Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-25
WIS IN HER ROOM
narrow Escape Of a Venture
some St. Paul Man at a Sioux
Falls, S. D., Hotel
Was the Target Of Three shots
Fired by Mrs. Archie Mckay
of New York.

r,,,e S, D., Special, Aug IS
Inst night two or three pis.o, sno'; - th;.
INNER room of the Cataract huu ~. :. w.s
citr caused quite sensation, ou' -, ~ ot f
husbed up aud an attempt made 10 '"o'N''
IF But during the day and evening ~ nIs
Du' Kat a St. Paul man who travels
,or firm in that city, had close cali ~.
his life. There are two stories % W. 90
manner OF tina sho ting. but oo.n Ssse 49,
to tho fact Mrs. Archie Mckay o. Nes
York il here far divorce and has a'lloos
served her term. During her stay she has
made the acquaintance OF Shepherd an1
has been assigned on his most recent tllps
to n room adjoining that occupied oy MIS-
Mckay, nd between which was cohheu
ting door, to which he secured A.y
Mrs. Mckay was seen by reporter snu
said that at the hour named the connecunE
door was opened and Shepherd made nis
appearance on the threshold. She n q 80
cured q revolver when The heard tne ooof
being unlocked, and on his appear
ance fred at HIM twice, Dut
only to schare him. as she said: one
stated also that she could have killed MIN
if she had wished to do 50 as she "coulo
with her revolver break nine out OF zen
bottles thrown into the air."
An employee Of the house says the cll-
cumstances of the shooting were that Mrs.
Mckay had stepped out OF her room TOR q
few minutes and on her return found
Shepherd in her bed. She got a revolver
and fred three shots at him,
and the holes in the bed clothes
mattress and floor will prove. As has been
said, every effort was made to hush up the
affair, because Mrs. Mckay's father, mill
ionaire wine merchant, would come out
here quickly if he knew it. Mrs. Mckay lisa
neat, trinity built woman, and is reported
to have already made arrangements for
second voyage on the matrimonial sea
when freed from her old love. The second
trip is to be made with the son OF promi-
nent family Of this CITY.
Sioux FALLS, S. d. Special, Avg. TO-
w. J. Sheppard of St. Paul, who was the
target upon whom Mrs. Mckay practiced
last night, as related in the PIONEER PRESS,
is out in newspaper statement of his side
OF the case, which, while somewhat at
tenuated shou d be given publicity in
Justice to its author After detailing very
infinitely his whereabouts during the after
noon and evening up to the w:tching hour
when bullets fly, Mr.. Sheppard says:
About 1870 our party broke up. going down
the hall with my custome and from there to
the office to have Mr.. Perryman. the night clerk.
put ME down for Il call at o clock Intending
to 70 to Luverne In the morning, which l did.
Returning from the office. went directly to my
room. lighted the gas aud. turuiL. around to put
my hat OH the peg on the door between the
rooms. saw that 1t WAS ajar. For moment
I did not know what to do. However. knocked
on the door, and putting my head i'll said,
open?" Receiving no reply. repeated the ques.
tiou. and still receiving no reply pulled the
door open and stepped to the dressing table,
which was across the door on her side, and again
repeated my question, when a figure that I
could not make out in the dark, but knew by
the voice to be Mrs. Mckay, said: III you
don't get out OF my room Ill fire. l said:
ALLOW me to explain" NJ answer was shot,
at once went out into Mr.. Gilbert's room. No,
~. and sent Tor Mr.. Corson, to whom Iex-
planned the situation. think about five min
utes would cover the time it took me after leav.
Ing Mr. Gilbert's room, having my call put
down. going through my experience and return.
Ing TO Mr.. Gllberts room. l gave the plain
facts and can prove them by the night CLERK and
those who were III Mr.. Gil bert's room, I feel
perfectly a. rest as lar AZ my character Is con.
cerned and feel sure it will stand a most thor.
ough Investigation.