Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
A CLOSE CALL. Charlie Bradley Hit by a Bullet from John Lyall's
 Pistol. BRADLEY COULDN'T SHOOT. Seven Shots Were Fired at Short Range on Allen Street
 Last Night.
Prospector.

About 10 o'clock last night seven
 pistol shots in quick succession rang
 out of the air in the vicinity of the bank |, corner.
 The majority of people though they
 were bombs, but after investigation the
 affair appeared to have been shooting
 between Deputy Sheriff Chas. Bradley
 and John Lysll.
 There has been ill feeling between the
 two men for several months. Bradley
 was the officer who caused the arrest of Turner, Lyall and others on charge of unlswfully killing cattle. The case have been dragging through the court for a number of weeks, resulting in @ jury finding the accused guilty, but the su- preme court reversed the finding of the
 ury and remanded the case for a new trial. At the present term all of the indictments against them were dismiss ed, owing to absence of witnesses and improbability of getting conviction.
 Shortly after the dismissal Lysll went to Benson and swore out warrant be- fore Justice Ohnesorgen, charging Bradley with preiury in having sworn to his name being Bradley when it is Mo- Anally' The warrant was sent up to Constable Gray of Benson, who was in mbstone, and Lysll also returned to Tombstone after swearing out the war rant.
 Late yesterday afternoon Constable Gray placed the deputy sheriff under arrest and told him to come at once with him to Benson by private conveyance. Bradley asked for time to consult with his superior officer, who sent him to the district attorney.
 MT Staehle told him that he need not go to Benson, but to go before the nearest justice. Which was in Tomb stone. He then went before justice Koska, who placed him under S2O0 bonds and released him from custo- dy.
 Exactly how the shooting occurred it has been difficult to find out, each participant giving an entirely different version.
 Bradley was on his way home from the jail, where he had been to assist in looking up the prisoners. The two men came together on the sidewalk in front of Paul Warnerkros' store. Loud words were followed by clinchIng, and the shooting began.
 Who struck the first blow or fired the first shot will probably come out in the examination to be held at o'clock p. m tat Justice Koska's court:
 Seven shots were fired in all. The shooters were not more than three or four feet apart. Four bullets went into the sidewalk, one went across the street into Judge Alvoard's old office, one through the awning overhead, and one hit Bradley in the stomach. The latter shot is supposed to have been fired early in the engagement.
 Bradley feeling himself growing weak, ran into Pete Hooks saloon just as Chief PuRh came running down the street. He gave up his pistol and hung his body over the railing, saying "T'm shot," The Chief then went to where Lyall wse standing in a doorway, and took his pistol and placed him under arrest.
 Bradley was carried to Mary Tack's and Dr. Holcombe summoned. The bullet had struck him in the stomach on the right side and ranged downward, coming out at the back to the right of the back bone. The wound was care fully dressed, and the wife of the lnjur- ed man sent for. She arrived at the side in few moments and wept pite- ously, but soon rallied and remained with him all night. II
 Lyall remained at the city hall all night ss prisoner of the city He had a bruise on the side of his head which he says was made by blow from Brad ley's pistol. Out side of this be sus- tained no injury.
 It is probably that no examination | will be held until after the county has | charge of the prisoner, the charge I against Lyall being present simply the violation of city ordiance, that of carrying and discharging firearms with in the corporate limits.
 Dr Holcombe states that unless | unforeseen occurs Bradley will recover. The ball ranged around and did not pass through any vital part.