, 1883-11-03
A DisrARDLY ASSASSINATION.
Dan haxserty Shot and ktiisd NJ Prescott
! by John Eifas. q Rar.tenaer.


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John Elfus, bar tsndsr At Prescott, shot
and instantly killed Dan HagSerty st Pres
colt AZ 4 A. N. this tSa.urdayl morning.
Mr.. Cisnce Cusker, who was preseu. st the
assassination End is deputy sheriff, provides
tine SFArEsNAS with the following particu-
lars:
AT the hour mentioned Eius came into
Haggsrty's saloon and commenced abusing
a young fellow there whom he claimed owed
him half a dollar. Mr.. H,ggerty te!d INN
to keep quiet ana bshave himself or he
would be obliged to put hin out. The fell
low said he would not keep still, as he
wanted to XIII that sou Of -. referring
to the young man who owed him fifty cents.
They then put him out Of the saloon, and
he immediately went around the building
and entered again at the back door and WAS
very boisterous. He was again told to keep
still /; but, kesping up his noise and threats,
Haggerty told his bArkeep.r to FIRE him ont,
which was done. Haggerty was sitting at a
able neas . window, and in about fifteen
minutes Elfus returned with rife, and fir
ing through the window the ball entered
the neck Of Hasgerty and lodged in his
right Jaw. killing him so instantly that he
never spoke or moved afterwards. MIR.
| Cusker then went out the back door % see
| # he had entered the saloon where he was
employed, in order to arrest him, but found
that he had not, but had dropped the rife
| where he stood when he fired the shot, and
| escaped. HIS tracks were found coming In
the direction OF this city. A warrant was at
cree swern ont and sir. Cosker came to
town to sec if he could find him A large
party OF men Immediately went in search Of
the assassin along the banks Of the river,
With what result We have not Yet learned.
1t j. no. known yet ii he knows the shot be
sred was fatal, and As he Las recently ex-
pressed his intention of going below, 1T ls
probable that he will endeavor u escape by
way of Walllla. 4 sharp lookout should
be kept and he will probably ts arrested.
Dan Haggzrty Kept saloon al Waits
burg also, and WAS great i.vorite with all
vino knew him. lie was always faiet ard
sentlema anly in his manner and anything bnt
= rough The murder is one of the worst
shs. has occurred in this county for many
years. Even a. these particulars are being
written ami within Eve minutes after our In
.ormant had left, bs came hurrying baek
with tho news that The mIrderer had been
caught on our streets. He was Immediately
takea to Judge Laman's office and from
thence to the coa,ty jail. He Is man of
short statue, light complexion and avery
vindi.tIye cast Of features. lie said. when
arrested, that he came TO give himself mp
and all h. wantei was a fsir triai. The
same fairness he gave to poor Ban Hsggerty
should be given him. Ii these assass;ns,
are allowed to 60 scot fires through le-
gal technicahties, there will lie no safety II
the coratry-
INTERVIEW WITH TIE PRISONER.
Soon after ne was lodged in jail STATES
MAN representative called on him to gel his
version Of ths affair and it must he said that
4 more similar version from what has been
rub;;.he.; ahsve aud Lis owp we never
heard. lie said that he had been shaking
dice with the young man alluded to who re-
fused 10 pay him 80 cents he won and that
ne abused him and called him names and
that he was turned out Of the saloon III con-
SEQUENCE, and that he returned sn1 again
became qnSrr=isome, and was again turned
out, and ne then got mad and KENT for the
rifle and committed the deed.
We were particular in asking him ii Hag-
gerty himself laid hands upon him and be
confessed that be had not hat had given the
orders to eject him. After the murder he
walked some distance and hired man 70
drive him TO Walia Walla in wagon. lie
ia native of Hanover and about 80 years Of
apo