Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-06-26
More Shooting at ROSslia.

RosALIA, June 2O.-Intense excite
ment prevails here tonight over the
shooting of Whitney Hart by Fl. W
Golf, which will result in the death OF
Hart. The bullet entered Harris right
side just under the arm and lodged in
the lungs. The physicians say he can
not last over night.
The tragedy took place at 9 O'Clock
this evening. The neighbors of Gof
were startled by the sharp report OF a
gun. On fastening to COTS house,
they found young Fart lying on the
ground about seventy yards distant from
The south window Of the HOUSE,, 3groan-
ing and bleeding profusely. As the
neighbors approached they were halted
by Golf who held them covered with q
winchester from the darkenod window
until he had identified them as friends.
In his right hand Hart clutched a 80
caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, which
was subsequently taken from his nerve
less fingers by Constable Walton. Med
ical aid was summoned at once and Hart
was pronounced to be dying. Gof was
placed under arrest and confined in his
own house in charge Of deputy sheriff.
The house is under a heavy guard OF
armed citizens tonight as it is thought
that some of Harris friends who are all
known to be desperate men and who go
heavily armed all the time, may make
an attempt to lynch the man. Golf
talks freely about the matter, but tells
a story which, taken in connection with
his previous reputation, makes the
prospect look bad for him. He claims
that he was getting ready to 60 to bed
when he heard noise outside the house
and looking out the window he saw Hart
within twenty PAGES of the house in the
act of raising the gun to fire. Con says
that when Hart saw he was observed he
started to run. Gof then picked up
gun and fred at his retreating foe with
deadly effect. The trouble between Goh
and Hart was recently aired in the Su-
perior court at Spokane. Hart and an
other young fellow named Hunter we're
tried for shooting Golf in the arm.
Hunter was convicted and sent to the
penitentiary. A man named Lewis, a
desperate character, it was charged, had
been trying to Jump COTS claim near
Rosalia and had hired Hunter and Hart
to put Golf out of the way. In the
trial it was proved by several witnesses
that Golf had found out the plans Of
Lewis and had always kept sharp look
out for the two young men with gun.
The trial revealed a vast amount OF bad
blood to exist in peaceful Rosalia and
while Hunter was convicted it was not
proved beyond doubt that Gof was al
together an innocent victim OF a plot.
Whitney Hart, the victim OF COTS bull
let, is a young man Of about IL years
and claims to be scion OF the Hatfelds
of Hatfield Mccoy notoriety. He never
did anything in particular in this neigh
borhood to sustain his reputation az q
bad man until his former difficulty with
Goff. The man Lewis, for whom he
worked, is known to be hard character,
and it is claimed by some that he is the
father of young Hart and that the two
OF them are fugitives from Kentucky
Justice. Popular feeling runs high here
and the sympathy OF the citizens is
equally divided. The prevailing senti-
ment is that the law must take its
course in this matter.