The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-02-07
SHOT IN THE BACK,
A Man Killed Yesterday Morning.
Statements Regarding The Tragedy.

Statements Regarding The Tragedy.
A dreadful occurrence took place IN
the second story OF the Welch block,
on the north side of Water street,
yesterday morning at 1870 o'clock,
wherein man lost his life.
The mans name is Neil Living
stone, known as "Scotty,' aged 81
years; no was employed at the read
ing room OF the Columbia River Fish
erman's Protective Union, and lived
in a scow alongside. He was native
of Glasgow, Scotland, and is spoken
OF very highly by Alex. Sutton, A.
Seafeldt, and others who were well &C.
ouainted with him. One of his
most intimate friends was a young
man named Jas. Ingleton, now en-
pIoyed as fireman on the tug Astoria.
A few months ago, young lady to
whom Mr.. Ingleten had been en-
gagged, came out from the Barbados,
and they were married. Livingstone
was a frequent visitor at their rooms
and was often engaged in friendly
help around the house.
He was an eccentric man, and in
his liking for Ingleton would go over
to his place to assist in any way he
could.
Yesterday morning he was at their
rooms, Nos. II and IL, over Foard i
Stokes store. he W engaged in
mailing a piece Of blue glazed muslin
across a transom over the door Of the
sitting room, the door being locked
on the inside, when suddenly the
muff1ed
SOUND OF a PISTOL SHOT
Was heard. Livingston came out of
the room, ran diagonally across the
passage way and bursting into rooms
8 and 9, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Osbecken, flung himself on the bed.
Blood was pouring from his mouth.
Mrs. Osbecken, startled beyond meas
ure by the bloody apparition, pulled
the man off the bed; he dropped on
the floor and died in pool of blood
by the bedside.
Mrs. Ingleton was met by some by
ISLANDERS coming down the stairs. q
hatchet in her hand and blood
streaming from ghastly wound in
her head. She was taken to DR.. Full
toms Office where it was ascertained
that her wounds we're not dangerous.
Her skull is fractured on the right
forehead and there are two other
wounds in her head, apparently
caused by the corner of a hatchet.
She was removed to st. Mary's hos
pital.
The body of the unfortunate Liv-
ingstone was removed to coroner Sur
prenant's rooms. a wound almost
directly over his heart showed where
the fatal bullet had emerged.
The pistolirom which the cartridge
was fired is q Smith & Wesson's ham,
merless revolver. When taken charge
of after the shooting there we're five
cartridges in it and one empty cham
Der.
No one saw the shooting. Mrs.
Osbecken being interviewed yester-
day morning gave her knowledge Of
it as reported.
Mrs. Alice Atchison, whe lives next
door to Mrs. Osbecken, was in the
latter's back room at the time, and
was the first to 60 toward the door
when it was flung open.
She says that when she heard the
disturbance she came out of the back
room and there saw, in the open door,
Mrs. Ingleton being showed forward
by Livingstone; that he had the col
lar of her dress grasped in one hand,
and with the other had hatchet
RAIsED ovEE HEAD
As il to strike; that she (Mrs. Ate hi
SOM, overcome by the horror OF the
scene, turned her head away, and
when she looked again, Livingstone
was extended on the bed, his life
blood flowing from his throat, and
Mrs. Ingleton was flying down the
stairs on to the street.
Mrs. InRleton was next interviewed
from which it appeared that
Livingston was on a chair, nail
ing the muslin on the tran
som, that he called to her to give
him the Ratchet which was lying near
by. That he leaned over to take the
hatchet from her hand; that she had
revolver in her hand, and as she
passed up the hatchet to him the
handle struck and discharged the
pistol, the bullet striking him IN the
breast; that he fell and struggling to
his feet dragged her to the door OF
Mrs. Osbecken's room, inflicting one of
the wounds with the hatchet on her
head on the way, that at the door he
let go of her and flung himself on the
bed.
There were a dozen different theo.
ries regarding the matter, but the
above we're all the facts procurable.
So soon as the news was received
I. s. Loughrsy got the WinOnG aud
went over to Knappton after Mr.. In
gleton. The news to him was q
double shock, the death OF his most
intimate friend, and in such a man
ner.
Coroner surprenant impaneled q
jury, subpen@d witnesses, and at
seven o'clock last evening held
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
At z P. NJ, coroner Surprenant
swore In the jury, composed Of
Messrs. Wright, Hare, Hsllorar,
Shaw, Brown and Logan, who viewed
the body. An examination, conduct.
ed by DR.. ]. A. Fulton, disclosed the
fact that the man had been shot in
the back instead of in the breast, and