The Dickinson press., 1888-09-01
BLOODY ARRAY.
AND PISTOLS FOR
BREAKFAST.
Burnt Oleson, Proprietor Of the Rich.
arlton Hotel, Probably Fatally
Wounds a Border in a
Quarrel.
Full Particulars Of the Sad Affair.

Full Particulars Of the Sad Affair.
The usually quiet town of Richard
ton. this county. was thrown into IL
state of great excitement Wednesday
morning 10y IL serious shooting ;tfray,
in which Burnt Oleson. proprietor of
the hotel and Michael Callahan and
Hugh Thompson were the principal
actors. The Press made special eff
orts to get the facts in the case. which
are rs follows:
Oleson is running the hotel at Rich
ardton and for some time bad feeling
has existed between Thompson and
himself and it appears that Il young
man Ivy the name of Herman Breum.
Il boarder at the hotel, who does not
bear il very good reputation. circulate
ed II report that on TUESDAY Oleson
had tried to poison the boarders and
they intended to clean the house out.
This report came to the ears of The
landlord and he refused to board
Breum any longer which eNasperated
his friends and OH Wednesday morn-
ing ut breakfast Breum was found i'll
his accustomed place at the table.
Mrs. Oleson seeing him there refused
to wait OH him which caused Il gener-
al row and in the melee which fol-
lowed, dishes, table and chairs formed
IL prominent part. titesun. who was
in another room rushed to the dining
room and SAW that his furniture and
dishes were being broken up and
opened fire OH the occupants of the
room, firing two shots. IL ut Michael
Callahan, which missed its mark and
the second ut Hugh Thompson which
took effect between the left nipple
and collar bone and lodged in the
muscles of his back We the left
shoulder. Deputy Sheriff Viking
was soon Oh the ground and had Ole
son under arrest: Sheriff Sebastian
and DR.. >tickney were telegraphed
for and left here ON the first train,
reaching the scene of the shooting an
hour later. They found the wounded
man still alive and chances of recov-
cry yer, doubtful us the..ball penetrat-
ed the lung and the wound is OF q
very serious nature. The doctor
thinks his recovery very doubtful.
These are the facts us near rs we
could learn them from ontaiders. Ole
son was brought here on the noon
train and placed in Jail where he was
interviewed by IL PRESS reporter and
told his side of the story as follows:
OLE>ON'> STATEMENT.
I'VE have tea boardrrs ut the hotel
and Tuesday evening Herman Breum
told that we had tried to poison him
at dinner and | said he could not
board with us any longer. On We'd
nesday morning my wife told him he
could not have another meal in the
house; but lie sat down to 1.-THE table
and she ordered him out of the house.
Mike Callahan gave him Il cup of
coffee and my wife told Callahan that
he was not hired to wait OH the table.
At this Hugh Thompson. who was ut
breakfast with the other boarders.
ten in all. jumped upon the table and
broke it down. Then I'LL of them be.
gan to throw dishes at my wife and
hearing the fuss ! ran [from the bed
room to the dining room and SAW
Callahan with Il part of the table
raised and in the act of striking my
wife with it. Thompson also had Il
chair raised to hit her and immcdi-
ately pulled my revolver from my
pocket and fired one shot ut Callahan
and missed him and the next shot
fired hit Thompson. Callahan then
dropped the piece of table and Tllomp'
son his chair and ran towards me. In
backing to get out of his road ! fell in
the stairway and he fell on top of me
when a struggle took place between
us and he said he was shot. They all
left the house then.
Oleson is a young man about thirty
years of age, we'll built and good look
ing and has heretofore born Il reputa'
ton as being II quiet. i%noffenslNe
man and Thompson WAS also consid-
cred as the same. Oleson took a
change Of venue from the court OF
Justice Mcclure to that of Justice
Campbell and the preliminary eXaml-
nation has been postponed until Fri
DAY next to await the result of Thomp
sons wound.
Christ stubcar and William Wilson
e two transients stopping ut the llote
j, witnessed the row and were brought
here by Sheriff sebastian in the even
ing and held for their appearance Il:
witnesses i'm the case under bond y
t 500 each. which they failed to secure
s on account of being strangers, "n1
3 were placed in Jail until the prelimi
e nary hearing is had. This may seen
y hard, yet these two men are the mos
important witnesses in the case ant
| the law provides that witnesses ma.
l. lie placed under lond for their appear
y ance.
l. Sidney Tarbell, a young man ELI
ployed on the WcubanX ranch on
l. hundred miles north Of here. me
with All accident OH Wednesday q
last week which resulted in his deaf
from lock jaw III the following Fir