The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
THAT GLENDALE SHOOTING.
A Defense Of Charges Made by One G..
l.. H.

DILLON Mont. Feb. yth, 1885.
Editor MINER:
My attention is called to a Glendale
letter IN your issue of the sth headed
TARGET PRACTICE BY AN OPIUM
FIEND. take the opportunity of
correcting the falsehood of your cor
respondent G. l.. H. Not only is he
base prevaricator, but in my Opin-
ion his tale is premeditated tissue of
lies, prompted rather from a personal
spite against myself than a lack of
knowledge of the facts. 1 call as wit
nesses to- my defense DR.. H. s.
Schmalhausen and Others who saw
the affray.
On ths evening previous, Papa
came to the old Metlen saloon
wherein with the proprietor I was
dealing stud poker game. Contrary
to the advice of friends allowed him
at my risk to run markers to the
amonnt of $45 0U. He arose suddenly
leaving on the table mark kers amount
ing 20 1915 which I counted before
witnesses and returaaa Ia tha rack
The next mo- ming 1 entered his sa-
loon In company with a friend, had
heard that he (Papa) Said
l had been robbing him
the night before, that he would never
pay markers. / accosted him, asking
him his reasons for supposing him
self robbed. He gave no satisfactory
reply. I til n told him would get |
even with him, that no man who
runs games in his own saloon With
out license of any kind, should |
come to a game protected by the laws
of the land and paying tribute to
them for that protection, to make |
dishonest play with 1mpunity. He
followed me out remarking that he |
would whip me; made move as to |
draw revolver, whereupon | pulled |
mine and told him to halt, he came !
on, | "clubbed " the weapon but he
warde1 off the blow, the revolver
discharged, he again ad-
vanced, the revolver again was fred
by accident, third time he came,
still entreating him to go back, that
l did not wish to kill him. This
time l fired deliberately, though with
only the Intention of winging"
him. then, by the advice of friends
hurried from the town in fear of my
life from the countrvmen Of Papa's,
Italian desEeradoes. who band to.
gether more closely than the ties of
any secret society. My friends, had
also armed themselves against these
swarthy soEs Of Italy. At ranch
between Glendale and Melrose I
halted, gave up my weapon and sent
tor the officers of the law, claiming
their protection.
These are the true facts, showing
q. l.. II. to be deliberate falsitier or
grossly mlsinformed. made no
It econd gun play" demanding
A few items in conclusion
Never in my life have / been
'crazed, unuelved and incited' to
my crime or misdelneanor by the ef-
:eets Of opium-another flight of
maginatlon on the part Of your
7eracious ~ correspond, ut; had not
Visited any Joint on the day of the
racas, as my roommate. Jack Bid
we'll, can testify. The dissertation of
Mr.. G L. H. upon the evil of the
opium practice and lack of legal dis
;ipline in Glendale upon this point
8 worthy of all commendation.
hough somewhat overdrawn and
in this particular cssa,
md not at all to the point in connec
ION with this affair.
Let G.. L. H. show himself if be
iare aud prove the truth of his asser-
ions it he can. l fear no
urther legal trouble and remain here
permanently, open to discussion and
Wiling to prove my justification.
J. H. WILSON.