Show VINCENT ST JOHN SHOT BY PADDY I GOLDFIELD LABOR LEADER Special to The Herald Goldfield Nev Nov 5 Vincent St StJohn StJohn John Jahn of the Western estern Federation of ot Miner and Pat Tennant were shot at 5 this evening by Paddy a well welI known know labor leader who was formerly a resident of Cripple Creek The shooting occurred in Main street street near Miners union hall The street was crowded at al atthe atthe althe the time fired three or tour four times and the flying bullets came near hitting passing pedestrians So far as can be learned Tennant was as not concerned in the quarrel which led ed to the shooting He Ho was hit id lit the leg and the bone frac fractured fractured fractured THe Tile bullet cut an artery and the theman theman theman man bled profusely St John was hit in inthe inthe inI I the hand and the forearm and also aiso bled bied freely but is not in danger Result of at Union Squabble was wash arrested and placed in Jail He Ho refused to make any statement 1 v s v b bv l J of ot the trouble From other sources It is learned the fight was the result of ill iii feel feeling feelIng feeling ing which was wai engendered at the last election of ot officers when C H Mac MacKinnon MacKinnon Kinnon was declared elected president over Roach The Roach partisans claimed fraud and sent to headquarters a numerously signed petition asking for foran foran foran an Investigation of or the election Follow Following Following Following ing closely on this rupture St John flied filed charges against one Robert Randall who was the representative of ot the he executive committee of the national organization St John and his followers have also en endeavored endeavored endeavored to have the miners vote yote a strike in sympathy with the Bishop which was wall organized among the of or the Power company They Ther vere re defeated defeat d In their purpose but many ninny of the members of the federation tiring of the Incessant efforts of or the th ag ax agitators agItators to cause causO trouble troubie arc are said to bo be determined to rid the local union of ot St Job t i |