Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06

BOSTON MASS. nec5-An In.
sane man walked into the auto room
CT the executive chamber Of tho state
house this Afternoon ana finding Gov.
crnor Guilds door closed, turned OH
threo nrominent labor lealers and
fired three shots nj them. probably
fatally woinding Fdw Cohen. OF LINN,
president OF the state branch of tho
American Federation OF Labor: scrl.
ously wonndlng Dennis d. Driscoll, OF
Z 'ston, secretary CT the game board,
and inIurlng with the muzx,e of hls
revolver Arthur NJ Huilel. of Boston.
formerly president CT the Central La
Dor Union of this city.
Tho insnne man. who was Jim A.
steele. Of Everett and who was re-.
leased On nnrole last month from the
Danvers insane asylum. was over.
lsow-red hy Private Secretary Charles
$. Cove and General J. p. whitney,
chief of the Police station.
Governor Guild was III hts ONCE
nnlva few; feet SWAY aavd rushing out
assisted in snhduing Steele, t.,en
knelt by Cohon's side and Subsequent.
~ directed the removal. OF the wound.
cd man to the hospital
Cohen was shot twice through the
head and was In n critical condition
at the Massachusetts, General Hosp..
'al tonight.
Tho third bullet struck DrIscnll n
elnnclrg blow IN tho slide OF the foro.
head and making n long wonnd on
the head which rendered him un.
conscious.
he recovered consciousness half
hour later.
Huddcl's wound was quickly dress.
ed and VIII pr,bably cnusc him little
Inconvenience.
The three labor leaders came to tho
State House TODAY to meet tho Gov.
error by anDo,rtmcu. In rerard o
rard II for A. NJ. Kennedy. of Salem.
who IS serving n sentence In the Fs.
Sex House OF Correction Thny rr7ch.
ed tho state Honsc shortly after three
O'Clock and found that the Govern, r
WIS receiving delegation from
Rhode Islnnd The three lnl.or men
We're asked TO walt ~ ono Of the ante
n7oms until tho Rhode Island men
should leave Nj three were standing
hes"e Eng table conversing plras-
antly. while at the further end OF the
room Private Secretary Groves was
Debating letter to the executive
stenograrhcr.
Shot Without Provocation.
William Reed the colored messcu.
ger of the department was seated Mt
his desk within 8 few feet Of the, In.
bnr mon. Suddenly Steele appeared
at the door of the IRON from the
hallway and without announcing his
mission walked bv tao dcorkeeper
ana Messenger Reed ard then cianced
toward Governor Guid'B r>om. which
WIS ahout 90 fec, away. The door
vas closed Steele turned around
and d'iwing revolver fred at Co
hon. who was about six foot away.
Cohcn's hack was turned and the teil.
le' struck tho hack OF his lead and
passed directly tlroueh coming ont
at the forehead ma driving n great
splash Of blood f. the wall oprosite
and beside tho picture Of Abraham
Lincoln. The wounded man turned
only to receive another bullet in tho
head, which also passed completely
thrugii.
Cohen sank unconscious to tho
floor. Steele then swung around and
fired at DrIsco.l. inc t"llet Inficting a
severe scalp wound. priscolI also fell
unccnscions to the floor HuddeI III,
attempting TO close on tho man WAC
struck on tho cheek bv tho mrzzle
70 tho revolver and knocked down.
But Steele made no attempt TO Arc
again.
By this tino Secretary Groves had
loaned ever table and grapplcd with
Steele, and almost at the Same NO.
ment General Whitney. who had bean
spmmored to the Kennedy hearing,
came through the door and rushed 10
his aTslstance.
!, Governor Hurled to Scene.
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