The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-19
An Attempt to Kill q. w.
Walshe, ofthe Pacific
Shops.
Chas. e. Dean, q DISCHARGED Fire
man, Does the Shooting.
Full Particulars of the Tragic
Event and the MONDAY
Crime.

dent fairfield when the BAZOO u called
upon Ia chronicle an attempt to take the
life OF Mr.. q. W. Walshe, master mechanic
Of the Pacific road at this place, by one
Charles +. Dean.
From attaches of the master mechanic.
Office the reporter learns that Dean has
been in the employ of the company abou,
two months a. fireman on locomotive No.
Ill, Tom Moore, engineer, and for a NJ
fusal To do some work which he was told
to do, Mr.. Walshe
ORDERED HIS DISMISSAL
several days ago. Dean had been hanging
around for his time, which had not been
given him because the company were wait
ing to hear from Kansas City to see
ii he owed any board bills
which they were responsible for. To-day
Dean had been about the Office all the
morning, saying little or nothing TO any
one.
In order to give as true an account Of
the affair as possible, as il occurred, just be-
fore and at the time Of the shooting, the
reporter interviewed
r. MUI.LIGAN,
a locomotive engineer from Falmouth,
Nebraska, who was in the Office at the
time.
Il had come into the Office" saws Multi
gan, land presented letter to Mr.. Walshe
and asked him for work at my business,
when Dean looked over nv shoulder and
read my letter, when he asked Mr.. Walshe
for his time"
Mr.. Walshe told him TO call at ) o'clock
and he then would settle with him.
Dean replied that he had learned that
he (Walshe) had telegraphed to the State
Line to see ii he DEAN owed any board
bill there.
"Yes, that is So" said Mr.. Walshe in a
pleasant tone.
"When were you appointed my guar
dian ?" said Dean, at that time having his
hand in his right Goa, pocket.
Walshe-I do not care to discuss this
matter with YOU. Call at five o'clock and
then Won can get your time
Mr.. Walshe then told him TO GO out Of
the Office.
DEAN am in no hurry about going,
and will not 60.
Mr.. Walshe then told him twice more
to 60 and Dean did not start when Walshe
took hold Of his arm and led him to the
door, when Dean resisted and pulled
pistol and shot.
Mulligan then pulled Mr.. Walshe back
into the Office and shut the door against
Dean.
THE WOUND
The ball entered Mr.. Washes left arm
lust below the armpit and come out at the
greatest extremity Of the elbow, making
,nly flesh wound which was promptly
attended to by DIR. w. p. King, and the
man conveyed to his room, on
West Fifth street.
CHARLES f.. DEAN
walked away from the scene Of
he shooting towards the city, and when in
ront Of Sichers' Hotel, on Ohio street, he !
vas arrested and conveyed to the county |
all by sheriff Conner and Al Conner, dep !
lty.
THE PRISONER INTERVIEWED.
A BAzOo reporter called on the prisoner
4 the Jail few minutes after he had been |
He found him sit
ing in the corridor, talking to the sheriff
nd a couple Of visitors. In answer to the
eporter's question as to his story Of the
hooting, he said:
'The first time ] saw Mr.. Walshe was
uring last April, when ! went to him to
ct a job running an engine. He told me
hat all the men who run engines on his
Dad had to fire while first, so as to get
cquainted with the road. thought that
air enough, and told him ] would accept
job firing. went to his Office every day
Dr. about three weeks, expecting to receive
riders to take my run, which he had
romised me, as fireman. He did not
md me out, and, as was getting
hort Of money, i began to look
u job somewhere else. l found ore
reaking, but no sooner had ! accepted it
,an did he send for me to 60 to firing.
would stand better chance Of
citing promoted by firing than breaking,
threw up my job and accepted the one he
lierd me. held the job until little
yer week ago when / got discharged for
'fusing Is clean up my engine after it had
zen put in the round house. Since that
me have went to his (Walshe's) Office
'ery day in the hopes Of getting my
'oney, but have failed-he putting me of
ON day to day. To-day went to his Of