeter's followers COW
cred O'Malley with their weapons
and he was ordered to leave or be
shot
Shortly after Cooper and OMalley
had left the ground a pitched battle
broke out between three of Streeter' S
followers, William McManners, Will
liam Blockie and John Hoeldtke, AMI
two watchmen employed by Cooper,
Frank Kirk and Samuel Portorous.
Kirk was wounded and aflterward
died at a hospital
Shots Were Being Exchanged.
A riot call was hastily sent to the
East Chicago avenue police station
and wagon filled with officers hur-
ried to the place. Kirk lay in
the snow outside his shanty, while
from the window Portorous kept up
steady fire upon the three men in
the other house, who were returning
his fire with rifles.
The firing ceased as the police ao.
| peared, and a Gordon of officers was
at once thrown around the shanty in
which McManners, Blockie and
Hoeldtke-were. They barrieaded the
door and threatened to kill the first
| officer who approached Headed by
| Captain Revere, a squad of police
men began to batter in the door,
while the others stood waiting with
| drawn reYolyers for the first shot
! from within. Because of the entreat.
| les of Mrs. McManners the door was
opened before the police had broken
II down The three men and Mrs.
McManners were at once placed un.
| der arrest
Returning to the building in short
| time the officers found that Streeter
mad barricaded the house once more
| lie was summoned to surrender. and
after some parley gave himself up
! When he came out of the housa ne
carried rifle and four revolvers. Fte
claims that he was not on the ground
when the fight was in progress. All
! persons living on the District #
Lake Michigan" were placed under
arrest. pending the death or recov.
cry of Kirk The wounded man died
In the immediate neighborhood IF
the scene of last nights fight a mum.
Der OF Chi2ago's most prominent men
reside among them being ex-United
States Senator Farwell, o. w. Potter
Franklin MacVeagh and Potter
Palmer.