Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-02-28
AGO ". WAKEFIELD, OF EAST GALA
TIN. SHOT.

I'm theI4th. last Thursday, considerable
.ni+onent and sensation was created in the
lower end of the valley, by the shooting OF
Can. w. Wakefield, late County Commits
,;o,ar by his brother-inlaW, Thomas
street. \ great many versions of the story
.oon had currency but us near as we can
,sc4rtajn the facts, they arc about as fol-
laws. Ihe Street family and Mr.. Wake
,;.,d had lived %ncighbors for many year.
,oar or TWO ago Mr.. Wakefield marie d
Mss Adpla Street; they did not get along
very we'll together owing to the eccentrici-
,ips Ito call them by 50 mild Il name,) of
v,tafp)d. and soon i'll will existed between
,hn two families. Sometime ago. Wakefield
commenced making son eimpropera lv II S
toward a Young sister OF his wite's by writ
;nu insulting ~letters-somc over his proper
>iynoture and some without any signature,
Inf there could be no doubt about the au-
1horship. The brothers of this young lady
ryho stand w II in the community stood
This Infamous conduct on the part of Wake
field for Il long time, but, finally, "forbear-
ance ceasing to be a virtue" they We're COM
npl}ed to bring it to a close by the only
means available in such a case: so. on
Thursday. Thomas Street met Wakefield
and shattered his right arm with y load OF
buckshot. somewhere Oh the road between
DR.. Lamme's old place and WakeGeld's la G.
residence. w, was on his wagon driving Il
snan of mules at the time. On being shot
he Jumped off the wagon and ran toward
the residence Of Mr.. Johnson. on the other
side of East Gallatin. which stream he wad-
ed. two of the Streets, Thomas and Thorn
ton being inpursuit. On the opposite side
he took to a little patch OF brush, the Streets
porralling Linn fro m two sides. He then
surrendered. throwing up. his left arm /;
ftlc other being broken.) and begging for
his life. saying he could write no more let
tiers. The Streets bound up his wounded
arm and made no further hostile attempt
upon him, but exacting some special prom
ises from him concerning his future course
and conduct. each party went their way.
Wakefield. sent for DR.. Monroe. who, find
ing his arm destroyed, amputated it, and at
last accounts he was doing well. He was
very weak from the loss of blood and nerv-
ous excitement when the Doctor visited
him.
Thomas Street was arrested by the Sher
fl, brought before Judge Mcpherson, a
Bozeman. and waving an examination, wa.
admitted to bail in the sum of $4,000. which
was readily given. The parties to this trag
ie event have stood we'll in the community
BY a well understood IN wTitten Law
among the people of this country. which
provides for the defense and vindlcatiol
from SANDER and outrage of females .by thei
male relations. Thomas Street is alread,
acquitted, and we doubt ever that the CRANE
jury will iidict him, for the reason that n
petit Jury will ever convict him.
1t is supposed by people best acqnainte'
with Wakefield that he IS of unsoandy min
on ome subjects. He has been badly pun
ished, but as he escaped with his life he ma
congratulate himself on the ending of tn
trouble. Every one in tile Territory re
members the late Judge Street, who stoo
morally high wherever known. The Street
mentioned are his family :; and a nor
peacably disposed and moral family ineN
cry way, is not to be found in Montana
Rosenaan Times.
mr. Al AlrsSgn