The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-25
Riding ON Street Car When Negro
Passenger Attempts 20 kilI the
Conductor.
HIS LEG MAY BE AaIPUTATED.

yesterday, in a quarrel with kessly,
over the payment of a five cent car
fare. The shooting occurred about
3: 80 D. m.
Davis boarded Walnut street car,
going south along Commercial avenue,
at Twenty nth street. lie rode to
seventh street where he was request
ed by the conductor to pay his fare
II Is alleged that theneg TO then be-
came quarresome and was ordered of
the car at Sixth street. This no re-
fused TO do. a scuiile ensuing.
Davis, Il appears. was thrown from
tho car. He Immediately drew revil-
yer firing at Kessly. who ran around
the car. in an endeavor to escape be-
ing shot.
The car was crowded with passen-
gers. among them being Dsrgal.
AT this time the negro and his VIC
tim were on the west side OF the car.
The passengers got on on the east
side.
Kessly in the meantime ran around
the rear end east side OF the car. the
negro following. firing at Kessly all
the time.
Frank Dargal, member of the l..
A. l.. baseball team OF Paducah. at
tempted to get clear Of the car at this
time. and was struck as he jumped
from the ear, the bali entering his left
leg Just below tho knee. fracturing the
bone. He made his way to the side
walk where he fell. the blood gushing
in a stream from the wounded limb.
He was Immediately attended by
DR.. Fields. who made a turnlquot Of a
handkerchief and cane to stop the
bleeding. lie was later taken to the
once OF Dr. r. y. Gordon, whore the
wounds were dressed. Drs. Gordon and
Duggan attending The bone was
badly fractured and amputatlon may
be necessary.
Kessly was hit by three Of the six
shots fred The hrst. and most dan
gorous. entering the chest directly be
low the right shoulder blade. penetrat-
ing the right lung and making is exit
below the right nipple.
The second bullet passed through
the lef, arm. midway between the ell
BOW and wrist. fracturing the bone.
This bullet was later cut out being
located at the back of the arm appos-
Ito the fracture.
Tho third Bullet entered the left
hand between the index and middle
fingers. ranging upwards, fracturlng
the boes of the hand and lodging at
the lower end OF the forearm.
Kessiy made his way 10 the Hotel
Illinois. He was thoro attended by
DR.. Fields until the ambulance ar
rived. taking him to st. Mary's infrm.
airy where he was attended by three
surgeons.
The negro Davis made no attempt
TO escape. was captured by ID. r. Nc
Carthy and p. J. Mcnamara and taken
TO headquarters. He Is a tough char
acter and has been mixed up in severa
bad scrapes before. II is said he wal
twice before put on the street carr
for refusal to pay car fare, and II Il
alleged that he made threats agains
Conductor Kessly on Saturday.
Isxnftntnnuf - m htvh Altar tho sha.,
Ing and many motley groups of stern
faced men gathered on various stree
corners talking the matter over. Judg'
Lynch was freely mentioned until
late hour.
Dargel Is brother of Mrs. J. A
Bauer, and Mrs. Bauer, went toCalr'
this morning to be with him. Dargo
has many friends here. He is
plumber and is employed by Ed Han
nan. He is second baseman for tn
L. A. LIS and a good ball player.
The seriousness of the injury
impossible to determine before to
morrow at the earliest. Last night a
St. Mary's infirmary where tn
young man was taken, the physician
dressed the wound The bullet en-
tered the shin and shattered tn
bone. 1t ranged downward and tn
doctors took out two inches and
half of broken bone. The leg wa
then placed in splints and II bloc
poisoning does not set in Dargel
said to have a good chance to saw
the foot.
The conductor Is medical ST,
dent and was working on cars
make his summer expenses. He di'
played wonderful nerve at the opel
ating table refusing to take chlor'
form. He watched the doctors prob
for the bullet in the wrist. His cond
tion is considered hopeless. as on
lung was penetrated and he ca
neither lie down nor sit upIn ease II
is gradually becoming weaker.