The union Democrat., 1869-02-06
Dcnth Of II. NJ. Rollimger.

The usual quiet of our little town was somewhat
disturbed last Tuesday morning by one ofthose
nets OF violence that mark the history OF al-
most every community in our State. On last
Tuesday morning, +. NJ. Bollinger, a man
well-known to this as well as to several other
communities to the South und East of us as
reckless and desperate man. was shot when
entering the saloon of II. X. Covert Of this
place. The most probable cause that can be
assigned for his death, can be deduced from
the following facts 1t appears that on last
Monday evening, Bollinger, in company with
two other men, came to this place, which he
has been in the habit of frequenting for the
past two years, and during the evening and
night he and one OF his companions got on
one Of thier accustomed "runs." or sprees,
and in the meantime one of them drew h dou-
ble-barrclled shot gun on a citizen of the
town. Bollinger was heard to declare, dur
ing the night, that he had four or five men of
the place 'srotted.' Between the hours of
ten and eleven o'clock Mr.. IL X. Covert, who
occupies as sleeping apartment a small
house in the edge of the villiage, was awak-
ened by some one calling out "Ralp lph,
Kalph;o ~ on looking out the window, which
~ Immediately by the side of his bed, he re-
cogni1ed Bollinger, standing close by the
window. Shortly afterwards he heard some
thing like the cooking of gun or pistol.
Covert 3eing without weapons to defend him
self, rolled from the bed to the floor No
sooner had he done so than he heard some
one in a disguised voice calling Henry.
Henry This christian namc, and immedi-
ately afterwards shot was fired from n shot
gun through the window into the bed, literal
" tearing one end of the pulu mattress to
pieces. simultaneously, or Immediately af-
terward, another shot was fired from the op-
posite side Of the house into the back door,
perfectly perf0rating 1t with shot. \ few
minutes after the report of the gun was heard
Bollinger entered the dining room of the City
Hotel from the back door, where he was
found by the proprietor, Dudley, with dou-
ble-barrelled shotgun in his hands. which he
refused to give up. He succeeded, though.
in inducing Bolllnger to 20 10 bed. which he
did after placing the gun under the bead of
his bed. On the following morning, between
seven and eight o'clock, Ballinger, after
drinking once or twice NJ the bar of the
Tuolumne City Hotel, started down the street,
and when opposite Covert's saloon turned as
if 70 90 In, at the same time throwing his
right hand behind him AS if 10 draw weap-
an, AT this time shot was fired from with
in the house and Bolincer fell. H had not
more than reached the flooring rf the side
walk when second she, was fired. At the
time of the fsing Mr.. Covert and a person
hy the name cf Mattv (who was also in the
house with Covert the night before. when
bnllinger done the shooting.l were in the
bar-room together. Medical all, in the per-
son of DR.. Mclean assisted hy DR.. Saunders,
was summoned and the patient carried to
room. On examination It was found that six
huekshot wounds had taken elect in the up
pcr rar, of the left thigh. two in the groin.
ono in the waist, faur in the left forearm, and
six ON the mates. or huttock. AtahNut eleven
o'clock Bollinger hreathed his last. The
testimony ELECTED before the Coroner's Jury
differs only in n few immaterial points from
our statement as given abnve. Tho portion
referring to the shooting into Covert's house.
the night before the homicide, is corrohorated
hy two or three different witnesses. One OF
them, who passed by while Bcllinger was at
,he window, states that another man was IN
Bollincer's company. standing at the time on
rho opposite side of the house. The Coroners
jury reports the cause of death by violence.
from some person or persons to them un-
Known Iaolamne CITY Meas.