Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-02
A FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Harvey 0gIe Shot Last Night by
w. +. Hawkins.
OGLE EXPIRED AT NOON TO-DAY.
Hawkins in Jail--The COrOnef's In
quest-Interyiews, Etc.


pistol shots in quick succession
The shots were fired by w. L. Haw
kins and directed at +. II. Ogle
The latter was struck and reeled
about to fall but was caught b.
VIM. j. Clark and Hugh Thompson
who were attracted to the place b.
the shots.
THE WAY IT HAPPENED.
J. H. McNary. deputy county re
corder, aud f. II. Ogle were walk
ing down Commercial street anC
upon reaching State they took tht
street railway track-the Sidewalk
being impossible at that point. Ogl'
had previously told McNary that h,
was expecting trouble from Haw
| Nius, and that hc was unarmed
Ihcy continued on the street cal
rack until nearly In front Of VIM
Browns shoe store when they met
w. T.. Hawkins. As they neared
each other Hawkins made the re.
mark: 81 hear you have been
talking about me again" But
nothing more was said, and
the only thing known
~ to what immediately fol-
loved is as told by Hawkins.
lie was sen in Jail by Il JOURNAL
reporter and SAID that when they
met Immediately each reached (as
If for pistols and the firing began.
Hawkins says they reached stimuli
tancousIy to their hip pockets. 81
shot" said Hawkins, ain self de-
Tense. ! saw Harvey put his hand
back ~ if to draw weapon and at
the same time and as quick as
flash got my pistol and began to
fire. ! don't know who shot first.
| thought | was wounded and could
not believe but that ! was pierced
by bullets until an examination re-
vcaIcd no wounds"
At the first shot McNary, who |
was with Ogle, sought II place of
safety. He saw no weapon in the
hands of Ogle. Thompson and
Clark, coming up after the shooting, !
saw nothing. j. y. Knox of Port
and was standing on the east side
If the walk in front OF the Columbia
saloon at the time and heard the |
and the firing. He
cturncd to Portland this morning,
'iter telling the JOURNAL reporter
hat he saw Hawkins in the act of
THE WOUND \ FATAL ONE.
Immediately following the occur
ence Drs. Smith and Byrd were
TO the drug store of Glib
ON ~ Singleton, where the wound
4 man was carried. An eXamina-
ION revealed the fact that bullet
al struck and broken the collar
one and penetrated the left breast.
heMcapon used was II 3S smith X
Nesson. The wound was not prob
| To the bullet, rs the patient was
llttlng so much blood. Hope of
Is recovery was not entertained for ,
moment, and he was removed TO ;
lc home of Mrs. Il, III. Cox on
ront street His wife, who was
're with him, is II niece of DIR. Z.
Grace w. Cox and is prostrated
'er the great trouble.
The wounded man never regained
nsclousness and brcathed his last -
II m. to-day.
WHAT HAWKINS DID. =
As soon rs the shots had been fired q
awkins rushed into Fry's drug a
're declaring he had been shot ii
Il was IN mortal agony. He To- h
Ied his wounds rs being in the
oulder. But when his coat WAS tc
moved nothing was found. lie ii
IN went on the sidewalk in front hi
Il stood there, Policeman Lake
Il heard the shots aud was ON the nj,
no promptly lie asked Haw. -
Is who shot Hawkins said the H.
n ran down the alley. Lake .,
: of but returned at once and .aI
eSted Hawkins, and with sheriff
'lSan took him TO Jail. Hawkins , ,
in Jail before ten O'Clock. Mr. 49,,
&c having arrested him within
minutes after the. firing. Inn
HAWKINS INTERVIEWED. wu
Trough the courtesy of sheriff m,
lsan "A JOURNAL reporter Was We
nlIted To visit Hawkins at the for
this afternoon, lie Is nervous II q
weak but gave the reporter de,
omc' lie said he had nothing WI
y 10 SAY, particularly. II regret We,
l. he said, "hut all did Was I'm an,
defense No, l had not ber
Ndrlnkmg,N The fr,t tim
nation Hawkins had of the la,
"a oi osleNSas given him by the Mr.,
ri,r When'Ss learped that hi, the
IN Was dead he S~Al, My God, tha
sorry \ shOdder>~iole over n
al tho n.nilnr - ~.