The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-28

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From the white Pine News Of Nay ,:
ws ges the following minute particular
ofshe shooting Of Richard N. Allen b.
| Dr.. J. r. N. Owen, AZ Hamilton on Tues
day morning last:
About s o'clock yesterday morning
our town was startled BY two reports Of
. pistol, ON Main street. Both shots
were fred by Or. JIM. r. Owen, the FIRST
taking effect in the body of Judge Rich
ard N. Allen, proving fatal in three hours,
and the other shot passed away harm
less. The shooting took place at $40,
and Allen died AT HIS. As near As
we could learn, the circumstances which
led to this unfortunate affair are about
these: DR.. Owen attended Allen profess
sionally, several months since, but could
not recover payment therefor. A short
time since Allen sent Owen q note re-
questing him to come at once and pre-
scribe for his (AIlen's) wife, as she was
sick of pneumonia. The Doctor went at
once, found Mrs. Allen in the cougestive
state of pneumonia, and prescribed for
her relief. Allen was not at home when
the Doctor visited his wife. Coming
down town, DR.. Owen met Allen and told
him be (Owen) could not practice his
his profession for nothing; that he had
prescribed for his wife, and that if be
{ Allen) would settle the old bill he would
60 ahead and attend to the case other
wise, he must get some other ply stefan.
cd fnp
day, Allen got on q spree, and, meeting
DR.. Owen, appeared DESTROYS of provok
ing q difficulty. The Doctor avoided
him on several occasions, but 10 the eve
ming the two met on the street, when
Allen remarked: You acted dishonor.
ably toward me > whereat the Doctor
struck him blow with his fist, stagger
ing him, and walked away. The same
evening Allen approached DR.. Owen,
with hostile intentions, and
making demonstrations as though he
had knife or other weapon in his coat
sleeve; seeing which, Owen drew q pis-
tol and ordered him to halt, which be
did. Owen then covered him with the
pistol, and told him to walk away, which
he obeyed. Between the time
of the last difficulty and morning, sever |
al friends warned the Doctor to look out
for Allen. as be was considered q des-
perate aud dangerous man. Early yes
Ierday morning, DR.. Owen was in Beld- |
Ing's, when he saw Allen approaching |
but, thinking he was over his spree, and
would let the affair drop, approached
him and offered him bis hand.
Allen made demonstration as though |
about to draw a weapon, when DR. Owen
stepped back aud drew his pistol. He
hen told Allen not to come near him
again, as he (Owen) did not want any
hing to do with him. Allen remarked
You may hare to have something to do
With me, whether Jon like it CT not
Friends then interfered, caught Dr. Ow-
u, and rushed Allen out of the room.
After waiting for him to get off the
treet, DR.. Owen started TO his Office for
be purpose Of lying down, in order to
void meeting Allen while the latter was
Trunk. Reaching the front of Armi-
ages drug store, DR.. Oven saw Allen
him, aud, deeming himself
n danger, drew his pistol and fred two
first striking Allen two inches
bore and half an inch to the left of the
lavel, passing along the line dividing
be umbiiical and epigastric regions, d.
gonally through the body, and making
IS exit through the upper and left por-l
ion of the lumbar region, cutting the
uperior mesentric artery in its course,
assing out through his clothes, through
be pantolooas aud drawers of G. H.
'uller who wss a few feet to the rear
nd right: striking the side walk, and
passed through a second
tory window of the Pollard House and
odged in the bed of Mr.. Gehr. Allen
brew up both hands, and stood for a
,oment apparently stupefied with fear
r pain then turned, clssped bis right
and upon his right side, took step or
NO into the street, then changed hands,
lasping his left side with the left hand,
nd started to run across the street dag.
nally, holding his side, leaning to the
ight and looking back over bis left 1
boulder. When about 80 feet distant, q
n. Owen fred again, the ball striking
, the street near Cook . store, $50 yards
way. Officer Connolly sp.ang to DR..
wen and seized the pistol, while Mar.
bal O'Keefe rushed across the street
I'D caught Allen. The latter was given
, charge of two gentlemen, With whom
e walked up to his resideace. II
At the Corooer's inquest, yesterday
Major O'Keefs testified that
. did not search Alien, and did not
now whether be was armed or not );