The Lake County star., 1873-12-25
A Narrow ESCAPE.

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ulfirg fatally to Mr.. Robt. Brown
Of Chsso hotel. As near as w
can arrive at tie facts IN tho case
ss CLEANED from the stntemcnts ID
different parties, Brown and man
named Parker. employed in Jones
mill, agreed to 60 ont hunting
partridges.r Mr., Brown took his
own gun, accoa,rcnients, and am
'unition, while Parker borrowed a
shot ganof Co.. L. Clark. to-
get cr with shot poucIs powder
flask, aid oeptshts. AstiIey were
starting Tor tile woods;i a young
man named John Tower came up
and expressed a desire to go with
them. Az no objection was made
he inquired of Parker how ninch
powder he had, Parker replying
hat he had en"ugh for Brown and
himself. Tho qnestion was ro
peated two Or three times, with
substantially the same answer.
Parker evidently speaking in
sort OF bsntering way.
II sccms however that Tower was
greatly offended at Parker, and
going to Clark's he borrowed n
rife, purchased some powder and
set ont to over,ake the men in the
wood, northeast OF town. Com
ing up with Brown and Parker,
Tower began to question the lat
ter about the powder, nsking him
II it was all gone, otc. 4 Parker
evidently thinking that Tower
had no powder, reached the flask
ont toward Brown and told to di
vide the contents. Brown told
Parker to keep the powder ne he
BROWN had enough for all OF
them in his own packet. Parker
did 90, aud the parties moved on,
Tower being bel,ind,hc other two.
1t seems, however. that Tower
was not racitied by Parker's offer +"
divide the powder, AID continued
making various remarks TO him,
and bestowing npon him various
epitheta, the language used being
unfit for publication. Brown, in
the meanwhile, apparently trying
to paciiy Tower. One word
brought on another, until Brown
lost all patience, and throwing
down his gnn, turned toward Tow.
er, rcmarking in effect, that the
war OF words must stop where it
was. As he stepped toward Tower
the latter sicz.d the rife hy the
stock, and aimed a heavy blow
directly over the head OF Brown,
who threw up an arm in time TO
receive part OF the force Of the
blow, and as a physician AYERS, TO
save his life, as otherwise The skull
wonld have been crushed. There
was q severe 0ruisc over the fore.
head, rs il was. The first blow
was followed by two more; orc
upon the right side OF the head,
cutting a cash some two or three.
inches long, and another on the
back Of tho head. The stock of
he gun was broken completely
If, and the barrel bent. Brown
was fclled to the ground. From
lie testimony Of Parker it seems
hat the three blows were struck
before Brown fell, but Brown
himself states he has TO recOllcct-
on of receiving but two blows.
Al first il was thought Brown
rad boen killed, but being a large
powerful man he soon recovered
efficiently to be able with assist
.nce to reach homo, where he
was cared for. Tower was arrest
I'd, and on Friday arraigned and
ried before Justice Pence, who
after hearing the evidence, SEN
enced him 10 twenty days impris
,nment, and on last Saturday the
prisoner was conveyed by Deputy
Sheriff Messenger to Herscy,
we're hc was lodged in Jail.
Opinions have been expressed
o the effect that tho legal pro-
in that case were inc"r
'ect, and that a Justice Of the
Peace has no inal jurisdiction in
'uch matters. How it will term
nate remains Ia bu secn. A.
though suffering from effect Of his
wounds, Brown is able to get out
Df d"ors and about town, with
prospects Of a speedy recovery.
lis escape from death was a very
narrow one.
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