The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
MssAyARAy FATE
Sunday, While oa sSpr., lie is Shot Dead !,
Marshal Joe Bohn.

:: Last Sunday, between IL and 1
8o clock, the report of pistol shots
IScaused some commotion among those
81 returning from church, and shortly
Safter report was current that a man
dhad been shot in the lower town.
s VIM. Mcnamara and party had
8 been drinking pretty freely Of tangle-
(tfoet the night before and, we suppose,
Nwere keeping it up. At any rate, they
swere, at the time mentioned, in the
4 lower town, opposite the residence Of
&Alr. May and in front Of the Ohio
Issaloon, firing their pistols of, just as
.AMr. Lawrence D. Christopher, one Of
sthe lower town Board of Trustees, was
EIpassing with his wife and baby, on
Athelr way home from church. Mr.
GChrlstopher was carrying the baby,
(Which he handed to his wife, intend
fling to arrest some Of the parties doing
,.the shooting.
i In the meantime J. NJ. Rathbone,
hthe mayor, had come up to the crowd
|sand requested them to desist, but in
Xstead of paying any attention to his
arequest, the party were jos,ling and
;;pushing him around, when John Ehr-
8hart and Joe Hohn. The town marshall
;larrlved on the spot to assist him. J
4 John Ehrhart and ,te mayor caught
'shold Of VIM. Mcnamara, and Marsha,
sJoe Bohn took hold Of John McClos-
Skey. John Ehrhart hearing some
AmoveInent behind him, looked around
;Ssand saw brother of VIM. Mcnamara
Scutting at them with a pocket knife
3 This caused him to let go Of VIM.
ysMcNamara in order to defend himself
Iatrom the brother. VIM. Mcnamara
lathcn pulled away from the mayor and
|awent up to the marshal, who had hold
ssof John McCloskey and began strik-
9ing at him with his fist. The marshal
then struck at VIM Mcnamara with a
apistol, which went off simultaneously u
awith the blow, inilictirg wound in
Mthe head of VIM. Mcnamara, who
Hdropped on the sidewalk. The ball
sentered the brain about an inch and a
aaalf above and little back of the
fright ear, and came out little to the
a|eTt Of the head.
4 Al the crack Of .ts..piHals MfEk3|
;iAararA $ patty scattc.ea wltfTtle exccp4
'stlon of McNamara's brother, who
Sstood on the sidewalk and began to-
flight Mayor Rathbone, at the same
.aatime trying to draw a pistol. Several
I I men caught him, threN him down
sSand took the pistol away from him.
8 -he wounded man was lying On the
Hsdewalk when Dr.. +. {. Reid, who
,swas sent for. arrived. The doctor had
'5him conveyed into Pat Connolly's
'asaloon, where he examined his wound
aand Immediately pronounced his case
:shopeless. Mcnamara died about
,sthrce hours after, OF at 20 minutes to
IS O'Clock.
a There was considerable excitement
Gin the community and threats to
4 Aiynch the marshal were freely lndulsed
a!n. Hewas arrested by Deputy Sher-
lSlf JchA NJ. Mccormick and started
|Etor Gunnison the same afternoon.
q When Mcnamara was dead his
Iabody was taken to Mrs. Wilbur's
i sboarding house, 4 Short distance from
Isthe place of.shooting, and coroner's
sjury, consisting OF ]. l.. Frankeber-
Eyer, W. P. Wallace, II. 7. Painter, T.
RMay, A. sec'ist ani +. ]. O'Connor,
Isummoned, VIM. II. Nhittlesev, T..
Up, acting as coroner. The jury rem
Ndered { verdict "that VIM. ElcNa-
!. nara came to his death from the ef-
!, !, fects of pistol shot from q pistol in
ssthe hands of Joseph Bohn.''
That night our reporter accompa-
|5nled DR.. Reid, who examined the
! Scorpse closely. There was consider
gable confusion On the right side of the
'shead above the car, and around and in
I3front Of the place where the bulIc,