The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
A SAD AFFAIR.
Joe Grubb Instantly Killed.
Morgaa wassom was held ."
answer the charge.
rFrsq Lebanon Express Extra, Feb, as,l

tFruu Lebanon Express Extra, Feb. 2sl
The usual quiet that prevails In cur
little dity was ssily shocked by the
harsh seport Of a pistol abouta O'Clock
TuesaAy morniEg. Investigation dis
closet that Joseph Grubb was lying
dead at the frant door Of his saloon
witt his left Areast pierced with .
b,glst. Life wAs gone and he never
spske after the shot. The following 10
ths-evidencs,kefore coroner, given la
.fsll.
%. Mussholser heing called % Q Wit
sass, testified - follsws:
u live inI.ehanon, am . teasAsses.
Ees sir I wss In the back part Of the
saloon when the shooting occusfed,
slbouts 0 oldlsek this morning, Feb. %,
asss. I and MF. Carroll was then
.AlkinE toaar. Grabb. I vas sitting
sby the ,ssswe when Morgan Wsssom
snns isssase fFoas aeoF snd esked ~.
sGrubb to take . drink. Mr. Carroll
@ss standing Il the desk ut the end Of
the counter. when Wassom asked
sssubs ~As shaa gentleuAh Sae.
Grubb tdla hlm 10 ask Carroll 70 Aaye
a Arlnk, and eFubb introduced them
Hassd Aeaa than te..sasAks hands, md
lasa %saE asaaes. aza sllppe
0aizl saeA CaFsost went hack teF Ahs
steve. sWssseHs sszss lsHsk ~ IA
asksd NE to have q drink. 4 asd
| Asm sssoa there "a sAa d sazi1s
|zss -, II ssald H.
k As sos = fsv sainusss." !" Gsubh
I'D Aam n - wsalsa % sAlk 70 him
iAs sasa - Il there saa | eeSA %
- - ~ sAvs. ] vsnt haek to the
a4pvs. .Wasaem said he had heard
Asss - - ~ go sftle boys thas
hs hed thEesn kln out Of ths hssse.
Gsaht Asld hin h. never told shszr
snsthiag Il the kiad. but shst he Ones
ssAsza Aan y % 81. .ef als AsaS ans
Ae wsns cut like gentleman. Was'
,sasr enid bali Elk3as told hiA ssss
GEabk sAid he hsA threwn hlm out
os me house. Grubb told him that Il
Eikins could eome and sAy that be
did say 1t, he would osn up. ] didn's
hear any more fshe rssket until he
ssksA GraAk tpSsss .sat sf Ne hsaa.
They he'd sORas words that ] didn't
ksar. WASom ,kindef backed out Of
- deer, end GsaAb cent assaaA
iAs#s. wsasn .atA0Ass ~ saytAias
~ AiaA Of psllAd out Ais see whsa
Grsbs sAsas axssad the coaatsE. ]
ssw the gun when Grubb came around
the esanhE. and when they went
oat of the door the gna went OF. He
carried Ii In his hand when be backed
out Of the door. Grub did not strike
s< ekssmpt 70 stHks hia. He rsscAea
doyn and tried to get the gun away
from hiui. They are s@inGng doors and
Ssss opsn and they were right IN the
door when the shot went on. saw
the fash Of the pistol. I saw Grubb
sAd he was close to Wassom trying To
~ bold Of the pistol, when the gun
mad. ] stood out behind them. ]
didn't think anyone was shot. ]
shsaght they had . fight. ! did NOT
sss Grabb fell. I and the gentls@an
s4sppsd eat the bsek deeR. i heard
somscae making . noise like eoins'
one being choked. Isaw Grnbb w.
IND there. He was outside and his
hsad on the door step. Wassonl waa
on the street walking up and down
tbrsoMe time, when We came back
from after DR.. Lamberson he came
aerees. started towards us, but did mol
speak to him. ! saw him no more
that night. Grubb WAS nctangryi but
asked Wassom to 50 out and behave
himself like q gentleman. Wassom