The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-26
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DR., Cline Exonerated.

From gentleman who returned from
the National Park to-day, the Herald
learns that the reports of the shooting of
Stiycrs by DR.. Cline on the Sth inst,
have been greatly exaggerated The af-
fair grew out of quarrel between Stiy-
ers and Moore, two cf Col, Waters clerks,
and DR.. Cline ard Lieut. Rivers, wherein
the last named gentleman had struck
one of the clerks for making an insult.
ing remark about lady friend, After
wards DR.. Cline was attacked by Moore,
while the latter was intoxicated, and the
Doctor repelled his assalant at the point
of a revolver. Subsequently Moore and
StIvers, after having been ordered out of
the Park, lay in wait for DR., Cline at
Gardiner. where they knew he was going
to make professional visit. DR.. Cline
was assaulted by Stivers Just as he EN-.
erged from store at Gardiner and had
tussle with him in the street. Both
men were armed, and. as the doctor had
reason to believe they were after his life,
he pulled his revolver on the first oppor-
tunity and shot Stivers in the thigh.
The sympathy of the people at Gardiner
was entirely with DR.. Cline, and no al
tempt was made TO arrest him, 1t is in
justice to the Doctor that this statement
is made, as the row was forced upon him
from the beginning.-Herald.
THE LATEST.
MAMMOTH Hot SPRINGS, Sept. 10
Ito the Editor of the Independent. j.
The affair between DR.. &. L. Cline and
William Moore and D. ]. Stivers which
resulted in DR.. Cline's shooting Stivers
at Gardiner, Mont, began on Saturday,
Sept. Sth. DR.. Cline met Moore at one
OF the hotels Saturday evening. Moore
was very abusive and insulting, for no
reason other than that he was drink
ing. He followed the doctor some dis
tance, continuing to curse and abuse him,
whereupon DIR. Cline knocked him down.
A bvstander interfered, and more blows
passed between them. The next morn
Ing. on coming out of his room, Moore,
who had been lying in wait for him,
s'iuch t''e uoctor' ana hght OF several
minutes ensued, in which Moore was
twice shocked down and was severely
punished about the eyes, while DR.. Cline
received no injury or mark. Moore was
urged on and abetted by Stivers in this
affair. The superintendent of the park
then expelled Moore summarilv from the
mark and rennpstpd the general n,.,.osr
of the hotels IN dischar,e stivars Thav
were bo,h kent at C,;nn,har Mont in
the emnlov of the Park Asaoc;otio, N
Saturday. SaDtembar Ii N,ora and St;v.
ers came M to Gardiner inst on the mark
boundary. and remained ths,.. all morn
inc. They made pumerons.na ra,eo,ad
threats apainst DIR Cline and showed
their n,st,ls around One of the captIa,
man of the town wrote DR. Cline note.
telling HIM not to come down but the
warning failed 10 reach DIR. Cline, Dr.
Cline went to Gardiner between and >,
o'clock to see a patient, Upon his arriy-
al he was told that Moore and Stivers had
been there since in the morning. but
that they had gone. 1t was thought that
they had gone, as about l2 thew mounted
and road off in the direction of Cinnabar-
They must have come up in rear OF .lio
was 'ea' ing '''u s'o,' " 20 " "'s 'ean'
,''.r''e' '''''"e A'''e'y III ''o"'' ''en 'le,
o''i "a u1 'u' VI " S'''oi' ''e"' o' "Au
"pp' 'o''''e' i'''n'
war" Rev oh' L"s ~ ii'h'h hAHD'
.aoo'e eo'e'ii's 'io @Oe''' W." n'' @.N
'.' 30 'n"A'iS '''a,e 'e'a' "oo'' ""ip
ping 'ic uoe''i. iie uo'.o' '"'' ne ''Au
'o''e W ',e 'o"'' Vi, p''o"'e BUSINESS
anu "a,,te" ~ 'o" "ne" ot.seis s''u'H
'''''' '"' uoe'o' "s"'N s'''u ne "An'eu
no 10" anu .u.heu anu "a'Aeu ifou
.i'e'i a'o'ni HIS .eAn 40 ne was aoou'
" e.'e' 'n' H'o'o s'iVei' ''iuoN nm
In the head from behind, stunning MIN
somewhat. He then grabbed the doctor
and threw him to the ground jumping
on INN. In the scuf1e that then ensued
Moore was only prevented from shoot
ing the doctor by his fear OF hitting Stlv-