The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-05
TWO TRAGEDIES
MARK A HOLIDAY
Man Struck Down by Unidentified
Assailant Is Likely
to Die.
PEACEMAKER SLAIN
BY A DRUNKEN BOY
Youth Shoots Down the Man
Who Had Tried to Calm
His Rage.

marked the celebration of the Fourth Of
July in Minneapolis.
Alfred Dore, ITO University avenue
NE, lies at the point Of death at the
city hospital as the result of stab
wound received last night near Tenth
avenue S and Washington.
Inc police are securing the city for
Dore's assailant. and Albert Littleson
Is locked up at South Side station as a
witness. ..--.
According to-, the information OBJ
on the sidewalk waiting for a car. with
him were several friends. Another
party of pedestrians came along and
quarrel started out between the men.
The trouble Quoted down and as
pore was walking away man stabbed
him in the side and ran away. The
police have obtained description OF
the assailant.
The knife entered Dore Is lungs and
the physicians say he can not live.
Shot Dead by Boy.
While acting as peacemaker and
trying to prevent a serious fight be-
tween a father and son, John Harmon
ack, 100 Twentieth avenue s was shot
down and killed by Stephan Shurba In q
saigon 10, at 1871 Washington avenue s.
conducted by W. M. Uram, the murder
er's brother-in-law.. A crowd had
gathered in the place early in the even
ing and among the men standing q
the bar were the, elder, Shurba and
ON n HEarmonask, known to his friends
AS the men were drinking quietly
Stephen Shurba came into the place and
being intoxicated asked his father rude
ly for more money. Shurba, angered
at seeing his son in that condition, 70.
preached him for his drinking and re-
fused to give him money.
Peacemaker Takes Hand.
Immediately the young man became
enragged and attacked his father with
mate friend of both father and son
took hand In the trouble to save the
father from injury, and it was for this
that he was shot down minute later.
Young. Shurba then turned on 1Har-
monack and in order to quiet him,
Harmonack was compelled to strike
! him In the face. ~.
For q moment the fight mania an
peared to have died, for the young man
retired to the rear of the saloon. While
| there, however, he removed the blank
! cartridges from his revolver and filed
the chambers with loaded cartridges,
he returned to the front Of the saloon,
| Where Harmonack was standing with
Andrew Shurba, and made another at
tack on him. Harmonack was compelled
to strike him again, and at this point
bartender grabbed "Big John So
arm, saying that the boy had been pun
1shed enough. Harmonack admitted
that he had. and said he was willing to
quit If the boy would quiet down.
hardly had he said this. when the
noY drew back and, snatehing the re-
monack and fred four times.
The first shot missed, but the Others
entered Harmonack 8 body. He stag
gered toward Shurba and fell uncon-
sc1ous at his feet. He was immediately
placed in the South Side patrol wagon.
| which had been summoned, but he died
oefore reaching the hospital.
Battled with Police.
Immediately after the shooting De.
tectives Rhoades and Bahan and Patrol
men Hartwell and Void appeared and
disarmed Shurba after struggle. On
the way to the police station the Young
murderer fought fercely and, being stiff
under the influence Of liquor, he did
hot reahze what he had DONE Once
not be aroused from his stupor.
Harmonack g body was taken to the
morgue and today was turned over to
his family. He was 30 years old. and IL
survived by a widow and several small
children.
Recalls Nothing.
Young Shurba had recovered from
his debauch today, but he would an.
swer no questions when asked by the
police. He says he remembers nothing
that occurred last night. Further than
that he would say nothing.
| Mayor Jones announced today that
the license for the saloon in which the
voked immediately. The proprietor Of
the place could have elected the bel
llgerent persons before the trouble he.
came 50 serious, or could have tele-
phoned for the police, he SAYS. ana mo
excuses OF any kind will be accepted.