Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
Pistols Ave Trumps,

A short time since, 1t Will be re-
membercd, shooting ARRAY occurred
in this city, in which the party shot
man through the cara man with
whom he had no quarrel, and hence
no cause for enmity. VIM. Manog,
the rooster who did the shooting,
was promptly arrested and lodged in
Jail. He had trial before Squire
Riordan one day last week, was
found guilty, and bound over to the
District Court in tho sum of 5000 The
Squire thought the bond sufficient to
hold him for his appearance, but he
found some person who went on his
bond, and he was released. William
never was considered saint since his
babyhood, and then perhaps only by
his mother, but her fanciful dream
has since been ruthlcssly dispcllcd.
A few days ago, William was re-
leased, and proceeded to COM
mcncc business again by OPEN
ing his saloon, and yesterday
evening, invited Harry Wolf, an
other man who has fairly earned the
title Of desperate, into his doggery
where the men, in company with two
notorious women, drank sufficient
amount to make them somewhat
reckless of consequences. Marshal
Davis, finding the saloon lighted up,
ordered the doors opened and arrest
cd the entire party and ordered them
to appear before the Mayor this morn
| ing. Up to this time all had been
fair sailing, but they adjourned from
the saloon to the residence of Mrs.
Jordan, on College street between
Main and Samantha. There seems to
be two stories from this time forward.
We understand that Wolf claims that
Manog knocked Miss Jordan down,
when he remarked that Manog
should be shot for such conduct.
Manog then drew his pistol and
threatened to shoot Harry. Wolf by
some means took the pistol away
from Manog, and shot him with it
four times, none of the wounds be-
ing of a serious nature in the opinion
of the surgeon who dressed them.
Manog's story is that Wolf threat
ened to shoot him when he remark
ed: "Harry here is gun, take it.
You wouldn't shoot anybody" Wolf
took the pistol and commenced fir
ing, one shot taking effect in the
shoulder, the ball lodging against
the shoulder blade, one in the chest
near the fifth or sixth rib, one in the
fright side near the eighth rib and he
caught the fourth ball i'm his mouth,
the only effect of which was to loosen
some of his teeth.
i Soon after Wolf was arrested and
lodged in Jail. At the time Of the
shooting or soon after it was thought
that Manog was seriously and per-
haps fatally wounded, too badly hurt
to put in prison. This morning,
however, he was able to walk up to
the Jail. When Manog made his APP
pearance in the hall of the Jail he was
met by Sheriff Spilman who ordered
him not to go any farther. Manog
turned around and remarked: "Well,
| will just shoot you," at the time
locking his pistol in his pocket, show
ing the muzzle against the Sheriff.
Spilman pushed the man down into
a stairway, and started to arm him
self, at which time Manog shot at
Wolf through the grated door and
also at Bolivar the turnkey. The turn
key then took the pistol from Manog
land also disarmcd him of a razor.
| Manog is now lodged in Jail where
they will both remain until after a
preliminary examination when we
will probably arrive at the truth OF
the matter. 1t is about time the boys
improve their Workmanship or thai
} such conduct be ended some way
Daily of tie 10TH.