The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-28

hold loose and started TO run north on
Fourth street By this time Ed. Scott,
who has been acting village marshal,
came upon the scene and started toward
Iiollns with the intention of disarmiug
and arresting him. Just as he got near
Cummings, Hollas again drew up his gun
and fired, taking deliberate aim. Scott
fell. shot through the lower jitw, In the
right shoulder and through the right
hand ,butCummings received only slight
wound nm the collar bone. After shoot
ing, Hollas threw out heempty shell and
inserted another loaded oneand proceed
ed north on Fourth street. In the mean
time Flanagan, who was mt Justice
Lyons office, block further west ION
Gcnesee' street. crossed over to Adams
street and captured Holas just after he
had crossed that street, aud after dis
arming him took him 90 Justice Lyons
office. In the meantime reports had
gone out that Mrs. Cummings and sever
AL others. not mentioned above, had
been wounded also, and the greatest ex-
citement prevailed. and IIollas can thank
Under-sherifi Flanagan for his prompt
action ia getting him in the Justices OF
flee. Had he been ten minutes la ter llol-
las hours would have been numbered
Az ID was hc came near paving the penal
~ Of his crime with his life. The cool
utter disregard ol the consequences OF his
act 80 rxnsperated the crowd that he
wonld have been strung up in a few min
utes had il not been for the determined
stand taken by Flanagan, backed by
Martin l.alley and Paul Minckler: and
perhaps thcy would not have succeeded
in saving him without blOodshed had not
the office stove got knocked over IN the
struggle, and the room SO filled with
smoke that il drove them nearly all oul
doors The excitement soon cooled down
and the advice Of cooler heads TO let the
law take it's course, prevailed. Stlll,
there il no knowing what might have al
timately been the result had the prisoner
not been promptly removed from town
Alter the first rush at the Office, the
prisoner was in NO immediate dangcrand
he could have been walked the entire
length OF Genesee street IN charge of an
officer without being molcsted OF the
wounded, il was found that Al. Cum
mngs' wound was only slight, the buck
shot having struck his collar lone and
glanced off. Had IL struck a ball inch
higher il would have entered his wind
pipe and possibly severed the juguar
vein. joe Bezner had buckshot in his
shoulder. entering the back part of the
left shoulder and ranging downward lodg-
cd IN front az the shoulder from whence
il was removed by DR.. ID. NJ. Bond Ills
wound IL not serious but may hc painful
for a time Peter Ductcr, who WAS sup
posed to he the most seriously injured at
first il resting easily at the present writ
ing. A buckShot entered his left groin
lust low enough to escape the abdomen
and has lodged somewhere among the
muscles or tissues where il could not bc
located by the physicians. lie ~ a young
man whu just came out uf the lumber
camps a few days ago, and ~ a brother
To Nick Doctor. Ennis bartender. Ed.
Scott, who was at first supposed TO bc
severely bnt not seriously wounded seems
to be- the worst hurt. a huckshot struck
him con- the right lower jaw and passed 60
the back 81 lis neck where il lodged. The
bullet in his shoulder has not been locat-
ed at the present writing. IL entered just
forward OF the right shoulder at the low
or side 81 the arm. The huckshot Tint
entered his hand is said TO have passed
up his arm aud lodged in the fore arm.
He II in considerable pain and ~ SO weak
that the attending physicians are afraid
to probe for the shot. Efforts were made
ON Tuesday To procure the Attendance
of eminent experienced surgeons, but
without success. Everything is being
done for him that can he done, and he X
friends Of whom he Inns host. He is n
young man about twenty-five years al
age. steady, upright and quiet, aud IL
liked and respected bv the entire com
munity The only other person wound
ed II "A man whose name ~ not known.
who received slight flesh wound ON une
finger. The only thing That saved mauy
others was the nnrderer's bad marks
mnnship. He fred high or else he might
have numbered his victims bv the dozen
There were thirteen shots through the
front Of Ennis saloon, about "a loot
above an ordinary mans head when
STANDING ON the sidewalk, and Tour
through Wright's barber shop 'front.' and
four in the woodwork ell too high 10 do
damage, although one pissed only about
nm inch from Mr.. Wrights head M he ran
in his door, and another glancing struck
Leo. Betz on the shoulder but did not
penetrate his clothing Bezner was in the
saloon sitting at "A table playing cards
and in some way the buckshot after pass
ing through the glass took a downward
course The gun used by the murderer
is a single barrel breech loading shotgun
40 arranged that IL can be- taken apart
into three pieces and Carried In the peck
cts. That he shot Co kill there can be no
doubt, Ms his shells were loaded with
bnchshot with heavy charges OF powder;
when arrested his gun VIVA loaded and lac
had another loaded shell In his pocket.
dad Under-sheriIf Flanagan not reached
him ns he did he undoubtedly would soon
have been brought down with rifle
bullet, for number had already armed
themselves and were In hot pursuit and
one minute more would have brought
some Of them within range OF him, and
they were men who seldom miss their
mark too. Hanging or shooting ~ too
easy n death Tor him. lie ought 90 be
imprisoned for life and the first two years