Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-23
SHOOTING SCRAPE
AT ERONWOOD
Negro Went orr a Rampage
on Main Street Sat
urdar Forenoon.

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for the past few months, and as a
result of which one person is dead
two injured and others had narrow
escapes. Patrolman Swan Holt is
suffering with a bullet wound
through the cheeks, Lott was in
jured in the thigh and Mrs Gust
! Friedberg, of Montreal, died as a
result of a gunshot wound The
excitement at the time and for the
rest of the day was intense, and
but for the fact that Lott was
hurried off to the county Jail at
! Bessemer as soon as he had been
disarmed and subdued it is possible
that he would have been severely
dealt with by the angry citizens.
Lott, a big, strapping repre-
! sentative of the colored race, had
been out Friday night, it is said
imbibirg in the amber fluid and
sundry other OH be joyful concoc-
tions. He is said to have still been
under the influence of liquor when
he appeared at his place of work
Saturday morning, and when he
was given his walking papers by
the man in charge of Rushbolt S
barber shop became enraged and
abusive. Later he entered the
Rushbolt Hat Shop adjoining the
barber shop and is said to have us
ed abusive language in the pres
ence of the proprietor and the la
dies there. Paddy Fitzgerald was
passing the millinery parlOrs just
at this time, heard the negro S
vindictive language and entering
/ the store used his fists on the ne
gro's physiognomy and pushed him
out into the street. A little later
Lott went into the rear of the
barber shop and secured a 3SCali-
+ Der revolver from a desk drawer
and placing the revolver III his coat
pocket walked up Suffolk street tC
the saloon adjoining the St Jane:
hotel where Fitzgerald is employed
evidently with the purpose OF Sc
4 curing revenge on Fitzgerald fo1
the ruffling OF his dignity as re
suit of the thrashing Fitzgerald
saw the negro coming and made al
exit via the back door. Swan Hui
appeared upon the scene at this in
stance and as Lott was coming
through the door attempted to plact
him under arrest, Whereupon TIT
negro turned and opened FIRE, th'
bullet going through both Of th'
officers cheeks and tearing out
number Of teeth and knocking hin
down. Lott then went down Sut
folk street as far as the barber shol
which he also found vacant, tn,
man in charge having made his eX
it through the back door, and turn
ing round got as far as McCabe
drug store when Chief OF Police
Nick Frank was encountered. Mel
Frank had just reached the Firs
National Bank corner and was max
ing his way across the street whei
+ the negro took a shot at him, tht
bullet going through his coat anc
it is thought that this IS the sho
which hit Mrs. Friedberg, who hac
stepped from a car and was nea
the bank corner. Porter and Franl
exchanged a number of shots, tn
negro being hit in the thigh Will
the Officer escaped unscathed. Th
final outcome Of the affair wa
when a number Of citizens over
powered the negro and he was plac
ed under arrest and taken to Besse
mer and will probably have t
stand trial on a charge Of murder.
The depIorable feature OF tn
whole affair IS the fact that an in
nocent bystander should have com
in the path of the villain S bullets
Mrs. Friedberg received fata
1yoand, the bullet entering near tn
thigh and continuing through tn