The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-03-31

Dunn Case.

was called on Yesterday to see decsased; made
post norton examination on the body to. day.
found three gun shots, or pistol Shots one in the
right leg two in the body one passing below the
lower portion of left lung cutting off portion of
eleventh rib, the other entering nearspine. The
latter was sufficient to cause DEATH 90 at.A3@
/ w. f. LANDON SWORN: Says yesterday between
and O'Clock P. NJ: was sixty rods this side of
the Idaho blacksmith shop; heard one shot, turned
round and saw deceased fall was five or six rods
| distant; saw Dunn with revolver in his hand ad.
vanciEg very ragiply towards decd as be lay on
thetgroand ten or twelve feet distant, pistol still
bearing on him decd made some remark; think
The said "for Gods sake don't shoot; T" as Mckay
was getting up Dunn fired again; Mackay was rest.
ing on right side with ba elk toward Dunn; Mckay
got on his feet. and ran; Dunn pursued him ran
some twelve rods Dunn think fired twice as both
were on the run; decd took circle; ran near a
deep cut; outran Dunn; DUN stopped and took
deliberate aim and fired twice. The sixth shot
deceased placed his hand on his side, and ran his
hand down his leg; 1 lost sight efdecfd; Dunn ran
to the edge of the bank.dtHe then turned and
walked back! Deceased had no weapons in sight.
Identifies the body. do .H0fl4EnJ q LfliEo WgG
THOMAS BEADLEY: Saw man fall in the road
- man came from behind the house; both strangers
to me; fired third time while lie was running round
the house; fred at him blythe ditch; then decd
put bis hand to his side; didn't notice but four
shots, five in all; deceased made for diggings.AG1
y TIN GEEaEN: Was coming up town yesterday;
was about $50 yards off; two shots were fired be-.
fore paid attention; then saw one man running;
another was following shooting at him; saw the
wounded man in the broken ground: this man /
saw to-day was the same man; know Dunn by
sight; didn't know Maekay.9e | goiig23zd !
+. ID. 7LAEGELL; About three o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mackay came up to my cabin wanted
me to come to town, We started together Be-
fore we left the cabin he said believe that Dunn
haSsleft.o Isaid, 81 don't know I'm sure.o Came
tn a ia fli1a II do ha
shop. Took short cut. Dunn was under the
shade roof cabin. Mackay was OF 0 feet ahead
of me was between him and the cabin.
heard and saw shot fred Mackay fell and re-
covered. Dunn fired the pistol about 10 or IL feet
distant. Mackay was nearly up when Dunn fired
again. zMackay said {. Don't shoot me, or are you
going to kill me?' or something to that effect
Mackay ran and Dunn followed and kept shooting
at him. About the time he fired 3 shots, had
turned round. when saw him at the edge of the
bank. went after DR.. Bell and warned the off,.
GERS. Mackay had noisweapcns When Mackay
got up, after being shot; his manner was hesitate
ing, and impressed me with the idea that he was
uncertain in his own mind whether to face Dunn
and go towards him, or to run from him. The
man lived with warned Mackay to beware of
Dunn. John Murphy was his name. 1t has been
the general talk. Mackay was doing night.work.
Had told some Of the men he was frightened to
work nights. - osia :9ts3 I56s iaUTt lUgtsib g34
* B1HUss: Reside here.i Yesterday heard
pistol lire, and heard man boiler 9 OhE!ip or
something of that kind was about 200 Yards
down the bar Turned and sawa man falling
Didn't know, till Isaw,fim falling that anything
was wrong. After the first fro deceasedfel down
and tambled partly over. Shortly after, Dunn
fired again. Think Dunn shot three times after
that. Deceased started running towards Moore's
creek. Dunn followed up and kept firing Got
alongside of tree and slapped and took deliber-
ate sight and AIM Stopped before firing three or
four times, Think. Five shots, think, alto
gether. Deceased stopped on the bank. I met
Dunn as he was returning. He had IA mrod, or
something, IN his hand. asked him what was
the matter. He said nothing much. Worked 10
days or so for me in July last, and have seen him
frequently since. Never noticed anything uhu-
sual, during that time, in his appearance q +
81 w. D. RToN !: Y esterday my attention was call 4
ed to the shooting. Heard two shots in quick suc>
cession. Henderson remarked, THAT'S one man
shooting at another.15 Ran that way. One or two
more shots fired before got there. / saw one
shot fred at Mackay. He Immediately looked
round and then went over the bank. was 40 or
so yards distant at that time. Mackay had 70
weapons that saw. Didn't know them, before
this, except by sight, Dunn turned and walked
back, with stick in his hand, which he was hit
ting on the ground in an unconcerned manner
Went back and wehtinto the cabin. He the
started OFT, first running and then walking. q A
man went up and went into the cabin with him
tall man in his shirt sleeves, with gray suit. 1T
was the man they call Dunn. Il ..TEE 1854 ais \
D. p. MACARTER: When he was arrested yester-
day DUNN hy said he wouldn't give up--that he
couldn't be taken alive. Hesaid we were q mean
set Of men tp follow him up He said we didn't
know anything about the circumstances Heard
the shooting. Heard two shots. Looked up and
saw one man following another and shooting at
him. Saw HIM shoot two or three times. | was
400 yards,distant. Think he fired when we were
trying to. arrest him. Saw him load his pistol
When We were pursuing him and he threatened to
boot me If we arrested him. He called on Hant
to sho OF, me- aa9i99dH q 1Feao.d $3.50 9tl1t6l1 Il
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