Philip A. Sullivan saved Charles K. Blatchly and an indeterminate number of persons from being shot, Buffalo, New York, July 20, 1921. A man armed with a revolver and a knife entered a room where Blatchly, state commission referee, was holding court a short time after Blatchly had heard the man’s case and refused his claim. About 35 persons were in the room. The man advanced down an aisle directly in front of Blatchly and fired, the shot going through the head of a man near Blatchly. Sullivan, 39, attorney, who had been sitting a few feet from Blatchly’s side, ran toward the assailant and after a fierce struggle overpowered him. Blatchly then joined Sullivan, and the assailant was disarmed. Sullivan had taken a step or two toward the assailant when the first shot was fired, and during the struggle at least two more shots were fired that struck no one. Sullivan sustained three broken ribs in the struggle and was disabled six weeks. 21670-1732
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