Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-03
Bad SHOOTING SGlap8!.
PADDY C0NNELLY lADLY SHOT
WHILE nEslsTIua AllHs1.
omcsrs Badly Beaten!


Paddy Connely, IN fffshman Sfn:
employed on the government barge
was shot Monday night while resist
ing arrest. It seems that Paddy, who
is powerful man, came up town In
tent on having . scrap, mot careing
whom II might be with. He began to
create disturbance in the o. r. 4 n.
saloon BY knocking or the hat Of Bob
Coulter, who was sitting quietly at ohs
Of the tables. He left there and pro-
ceeded to the Palace saloon, where he
commenced abusing the proprietor,
and finally turned on Uncle John 6ll-
colt, and assaulted him. He was
tripped up BY Scott Donnelly and BY
the assistance Of sevaral more be was
put out. George Young, night watch,
attempted to arrest him, but Connolly
resisted and threw Young down and
taking his heavy cane beat his head
and face almost to pulp. Bystanders
were within few feet Of them, but In
the dafkness not being able to distin.
guish them supposed that Young VA
on top, and that be was doing tho beat4
ing and that Connolly, who was talk.
and swearing continually, was bag-
ging for mercy, and not until Connslly
arose and said, "there I guess that son
Of b has enough" !" did they and
out their mistake. Conpelly skipped
out Immediately, and went up town,
crussed In front Of the Blus Front,
went around and calne In BY the De
France hotel and asked for : drink
and tho direction to the boats. Partiea
along Snake river heard him sina1na
Justify ~ he went down to tho Almota.
g. F. Leland and Scott Donnelly
started out to bring Connolly in, aftes
searching about town they finally
heard Of his stopping at the Hotel d
France and followed him TO the boat.
When they reached the Almota, Don.
nelly realizing the desperate character
ofthe man drew 3 gun and ordered
him to throw up his hands. Connolly
threw an az at them and came on
with rush. Leland grappIed him,
but was no match for the Irishman,
who downed him and was pounding
him with . rock, when Donnelly,
thinking they could overpowef him,
put up his gun and went 70 Leland'l
aid. No sooner did he interfere thar
Connolly downed him, caught him By
the throat and got two Of his finesrl
between his teeth and was choking
the life out Of him, when he called Il
Leland to know whether to shoot q
not. Leland ordered him to shoot Il
save his life. He managed to get BIZ
gun, but In the struggle Connolly
nearly succeeded In getting It ftou
him. Donnelly then shot twice, on,
shot entering the abdomen, and th,
other missed probably - no wound
could be found. Connolly staggered b
his feet and continued to light nv
agely for . time, but ali ct once eavl
up and lay down and said he va
killed. He was shortly afterwart
placed on gang plank and carried Il
the City Council rooms where hi
wounds were examined by Drs. Kell,
and Stirling. Nothing could be dom
as the ball had entered the abdomen
and remained there. Tuesday Con
nelly was removed to the hospital
where be 10 resting easy at present
He owns . ranch hear 6tarbuek and
when sober is good natured and gool
hearted fellow. An Investigation VA
held before Justice McConkey and par
ties connected with the shooting wer'
exonerated, ~ It was done in self
defense.
The rainfall increases each week
Already the ground h in better condl
tion than Ut any time within the pas
three years. The encouraging outlooI
will greatly increase the confidence Q
the farmers and q much larger acroaR