The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-30

THREE MEN SHOT AND TWO orr w,

lliREE MEN SHOT AND TWO CIT WIriI
ANES II TIE ATTACHING PARTY
/ W0ESTED.
Here Il the account Of a bloody af-
fray, which tanspired at Dallas, on
hSt Saturday night, as we find 1t III
the Bul'e'ia:
The pleasant little town OF Dallas.
N Polk county. wasol Saturday night
last the scene of one Of tie most dies
per'tc and blcody fights that ever oc-
c'lrrcd in Oregon. Our Informant
an eye-witncss--Siyes the following
particulars:
TIE ORIGIN or TIE AFFRAY.
Some two or three weeks ayo i S;,-
lo1'-keeper naniel I. Glaze became
engaged IN a quarrel and fight with Il
farmer nainei Sol Whitley. who re-
sides near the town. During the
fight Whitley was badly beaten by
GE1c, and he sworp to be avenged
Just as soon aS he was able to resume
lostlIitieS, and it appear, that he felt
himself in Il condition to reopen the
war III saturday evening, lie enter
ed the >a'ool of Glaze about eight
O'Clock. and looking at g., said,
"iood evening"" Glaze returned the
Salt'iation. when Whitley $,id, Il
wasn't speaking to you, - -"
"EXctlse Inc. them" replied Glaze;
but Thought You were, for you
were looking at me-" Whitley then
spoke to Glazc's partner, Frank Ne
(ann, and Offered his left hand to him.
MNaan eAtended his left hand, rs he
observed that Whitley had his right
hand in his pocket, The latter then
walked to the side Of the room and sat
down, saying aS he did SO, II guess
| I'll take seat" "les, do so. Mr..
Whitley; make yourself comfortable, "
| said MctlMm.
DECLARATION OF WAR.
] Whitley lEad barely been seated
when several men clmr into the sa-
loon, and amongst them was William
Whitley. a son of the Old gentleman.
When these men came in the Old man
got up and said: : rs there any d.
- here who wants anything ont of
M, ? Ii there is be can have it
The son spoke up aud said : YES, if
any body wants anything Of father |
will take a hand myself" At thi. i'll (
stant Mr., Whitley drcw-a drHiHgcr
from his pocket and fired. At the
same time Glaze raised pistol and |
sent pistol ball among Iii, ASSISTANTS.
The shot took effect in the arm Ola
wagon maker, whose name we did |
not learn. The fight then became
general. and before it ended some
twenty shots were fired. Young
Whitley attacked Glaze witha latchet
and cut him III the forearm in q saw !
age maIner, laying the bones bare
from the elbow to the wrist. He then
r''l ont Of the hou'c, and t. n livery !
stable about one hundred yards dis
t'llt, where he got Il shot gun, with |
which he returned to the saloon. A.
he entered the room he raised the gun,
alld taking deliberate aim ut Glaze,
pulled the trigger. At TIL, moment
he received Il ball from Glazc's pistol,
which entered the left side, Just above
and behind the nipple and went en-
tlrely through the chest, lodging under
the arm on the right side. When the
ball struck him he leaped into the air
several feet and fell to the floor.
PROGRESS OF TIE BATTLE.
Ten ended the engagement, but
before young Whitley got back with
MS shotgun, Il man named William
Moore, who was one of the attacking
party, received Il ball in the shoulder
which inflicted 4 wound Of so serious a
character y to render 4 fatal terniIm-
tloli probable. Frank Dice, who had
been taking a part in the combat and
had thrown a tumher or two at the
hIr-keepcr, was knocked down and
be'ltcn over the head with a pistol un-
I'll MS coulitenallce was an ullsllapcl
mass. SOL. Whitley who opened the
battle, escaped without injury. as also
dld McCailh' one OF the saloon men.
How they escaped Il one OF the phe-
nomelloh or shooting atfiays and bat
tIeS, Tor bullets were flying about rs
'hick as ilall.
The Whitley party went to the
hone OF Glaze u McC0mn and COM
llehced the attack upon them, and
ttlley were compelled to fight for their
llVes' and they did so with q desperate
courage rarely excellcd. As to the
merits Of the original quarrel We are
not Informed. and therefore shall
make no comment further than to say
That this appealing to force to settle /
private grievances Is very poor way '
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