The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-04-06

just after the third shot had been fred
Mr.. James Gallagher. who lived in the
Longwhoyth Street House, ran down
stairs and confronting the shooter asked
Here, what's tho matter with your
The ruiiian instantly replied, "I'll show
you what's the matter. you s-n Of q
| b-h, and shot the officer through the
abdomen.
After the capture OF Dunbar. Gallagher
walked rapidly round the corner. and
entered the tailor store in the basement
Of the Longworth Street House. lie
maintained his steady gait until he
| reached the further end Of the apart
ment when he faltered, staggered, and
would have fallen but for tho support
OF the bystanders. II believe I'm bit
somewhere" he remarked, in answer to
the alarmed inquiries Of Mr. Burford
A hasty examination Of his clothing re-
suited in the discovery Of large blood
stain on the left side Of his vest. And
in the center Of the bloodstain was a
small round hole. Assistance was imme-
diately procured, and the wounded man
conveyed to his room up stairs. DR..
Philip Williams and the Coroner thortly
after arrived.
ball. had penetrated the abdomen in the
region Of the spleen, about an inch and a
half below the umbilicus, and between
four and FIVE inches to the left Of the
median line. There was no external
bleeding, the first hemorrhage from the
torn blood-vessels Of the outer skin hav.
ing ceased, and the fatal wound appear
ing like a small, red orifice. with clean
edges. Internal hemorrhage must have
been profuss, however for the abdomen
rapidly swelled to abnormal size. The
patient moaned piteously ct the gentlest
pressure on the wounded region, and the
physicians decided that to probe for the
ball would be useless, and only result in
aggravating the victims suffering and
Fastening death. Gallagher suffered ter.
rible agony. lie groaned foarfully. and
tossed to and fro in his pain; but the
physicians were slow to administer OPT
ates. as the fatal character Of the wound
was obvious TO all, and it was necessary
to obtain full statement from him, IL
possible, in regard to the circumstances
Of his injury He bore up wonderfully,
in spite Of his agony; even when his sight
was growing dim with the dimness OF
death, and his pulse steadily failing. the
poor fellow actually attempted to Joke
were examining his wound. "Oh, God
doctor, take care Maley-you. you wild
Irishman-you' 're-burting me just there.
What are all the boys going out? No,
Colonel, let my friends stay round the
bed-they're all good fellows-they don't
bother anybody. Let my friends stay
Interspersed with CALCULATIONS Of pain,
the unfortunate mans broken converse
was throughout characterized by that
spirit Of bonhomie and manly kindness
peculiar to his pleasant manner. When
Colonel Snelbaker came on the scene
the dying mans eyes had become very
dim. and he failed to recognize him, un-
til told who il was that grasped his hand |
So there appeared to be little hope that
he could recognize his murderer.
But Dunbar was sent for. and was soon |
brought into the dying mans room, un. |
der guard Of Lieutenant Spaeth.
He came in, bleared, drunken, bolster |
ous-a gray-haired. well-drsssed man,
vicious gray eyes, deep set on either side /
of q nose like yulture's beak, and n 1
coarse, untrimmed grizzly beard. Colo
mel Snelbaker and the Coroner raised the /
wounded man to sitting position, and 1
babe him look at the prisoner. "ls that I
the mann asked the Colonel Make 1
him put his hat on" replied Gallagher; /
yet. Looks some 1
thing like the fellow. No, Colonel, | 4
can't swear il is the man. Somehow /
cam { see no more" And the prisoner 4
was hustled out, loudly swearing that he /
never hurt no hair in that mans head" /
Happily the young men Noell, Gleason, |
Wells and others were able 10 identify l
the prisoner.