The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-19

er performed the operation, assisted
by Drs Mcnamara and Uhler The
ball entered and plowed In a down
ward course, lodging twenty inches
away In the back on the right side.
IL Is regarded as miracle that neith-
er the stomach nor bowels were per-
forated The surgeons found the ball
without difficulty. 1t was fired from
| q thirty-eight caliber revolver. a
slight dent on the side of the ball
made 1t appear that 1t struck "a bone
| in its course.
Fighting Chance for Life.
DIR. Lower stated to the Mirror rep
! resentatlve this morning that Mr.. Hos
| letter passed through the operation
very well and that he has just fight
| ing chance for recovery. The sur
| geons say that the bullet took out
pieces of the uniform. the shirt and
under garment and they fear that
these may have been carried into the
| wound which would cause infection
| and probably peritontis as In the case
of President Mckinley.
Jerome Hostetter is big, powerful
fellow. weighing about 215 pounds and
standing over six feet. That he is
alive now Is due to his splendid
strength and vitality. He is making
n game fight for life and will pull
through IL 1t Is possible for medical
skill to do II.
Other Officers Join Search.
As soon as possible word was got
ten to Captain of Police Lincoln Bond
| and he, with other officers, rushed to
the West End and searched for the
| fugitives Chief Klinefelter was call
| ed up and the chief aided in the
search Messages were sent to all Of
the surrounding towns and cities, ask
ing the authorities to be on the look
out for the thugs and asking them
to carefully search all freight and
passenger trains. Some private cit
izens. aroused over the shooting, as
sisted the police in searching not only
| the yards but the other parts of the
| city.
Chief Klinefelter, Officer Masterson
| of the Pennsylvania force, and Hoff-
| hines, who was the hold-up victim,
went to Gallon at midnight after re-
ceiving a message from there stating
| that two men had been taken off an
Erie train and they seemed to answer
the description given by Hoffhines. on
| arriving 1T 'falloli, nbN'NtlI nun
said they were not the ones who held
him up. Al Bucyrus two more were
arrested at three o'clock this morning
and the officers ana Hofhines went
there at o'clock but the men under
arrest were not those wanted
Both Are Young Men.
Hofrhinea said that both appeared
| to be under 80 years of age and neith-
or was more than five feet, seven
| inches tall. one wore a light suit and
! light cap. The other had on dark
suit and dark slouch hat He Is posi-
tive that he can identify either If he
ever sees them again.
The police spent the rest of the
night in the search and quit at
O'Clock this morning without success.
| The department Is inclined to believe
that the deed was committed by pro-
| fessionals. They are, however also
| investigating clew that inplicates
| local talent in the affair. The officers
admit that there is scant hope of se-
| curing the pair but they are keeping
| the wires warm in an attempt to get
n clcw that will lead to the arrests.
Suspects Captured.
| The watchfulness of Operator j. q.
| Sutton, who works the first trick at
| the Erie MI tower may result in the
| assailants of Officer Hostetter being
| captured. At II o'clock this morning
| he saw two men, answering the
description furnished by Hoffhines,
emerge from large cornileld not far
| from the tower and board an Erie
freight westbound.
He communicated with officer Gu
| sick of the local police and Cusick
| wired to the Kenton and Lima po-
| lice to be on the lookout for them.
| The dispatcher offered to stop the
fast freight at any point desired by
| the authorities, Lima police report
| that they secured the two men, who
We're riding in gondola car and the
| and the authorities at Kenton who
saw them in the car as 1t went through
are positive that the descriptions tally
| and that the men arrested are the
ones being sought.
| Operator Sutton after receiving
word over his wire from Lima, says
| that there is no doubt but that the
men arrested are the ones wanted.
| Chief Klinefelter and Hoffhines will
| go to Lima this afternoon at o'clo'
and make certain whether the two
men under arrest are the ones who
are guilty of the hold-up and the sub
sequent shooting of Hostetter,
Hostctter Very Low.
At 1880 p. m, today Jerome Hos
letter suffered a sudden collapse and
instead of the encouraging Word of
the morning the physicians at his bed
side say that he has but "A slight
chance to pull through. This after
noon at 2 o'clock 1t was said that his
condition remained about the same
with respiration at 40 and p,
1886.
| DIR. Uhler stated to the Mirror that
he was unable to tell whether the
bullet had perforated the bowels as
his present condition might indicate
or whether that condition was due
TO the delayed shock. He Is very, very
low and it is doubtful IL he lives out
The day. Yet the physicians refuse
to say that there Is no hope for re-
covery; they say that there is n slight
chance and that hangs entirely on the
question whether or not there IL a
perforation CT the bowels
VIII Offer Reward.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles l..
| Justica will 90 hafnra tho count,, ,nn,