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Show In shot Off THE PIKE Tragedy Occurs at the World's Fair. I . i Three People Victims of a Live Stock Agent's ' Gun. Ono --an Innocent Bystander, Who 'Was Fatally Wounded by Bullet Intended for Another. I ST. LOUIS. June IS. Zach Mulhall, live-stock agent of the St. Louis &. San Francisco railroad, tonight shot three men in front of thc entrance to the Wild West show on tho Pike at the World's fair. One of them, an Innocent bystander named Ernest Morgan, the doctors say will die. Ho was shot in the abdomen. The other mon are Frank Reed, boss hostler of tho Wild West show, and Johnny Murrah, one of the cowboys. They are being cared for at the emergency hospital on the World's fair grounds. Morgan lives In St. Louis and is" IS years old. Frank Reed, who Is 50 years old, was shot in the arm and the right side of the neck. Murrah, aged 1IG years, was shot lh the abdomen. The shooting was the culmination of trouble between Mulhall and Frank Reed over the question of authority. The shooting occurred at; the entrance of the show Just at tho conclusL yt a performance, per-formance, while the Pike was crowded with people and great excitement was caused. Mulhall was locked up and ball was refused. Trouble Between Men. T-biero has "been trouble for some time between Mulhall and Reed. Th"b latter says it was because Mulhall tried to run things, although he was only an employee like Reed. Last week Mulhall had Rd arrested on the charge of disturbing dis-turbing the peace, and Reed was fined $50. Yesterday afternoon, according to R$ed, he received word that some horses which had gone astray had been taken up in St. Louie county, and he went out to get them. He took California Cali-fornia Jack Roberts with him ovr the protesL of Mulhall, who did not want Roberts to go. Had Bitter Quarrel. After they returned Mulhall went to the stables and, noticing that one of the horses had been used, asked Reed what he had been doinK with th(? liorsi. lri told him that he had ridden the horse when lie went after the strays. This was after the show last night. A bitter quarrel, followed, In which Mulhall pulled his gun and threatened to Bhoot Reed. The latter not being armed, hq desisted. Tragedy Occurs. Tonight, at the conclusion of the Wild West show, Mulhall met Reed aw he was emerging from the 6how. Mulhall'pulled his revolver, but before he could use it Murrah atempted to take it away. In the scuttle the weapon went off and Murrah was wounded. Mulhall then fired point blank at Reed, tho first shot striking him ln the arm, the second grazed his neck and hit Morgnn. Two nddillonol yhots fired by Mulhall went wild. Mulhall then ran Into another Pike enclosure, where he was arrested. Mulhall, Mul-hall, It !s stated, previous to running away, pointed his gun ot Cummings. proprietor of the show, but did not shoot. |