The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-01-20
Cednp Crock.
Cedar Creek.
The Shooting Of Thos. Doyle at Forest City
Let the TRUTH De KNOWN.

HE shooting OF Thos. Doyle at Forest CITY
LET the TRUTH Dc KNOWN.
To TIM EpIroR New NORTHWEST:
DEAR SIR: I see by tho letter of G. N.
Durham. in your paper of Jan. 9Th, that lie
has signed his name to falsehood and
charges against Mr.. Doyle of most mslig.
nant nature.
1hope, Dear Sir, through your wide read
journal, you will publish tho following
facts, which are we'll known about Forest
City: The ground lying opposite creek
claims So, 60 and 81, Is known a. Forest
City Bar. James Palmer, on the nth of
Dec, 1859, recorded bar clam 50, and on
the same day Adelbcrt Atkins recorded
creek claim 50. Mr.. Palmer sunk q shaft
30 feet deep, and held pcaccsble possession
of bur claim 50 until tho 10Th of July last,
when Levi Atkins and others commenced
suit for damages and possession of tho
ground. Judge Mayhem conducted their
suit with great ability. The jury examined
the ground and found it to I've bar claim
and gave their verdict for Doyle & Co., who
had bought the claim from James Palmer.
Since then Doyle s. Co. have worked the
ground without interruption. There being
some dispute about the line between IS and
50 Doyle & Co. had the County Surveyor
to se. the line in its proper place. Some
time ago Atkins, Melgrcen & Co., sunk .
shaft on So, = few feet from the lower line
of 50, and soon commepced working on the
ground of Doyle & Go. Doyle 4 Co. being
informed Of this, put on extra hands to in
terccpt them, aud on the morning of the
14th of Dec. last both parties met. Atkins
4 Co.'S men after being requested to quit
working on 80 stated that they were hired
hands, and took themselves off without fur.
ther trouble. When going they met Mel.
green who. with young Atkins, concealed
themselves in dark drift, behind some
timbcrs. About this time Nj: Doyle, who
was in bed, was sent for. He soon went
into the diggings, not thinking of the muir.
dcrous attempt soon to be made to take his
life by Mclgrccn. ... .:.. .
Doyle & 20. were consulting about COM
mcncing suit Immediately for damages, ~
Atkins, Jtelgrecn & Co. had worked and
cavcd considerable of ID. s. Cos ground.
While thus celebrating, Melyrcen, In his
dark recess, three times raised his pistol to
shoot, but - often let it fall, shaking each
time with fear. At last be shot off the
would.bc fatal bullet, then ran of through
drain tunnel, till reaching the creek; con.
tinucd downit waters 70 Louisville, reach
ing there without cost Or boots-shakiue
with fear and cold; confessed everything
that he had done. to Judge Barbour and
Deputy Sheriff Kirkendall, requesting them
to protect him, aud wishing to be sent to
the county Jail for still further peotection.
At the time that Doyle was shot there
werc four men in the drift with him. All
Of whom are willing to make an,dayit hat
M. Doyle had neither pistol nor any kind
Of weapon either in his hand or on his per-
son 1t the time that he was shot BY Mel.
green, and MI. Doyle emphaticslly denies
that he ever made threats against Nclsrecn
or any other person on Cedar Creek. So
much for 9. T. DurhamS indignantly false
assertions.
Hoping. Dear Sir, through the NEW
NoRTH.WEsr you win let the truth be
known, 1rcmain yours, respectfully.
AMANDUS FRENTz
Fossst Guy Jan. u 1871.
FOREST CRY, Jan. II, 1871
10 f11 EDrvoB NEW Nossn.wesf:
DEAR 6n: We, the undcEslgned, know
Amandus Frents u b living here for sevs.
ri months, and believe him b be man Of |
ruth and verscity.
lAMBs VooAN, WuLfAM EvR8HoF.
Z y. ALDERAA1, Tuoa MlLLIAna
The Missouri Legislature organissd b.
b election Of &C. Wilson, Dsmoezak .
)peakes, By . vote Of 81 % 90 D. n. Sat.