The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-27
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Parrlent Ilela 90 await thc Actlon 81 the
erRna Jury,

Last Friday morning J. H. parrient was
examined before George Humphrey, Esq.,
having been arrested, as stated In our last
issue, for shooting Thos. Martin, on the
Harmon farm, about two miles this side Of
Corvallis, Ia Linn Co, on Monday Aug 10,
AS brought out before the Justice the case
proved highly interesting one.
DIR. Farra, of Corvallis, who dressed the
wound, and 10 whom Martin told the story
of the shooting, Mrs. Elizabeth Beach, who
saw the final part OF the shooting affair, and
Mr. Hiram Beach, TO whom -Parrlent and
Martin made statements, testified for the
prosecution. Adam Millhollen, who knew
nothing about the matter, Jas Harmon, son.
in.law of the prisoner, and the prisoner him
self, testified for the defense.
THE STORY OF THE STAIR,
Showed about the following facts: Thos.
Martin, aged o., last spring, rented field
of the Harmon farm OF Mrs. ParTient, on
part of which he planted melancholy
melon patch. His neighbors round about
made Il so warm for the ripered melons
that the old gentleman took his gun with
him when he went 10 the path. Friday,
Aug. Is, Martin found Parrient with his
horses in the field near the patch on the
land rented by him. lie ordered him To-
get out or he would shoot him. Parrient
got out. Sunday Parrient went TO neigh.
bors and got n gun belonging to Harmon
boy and loaded Il with BIB shot. Monday
afternoon Martin went to the patch and set
his gun down, when Parrient suddenly
raised up from behind some bushes and
leveled his gun at him. Martin ran and
climbed the fence into the road and started
towards Hiram Beech's house, Parrient
partially headed him of, and told him TO
stop, which he did not do. when the pris-
oner fired diagonally from behind, hitting
Martin In the legs, nine shot entering his
legs and feet, all but one below the knees,
FIVE in the right leg and foot and the rest In
the left. None OF the wounds were danger
Gus. Parrient followed Martin and caught
him near Mr. Beech's house, when he took
the gun away from him and left for hts
home. DIR. Farra got four of the shot out
of Martins limbs. Two or three days be-
fore the shooting Parrient stated 10 Mr.
Beech that he would fix Martin yet After
the shooting Parrient told Mr Beech that II
Martin had had any grit he would have
shot, and that he wanted TO cool the old
gentleman off. According to
THE DEFENsE's STORY
Martin had said that he would shoot any.
one who came around his melon patch and
that he would have shot Parrient II he
hadn't taken his horses out at the time men.
toned. Martin accused the prisoner of
having stolen his melons. Monday, think
ing il was not safe for Martin TO have a gun
around. Parrient took n shot gun, loaded
il with BIB shot, and went TO have a talk
with Martin and get him TO leave his gun al
home. When Martin saw Parrient coming
he got his gun which was leaning against a
bush, and leveled il at Parric.', whel the
prisoner returned the compliment, then
Martha lowered his gun and started towards
Beechs. When in the road Parrient asked
him to stop as he wanted 10 talk with him,
when Martin partially turned, aiming his
gun at Perrient. Thinking he was going TO
shoot, the p.isoner raj cd his gun and fired
at the lower part Of Martins legs, and then
followed MIN up, took his gun away from
him, and going through the field, fired Il
into a fir tree, to keep Martin from using L
and TO see how it was loaded.
After hearing the testimony the justice
ordered the prisoner 10 be held 10 await the
action of the grand jury under $1,000 bail,
which ne thought he would not be able TO
raise lie Is boarder at the Hotel dc
Smith at present Parrient Is ~ wears Of
aye old enough 10 know that in this civil
lied country shot gun policy Is entirely out
Of order. except IN guarding ones melon
patch. o. oles household against trainps.