The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-08-17

ABOUT II, 1ack tOlu hiin nV --ihaal
nothing to say abe
had told nethin
truth; Woodward the 0Idas
tIeman) was met coming through
the alley; he spoke to Billy, tell.
ing him he aid not want him TO
90 to his house and abuse his wife
and call her names; Dea!y said be
had not done so, and 1t any man
said to the contrary he was u
liar; while Dealy was talking, he
put his hand into his pocket, and
cooked a pistol; Woodward steps
pen back, and I gra1bed Dealy's
pistol; then Jack Woodward came
up and tapped Dea.y on the
shoulder; DeaIy wheeled and shot
at the same time; saw the knife at
the same time; nearly both to.
gether; afterwards Dealv shot
two -hots at woodward. Wood
ward ran through the wagon-hop;
| went through the alley, Dealy
iol,os ell me, ahd said it [ did
not let hlm through. he weuld
shoot me; | turned towards the
Metropolitan hotel; Dealy alter
wards turned back; ne cam up
and gave me his pistol; Dealy
said, coming through the alley, be
was a dead man; saw Dealy wheel
and shoot, and | saw the knife in
jack Woodward's hands; saw
Jack strike at Dealy; Jack then
tell back and De,,ly struck him
after the shit; there were three
shots fired in the backyard, and
one III the street.
l.. F. Lane. sworn--Knew de
ceased; was talking with Messrs.
Compton and Farquar; heard sew
eral reports from pistol or gun,
cnmlng apparently from the
blacksmith shops; saw Wood
ward come into Conpton's sa>
loon il some exclter4elt; ate r
war,!s went to S. Hamilton drug
store, and then saw fs,r first time
the bnly OF deceased; DID all |
could TO secure relief for HIM !;
he died at the time [ held both
Lis hands, i'll mine; thitk his
death occurred not. later than
quarter after eight.
W. G Woodward, sworn4-
Knew deceased tie last eight or
nine years; his name was Will
liam Dealy; do not know where
he was born, think in Mi souri;
do not know his a-e; was sitting
~ my shop this evening; it was
about Z o'clock: Kearas camesto
me and said Dealy wanted to 90
down and see his child; toll
Kearns | had no objection to
Dealy gong; just about that time
Dealy came up; he said to Kearns.
s'come ou;' they started Tor my
house; a short time after John
(my sony came and told me to go
home, as Dealy was cutting up
shamefully; answered him never
mind it would be all right; sat
still a few minutes, aid then g it
mp and started for home; started
through the alley, and net Dea>
ly and Kearns coming to meet me;
told Dealy that ] had 20 objes>E
tions to his going to my house, but
| did not want him to call my
wife bad names when there:
Kearns was standing rather be-
tween him and I.Eeard something
'.click' in Dealy's pocket; John
came up just then, spoke to John
and told him to 60 home; broke
and run through Hawley, Dodd
& Co.'s building; as I came on
The street Dealy shot at me
again; run int, 'omptons s saloon,
and out of the back door; my wife
came running over and said John
vas shot; heard the pistol go of,
but did not know that John was
shot or Dealy cut until nv wife
old me; four shots were fired;
Dealy married my daughter. !,
DR.. Hamilton, sworn-Exam-
ned the body; found a wound 81 |
,r 4 inches above the right n;p>
,le; had the appearance of a knife
wound, and running backwards
owarus the spine. attended with
rec hemorrsghe; rendered wlnt