, 1886-08-28

The railway and coal department paid
off their white labor this week, and about
$4,000 was distributed among the en-
ployes The amount paid out on Beck
with, Quinn & Co. E roll was larger this
month than any previous -time.-Rock
Springs Independent.
The facts Of some forging operations Of
n Dick Thompson came to the surface
Tuesday afternoon, when checks to the
smoun of some $75 made their appear
anoe and were shown to be forgeries.
Thompson has been employed as stage
driver on the line between this city and
Lost Soldier for some time. The names
used by him were prominent citizens along
the Sweetwater. After getting together
all the money possible by borrowing from
his scquaintances, the forger jumped the
country. and up to this writing had not
been captured. -Rd,oiins Tribune.
Postofice Inspector r. Z. Spaneler
passed through the city last night on his
way to the Yellowstone country. on urgent
business. the nature OF which he did not
disclose. He has heretofore been EN-
ployed in the Omaha branch of the serv-
ice, which included Wyoming and Ne
traska, but this will likely be his last trip
in this territory, as that branch is to be
discontinued Sept |. and the work trans
ferred to the Denver office. The object Of
the change is to establish a new and more
important branch at Portland. Ore, and
the meagre appropriation for the service
not being sufficient to warrant the double
expense, Mr.. Spangler will, on his return,
he transferred to the Chicago office
Boomerang.
Thomas Hassy. a miner from Mexico,
| who has been working in the mines here
| for the past month, was shot Tuesday
afternoon by Constable Pickering while
| hat officer was attempting to arrest him
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
| Hassy had been drinking during the fore
mine and had chased a number of the
Cinnamon out of the slope. He then
came up to Bridge venue and abused the
women at the boarding house and at Nc
Allister's. They had sent for Constable
Pickering but he was in Green River. He
came back at nom and complaint was
made to him Of Hassey and he went down
to take him away. Hassy was lying on
McAllister's stoop, asleep. Pickering
aroused him aud told him to come with
him. When he got up two knives drop
ped from his pocket. which the constable
handed to him. Instead of coming with
the constable he began to abuse him and
drew a knife. Pickering had no weapon,
and went to the house for his revolver,
Hassy following. The house was locked
| up, and as Pickering turned TO come back,
Hassy threw a big rock at him. narrowly
missing his head. They thea had a
russell, in which Pickering was struck a
couple of times with n club. Pickering
then went into p. j. Gorder & Cos. and
got a revolver, and coming out, told Hassy
TO give himself up. Instead Of doing so
he advanced on the constable with a large
club. Pickering then fired at his feet
thinking to brighten him. but it did not
have the desired effect, and as he con-
tinued to advance in a threatening man
ner, the constable fired the second time.
the shot striking Hassy full in the breast
and passing completely through him.
DR.. Woodruff was summoned. and the
wounded man was taken to his boarding
place at A, O'Donnell's.' An examina-
ton was made, which showed the ball had
passed through the upper part Of the
| right lung, and the lungs were filling up
with blood The wounded man rem lined
in a partially unconscious state till jus,
before he died, when Re spoke Of friends
in Indian Territory. He also realized
that he was dying. A little before 6
o'clock he brcathed his last. A c%oroner's
jury was summoned, and returned the fol
lowing verdict: we. the jury, find that
the deceased came to his death from the
effects ofa pistol shot at the hands Of
George Pickering, while 10 the discharge
of his duty as a peace officer. We also
find from the evidence that Pickering wa,
justified in the shooting" Pickering wa,
examined before Justice Ludvissen OF
Wednesday. No evidence was brought
out that differed materially from tina
elici,ed at the coroner's inquest Justic,
LuIvigsen decided, however, to hole
Pickering over for trial at the next term
OF court. and bonds tor q, 900 we're given
for his appearance. Rock Springs hde
pendent
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