The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-31
a DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Termination ofn Days sport

A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Termination ofn Days Sport.
sast terrible tragedy occurred at
Head store, in Sweet Home
in,this.county, on last Satur-
about twenty of the citizens OF
lecsion Of the county had assem-
atthe "Buck- Head,p to engage
hocting-match, which is q favor
,s.,sement Of the hardy pioneers
soIa Nimrodsof that remote and
ed section. Among Others of the
lslants for the prizes Of the match
y Young man named Van Emer-
aned about % years, and three
Il brothers, named respectively
Hiram and Joseph. Shortly
fbe shooting-match began an
4 altercation took place between
~ sherts and Van Emerson, which
Immediately followed by scunle
hfeh both men fell to the ground,
5arnes sherts uppermost' At this
ture Mr.. John Fronk, spectator
na Forward and attempted to sepa-
fhe combatants, when Hiram
Is ran up with drawn club, some
u
fseti length, and told MI Fronk
and away or he would strike MN,
X Jaw that he was in earnest, and
,rdlngly stepped back. He had
XIV done so when the combatants
ng 10 their feet and James oherts
ted off in o swift run, Van Emer-
closely pursuing him with a drawn
ting knife cleaning in his hand
n Funning few yards and finding
~ could not overtake James
Fts Emerson stopped, and had
e4iV done so before Hiram Sherts
,e ~ with him and struck nm Oh
back of the head or neck with the
y clnb which he had drawn on MI
III Emerson staggered forward
Mi around, and struck Hiram
,Fta with the knife in the left breast
tinp him to the heart. Notwith
,sling the deadly wound which b
%
reeeived, Hiram raised. the clul
/ again struck Emerson a violen
" on the head or neck, and Josepl
sfls, a still younger brother, hurle'
ock at Emerson striking him JUS
ier the right ear. Emerson stag
I'D. reeled and fell backward upo
epound, the bloodspirting from hi
Bulh and nose in copious quantities
Fronk sprang forward, lifted III
IA upon his breast, and while hold
him.in that position Hiram Sherl
aifl pressed forward with the uplll
olnb and would have again struc
a bnt for the fact that Fronk plea
thhim to desist further violence,
had already killed Emerson. Ii
IA gherts then turned and walked G
Tie Buck Head store, q distance
he forty yards, where he felLanqp
ost Instantly expired. Tn the mea
Ne Emerson had breathed out Il
X breath in the arms of Mr., Fron
hus there were scarcely three minut
tween the death of the two men, al
om,fhe time James Sherts and Em(
IL first grappled with each other
"a moment at which Hiram fell de
mont Of the Buck-Head, not me
aan seven minutes had elapsed. I
frav proceeded SO swiftly and culml
tea So Suddenly that the bystandq
"a ia time to interfere and separ'
he deadly combatants,
0n Sunday last separate inque
sTo held upon the remains of the t
ictInls Of this shocking affair, W
~ foll5wing result:
vrabIpr oTJUnY or INQUEST ON THE 3
OF IItRkNr sHERTs: fLa-
ygate 81 Oregon, County Of Linn.
weithe jury, summoned to inqr
NIX fbe cause Of the death of Hir
sberia, whose body is lying before
ind that the deceased is named HlE
Shorfs; that his death was caused b
wound In the left breast, piercing
eff Qeritricle ofthe heart, caused p
Nov With a knife in the hands Of
Van Emerson, in Sweet Home Val
81 ne Willamette Fafiey wa
l3oad hear the bridge across Am
Cfeel on Saturday, Oct. %, lS7
eIahed-A. p. Nye, G. W. ii,
Rob- McCully, Jesse Barr, j. A.
KnighE Jno Howes. /.
Buck Head Store, Oct. 26, A. D.i !
vtlt6for OF JURY OF INQUEST ON THE
HI oFvAN EMERSON:
STATE Qf oregon, County Of Ain"'
Wo, the jury summoned to ing
into he cause Of the death of the
aos whose body Hes before us, !
afief siewing the body ofdeceased,
hearing the evidence of the Witnes
thht the deceased is named Van 4.
efsuI that he was killed by blows
ot ms head and neck, fracturlng
dlsl1bating the neck and produ
e6nanssion of the brain; that the b
iaefs inflicted on the person OF the
eoad by Hiram Sherts and
ShefIs and Jas! Sherts; that the
nieaihte cause of death was a blow
4 rock, striking the right side OF
head Ind neck of the deceased,
hiou being inflicted by Jos. Sh
tnal HE death of deceased was Q
by lows upon the left side OF the
and Head from club in the hand
Hifain Sherts, and the blows upon
face hy Jas. Sherts. lIe further
thAt here is cause to believe Tn
mnrier has been committed IN
ltlll h Of deceased, Jos. Sherts
thn fncipal and Hiram Sherts
Jd Sherts accessories theTetoi
the rhine was committed in ;
HoMse Valley, near the western eI
the Ridge across Ames's Creek, O
Willamette Valley q Cascade y
tain Wagon Road, at a'shooting-ni
an the 25th of Oct, a, D., 1873
tweanlthe hours Of and ? O'Clock
Glnned-Geo. w. Klum, J. a.
knight, Robert MeCully, a. ?.
Jesn6 Barr, A. II. Breeden.
At the residence Of VIM. Picker
Sweet Home Valley, Oct. 20, A
Is7s c. b. MONTAGUE, J. 7
and acting COrOi