The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-11-12
Happy Hollow the Scene
Of Il Fatal Shooting
Scrape.
Vim. Synder and "Dick'' vii.
hanson IserfOrate each
other with their Ever
Handy Pops.

low 10 "OO up one hiram DaKer
also fighter, with whom William
son had had some trouble on tn,
day of the miners mass meeting
They failed to find Baker, it seems
and dropped into Wilson's saloon
at Happy Hollow in their rounds
A son of William Synder { Murray,
was in the saloon playing pool with
a friend, when Williamson and
Robinet entered. and after they had
been served with drinks. William
son proposed to play at 'craps," a
game played with dice. for money.
Young Snyder said he would play
with him provided he had any mon
ey. The game was agreed to. but
had not proceeded very far before
young Snyder had accused William
son of lingering the dice, and told
him he could fake the 'sstakes that
time, but he must in the future play
fair. About this time William Sny-
der and Doc. Dougherty entered the
saloon, and Snyder walked up to
Williamson and began quarreling
with him, saying that he did not
allow any man to impose on his
boy. In the fight that followed
Synder rather got the best of Will
hanson. having knocked him down
when Robinett sprang to the door,
and drawing his revolver told Will
hanson to go in. just then Daugh-
erty grabbed up big iron poker,
and with one blow with it knocked
Robinett clear out of the building.
Roblnett got up, and poking his re-
volver in at the door, pulled the
trigger, and the ball lodged in Sny-
der's back just behind the shoulder
blade. Snyder then eased up on
Williamson, and they both began
reaching for their revolvers, Sny-
der drawing his first. He shot
twice. both balls taking effect, one
in WiIliamson's stomach and one in
his breast. Williamson in the mean
time had got his revolver out, and
was exchanging compliments with
him. He fred three shots, one Of
which hit Synder in the stomach,
one hit Murray Synder in the wrist,
and one lodgedjs:the ceiling of the
room, Snyder, with drawn revolver,
then backed out of the saloon, and
was taken home. Williamson had
sank to the Fl or, exclaiming as he
went, Oh, poor me- II is thought
that he fired one shot after he fell,
and his revolver showed that one
cartridge had been snapped and re-
fused to go off.
Snyder and Williamson have not
been the best of friends. it seems,
each being rather afraid of the 9th
er. and each being considered dan
gerous men. Last Wednesday Will
hanson was over to Happy Hollow,
and rode to town in company of a
gentleman to whom he said, in
talking about Snyder. 81 have
been letting that man live for the
past three years just because he has
a large family to:support." On the
Saturday following he went over
again, and in fight shot Snyder
fatally and in return received fa-
tai shot hlmSclf.
Happy Hollow has been convert
ed into a regular hell on earth since
the establishing of saloons over
there, and 1t is no new thing TO
hear of brutal fight or'shooting or
cutting scrape occurring. All day
Sunday following the shooting Viii
sons saloon was kept open. Will
hanson lay on the floor in dying
condition. and all around him stood
a crowd of balfdrunken men, it re-
quiring two or three clerks hard at
work to serve drinks to the motley
crowd that gathered around. On
Sunday morning about 8 O'Clock,
Williamson was loaded in a wagon
and started for home. As he left
Happy Hollow he began singing
"Good by NJ Lover, Good by" and
when the wagon stopped III front of
his home and they started to take
him out, he raised up and said: I
guess il is Katy bar the door with
Dick"
Williamson leaves wife and one
child in destitute circumstances
and Sn;der If he dies, will leave a
wife and five children.
All three IF the men engaged as
principles in the sh oiing were
black smiths oDyder was in the
the employ of the Syndicate a the
shaft, Williamson WAS smithing at
the Lite Briar Hill mlme, and
Rob;net; held d like pos tion 1T e..
L. Halls works.
Robinett has been arrested and
is now in jai! at A 'hens.
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Memorial services were held
in Austin, Texas. Friday. in hon
ac H,no.,l kl.Cloll.p A II