The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03
CARDS AND PISTOLS.
1ls.s Casey Elils n . Dispute oys'
Gane Of Carls is Shot 10 Death
by jaet Itb'.hsy.


Last Thursday morning about five
O'Clock, at the time when "Old
Morph" " was putting in his best licks
the PlLor man was awakened from hi
virtuous and peaceful slumbers BY Dr.
Forhan, who announced that there
was man shot down town. We i'm
mediately dressed and repaired to the
Rome billiard hall to find the lifeless
body Of
TOM CASEY,
of the Mint saloon. The body wa
riddled with bullets fired from a pis-
tol in the hands of Jack McBradney,
better known as "Six- -Toed Jack, -
who was Immediately arrested and
placed in the eatboose by Constable
Allison, Deputy Sheriff John McCor-
mick and Special Deputy. e. Rogers.
Justice Dollison was Immediately
sent for, and caused the following
men to be snmmond as jurymen for
an inquest over, the deceased. S. S.
Metzler, T.. H. Collins, Dick Roelfs,
Sam Powell, John Allison and J. w.
Skinner.
The following persons were sworn
as witnesses E.. w. Woods, George
Merrill, proprietor of the Rome Bill
lard Hall, Fred Eustice, A. P. Kim
nell and Geo. E. Graves. Mr.. Woods
being called upon, testified in the fol-
lowing manner:
came into the Rome Billiard Hall
last evening about nine O'Clock and
got into game Of poker with Jack
McBratrey, A. P. Kimmell and Fred
Eustice. We played until about three
or four o'clock this morning, when
Thomas Casey and George Graves
came in. Casey asked for " hand. -
which was willingly given him. After
playing once or twice around, Casey
got hand that justified him in erals
ing" Jack McBratney s1.25,. the rest
Of US passing out" Jack filled, -
and "saw'' Casey $500 "better. "
Casey " filed" and "saw" Jack
$500 " better" Jack called for a
"sight" without filing" to the
$500, when Casey told him that he
had money before him and to do his
betting, at the same time he Casey
taking his $500 out of the "pot. -
Jack Immediately demonstrated, telling
Casey if he didn't put the 500 back
he would cut his id heart out,
when Casey told him to cut away.
Jack then called on the rest of us to
decide the dispute, which we refused
to do. Jack jumped up from the table,
throwing his "chips" on the counter,
rushing out of the door, saying, III
nobody will settle it l will Casey
got up and said to Graves, Lets 60
home As he started out the door
he said, If had gun would stay,
when Mr.. Merrill offered him an old
style, cap and ball Colts revolver.
Casey took Hand seated himself at a
table fronting the door, about twelve
feet from the same. While sitting
there examining the pistol the door
was thrown open and Jack stood there
with pistol. Almost instantly two
shots were fired, Casey firing one and
Jack the other, the conclusion o.
which put the lights out. Casey fell
over as soon as Jack fired, and imme-
diately he Jack) advanced closed te
his victim and fred two more shots
Iran. up to set Billy Reynolds, o.
the Mint, and DR.. Forhan, and wher
l got back Casey was dead.
Geo. Merrill, being called, and
although present. did not seem te
know much about the affair.
Geo. L. Graves being called, cor
roborated, in the main, Woods tes.
timony.
A. P. Kimmell and Fred Eustice
were next called respectively and cor
roborated Woods testimony, with the
exception that they could not tel
which fired first, Jack or Casey, as the
two first shots were in rapid succession,
but thought the latter did.
After the testimony all being taker
T,,c<1co Doll:cor ca11od IN ~ D.