The Montana post., 1868-10-02

contempt which he deserves. and he
should be ostracised from society.
SHOOTING OF EX-GOv. BEALL.
In speaking of this subject we shall
" nothing extenuate and nought set
down in malice" We shall endeavor
to avoid any one sided version of the at
/ fair, but content ourselves with giving
plain statements OF facts, and without
any comment save what may be of an
explanatory nature. We shall attempt
no defense # Mr.. Pinney's action, for he
neither needs nor desires it. 1t is not
an open question as to whether a man
has right to defend his life when at
tackled by another, and no yindication of
Mr.. Pinney's conduct is therefore neces-
sary. The statements which we shall
make will be, TO a great extent in the
nature of evidence, gwen by other par
ties, over their own signatures. With
out stopping TO refer to the remote caus
es of the trouble between Mr.. Pinney
and Gov. Beall, we give the following
card which relates the details of an in
terview between the parties named day
before yesterday:
EDITOR MONTANA PosT-SR AS
some excitement exists in this cOmmu.
nifty in regard to the shooting of Mr..
| Beall by Mr.. Pinney, and as there are
unfortunately some among us who seem
disposed to aggravate rather than to-
allay this excitement we, the UNDER
signed, wish TO state what we know of
this matter:
Thursday, about one o'clock, p. NJ.
Messrs. Beall and Pinney came into the
L. ). MarshaPs office, as we understood,
at Mr.. Beall's request. Mr. Beall ap-
peared 10 be bent upon quarrel, said
he was spelling for a fight" came
there TO fight" and was bound 20 have
fight" that Mr.. Pinney was ga poll
troon" and "a coward" He asked Mr..
Pinney if he had "the heart of n man."
and bantered him to come into the next
room and fight it out then and there.
He said Col. Howie could place them
and give the word. Mr.. Pinuey replied
in substance as follows "Mr Beall, you
are an old man. | don't want TO fight
you II | were to kill you in fight of
the kind you propose, the community
would not justify me. / shall act strictly
on the defensive. You had better take
q drink with me and go away peaceably."
Mr.. Beall then took two drinks with
Mr.. Pinney, but still continued his
abusive language. He detained Mr.
Pinney about two hours. when the latter
told him that he wanted no more talk
with him, that he (Pinney) had business
to attend to. Mr.. Pinney then started
to leave the room, when Mr.. Beall again
ll.aIl Ia n
Mr.. Pinney replied with a smile, well,
you are a rapscallion." What" said
Mr.. Beall and sprang towards him.
During all this conversation, Mr.. Beall
was constantly putting his hands in his
pockets, leading Us all to suppose that
he had a derringer with him. When
Mr.. Beall advanced. Mr.. Pinney stepped
back and drew his pistol, saying, This |
has gone far enough; now keep away /
from me; / want no difficulty with you"
Col Howie here stepped between them |
MIR. Beall then said, II never yet carried /
pistol, but l shall carry one hereafter,
and Mr.. Pinney, l shall see you again. |
will insult you worse than have, and /
every time see you. / mean to force |
you to fight; you have got to fight" Mr. |
Pinney replied that he would defend |
himself If necessary and again told !
Mr.. Beall not TO press the matter any
farther. Mr.. Beall then went away.
This all happened on Thursday None
of US were present this afternoon when |
the encounter took place, but we Were
all there Immediately after il, and be-
lieve the account in the "PosT Extra"
to be strictly correct in every particular,
except rs regards the use of the word
revolver in the hand of Mr. BealI.
which should read "derringer."
WALTER TRUMBULL,
F.GEo. HELDT.
NEIL How're.
HELENA. Sept. 25th. 1868.
Concerning what transpired from the
time that Gov. Beall left Mr.. Pinney
until the unfortunate occurrence of yes
terday afternoon, evidence will be given
before the legal authorities at the prop
er time We may state briefly, howev-
er, that Gov. Beall did not omit to speak
threateningly against Mr. Pinney, and
that he made repeated efforts to borrow
or buy pistol He finally obtained one
yesterday afternoon, of whom we have
not learned, and within a very short
time started for the Office o. the Posr.
As to what occurred in the counting
room OF the PosT we give the following:
CARD OF CHARLES j. CORP.
EDITORS PosT: l submit the follow
ing statement as TO what know of the
shooting of Ex-Gov. $. w. BeaIl to day.
AT about half past two o'clock. while
working in the composing room of the
Posi-, ry attention was attract
ed TO the Counting Room by loud words
and | heard Mr.. Pinney saying to some
Dne. as near rs 1 can recollect, al don't
want 10 have anything TO do with you.