The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-11
WEEKLY MINER BUTTE, MONTANA, NOVEMBER IL. 1885
his word, and has had no troublefrom that
time (about toe middle OF May) until the
row at the Toledo on Thursday night.

AIO WOEO, ana mas n0Q no tCOuOle1fOm t0at
time (about toe middle OF May) until the
row at the Toledo on Thursday night.
2 AS A DEPUTY HERTZ
After Marshal Stoner had revoked his
commission, Foley went to the Sheriff to be
appointed a deputy, and has slnce that
time r the badge Of a deputy sheriff,
having the same pinned on the front oil his
vest at the time he committed the tragedy
OF yesterday morning. Sheriff Sullivan
states, however, that he had no commits
sion, and the use of the badge was un-
authorized.
THE CHIEFS
Chief Of Police Meiklejohn has, since the
first disturbance at the Toledo, had sew
eral conversations with Foley, and in each
one OF them he professed to feel sorry for
the turn things had taken, but thought that
he would come out all right. He said that
he had positive Information that the
roman would not make any charge against
him. and if the Chief did not make any he
could easily dispose of thesne under which
he was arrested. The officer told him that
under the law he was compelled to make a
complaint, and had done SO. Foley alluded
to the newspaper comments on the affair,
but said although they were pretty rough
he could outlive them.
However, Meiklejohn was afraid that he
would do some mischief, and when Foley
left the Comique on yesterday morning the
Chief followed him for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether or not he went to his room
or wal bent on making trouble. Foley
passed down Galena street toward Mon
tana, while the officer went across the lots
to Mercury street, and was standing q little
to the west of the new steam laundry build
ing when the shots were fired. Mr.. Miekle-
john is quite certain that Foley crossed
over Montana street on Galena, and passed
through the alley in the rear of Thomp-
sons lumber yard and reached Mercury
street about the same time that Yates and
Alice Flick did, or perhaps a moment
ooner and stood behind a wagon waiting
for them. Foley fired the first three shots
very close together, and then ran several
yards toward the Sisters Hospital and
stopped and fired the shot into his own
head. As soon al the shooting commenced
the Chief ran down Mercury street, to-
wards the reports and flashes of the pistol.
He was perhaps 100 yards away, and just
as he reached Montana street he met Yates
just turning into Montana. The latter
seemed dazed and would run a short dis
tance and then fall down, making his way
to Park street in this manner. A few yards
west of Montana street Mr.. Mieklejohn
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breathing very heavily. and about seventy
or eighty feet from her he found Foley. who
was not dead, but breathed two or three
minutes after the officer arrived, when he
died. Other persons arrived on the scene
and the woman was conveyed to DIR. Whit
ford's hospital, while Mr.. Mieklejohn took
charge OF the corpse, until the Coroner ar
rived, when it was turned over to him.
Mr.. M'DoNALD's INJURY.
In connection with the Foley-Flick trouble
on Thursday night the name OF MI. D. R.
Mcdonald has figured very prominently.
Yesterday Mr.. Mcdonald appeared on the
streets with his head tied up and badly in
jured from the blow given him by Foley.
Mr.. Mcdonald is an old-timer in this conn-
try, and his connection with this a!ii,-i ":'~
simply as a visitor to a place OF amuse-
ment. That gentleman went into one oil
the boxes and was engaged in a friendly
conversation with one OF the performers on
the stage. whom he has known for many
years, and when the time came for her to
take part in the performance, she asked
Mr.. Mcdonald to remain where he was until
she returned, and in the meantime she
would send a friend in to entertain him. In
a few moments Alice Flick came into the
| box, and almost Immediately followed by
Foley, who, without a word OF warning,
| and without passing any remarks whatever,
| struck Mr.. Mcdonald across the lace with
( his six-shooter. The gentleman did not
( know the woman, mol did he make any
| effort to take her part or defend her, as no
| attack had been made on her. Mr.. Melon.
| aid was sitting in a chair, and was SO dazed
by the blow that he had not the strength
to do anything or to take any part in the
subsequent trouble. His face is very badly
bruised, the bone under the left eye being
broken, and the whole side OF the face is
very much discolored and bruised.