Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-12 | Page 20 | St. Loouis Feud Affray Sifted

rS' rS h ST ST. T LOUIS FEUD r AFFRAY SIFTED It a 1 ST. ST LOUIS Sept 12 UP Mayor R-Mayor Mayor f Bernard F. F Dickmann today was k investigating the Democratic factional fac fac- f factional c- c fight that led lcd to a n politicians' politicians f gunfight and the wounding of ot four tour V men at the city hall J State Representative Lawrence Fontana lay Jay wounded in City hospital host hos hos- t pital two policemen had slight aUght wounds and nd City James O. O Stubbs had a bullet- bullet marked face from the spray pray of bullets bullets bullets bul bul- lets that threw city hall hail workers r into an uproar yesterday esterday The shooting began in the office ef of Recorder of Deeds John P P. English English En En- glish gush head of ot a faction opposed to Mayor Dickmann The gunfight was Wa regarded as u an outgrowth of ot a factional fight that started this summer Bummer when rebellious rebellious rebel rebel- lious city committeemen ousted Mayor Dickmann's friend Robert Hannegan as head of ot the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic city c committee and substituted substituted substituted English Police were seeking two men who men who Accompanied Stubbs and Fontana to English's office to remonstrate with English in a n dispute over the bond election Tuesday Chief Deputy Recorder Gregory Moore told police he was quickest wh when n the shooting began English t took ok no part in the shooting The police quoted Moore as sayIng sayIng saying say- say Ing he fired tired about ten shots ty-five ty or 30 shots were fired Patr Patrolman James Painter and Police Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Chauffeur Arthur Sullivan were slightly wounded as they pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued Fontana across a court to the municipal co courts building They said they did not know who shot them Tubbs who was scratched near the eye by a bullet told authorities Moore began the shooting Moore told police he fired when Stubbs pulled a pistol English said Moore knocked Stubbs down and started firing Feud T Target arget wWi 0 Y w k rf KAt Ag John P. P English