Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-21
TIE qIHEH KILLING OF 4. |. GARRY By
J.K. DAVIDSON.
D:.ylHsea VOLUNTARILY suRREa-
UERS HIMSELF.
zse says t.sat Barry shot at Him
First. and in Self Defense,
Ese Fired with Fatal Eject.

First. and in Self Defense,
fse Fired with Fatal Eject.
The CGrab"r's Jasy Bring In II Verdict
Charging pavidsen With sarEy's fsesfh.
Eut that the killing was Justiaas,e.
Early 10 the forenoon on Monday J.
X. D.vidssa came int, the city acom>
Hanisi hy Parry Shstfsr, and sendiss
for tha alasi. tsate. surrendered AinlssIf
| t. that etiisi,i, clai,aing th in lis
~ffs,ss to defend himself fren the
raurtleious attack ef a. /. Barry of
Wild liorse mountain he vas sem-
ssllsd to kill him On acsaunt of the
,, tsrribis condition OF ths rsiis, because
of the sho~ blockade, word eeuld not
| be sent to ear corensr in tins fer him
70 get hsre and hold an inquest ever
! the remains of the deceased
Justics Baker iaasdi4tdy Procssdad
to i'm panei jury, and in ss,n5any with
}. II. kshasdy, physician, proceeded
with sIsiyAs t., make the trip up
! Wild ll~r,s mauntain to tas scene Of
til. killing. to haid aa inquest up.n
all that was left ef poor Barry. Tas
ascahs was made, but emily by great
effort; sue q thrss t. four feet was en-
reun.srsd, besides huge drifts into
Which orc or Msse of the sleishs
wsuld upset and spill tho occupants.
| It was after one et.:isck before ths
jury startsd and although th. distance
Was bat aheut ten ,niez, ans the hor-
ses wsru urge, it uas nsa,Iy dark
isefs:e they lsAchsa thc piaco where
the bsdv lay. M7aa.. found the besy
"as a fes fsst from TIA road lying
Hat Oh the face III tbs sss.z, d rifis lay
but few faes frsln th. body, svident>
iy thrawn sy tina dss<a>s4 when fall
inn. tbs fatal sii=s taa,t asvs tak<n
lnmedlats effect, us but little if any
evidence OF a strugsls as ss~n.-- dying
in his tracks. Ths bea tifal white
snow was stained With Ills iifs blosd,
which had flown frssiy. The hour
was late and the darkness had already
begun to settls On tie msuntsin, and
the ury after being sworn had but
iirtle tine in which to view the re-
mains and to take in the surroundings
All Of this was moat carefully nsted by
the jury the roads, the trails the beat
ga tracks and everything ef the sitaa-
tien shat would 10 likely to be Of
service in assisting them in their in
vsstigation. The bedy was then
placed in the bsttem Of sleigh aad
the party through the darkness and
) fsg commenced their descent. 1t was
a lsns and cold ride, journey that
few would undertake anu that only ia
case ef nseessity as the present. was.
Late in the night the jury arrived at
r Weston and after leaving tho bsay
r at the uneertaksr's adjourned to mest
Q again ell the following msrning at ten
eclssk. PronYtly at the hour named
the jary met and proceeded to taks
l testimsny. The first called to the
d stand was J. K. Davidson who tssti
- fed as fellows:
Il "Have received warnings frsn
nsigkbors several timss that Barry
would do ING harm and for me t:
J. guard myself J. K. Sailing Wru Mckay
d aud Ihas. MEGA ba, also others have a.
B. times warned ne and told mo tina
= Barry had threatened nay life in thsi
r presence
'i In Oet. 1888 at Mr.. Ferguson's vel
y Barry and [ had disyute aad at tina
n tins told him that if he did net sAu
,s up l would slap kis nsuth. On tn
). e%sning Of the 18th ef Jan. betwesl
fsur asa five s'clack / was returnln
81 to my homs from the timber, sa,
I'd Barry es.s;sg towards me oa the sam
read, he passed by the trail leading t
his hsuss. lie was leading mule;
passed him and a. did, lac said: "
10 want you to quit throwing dewn m
- fence" I replied that 1 kad ns
thrawn his fsEcs down. lie then sale
"Ysu are d liar G-D--ye
- i'll kill you !" and at the same tim,
ID raised bis gun. As quick as could,
!. drew my pistol from the scabbard an
~ fired twice. He also fired, the ba
I'd passing through the essreoat 1 wa
II wearing | tairk he shst first thoug
~ there was scarcely second betvee
90 the two saats We we're absst twelv
~ feet apart at tbs time Of thu shooting
II When | shot the second tins he turne
a. but did not make more tkan one ste
q before he fell, immediat.ly after
al tirad this shst I did nos cenesal m
At pistol, it was in scassard and ia ia
a. sight. My reason far believing ths
,s, lie was .eing to kill me, was because
n raised his gun after he said he weul
ht kill ma. Immediately after the shoe
Ls iag l went to Thomas McCabs an
Il. told him 81 the difficulty, and that
ns had killed Barry. McCabe and
Of passed by the body shortly after Il
M shooting, en- our way to my hens. I'll
~ bedy was lying in the same place whe1
lis he first fslI; did not ,tap, but passe
i'll within feet or SO Of the deceased; b
=. liavs that hs was dead. The reass
y, did not cems ts tswn that night W;
~ because Of she condition Of the roa;
,sr and ths darkness of ths night; but /;
mt daylight the next mernin:. IN cemaar
with Perry Shaffer, l processsd
h. Weston, ard as sosn as | reashed Il
of city | notified Justice of the Peace
.r A. Baker that had killsd A. L. Ba
a nv. and uisasd to give myself up"
in. Nr. J. X. Sailing was the next wi
IN ness called. He testified as fellew
lar II ana personally acquainted with d
..a.ed and also with J *. Davidse