The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-06
PRESIDENT MASSACHUSETTS A.
r. OF l.. PROBABLY FATALLY 4
WoUNDED--SHoT TWICE.
LUNATIC OvERpOWERED
BY Governor Guild and Others After
Bitter strusgie--Injured Men Had
Been Waiting to Speak With
Executive.

Boston. Dec 5--An insane mar
walked into the ante-room of the exc
cntiye chamber at the state house
this afternoon and finding Governor
Guilds door closed turned on three
prominent labor leaders and fired
three shots at them, probably fatally
wounding Edward Cohen, Of Lynn,
president of the state branch of the
American Federation of Labor, SER
iously wounding Dennis d. Driscoll,
Of Boston, secretary of the same
board, and injuring with the muzzle
Of his revolver Arthur Huddell, Of
Boston, former president of the Cen
trail Labor Union of this city. The
insane man, who was John Steele, OF
Everett, and who was released on
parole last month from the Danvers
Insane asylum, was overpowered by
Private Secretary Charles s. Groves
and General J. II. Whitney chief OF
the state police.
Governor Guild was in his office
only few feet away and rushing out
assisted in subduing Steele, then knelt
by Cohen's side and subsequently di-
rected the removal of the wounded
man to hospital.
ConeA was shot twice through the.
head and was in critical condition
tonight. A third bullet struck Dris-
coll glancing blow on the side OF the
forehead and making a long wound
over the head, rendered him uncon-
scious. He recovered consciousness
half an hour later. HuddelPs wound
will probably cause him little incon-
yenience.
The three labor leaders came to the
state house today to meet the gov
ernor by appointment in regard to
pardon for A. M. Kennedy, of Salem,
who is serving sentence in the Es-
sex house of correstion. They were
waiting for an audience with the gov
ernor when Steele entered the ante
room and glancing at the closed door
to Governor Guilds room, turned
around and drawing a revolver fired
at Cohen, who was about six feet
away Cohens back was turned ami
the bullet struck the back OF his |
head, passed directly through, and
came out at the forehead, driving a /
great snlash OF blood to the wall op-
posite and beside the picture of Abra
ham Lincoln The wounded man
turned, only to receive another bullet
in the head, which also passed com
pletely through. Cohen sank uncon-
scious to the floor. Huddell, in an
attempt to close on the man was
struck on the cheek by the muzzle of
the revolver and knocked down. But
Steele made no attempt to fire again.
By this time Private Secretary Groves
had leaped over table and grapplei
with Steele, and almost at the same
moment General Whitney came
the door and rushed to the as
sistance of Groves. I
Huddell also jumped mp and wrech-
cd tie revolver away while one of the
notified Guild, The gov I,
ernor instantly went into the lobby
and assisted in pushing Steele onto
pne OF the sofas The police soon /,
reached the scene and handcuffed
who was taken to the tombs.
Among the physicians who respond
pd to the call for medical aid and
assistance was DIR. owen Copp, chair
main of the state board of insanity,
who recognized Steele. having hal
him under observation for more than
i've wears in various state insane in
stitutions. al
Several state officials said Steele
was a well known character to the /
board Of insanity and that he had
m iIIusion that he was not getting MS
lights. for which he held the gov
srnor responsible.