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Exhibit on the Pike at the World's Fair Not Down on the Programme

The Logansport Pharos, 20 Jun 1904


PEOPLE SHOT UP A WHOLE LOT
Oklahoma Man and His Gun Get Busy and Three Men Fall Before Him

St. Louis, Mo., June 20.-
Colonel Zach Mulhall, Oklahoma's cattle king, the father of Lucille Mulhall, champion steer roper of the world, and the friend of President Roosevelt and of ex-President Grover Cleveland, shot three men at the Wild West show on the Pike in the World's fair ground. The shooting was the culmination of a quarrel between Mulhall and three cowboys of the Wild West Show. Mulhall is held under arrest without bail. Six cfowboys are held in jail as witnesses. Reed and Mulhall had quarreled, and the quarrel was renewed Saturday night after the evening performance.



Mulhall Concludes to Finish It
I'll finish the matter right now," said Mulhall, and blazed away with his revolver. The victims of Mulhall's revolver are being cared for at the Emergency hospital. They are Ernest Morgan, of St. Louis, shot in the stomach; John Murrah, shot in the stomach; Frank Reed, shot in the right side of the neck and in the left arm. There has been trouble for some time between Mulhall and Reed. The latter says it was because Mulhall tried to run things, although he was only an employee, like himself. Last week Mulhall had Reed arrested ont he charge of disturbing the peace, and Reed was fined %50.



Quarreled Over a Horse
Saturday afternoon, according to Reed, he received word that some horses which had gone astray had been taken up in St. Louis county, and he went to get them. He took California Jack Roberts with him, over the protest of Mulhall, who did not want Roberts to go. After they returned Mulhall went to the stables and noticing that one of the horses had been used asked Reed what he had been doing with the horse. Reed replied that he had ridden the horse when he went after the strays. A bitter quarrel followed, in which Mulhall pulled his gun and threatened to shoot Reed. The latter not being armed, he desisted.



How Murrah Got Shot
At night at the conclusion of the Wild West show, Mulhall met Reed as he was emerging from the show. Mulhall pulled his revolver, but before he could use it Murrah attempted to take it away. Int he scuffle the weapon went off and Murrah was wounded. Mulhall then fired point blank at Reed, the first shot striking him in the arm, the second grazed his neck and hit Morgan. Two additional shots fired by Mulhall went wild. Mulhall then ran into another Pike inclosure, where he was arrested.






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