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Show ATTORNEY SHOT BHCRANK Quack Medical Practitioner Shoots Prosecutor Through the Eye Attempts Suicide. ( hlcago. III.. Dec 24. An attempt on the life of Charles Ailing, jr for mer aldermau and now attorney foi the stale board of health was maJe today by an alleged "quack medical practitioner, Fred Klimek, who then lumed his pistol on himself. II L; Schwaba. an assistant to Mr. Ailing. ,us slightly wounded Ailing was sho in the eye and lost consciousness. A physician, who was I called could not tell from a surface examination whether the wound would prove fatal. Klimek will d.e. It was reported. The shooting occurred In Ailing!! office In the presence of a number of clients, and grew out of the piosc jeutlon of Klimek for practicing medicine medi-cine without a license Klimek was fined ?2i0. Today he called on Ailing with reference to the case, asking that Ailing try to get the fine reduced Klimek said De was destitute and would have to serve out the term in the- workhouse. lllng replied that he would rec ommend that the fine be reduced to 100. You dont need to do that, said Klimek, "because I have to go to jail anyway 1 haven't cot 100 Ailing was about to reply when Klimek Kli-mek is said to have drawn his pistol 'and fired. Schwaba rushed forward and was stunned for a moment by a I second bullet which grazed his head i Klimek then fired a bullet into hl9 own loft side Ailing staggered into an adjoining office whence he was removed lo St. Luke's hospital. |