The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-15
ANOTHER ACT BIZ TIE GORILLA
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Jersey" Killed By william Wilson.

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Jersey" Killed By William Wilson
The sensation drama that began with tn
advent Of Miss Anna Corella upon the board
of Deer Lodge, and which has been in TURF
burlesquc, farcicsl, and melo. dramatic, ha.
at length become tragedy, and the leading
characters are yielding to death. One has
fallen by another's hand, and the history of
rctributive justice would indicate that Death
is not yet satiate Our readers will remem.
Der the New NoRTn-WEsr account of q
horse trade in which Corella figured in Deer
Lodge, and her departure with all the
horses. This she was enabled to do by the
deposit with the Sheriff of 5000 by her
brother, Mr.. Jeffries, of Beartown. and
her cousin, VIM. Jones, butcher at Head
of Deep" better known as s. jersey" Some
six or eight days ago, having thought the
matter over, they returned, compromised
the suit on the basis of. the original trade
they paying oil expcnses-and drew the
money. There had been travelling with the
troupe rs driver, a man named William Will
son, formerly miner in this country. who
mad come up with them from Corinne. Dur.
ing the suit Corclla at one time said the
team belonged to Wilson. and at another
claimed ii was her own. tits certainly true
that her friends deposited the money 10 re-
lease them from custody, and equally true
that Wilson did the trading. On leaving
here Corella went TO Beartown and is play
ing il adjacent camps, and organizing
larger company: When Jeffrics and Jonc
came here tn compromise the suit, Wilson
also came up and was at open enmity with
them, they having quarrelled about the
ownership Of the horses. and thctw former
took possession Of them and returned to
Beartown. A day or two after, Wilson also
left.
Yesterday the tragic episode of the affair
occurred at the mouth of Henderson gulch.
VIM. Wilson shot and killed VIM. Jones,
alias Jersey" the shooting being done with
r shot gun. The information reached here
thisa IN. by lad named Connors. 1t ap-
pears Wilson returned to Beartown. and
tried to get possession of the horses, but
jersey drove him out of town, and up to
the Head of Deep, being armed with a
Henry rife. On Wednesday evening the
Corella Company came over to play in En-
mitsburg. Jersey coming with them. About
10 or II O'Clock at night Wilson also came
in, got the horses out of the stable and dc
parted. On Thursday morning Jersey
mounted and followed, ovcrtaking Wilson.
who had cached tho disputed horses, and
was riding another horse, near the mouth
of the gulch Jersey was armed with 4 six
shooter, Wilson with double. barrelled shot
gun. On Jersey approaching. Wilson or.
dered him to throw Down his pistol, and
Jersey not doing SO, Wilson fred both bar
rcls i'll his face, blowing away his right jaw
and killing him instantly. 1t is said he was
dead before he fell from lis horse Wilson
turned, rode up to Emmetsburg, and told
Corclla he had killed Jersey. She went for
him with a six shooter, but he got out of
the wsy, and gave himself up 70 the author
tiles. There was considerable excitement
in the gulch, but the opinion was strong in
favor Of giving Wilson up to the Sheriff.
On coming down the qulch. Corners met
crowd of Beartown boys going in, and saw
the lower town folks following them to the
upper town, indicating that they were on
business of some kind. Sheriff Jones, wiz,
deputies Dickinson and Harris, left this
a. m. for Emmetsburg. .''
We know but little Of Wilson. He claim
ed to have bought the disputed horses at
the railroad. He was gritty, having de-
ulonstrated in two or three broils, and
shooting scrape while here, that he had
plenty of nerve. He was infatuated about
Corella, and the prediction made while they
were here that Somebody would die in
:heir boots before it was ended, has prov
en- true.
Jones was well known in Montana, hay
Ing been in Alder, New York and other
gulches since "a or '65. lie was a quiet,
industrious, temperate man, and is very
well spoken of by intimate acquaintance
lie wss from Philadelphia, and gained the
sobriquct Jersey" by a terrible fight in
Bcartown, where he was crowded to IN
ugly encounter, and whipped his man in q
desperate fight, with all the odds against
him. ...
We are prepared to hear Of summary ac'
ton in Emmetsburg, and perhaps other
encounters, but trust Wilson will be given
over to the officers, and have fair trial by
jury, and receive justice, whatever that
may be. -----..~-
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