Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-03
FATAL SHOOTING.


tsteFlHf rev minutes ueipre
III O'Clock \. n, Charles Henry Luf-
kin, generally called blank Lufkin,
was shot and instantly killed by
/ William Kennedy, Ia the latier's sa-
loon 80 the Broad Gauge-on the
southwest corner of Main and Car
houate streets. Mr.. Lnfkiu had been
drinking the night before aud was
considerably intoxicated, beng very
abuslve as usual when ia that condi-
ton, and quarrelsome. Two pistols
had been taken from him in the course
Of the morning, aud he had bought a
new one, loading it with cartridges
that were not suited to that kind OF a
pistol, and the cylinder would no,
sevolye neither would the cartridges
discharge.
DIR. j. l.. Brown testified, before
the Coroner's jury:
found one gun-shot wound en-.
terng near the apex of the left
shoulder, Featuring the same, pass
ing until it reached the junction OF
the middle aud outer third of the
collar bone, fractufing same, and
passing Onward toward the thorax.
whore IL was lost; another gun. shot
wound entering about : inches be-
low the left nipple, fractur,ng the up
per portion OF the eighth rib, going
directly TO the heart, cutting It's way
through about three inches OF the
wall Of the right ventricle, punctur-
ling the cavity Of the same near the
apex; another gun.shot wound pass.
ling under the skin about three inches
below and in front of the left nipple,
passing over the sternum under the
skin OF the corresponding side aud
out, making four distinct wounds.
There WAS one bullet found in the
lhoracie cavity. About the middle
of the left forearm was tho abrasion
OF bullet,
Sheriff p. II. Kinney testified as
follows:
and Lufkin went into Kennedy's
saloon about the same time; Lufkin
sat down at card table; Dorsey
asked me to have drink aud | went
10 the bar with him. While we were
there at the har, Kennedy came in
and went behind his bar and opened
his safe, was sometime in doing il;
by the time he had bis safe open
was standing by tho partition in the
saloon. Dorsey came in aud asked
l.. 10 have drink, l.. and Dorsey
went up TO the bar, and think had
dunk; Dorsey left and sat down on
the half OF a round table that extends
through the partition; | heard some
words pass between Kennedy and l.. |
| got up on my feet and walked d.
reetiy Opposite 10 l.. aud Dorsey; / /
saw l.. p0ll his revolver; | rushed in /
and took hold Of him, be changed his /
gun from hiss left to his right hand, /
aud held II as FAR as he could reach
away from NE; his right side was at
the bar, ami he was facing west.
Kennedy came ia from behind the
west end OF the bar, and as he did l..
raised has night hand with the gun in
T. | have the impression that he
Tried TO tire the gun, but it did not 90
III. During all this time was calling
.or help, but nobody assisted. ii
uraed l.. round aud pushed ham in
The corner; a did this the FIRST shot
'as hred. VI this time | felt L. gun
against my side, pointing west II
brew mp my hand and caught my
niger on kennedy's gun; L, threw
ne on 30 earl table, and started
With his gun, and by the time GO,
Enlightened ap smother shot was fred.
" hen looked both hNl their guns in +
heir hands; L. was trying with both
lands to work his; l.. got within
'bout eight feet Of the door; his right
pc caught on his left heel, he made
stumbling step and fell partially ont
he doc with his gun in his right
iand. ] took his gun oat Of hand.
'ut 1t in my pocket, aud raised his
iead up and called for assistaucc 10
AIRY him inside. I said. Hank, are
20 aGns" He replied, Patsy, this