The St. Johns herald., 1888-07-26

of the neck. Dunn sprang to his
 feet, saying: 'You d-d s-n of
 b-h, what are you shooting me
 for?" and immediately darted across
 the room for his gun. The brave I(?) under-sheriff saw that his nerve
 or his aim had been defective, turn ed tail and ran away like a cur. In running away he stumbled, which, perhaps, savad his life, for at the instant of falling, Dunn fired, strik- ing Burk's thumb off his right'hand, and tearing the stock off his der ringer. Dunn replaced his gun in the corner and sat down. Me. says Have you killed Burk?" Don't know" replied Dunn, ''the cur ought to be if not"
 Parties in the cabin tried to per suade Dunn to go home and have Dr. Alsop dress his wound, but he refused for a time; shortly after ward, however, Dunn started for home and stepped outside the cabin door. In the meantime, Burk came back to the Hotel and reported to Calkins, who,accompanied by Char lie Ott, proceeded at once to the scene of his brave CD under-sher- ifs exploit; arriving there just as Dunn came out of the cabin. Dunn saw the party approaching to ar rest him and made no offers to re- sist as he had nothing to make such resistance possible. The valiant CD sheriff walked up to within 30 feet of Dunn, and without speaking a word, fired four shots, all taking effect in DUnn's body. Whatever might have been said of Dunn, he was clear grit to the backbone, and after quietly receiving the last four shots, says to the sheriff: You cowardly s-n of ab-h, what are you, too, shooting me for?" q am going to arrest you," says the sher- if. "Well," replied Dunn, arrest me like a man and not shoot me down, like a dirty, cowardly dog that you are if I had a gun would kill you like a coyote" Dunn was brought to the hotel, where all pres ent expected to see him expire with in few minutes. Dr. John T. AL sop made an examination of the wounds, and expressed the opinion that he would not live through the night. pr. Coues, at Fort Whip pie was also sent for, not with any expectation of saving the wounded mans life, but solely for humanity's sake. After Dunn's five wounds were dressed, he said to Dr. Coues :: "I haven't had a drink for an hour, suppose we all take something" The glasses were filled with Burk' $ frontier 'chain-lightning,' and Dunn. holding up his glass of whiskey, said: Here's hoping I may live long enough to wipe out the two brave shooters of to-night.' The writer sat up with Dunn that night, and supposed it impossible for him to see another sun rise. Two of the 44-pistol balls passed directly through the abdomen, coming out one on either side of, and close to the spine. Suffice it to say, Dunn survived this brutal and cowardly attempt at assassination; Burk beg ged off like a cur, and was told by Dunn that eff you ever again even look cross-eyed at me, I will cut your ears off your cowardly car cass."
 There was some talk amongst the miners of lynching the sheriff, but as Dunn was supposed to be a bad man." nothing was done in that line. Calkins kept shady for quite a long while, and finally pulled his freight for other parts. Were it necessary, I could recite many other like occurrences of a more recent date, but have said enough for the