Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-18
PACIFIC COAST.
A Horrible Affair.
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lSpectAi 10 Observation-Disclosures.
SALEM, Or, May l7.-Lats last night
James q. Murphy shot and killed James
Kelly, then fired another shot and kill
cd himself. on the farm Of Mrs. Warn
ell, four and a half miles east of this
city. The circumstances are as fol-
lows: Murphy, Kelly aud German
came to town IN a hack. Murphy and
Kelly, while here, drank heavily, and
when they started home they were
fighting drunk. While On the road they
began boastiug of their bravery, which
led to dispute in which both contest
ants showed willingness to fight, to
tess which of the two was the bravest
man. On arriving at home Murphy
was the first to jump out of the hack.
He went into the hoase aud returned
with a shotgun. In the meantime
Brooks had got out Of the hack, followed
by Kelly, and WAS engaged in unhitoh-
ing the team. Murphy said nothing
when he came up with the gun. passed
Brooks, aud meeting Kelly face ~ face,
on tne opposite side of the wagon, drew
the qua quo xiy TO his shoulder aud fired
a charge of buekshot. 1t struck Kelly
full IN the face, crushing the upper and
lower jaws, aud driving bone and flesh
fully into the head, and creating a wound
large enough TO easily admit Of the in
sertion Of a large mans fist. Death
was instantaneous. After firing the
shot Murphy, without looking back to
see the result, went into tue house,
where he seated himself by Mrs. War
ner, near the fire. and began TO smoke.
Brooks. after he mad put up the horses,
went into the house aud told Murphy
be must surrender himself. Murphy
agreed. Brooks then started for the
door, and just as he opened il Murphy
called: Fred Fred tnrned, and as
he did So Murphy made a rapid
movement toward his pocket, drew
taerefrom self-cocker Smith Il Wes-
son revolver, ci ppei the same to his
right temple, aud, with the remark:
"Here Co." fired the pistol, and sent a
bullet Crashing through his own head.
He died as quickly as did Kelly, retain
ing a sitting posture in the chair. Muir
ply once stabbed man. named McNa-
~. in this city, vkiie in one of his drunk
en- sprees, and during the time he vas
confined in the county jail Sheriff For
ward was informed that the man was
an ex-sosdier, and had served q term
at Fort Aicatraz for some criminal Of
Tense. Nothing is known Of Kelly.
Like Murphy, be was very quarrelsome
when in his cups" The coroner has
taken change of the bodies
Tive Mem Drew ned.
Especial 10 PosT-IsTKLLIexxcER
PORTLAND, Nay lI.-At Sand Island,
yesterday, three fishing hosts capsizsd.
All the crews were saved except j. H
wrinkles. we'll known resident Of As
soria, whose body was found this mora
ing eutangsed in a net. One bost cap
sired In she CIatsop. and man Whose
name Is unknown was lost.
| Five Nanslaashfer Convictions.
| The five Indians indicted IN the Unit
ed States court for the murder of Nal.
herrin, the trapper. on Unatiisa reser-
walton. we're convicted this morning a
manslanghser. They viii hs sentenced
on Monday.
The War On 0pium oenA-
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eays: Ssnoa the declaration 0f uAf ~
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