Evening journal., 1911-09-06
BULLETS
FAIL TO KILL
CuIiaS Pumps Two Shots Into
Diamond to Square His
WrOneS
CHASES VICTIM THROUGH
THEATRE CROWDED STREETS

Flourishing a revolver and giving
chase to a man at whom he shot five
times, two OF the bullets taking effect
Nicholas Culias, a candymaker, aged
% years, caused intense excitement IN
Market and King streets, between
Sixth and Eighth, about 1890 o'clock
last night The theatres were letting
out at the time the shooting occurred,
and a big crowd quickly collected.
The victim of the shooting is George
A. Diamond, who is about the age Of
Culias, and that he was not killed, is
a mystery Culias chased him from
Eighth and Market streets along
Eighth, to King, and in that thorough
fare to Sixth, where Diamond sank to
the side walk with two of the five bull
let's fired at him. in his body
Culias then ran to Market street
with a big crowd following. He flour
ished his gun and nobody dared come
near him. The man ran to the City
Hall and into City Hall place where
Police Operator Gaynor, who had
heard the commotion, met him and tie
two nearly collided. Culias pointed his
weapon at Gaynor but the officer
grappled with him and managed TO get
him down to the sidewalk. and with
the assistance Of Patrolman Dutton. at
present doing duty at the police sta
ton. unarmed him.
In the meantime Police Captain
Kane, who had gone out the rear of
the station, to King street, to head off
Culias, came upon Diamond lying on
the sidewalk, at Sixth street. He or
dered him taken to the City Hall and
from there the wounded man was re-
moved to the Delaware Hospital
The bullets which struck Diamond
did not strike any vital parts and he
will recover Both took effect in the
hip about the same place Patrolman S.
c. Walker was recently shot, and who
has fully recovered.
Both men are candy makers and ac-
cording to Culias, have been friends,
but something occurred between them,
whether imaginary, or not, on the part
of Culias, which resulted in the shoot
ing last night Culias said Diamond
had kept him awake at nights, and
that he had not slept any in the past
seven weeks He said that Diamond
wanted to take him home last night
but he refused. When Diamond IN
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revolver Diamond then fed toward
King street with Culias in pursuit
Both turned the corner of Eighth and
King street, running toward Seventh
when Culias began shooting He fired
five times. One bullet brought Diamond
down but he leaped to his feet and
continued running. When near Sixth
street a second bullet reached him ard
he again fell. this time remaining OF
I the ground. Culias. frightened by the
throng. continued running toward ths
/ City Hail. He said today that he had
no intention of shooting Officer Gay
nor and fully intended to give himself
up.
That Culias may be temporarily de.
ranged is evident from his CONVERSE
tions. He admitted today that he shot
a man in New York city about fouI
years ago, the bullet passing through
his victims checks. For this ofense
he said, he spent fifty-three days m
Jail When asked why he shot this man
Cuiias replied. because he did tho
same thing to me that Diamond did.
The prisoner was arraigned in City
Court today but his hearing was posi-
poned for one week. II is thought that
diamond will be able TO be about by
that time. Culias was taken to the
vorkhouse this afternoon and if his
mental condition does not improve by
j., the date Of his hearing, he will be ex
amined my physicians.