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15 October 2011

COOGAN story 

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appearing in "Ogden Standard Examiner" [UT], 27 JUN 1890:

ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 - James Kerr, a prominent foundryman, while 
walking on the street with a non-union member to-day, was assaulted 
by a crowd of strikers.  Finding he was being worsted, Kerr drew a 
revolver and fatally shot Edward Coogan.  There is great excitement 
over the tragedy.  The non-union man, Clausen, has been intimidated 
frequently by strikers.  He went to work for Kerr's firm a couple 
of days ago, and Mr. Kerr on account of threats last night, escorted 
him home.  This morning he called at Clausen's house and they walked 
down to the foundry together.  When near it a gang of strikers 
jumped out from a doorway and set on them and beat them severly. 
Kerr will not talk, but Clausen says his employer did not shoot 
until he was beaten down and men on all sides were dragging at him.  
Clausen also attempted to draw a revolver by the strikers got it 
away from him.

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appearing in "Washington Post" [DC], 27 JUN 1890, PAGE 1:

FIRED SHOT IN RETALIATION

SAN FRANCISCO - Edward Coogan, a molder's apprentice, employed by
the Vulcan Iron Works, was short and instantly killed this morning
by James W. Kerr, of the firm of Steinger & Kerr, proprietor of the
Occidental Foundry.  The shooting was the outgrowth of an assault 
on C. J. Clausen, a non-union molder...

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appearing in "Los Angeles Times" [CA], 30 JUN 1890:

SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 29 - Thousands of [mourners] attended the 
funeral of Edward Coogan, the iron [apprentice] who was shot by 
James Kerr last Thursday...

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appearing in "Los Angeles Times" [CA], 24 JUL 1890:

THE COOGAN HOMICIDE

...identify the man who fired the shot.  Andrew Coogan, brother of
the deceased, made a statement but it developed nothing new. Counsel
for the prosecution then...

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