Show I BROTHERS QUARREL i ii i AND BULLETS FL FU FLY I Ij j Squeezing Out Process Leads Leath to Tragedy In Chicago Business Office WOMAN IN THICKEST OF IiI IT Ii j I One Belligerent Belg rent Is Arrested and ad a adV d V Other One Is In the I Hospital Hospital Chicago O July 20 Samuel 20 O. O Samuel T T. A. A Lot Loftis president of o th the firm of LoC Brothers Company diamond merchants merchants merchant mer mer- chants chant was shot lot early this afternoon h by h his brother Jo Joseph eph S S. S Loftis Lotis after a a stormy s scene cene In the ollices of the Ow company 9 02 92 State Stat street in which the wounded man and his hl wife had sought I I to lo force Coree Joseph JOeph Lottie out mit of or the Ow partnership I rh The shooting came as aR the climax to toa toa toa a hoard board of or directors directors' meeting attended by b Samuel Jor his wife and Joseph Samuels Samuel's wife Ul is iM the he secretary Samuel put a formal Cormal motion that thal Joseph be ousted from Crom the board of or directors after s severely reprimanding him for forne ne neglecting lt his duties dutes and conducting himself In a manner prejudicial to lo the Mrm's Irm Interest You Y ii will wil never neer Ir IP do 10 that shouted d Jo Joseph eph Loftis leaping from nun i-nun a 3 chair chah aro t the 1 room and snatching a 3 32 revolver front from lom lii his pock pocket t is int Fie li In an on Instant before Samuel Loftis Uhl jump to his hb feet Joseph had begun shooting The first bullet hulet struck his hi brother r In the tho loft left lor arm Mrs Ir Lotus at first screamed and anc started to run tin but quickly regaining her composure Ic she ru upon her I husbands husband's a assailant like a n panther Site She Sh grabbed him by h the tho throat choking choking chok chok- ing him with all ni her ml might ht while her wounded husband ran in itt upon him arid and nIll clinched him hini around the thc waIst At close range Joseph Joheph fired several se shots shot one of the bullets hulets grazing Samuel on the top of th the head and two going through his coat coat Meanwhile Policemen Dood and OConnor O'Connor who had heard the shots rushed rushel Into the room Hundreds of or women clerks In the w were l panic stricken when the shooting began They rushed him Into Info the street and cus cus- customers emers Hod liel loc to all al parts palts of the the budIn build bud In ing n g. g o 1 shot hot him officer emcee said paid Joseph Tn c Take me to the thC police station anti and pit ive ta talk I It over 0 there there d nn on To Joseph Joeeph eph wa was taken in charge by the Ute rs r while vas n Itel t Samue olo th Ii D P ti JuhU h din luw w un r f i b le and and nd 9 Vi ri u ik I q lt a nil i it 1 Q hh hit I brother lq h with wih assault It with a a. 0 deadly n intent to commit murder mir mur n wih der det to Mercy hospital Joseph wa sas taken to the tho Harrison street station and ant later released on bont bonds The woun wounded ll man who I Is th the vice Ice president pre of the Illinois Athletic club chub cub member of the Chicago o Athletic Mid Mid- Midlothian Id lothian and anti South Shore Country clubs club an and his brother Joseph arc arc both w well l known and have hav been associated as as- sedated In business since Ince 1885 1 SS having come to Chicago from rom Philadelphia The They originated the l Idea ca of soiling selling diamonds on th the Installment plan pion in Joseph ha has been carrying on such a way for a year said galt Samuel Loftis that It was necessary to force him hint out nut of the firm Irm His HI conduct has been prejudicial to the business q welfare welfare wel wel- fare rare of the concern He did not at attend attend attend at- at tend to his hI business q and and had been b cn cousin causing serious trouble for more than thana a year or Things got to such uch a pass that th the company compan decided to dispense with wih his ser IN services S. S On Juno l 1 15 he was wo suspended suspended sus sus- and h he was wa as vice Ice pre president ane informed that a meeting meUng of the tho board of directors would be bl held today to i oust him from Crom the board and his office of of- o- o otee flee fice tee as n vice ice president The Tue Sf J. J Clifford Lofti LottIe another brother when a asked lcd about the shooting said si I Joe Is 1 h the best bet boy in th the wOld world Samuel Samurl was trying to squeeze him hInt out just JURt a as he and hl his wife trite wie squeezed d me mae out I used ue to be a member of or the firm until Sams Sam's wife put him up Jo to squeezing me out Now ow they are trumping up the same thing hung f for r To Toe Joe Jo Joe was wag right Joseph Loftis LoC had little to say sy re regarding regarding rl- rl re- re garding the affair I 1 do not want to discuss dircus cuss this case he h. h said but I Ju guess ss that they lucy m my brother brothel and his wife know now no that thai I mean business The whole trouble i Is over a business busi busl- ness disagreement dl I will wi not permit them to ruin my business prospects About the tho shooting I have ha nothing to toM M say pay I might not do It I I If I had bad the situation to confront me again |