The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-12
RIOT IN CHICAGO
FIERCE PITCHED BATTLE IN ARTS
TOCRATIC BOULEVARD
SECTION
ONE MAN LIKELY TO DIE
Old Dispute Over Capt. Streeter's
Land Claims Causes Desperate
Collision of Forces
Many Arrests.

CHICAGO, Feb. u.-During fight
with Winchester rifles this evening be-
tween the followers of rival claimants to
property lying along the lake shore
drive, the most aristocratic drive in Chi
cago, Frank Kirk, a Waterman for one Of
the claimants, was shot through the
head, sustaining a mortal wound.
The property in dispute consists Of
made land lying east of the lake shore
drive and between it and Lake Michi-
gan. Capt George W. Streeter who has
for many years been a thorn in the side
Of North side property owners because
of his propensity to settle on vacant
ground and then claim in the courts the
rights of a sQuatter, has erected several
small shanties upon this ground and
GAINS that inasmuch as it was not orig
finally included in the government sur
sTeys of the state of Illinois, it does not
belong to the state but was public prop
erty open to settlement.
Between Streeter and his men, and the
watchmen employed by the property
owners along the lake shore drive there
have been frequent fights.
Tonight Henry Cooper, a lawyer, who
has been active in his opposition to
.Streeter, accompanied by Policeman
O'Malley went upon the ground of the
s1District of Lake Michigan" and was
attacked by Streeter who knocked him
down with the butt Of a revolver Sew
eral of Streeter's followers covered
O'Malley with their weapons and he
was ordered to leave or be shot.
Pitched Battle Begins.
Shortly after Cooper and O'Malley had
left the ground a pitched battle broke
but between three of Streeter's follow
,ers, William McManners, William
gRloch and John Hoeldtke, and two
2Watchmen employed by Cooper, Frank
Kirk and Samuel Porteous. Kirk and
Rorteous were standing just outside a
small shanty Of their own and one OF
fhe first shots struck Kirk in the top
Iof the head. Porteous entered the shan
Hy and returned the fire of the Streeter
hnen with Winchester.
= A riot call was hastily sent to the
East Chicago Avenue police station and
III wagon filled with officers under the
Command Of Captain Revere was sent on
THE run toward the place When the
Officers arrived Kinks body lay in the
Snow outside his shanty while from the
sSYindow Porteous kept up a steady fire
upon the three men in the other house
Who were returning his fire with all the
Speed with which they could work their
tifes.
The firing ceased as the police appeared
and a Gordon Of officers was at once
sHhrown around the shanty in which
UMcMannerS, Bl0ch and HOeldtke were,
lThey barricaded the door and threat
ened to kill the first officer who ap-
preached Headed by Captain Revere a
Squad of policemen began to batter in
the door while the others stood waiting
with drawn revolvers for the first shot
from within. Because Of the entreaties
of Mrs. McManners, who had been in
side the cottage throughout the firing,
her husband decided not to resist the
IL
gthe police had broke it down. The
ythree men and Mrs. McAfanners were at
lonce placed under arrest and taken to
the police station.
All Residents Arrested.
Returning to the building In a short
time the officers found that Streeter had
barricadeG tlSs house once more. He
WAS summoned to surrender and after
Some parley gave himself up. When he
Fame out OF the house he carried a
Rifle and four reyolvers. He claims that
NE was not on the ground when the fight
twas in progress. McManners, Blocki and
GIoeldtke claim that the first shot was
fired by Kirk and that he was shot when
they returned his fire. This-is denied by
EPorteous, who claims that the other side
fired the opening shot. All persons living
lbn the District Of Lake Michigan were
placed under Arrest pending the death or
recovery of Kirk. At the hospital to
(which he was taken, It was announced
chat there was no chance Of his recovery.
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