Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-05-11
4 BLOODY ARRAY.
THE CLIMAX OF A DESPERATE
FEUD AT WARDNER JUNCTION.

w DESIENAtE
FEUD AT WARDNER JUNCTION.
The Deadly S'x.Shooter's yictims...
Four Men Badly Wounded Of the
Men Dying.
C9ur d'Alens Sun. May4.l
Before the type is dry that told the
story Of the bloody stabbing and cut
ting affair at Burke, they are required
to chronicle another and \ more des.
pera,e atfray and more fatal in its re-
suits. For some time past Il bitter
feud has existed between Jack Dillon
and Pat MCGOWAN on one side, and
Miles McNally, proprietor of the
Cricket Theater at Wardner, on the
other, and it has been plainly evident
for several days to those who knew
the men and the intensity OF their
hate, that deadly conflict between
them was, sooner or later, inevitable.
On Saturday night last, it will be re-
membered, these men met in the vesti-
bule of the Cricket Theater, and a
fatal ARRAY was only averted then, by
the prompt and decided interpositiol,
of deputy Sheriff Joe Campbell; but
not before both Dillon and MCGOWAN
had been severely beaten with a beer
bottle in the hands Of McNally. That
night Dillon aud MCGOWAN, notwith
standing their injuries, rode to their
home up the South Fork, and It was
generally thought that for some time to
come, at least, the trouble was end
ed, and but few persons if any, had
the idea that there was an immediate
possibility of the sudden aud desper-
ate onslaught made yesterday after
noon at Wardner Junction. 1t ap
pears that McNally had arranged and
advertised to play his variety troupe
last night in the town of Burke, and
between noon and l o'clock yes!erda,
the party left the Cricket Thta,er in
Wardner, and rode to Wardner
Junction where they immediately ell
tered car and took seats. Very
soon after Jack Dillon and Pat Me-
Gowan walked into the Car, and Dbl.
lion who was ahead, at once pulled
his revolver and began shooting at
McNaIly. The car III all instant was
u scene Of wild and terrified confu
sion-men shouting, women shrek
ing, aud above all the sharp, fearful,
and quick cracking Of the deadly
six shooters, for, at the instant Nc
Nally realized the situation, his gun
flashed out aud promptly answered
shot with shot. Quicker than the
story is told, Jack Dillon was disabled
by shot which pierced both wrists
and MCGOWAN, seeing it, hastily left
the car, followed closely by McNally
who, catching up with him upon the
platform, jammed the barrel of his
gun into McGowan's open mouth
knocking out, it is said, several of his
teeth, aud then drawing it out struck
him a terrible blow upon the head
which ended the battle. AS may
well be imagined the unexpected and
fast repeated pisto! explosions, and
shouts, the curses and shrieks from
the car at the depot, set the ordi,
narily peaceful town of Wardner juno
ton into condition of wild excite
ment at once. The stores, the dwell.
ings, the saloons, all poured out a
wondering, frightened, rush of people
that thronged toward the depot,
gathered upon the platform and
around the car, needless or thought
less of danger they incurred. And
here it was, amongst this curious
crowd, the really serious and the ia
tai work of the flying pistol balls was
done. Jerry Flowers, the popula
caterer aud ell,known old residen
Of Murray, was the first to go dow1
with bullet in his side, and imme
diately after George Owen, the con
stable of the Junction precinct, an
also well-known to everybody in thi
country, was shot in the groin an
fell upon the platform Il dying
man. The startled crowd quickl
dispersed 1T seeing these men fall
and in u moment after the blood
riot ceased Dillon and McGowa
went to Wardner where they were a
once arrested and placed in jail
McNally went OH with his troupe i
the regular train to Burke, where it
presumed they played last night not
withstanding their terrible expe'
fence in transit. Sheriff Hanley wa
here in Murray when the fight too
place, and as soon as he heard i
about 4:30 p. M, he mounted hi