Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-16

mott, the saloon-keeper, was one. A Gnog,
man put himself alongside his ear.
scrape2" w "''o-''
81 was here and saw it all.''
CHOW did IL occur?'
|. "Well, the man who did the shooting cam.
IN here. never saw him before. lie ane
some others got into game of cards for The
drinks. He got up to go out, when Ryan
Tue Darkseper, said to him he owed 10 cents
ana ne couldn't go until he paid it. The
man pulled out his revolver. and said he
wouldn't pay it, and ID if be wouldn't
60, too. At this Ryan started towards the
door. was standing behind the bar
ana reached for revolver to
protect my barkeeper. Just then
Hamilton, who was shot, jumped
up, grabbed the man. We heard shot, and
then somebody struck the stranger and
knocked BIN down, and he was dragged out
doors. Some of us camo in, and were then
told that Hamilton was shot. He was lying
down In there, pointing to the rear room
partitioned off by Venetian blinds.) We
went in and found he was shot in the belly;
that's just the way it happened
SYLVESTER RyAN's STORY.
The bar-keeper (sylvester Ryan was found
outside the saloon helping to put Hamilton
in the express wagon.
"What do you know about this shoot.
ing?"
s'All about it,
"Well, what?''
ut was an accident, that's just the long
and short of it,
"Rut how did it occur!''
"The fellow who did the shooting owed us
10 cents, and said he was going out, without
paying. I said he shouldn't Then he
pulled his revolver, Hamilton grabbed it and
was shot. That's the straight story, sure.''
"Who was playing cards with the stranger
at the time the dispute arose?''
t'Barney Murphy
sDid you know Hamiton?''
eyes. He's been stopping with mo for a
week. He was out Of money, and had Just
got word from home (Cincinnati) that he'd
get some money in G few days. He's ma
chinist by trade, and has been working at
Dexter
"Was Hamilton engaged in the game Of
cards?''
"He had been, but was not whom the fuss
begun"
''You think the shooting ACCIDENTAL"
eyes, sir, sure pop"
Mr.. Ryan was all out of sorts over the af-
fair, and little mixed with beer, but he was
terribly sorry that ''the thing" had hap
pened, because the saloon had just opened,
and it would give the place bad name.
THE sTRANaEn's STORY.
A
he had received, Beach was conducted bv
Officer Baer to the station. He was placed
in cell, and few moments after his incar-
ceration GLOBE reporter interviewed him.
He commenced by saying:
II didn't 60 to do it. I. never pulled
pistol on man before. I am peaceful
man; never had quarrel or fight in my life
before. Oh, I am SO sorry. Iwouldn have
got into this, if they hadn't threatened me-
"That's just it. [ want to know exactly
how you got into this dificu!ty?''
Well, they threatened me- and said I
go out without paying 10 cents.
said didn't owe it. Then the bar keeper got
up and shut the door, and said | shouldn't
go out alive unless 1 settled up. wasn't
going to be forced to pay what I didn't owe,
so pulled out my revolver. The man who
was shot grabbed hold the pistol and tried
to pull it away from me. It went off,
Then he started in with long ramble
about never having carried pistol before
bought this one only two months ago in this
city; could take any one to the place he got
it; didn't mean to shoot. He was brought
to with
"Where are you from?"
81 came from Lake Howard. I have been
at work there for George Looman, on the st.
Paul & Pacific road, cutting out ties.''
"When did you get here ?"
''Last night Thursday and stopped at the
St. Louis houses
"About this row, again; when the shot was
fred, what happened?"
81 was knocked down, beaten and kicked,
and they robbed me of ga; they took away
my pocket book. subsequently he found
his pocket book-it had slipped down the
lining of his coat.) Two of my teeth are
knocked out, see Qifting up a badly swollen
Up to show the gip made by the loss Of his
nolars.) didn't mean to shoot; / didn't
shoot; the man who pulled at the pistol
must have touched the trigger; didn't
nave my hand on it,
"Where is your houe?"
II am from New Jersey: have relations
n Newark. They were there, a brother,
some two years ago. 1 haven't heard much
from them, have been roaming around.'
"When did you come to Minnesota?''
Gust after harvest time. 1 had been
working in Illinois at harvestng.'
care you married?n
.No.''
Glow old are you?"
"About forty
HIS APPEARANCE.
The man is by no means desperate
character. His contrition at the accident is
not assumed. F[e is spare built, rugged
looking man. A meek looking face,
fishy, blue eyes, retreating chin,
scraggly sandy beard, and close
cropped curly dark brown hair.
His hands are scanned and calloused with the
marks of hard work. He was poorly dressed.
blue blanket overshirt, rawhide boots,
patched, dirty pants and slouched hat COM
posed his wardrobe. Besides, he had an oil
cloth carpet sack cranmed with rough fan
mel underwear.
THE VICTIM S STORY.
When placed in the wagon to be trans
ferred to the hospital, Hamilton gave no ey-
idenca of suffering, save from CHASTITY pale
ness which settled on his countenance. All
the way to the hospital he uttered neither
oIt,4 @1.