The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
SHOT in STOMACH
st. Joe Man Killed in a Row
About Woman.

ST. Joseph, Mo, Nov 16.-Joseph Fran
els Furlong, aged "a, a travelling man
residing at 1882 Howard str eet. st. Louis,
shot Irving Mcdonald. aged q, son of
Millionaire John 1. Mcdonald, at the
Metropole hotel, at 4 O'Clock Sunday
morning. The bullet passed through Nc
Donald's stomach and four hours later
he died.
Furlong went to the clerk of the Met
ropole, said he had shot man and CALI
ed for a policeman, to whom he surren-
dered. Fur1ong occupies cell at ponce
bullet was fired in self-defense, he re-
fuses to make a statement.
Locked up in the women'S department
at police headquarters are MISS Grace
Holt, aged IS. and Mrs. Lester Leland
Myrick aged 81 both of New York,
members of the Governors Son" The
atrical company, which played at the
Tootle theater Saturday night. Accord
ing to the statements of the women
they met Furlong and William R.Lynch
of Cleveland, o., aged 40, ano-her trav-
cling man, after the performance, and
lunched with them at the SchliEz cafe.
Henry Ramey, a prominent young at
torney, son of Judge Henry Nj. Ramey,
of circuit court No. 2: Alan Nannatta,
son of a wealthy wholesale druggist;
Carl Warner and Irving Mcdonald en-
tered the cafe and one of the young men
is alleged to have addressed the women
in familiar terms, which was resented
by them.
The women and their escorts went to
the Metropole, where all were. stopping,
and are said to have been followed by
the four young men. A round OF COCK
tails was ordered sent to the room or
Mrs. Myrick- She resented this, and
urged the quartette to leave.
A fight followed, during which
pocketknives were displayed, and Fur
long threatened to shoot the first per-
son who cut him. Mrs. Myrick saw the
weapon in his hand and endeaVored
to grab it
You don't dare to shoot" Mcdonald
is alleged to have said.
Scarcely had he uttered the words
when Furlong pulled the trigger.
When the report of the revolver was
heard, McDonald's lip quivered for a
moment and his face grew deathly
pale. Then he staggered and fell
In response to hurry up call. the
police ambulance was sent to the
scene The officers found Mcdonald
lying in pool of blood and suffering
terrible agony The wounded man was
removed to Ellsworth hospital.
When Mcdonald fell, Mrs. Myrick
became hysterica1. She threw her arms
around F'urlong's neck and cried: 'Oh.
brother, brotherr' Il am not your
brother" said Furlong. Il never said
1 was
Don't talk that way, brother .
moaned the weeping woman.
Il am not your brother" repeated
FurlonE.
The woman's demeanor suddenly
changed. You deny me- do you?' she
cried. "I'll fix you for that"
The woman swooned suddenly. but
members of the party went to her aid
and she soon revived. Furlong made
no statement at the police station. He
was locked in what is known as the
woman's cell. which differs from the
other compartments of the prison in
/ that it is inclosed with sheet iron
which makes it impossible to hold con-
versation with those on the inside
Furlong is handsome young man and
an exceptionally good dresser. When
searched over $40 was found in his
pockets. He was a classmate of
Father Bernard O'Reil1y, of the Ca
| thedral.