Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-02

The bullet hole Is In the wall in proof oi
this statement. Another witness corrobo.
rates this last statement and says furthe,
that Oswald kept his pistol In his hand
and had 1t in his hand whom McWeeney
entered; that when Mcweeney pro
tested against being called s. Of q
b. oswald whipped McWeeney's face
with the pistol; that Moweenev pushed
Oswald away, and the latter being intox,
fcated fell to the floor, and as he arose die
tho shooting. This witness also states
that when he had emptied his pistol Os.
wald called to his partner for anothe,
gun.
Sheriff Wagness and Night Watch
man Pierce found OSWALD, soon after the
shooting, In a house Of Ill repute In the
southern suburbs. He, was taken In
custody and placed In one Of the steel
cells In the county Jail. where he now Is
His preliminary examination will take
place rs &c c,n Ms the inquest is finished
The coroner's Jury. consisting Of John
J. Cooks Frank Converse and George
Perciyal, viewed the remains yesterday
afternoon an,i then adjourned to Noble
Bros office, where the testimony was
taken. McWeeney's funeral obsequies
will be held Tomorrow in the Catholic
church Father Jerome officiating.
c. J. kops, who was playing the plano
when the shooting occurred, left on
yesterdays train, but Sheriff Wagness
telegraphed to have him apprehended
and held as witness. About twenty
subpoenas were served yesterday upon
eyewitnesses Of the affair, who were
wanted to testify At tho coronar's In
quest.
Oswald has done much promlscuous
shooting In this city, and Is known to be
dangerous man when drinking. When
sober he Is very peaceablo. Emmett,
Orr carries on his chin the scar of bul
let fired by Oswald over two years ago.
Oswald was drinking, and went into q
hall whore there was dance. He COM
menccd shooting ut random, and Orr,
who was going up stairs, accidentally
stopped one Of the bullets. He has com
mitted other acts Of violence whe,,
drunk that place him in tho category
Of dangerous characters.
McWeeney was married about a year
ago TO u Miss McGillicuddy Of Grand
Forks, and the marriage has tinge OF
romance. McWeeney was ono OF the
party indicted for the Ward murder, and
while in Jail at the Forks Miss McGilli.
cuddy. with woman's sympathy, sent
choice food to his cell. Her sympathy
soon ripened into love. Pat was hand,
some boy. 1t was he who received a
bullet from the pistol of ono OF the Ward
brothers. His arm was broken, and
when he cried out that he had boon shot,
his friends, or some of them, opened fire
upon the Ward shack. Tho history Of
this tragedy Is we'll known. 1t was the
most unfortunate thing that ever befel
this section, for the eastern one.
mics Of Dakota aud the Dakota
enemies OF the superlative Devils
Lake region have ever since point.
cd scornfully to that occurrence
and the whole community has shared
the burden Of obloquy which attaches ia
great crimes. And 30 1t will be with
this shooting Of McWeeney. Tho law.
abiding element must suffer the retard.
ing conseq quences Of that rash act, but
the class OF individuals who will seek to
acquit the guilty perpetrator Of 1t have
nothing at stake.
The saloon whore the tragedy occurred
has been disgrace TO the city over since
1t started. and law-abiding citizens will
rejoice to know that the city board has
given orders to have 1t closed. The
board will no doubt refuse to issue q
license to Its proprietors for the present
year; and 1t must not be forgotten that
the board has power to revoke the license
Of any saloon where disorder is per-
mitted. If there is any law that will
prevent the recurrence Of such outrages
as have taken place in this city from
| time to time, 1t should be applied. Peo-
| value their lives and prefer dying nat
ural deaths to being shot dnwn by some
| irresponsible rough who may choose to
make shooting gallery OF oar streets,
are the ones most deeply interested.
Aside from the danger to tho i.., of in
nocent persons, and the disy, ..t that at
taches to a town where such 'ings are
OF frequent occurrence. the y, ,.k the
business interests necessaril. T." Give IL
strong argument in favor II q tight
rein in sturdy hands.