The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-23

and was bfsindisling Il retotef. III his I
hand. He was fottnd TO be bleeding i
very freely, and wagon was procured |
i'm which he was conveyed to the Wors- /
ham House, where he had been board
ing. Drs. Rogers aud Lynch Were
summoned. and made an examina-
ton of the wound. The surgical aid
arrived too late, however. for lie grad
,lally sank untier the excessive henl-
orrhage until II few minutes after.
O'Clock, when he died.
THE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
The cause of the shooting was the
alleged seduction of Mr.. Brownies
daughter Mile by Mr.. Adams. The
latter gentleman last Monday spoke to
one of his brother clerks and said that
he was in trouble. Asking him what
was the matter, he replied that Mr..
Browne had said that he must marry
his daughter. to whom he had been
paying attentions for some time. He
said that he had had criminal knowl-
edge of the lady in question.
TIE FATHERS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Browne has made the following
statement: Friday last | first dis-
covered my daughters condition. but
never learned its author until yester-
day morning. As soon as learned of
| it, | went Immediately to Mr.. Adams.
who was staying in SeeSsel's. and told
him he must marry my daughter.
This was about s O'Clock, and he told
me to go away and he would be ut my
store, No. 3I5 Second street. | went
away and waited at INV store until
about half-past 10. when he not COM
ing. again Went to Seesssei's. Going
up to him asked him why he had not
come ton my store according to promise.
| He made some frivolous excuse about
| someone being sick. and that lie could
not neglect his business. Telling ME
to come around to a certain store on
| Union street, he went away. In conn
| pany with my son did go around and
there met Adams. He said he could
not marry my girl because he lad no
money. told him that while / did
not have mitch, | could and would
help him along all in my power. My
daughter was willing to marry him,
and had nothing to say. Upon his
again fatty refusing. | said: Il will
| go unarmed to-day, but if you do not
marry my daughter this day you take
| your own life in Your hand He
laughed at me and said that was game
two could play at, and that he could
/ pull and shoot rs quick is | could.
| Coming out OH the sidewalk. he said:
We'll | suppose you will not take any
advantage of ne. Iou will give me
a show. Says / /: What show did you
/ give me?
I WHAT SHOW DID YoI GIVE MY DAUGII-
TER9
/ will taxi. any and every advantage
| OF So,l that 1 can, as YOU have done
! the same with me-. We then Seper-It-
! ed, and then returned to my store.
I where ColoIel DuBose came with John
ID. Adams about IL O'Clock to see me.
[ Colonel DuBose said that he had come
as a mutual friend. to see if this thing
could not he arranged amicabiy. Says
[: This is no cliild's play au
terribly i'll earnest, and that man Inu;t
marry my daughter That was the
last talk had with any of them.
When returned home last night met
| my daughter ard questioned her. She
told ME that Adams iE.d asked her if
was Mason. She told him Yes :
and he said that he also. was Il Mason.
and that Masons were under ol,lig;l-
tionS to protect each others families.
and whatever they dill that WAY WIS all
right. BY this kind of talk he succeed
ed in effecting his purpose and ruined
my daughter. Wen, this morning |
got up ;url told some of my folks that
/ was going after Adams. had some
trouble i'll getting IA gun. but finally
hired one fr three days. telling the
niai ys:ls going IA hunting | just
walked into tli- store and had the gun
pulled down on him before he saw me.
when he dropped as if shot behind
tine counter. | r-nl around some Ia
| dies who We're in the store. and shot
him. 1 gave him every show. but he
would not repair the damage he had
done me, and this was all that WAS left
me to do. =
While making his statement, Mr..
Browne evinevd much emotion, at
times half suppressed sobs yelling up
in his tllroIt so as TO stop his speech.
while his eyes filed with tears.