The Helena independent., 1889-03-14
MILR0Y'S CRIME
Patrick DoOley, the Victim of q
Neighbor's Anger. Still Alive,
But Dying.
Blair King, an Eyewitness, Tells
About the Shooting, Blaming
Milroy Alone for the Affair.
The People Of Deer Lodge Intensely In
tersstet, Though the Present Result
Was Not Unexpected.

DEER LODGE, March l8-[Speclal to the
Independent. l-According TO the story OF
Blair King, who was with Patrick Dooley
when he was shot by T. c. Mlroy, the
shooting was a cowardly deed, and only
awaits the Inevitable death OF Dooley TO
brand II rs one OF the most cold bl0oded
murders that has ever occurred Montana.
The ranches Of DOoley and Milroy are
adjoining pieces of property and one
is 10 the effect that on Tuesday morning,
about $50, one OF Dooley's stations
jumped the dividing fence into Milroy's
held. Mr., DOoley, In company with King
and two other men mounted horses and
went after the stallion. After a cOnSidera-
BILE chase they caught the animal and
started back towards Mr.. Dooley's corral.
To get 10 the corral II was necessary 10
pass MilrOy's house, which was accom-.
plisbed with trouble, but when they had
got about fifty yards past the house King
looked back and saw MilrOy coming
with gun. He called 10 DOoley,
who was behind him, saying: "L0Ok
out, Pat. here comes Mllroy, and he has
got gun" D0oley, whose sight Is poor,
looked around and said 70 King, mo; that
is not gun be has got, but stick; besides
have not done anything to cause him 20
shoot me.n He had hardly ceased speak
ing when Milroy dropped on one knee and
fired. D0oley threw up his hands and said,
"boys, he has got me this time" The
horse he was riding went about twenty feet
after he was shot before he fell. Milroy,
after firing the shot, jumped behind n
small knoll and kept the gun pointed at
them during the time they
were carrying Dooley from the
field, after which he jumped on horse,
rode 20 Drummond and gave himself up to
the deputy sheriff. King says that none OF
the Dooley party were armed with any
weapon, and that no word passed between
the parties before or after the shooting.
Two other witnesses confirmed Kings
| story.
Milroy refuses TO talk about the case fur.
ther than 10 say that the DoOley party ag-
gravated the quarrel and that they fired on
| him first.
A man by the name Of swanson was
brought up from DrumnOnd this morning
who, IL is said, saw the affair lie was try
Ing 10 get away but was arrested and
lodged in jail here pending the examina-
| tion.
Nothing has ever occurred In the history
OF the county that has created the interest
| that this shooting has. Still II does not
cause any particular excitement as every
| one is aware Of the many previous difiicul-
| ties between the parties, and regard the
present termination of the aifTay as a ma
tural consequence.
Father de Ryckeree came In at noon to.
day, having left the wounded man at
O'Clock this morning lie says that Dooley
cannot possibly recover. The tenacity with
which he clngs 30 life is wonderful. The
hole made by the bullet Is two inches in
diameter and extends entirely through his
body. The ball entered the left side, an
inch above the heart, and came out of the
right side directly opposite the entrance.
Dooley, when the father left, was con-
scious but totally unable to speak.