The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-23
TnE lsosEDUnG ArrRAY.

Thu kDsebitrE lIa5Haeaier w III
han ps.a, = psitr) ~ iss' FRIDAY. .c",
ians the following account of The. dos
ppra,c ebcn,iii:er uct wecn Mr.. Then,pson
md the G.ic Brahcrs, 10 which We al
iuird lat week:
On last Saturday morning Tt,os. anil
.,enry Gnle. publishers II tho Ensiy"
innde nn assault up'n Mr. 1l'"np.",,.
publisher II This ralcr, Which res"I'cn
very seriously tU all of ,hem. The d,if
cnl y arusc troil u series of bitter per
s,nal articles. which tho nsiga bud
published najin-t Thompson. We lrDr.
| thut u week bei.rc. Thompson had told
| Thos Gale iI,a, he would no l"neer sub
init to these attacks. Last week. : paper
continued there f,ngs.t and Tb'hnps"''
meeting 1ho-. Gale IN The P.'-t Office on
,ast Smurdny cvening spit IN his Lace.
Gale put h,n hand ~ ifis t,"ckct M IL f1
draw u p-iol when Th"mp.on kicker
hrm .escrul ,i,ncs. linppcar- iLm Gale
inid u" piS'oi with II ~ nj the time. bn
rau lminedia ey 10 the Enaiy" "iiier
where hc nnl Henry Gale armed them
selves aud started III search ii ! iioinIs"i..
but they did pot nset him. On Siinda,
n.rniag npout lO4 o'clock the ~"
Gaie. fully armed. came up t"wn !"
| Fink's saloon winch Il near Ia the P''st
Office About - clock 1hnmps"n, vii"
had been u, hi. eiiics m..king up his
mil. caiie dawn 10 the Pat office nc
c,nl"nled by Vr-i Conn. Upon opcp
Ing hts box nc saw that The Pn-tiu ,r'er.
Mr.. Sianl"ii. wa> ,si.ie. and he reqnr--
ted hiu, 10 open the ioor. whirh lie dad
After g''ihg inside ANA leaving ihc mail.
lhompsoB and Conn came "nt aud walk
cd aorfli. aud ns they reached the CIR
ncr al Flint IL Morsnns store tn.y ms'
The Gales. Henry passed first with ou
speaking. Thomas. after he had pn-,ea
llr Conn. siid You uiaie eownrdi,
ASSAULT upon me" Thompson turned
aud askci VIII I he alluded 10. 1h,ma.
said the ~, ult last night. Thomp."',
,ad "wril, what Of IT," Henry then
-aid Why did y"a not jump on sne.
fhrnp-ou said III you are the one wh'.
Ibcs that part 81 tHe business. | will -
.itcr you nvx, time" Henry then ~. ii
r.ti,e ai'u-ivr eII'befs. ani h"nE-.
{ iii them tiiH he knew they were bHl,
nrmei an, intended 10 atiass IN. bn
| hrl wcte c".arI- aD'i IL" VIA nni nirai"
Il both Il iIcm Henry ,hc" ,fru"k
him - .c"cru bI"w Win 81 c,uc ~. ,in
icfi side al L,- lace. Inps.m k.rkr.
aud -Iru.k ~ Henry. n,ii did has km.ek
htn down. and ~ the san,r moment
Thomas shot ai hiin. The ball. which
wa- ir"m large b.,rri single barrel car
ridge pistol. entered AT The CORNER ~
his ,est packet "n 'he right side an.;
passing through number "f letters aud
iwke'-. glanced 80 that u unly euI the
skin oi hIs sd. about twp unchcs 10
irnsth. Thompson then drew bi- i-t"'
;urmrd and si,h thomas 1hl. hall
| whtci VA from tin: -H ,lIrst SIZE 'i.i :
r.H:ri. cu cie.i hi- Lrra%i 'n the Tigi,
dc - az ihe h'~er crI Il ihr hrrA>
i''n., and .. -ni'I.,-eai n'd io have rn'ef
rd ihc c.,Hy. bu' i'",s e'i ar.mui aud
"L eel ia the back The G,l-. Ibr"
-'ar cl f"w.ras the Pos OiIic.'. ih..ni
>.rn turned to Henry an.i beat h',a " ~
he head wuh In- hut "i his pi<s"s
e .Inebei 10 his u ,n,i. wh.l' d.,ing Ihis
| IhuIu - cain. Lei,i.i i,Im aud Lc.i hin.
.srr ibe head. A. lc .urue,I ." Th..B
-. Henry drew t.nr Il, ..ier ani -h.,'
| fimnijs-nn Ia he back ii HE lac ,d 3"
the ii.bt and ab..v. Ih. lci' ear.
| Thompson turned and received nu:ni,c
bail su ia. left -h.aIjrr. At ,ii,- iiIn.
| Th"uI,Son again tuned. an ~ he ds.
-. Henry placed hi- p..'ui sga'nst the
back uf l,is neck and fired. the hall EN-
tered near the angle o.' the jaw "n the
lei, side "u passed In'" hi- N .n h. i'm
iu. dntels filing III. IN nth aud throat
~iih blari. ! hu,DI.s.n made an ~
rffectuai attempt &" sI'sas. aud The q 't-
i~if aud wcrt io tn. dru: .t"re It DIR.
Hum ii'n. Ih"mps.n wa. taken fo ii'
imu-. aud ia. Lu lets all extracted
iIs rhy.fciat,. DIR. Iie"v r. lIamii,on
aud 1; u-h,"n, ihink That hi> W nn.i-.
shou. II .evcfe. are n"t dau:e''u-. Henry
Gaie L. aet scriou y injured an h"m
~ il likely la 70 mcr.
We refrain iron making any com
IA. mt in ,rgard 9" iac matter. anu .iin,.iy
give the facts u. stated by un eye witness