The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-24
EXCHANGE OF ISLANDERS
Leads "a All Exchange Of Shots BY
sE Newspaper Men Of
Columh-,.
Two Corpses, Several Perforated
Bodies and Much Bad
Blood Result.
Scusriious Articles In Rival Sunday Pspsrs
Cause the Fusilade - One NOn-Ccm-
blatant Killed Outright.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 3.-A shooting oc'
CURED on the most crowded portion OF
High street to-day in which about fifteen
shots were fired. Tho shots were exchanged
by W. j. Elliott, Of the Sunday Capital. and
A. C. Osborne, Of the Sunday World, ana
grew out Of an exchange OF slanderous ar
ticIes. A bystander named Hughes was
shot through the head and died instantly;
Osborne was shot through the head and
died soon after. while 9 brother Of W.. >.
Elliott was shot through the arm u
back. and a number of others slightly
wounded. Elliott il under arrest ana
threats arc made against W. j. Elliott.
Stories Of the shooting are conflicting.
Elliott asserts that Osborne fred the shot
which killed Hughes. At the time OF the
fusilads . great crowd was on the street
watching = procession. Tn excitement m
cidsnt to the tragedy continues tonight
and the situation 10 threatening. Large
crowds continue to hover about the scene
Of the tragedy. W.. j. Elliott and his
brother Patrick are held at the city prison.
and owing to threats openly made the po-
lice authorities have taken extra precsu-
tions to prevent an outbreak Of mob vio-
Ience. w.. j.. Elliott, Who WAS seen by a
reporter tonight, said:
my brother and myself ent up town to
see the parade. When in front OF Schra-
der's saloon, l saw OsbqSne with q revolver
pointed at me. / reached for my pistol.
whom he fred two or three times and l fired
back. Osborne then fred at Pat, who was
in the crowd" Elliott thinks this Was
when the men in the crowd were shot,
that Osborne's gun wounded them. Pat
Elliott stated that while running
away from Osborne he felt two stings
where the bullets struck him. Interviews
with a large number Of witnesses say
w, j. Elliott opened fro on Osborne first.
end the best information OF those who saw
II 10 that the frst shot fred by Elliott hit
Oeborns in the side OF the head. Osborne,
after returning the fire at Elliott. ran INTO
. hat store. where he was followed by Pat
rick Elliott, and they had q hand-to-hand
STRUGGLE. during which several shots were
fred and Osborne shot through. He died
instantly. The bodies OF Osborne and w.
j. Hughes. the innocent spectator, were re-
moved to the coroner's office. Among the
wounded spectators were John d.. Reese,
government statistician agent. shot through
Che Jeff leg. not seriously: G. w. Sullivan,
bookkssper, shot through the arm; X, Il.
Gardner. DanyiIle. o.. shot Though the
ankle; G. W. Keifschmeider, struck III the
bosom by . spent ball.
The terrible affair grew out Of a nswspa.
per feud which has been raging several
weeks between tbs publishers OF the sun
day World and the Sunday Capitol. Two
weeks ago the World made charges against
Editor Elliotrs family ~insinuating that a
female rsiative was unchaste. Elliott re-
taIiated the following Sunday with = four
column article charging Editor Lsvering
Of the World, with being joint proprietor
of In a~ssicnation house. Levering 10 as
sistant state oil inspector, and q prominent
politician. The charges created a sensation
and also implicated Clause Seeker. Gov:
Campbell's private secretary Lowering and
Osborne retsliatsd yesterday by charging
Elliott with all the crimes in the saelndar.