Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-09
Man Shot at
HoleIn all
Near Death
Frank Cirian Shoots Joe
Moran, Former Fireman,
"In Self. f.Dsfsnse" at
"Hols-in. .ths.Wall."

V0sesSnsSnosW w AL.
There was a shooting at the "Hole
IN the Wail' Friday night.
Frank Cirian. 1859 South Twenty
second street. shot Joe Moran, for
mer fireman and boxer, through the
body during al argument In the rear
room OF the basement OF Cirian's
home. Morans condition Is serious.
This rear room is the Hole in
the WALL sometimes called the
"Macaroni club" although salted
peanuts aud home-brewed beer lit
tie resemble maearoni.
sir'an told police he fired in sell
defense. .-'
Frank Kennisor, 1910 Pacific
street. who was with Moran, gave
police . written statement that both
had been drinking. Cirian was held
without bond pending the outcome
OF Moran's wound.
Thirsty Traveller.
Frank Cirian. and his brother, Toe,
commonly known as Butts" for
merly ran . soft drink saloon at
Twentieth and Pierce streets, but
some OF the paraphernalia since was
removed 10 the basement OF Franks
home.
Thirsty travellers. feeling tic urge,
were frequent visitors at the Hole in
the Wall.
Out Leayenworth street they went
70 Twcnty-frst thence south TO the
alley just off the Sunderland barns.
At the mouth OF the alley, the driver
twisted his steering wheel 10 the
west, nosed the bus just into the al
ley and pulled up to halt.
watch Yer Bus, Mister"
\ flock OF little urchins, putting
manfully on cigarets, suddenly
popped out from nowhere at all, |
and called Justify: /
Watch yer bus. mister, fer two
bits"
How they guessed the travellers
were bound for the Hole in the Wall,
no one really knew-they must have /
"sensed" it.
Down the dusty alley trudged the
thirsty ones. getting thirstier as
their feet stirred up the microbes and
germs from the road.
Half way to Twenty-second street
a high board fence loomed up, and
10 the north behind the stables they
lodged, glancing covertly up the al !,
ley as they disappeared down a step
into the yard within the fence.
Harsh Language,
Here they were greeted by dark
open doorway through which came
sounds Of laughter, interpolated
with rounds OF harsh language for
due emphasis.
Once inside the rear basement
room OF the house, which fronts on
South Twenty-second street, they
saw four tables and dozen chairs
crowded into small, ili-lighted room
with patrons draped comfortably, if
not gracefully, about the tables,
passing the can" and discussing the
latest boxing bout in Omaha.
With due effort, they reached the
table nearest the door without step /;
ping on anyone's toes. sat down. and
as the proprietor" appeared from
the second doorway in the room, one
Of them ordered:
Bring US can
Meanwhile, the early arrivals con-
tinued their weighty criticism OF
Bearcat Wright, Harvey Thorpe, I,
Sam Langford, Morris Schla;fer and
other luminarics OF the pugjlistic
profession, one OF the number even !,
getting to his feet and demonstrating
just how the last fight might have
been won had he been swinging the
defeated ring battler's gloves Tor
him.
The "can" appeared. was guzzled 4
i'll due form, and re-flled. A guest,
who knew the ropes, tore from nail I
on the wall, sack of salted pea
i!uts which he distributed to sharpen
the thirst, explaining it could be paid
Tor when the bill was settled.
Squalor Of the place impressed it.
self Oh the travellers and when the
refreshments began to taste Hat
they departed by the way whence
they had come, tossed al quarter to
the urchins guarding the car,
watched the scramble for it, and
drove away with an undeniable feel
ing they were lucky to get away
before the threatening argument |
among their predecessors should
break.
Ii was reported incorrectly yes
terday afternoon that Art Moran,
former manager OF the Murphy
Did-Its amateur base bail club, was
the. victim OF the shooting. Con-,
fusion in the names led to this mas
take The Joe Moran who was shot
was former ball player, but was
not the former manager of the Muir
ply team nor a municipal umpire
during the last season.
1t would have been impossible for
the former Murphy manager to
have become entanglcd in shoot
ing, his friends point out, as he
never has been known to take a
drink, and the man who was shot.
it is said, was under the influence OF