South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-05
TWO MEN DROP
AS SHOTS FLY
ON WEST SIDE
]. L. Kain, Innocent Bystand-
er, Gets Bullet Just Be-
low the Heart.

While at Chaplin and Division SITS.
Saturday evening at s o'clock. J. l..
Kain. 327 Z s. williams St. was bad
ly wounded when he was struck be-
low the heart by a stray bullet from
the gun OF one OF two negroes who
shot Albert Harris. colored. y. Bird
sell ST. twice. inhicting minor
wounds. Kain was an innocent by
stander who with his wife and three
children were returning home when
the two negroes started shooting at
Harris
The two negroes were first noticed
shortly before s o'clock when they
entered "a soft drink parlOr in the
1000 W. Division 81. Both of
the men were very large. one slight
ly taller than the other. As the
taller Of the two men raised his
glass 20 drink the proprietor Of the
soft drink parlor noticed the negro
had a revolver in a holster on his
belt. The proprietor became
alarmed after they left and notified
Police Capt. James Schock.
Seen by Chauffeur.
AOLOICg Gle OlHNtl DtIL OlLlSltd4
was sent 10 investigate the negroes
who could not be located. How
ever. the officer made a tour OF the
ncighborhOOd searching several ne
groes and then entered the Peoples
State bank 10 warn them that the
men were in the vicinity. The Of
fCials OF the bank requested that
Olmstcad stay at the bank until he
was relieved by another officer. Ohm
stead complied with their request
and while waiting tc be relieved was
informed that the two negroes were
going east on Division st. and that
one of the men from the Maxwell
garage on w. Division st. was fol-
lowing the negroes and could iden-
tify them.
The motorcycle officer started east
on Division st. but was greatly him
dered because of a Grand Trunk
freight train standing still. blocking
the street from Scott 10 Laurel SITS.
AS the officer reached Chaplin st. he
was stopped by DR.. Won Barnady
no Informed him that two men had
been shot. According to the story
told by the garage man who was
trailing the two negroes they were
on the south side OF Division st.
and as they reached Chaplin st. they
started TO run east. When the two
men reached the end OF the State
bank at Chaplin and Division St. the
taller Of the two was seen TO hand
the revolver to his partner who
turned and fred three shots at an
Other negro. Harris. who was walk
ing past. They then cut in behind
the bank and made their getaway.
Didn't Sec Them.
Harris stated that the first he
knew OF the pair was when he saw
the shorter of the two men raise the
gun TO shoot. He turned sideways
and was shot once through the right
hip while another bullet passed
through his right arm into his side.
Kain, with mis- wife and three chill
dren. was standing on the corner.
one bullet entered Kain's breast just
below the heart where IL shattered
a rib and then glanced to one side.
Both Harris and Kain were taken
into the Kolupa drug store on
Chaplin st.
4 fast run was made by t2e police
am bu,ance I'm charge OF Officers
Luther and LaskowsEi who removed
Harris 70 the Epworth hospital.
Kahn was attended by Or. Won
Barandy who removed the bullet
Kahn was then removed 20 his resi-
dence in the police ambulance. His
wound is said not 10 be serious. The
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