The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-24
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How sanall . thing ssay cd bonan
10 ~ illus1s.eei ysseseday MORNING
1. IL pask east a ~ city, and within
tho lln1(D O. JeDoWo0 county.
nooday nsislng go woedehsppes
strusk aooehef With . stjek ofeerd wood.
YwessdaV nerniag tbe jajsssd man
did. Tho lhs)D, - learned from 0r.
G. 4. o0jth, Who NJ IN eye'wjtness to
To killlag; az - follows:
The homicide occurred IN Nul)s'
WOOD camp, In The park. Null has .
VOID contract htom M. Jas. A. Taltott,
and has Two soos with him at biz cnmp.
Lat aall one Of The latter; VIM. O. Null,
at . quantity Of wood, which W. Gov.
cred BY the 6ust heavy snow, before It
could 10 banked. A chopper NAMED
William H. Jaekson, who was emitting
to help Null oil out bic contract,
chopped some wood after the snow COW
esed Up Null's pile, just over e. When
the SNOW melted the two heaps became
mixed, and Monday morning, about
ten O'Clock, Nj: Smith, who was cut
tings few feet away, heard and raw the
following occurrences between Null and
Jaekson. Come conversation Was had
about the ownership Of the wood.
Jacksou seid he meant to have It oil
and would defend Il. After some far
ther words Jackson pulled . knife.
Then Null seia, ''don't come near me,
q III hit you with this stick" and 1t
the same time picked up . stick Of ord
wood. Then Jackson said, "Oh, II .
stick Of wood h what you want, I'll get
. stick To-" wheseupon he grabbed up
. round stick and again started towards
Null, knife In one hand and stick In the
other. Al Jackson came near, Null:
struck him just over the left ear with
the stick Of oordwood, knocking him
Dat. Smith, who had been within .
short distance, says he then ran and
picked Jackson up, Null having cried
Dut to him - soon - Jackson fell.
Smith thought tree had fallen on some
one, or something Of that svrt from the
Of Mule call for help.
When he picked Jackson up, the latter
was conscious, bleeding 1t the nose and |
mouth, and not "eriously injured, ap-
perestly. Jackson spoke, when asked
10 give some account Of his wound and
aid, I'VE were both to blame. start
ID to 90 for HIM and he got the best Of
me-" Very soon after Thu jackson be-
anne unconscious, and died yesterday
about elk o'clock. Soon after
the wound he began to have |
'pasms, which continued till his death. |
When Smith first came up, Null nan to |
he cabin Of Brooks Bros. to get some
vhisky to revive the wounded man.
When he returned Smith had succeeded
n bringing jackson too. Jackson again
aid, I'VE were both to blame" What
we're you doing before jackson
truck you ?" asked Smith. ''Oh, I
~ picking up . piece Of wood to 60
Or him." replied Jackson. Not being
bic to walk Jackson was carried to old
nan Null's cabin, bleeding from the
Mouth and nose. Null was almost dis-
racted with griefat the serious outcome
{ the afiay.
Smith describes Jackson % . young
nan about Is or g years Of age, rath-
r cratic and 1ighty. 70 show that
here could have been no III will be-
ween Jackson and Null 1t IL said that q
~ weeks ago the former cut bis foot se-
erely with IN axe, and that Null took
Inn to his cabin and nuosed him until
% got well. No arrests had been made
nd no legal inquiry held 1t last &C.
uunts.