The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-30
ALL ABOUT A COW.
Auburn Man Arrested for At
tempt to Commit Murder.
HE SHOT sNonoMIsH FARMER.
The Wound Not DaDgerous-How Aih-
son Mcpherson Put BAN
Into starts Cheek.

Allison c. Mcpherson. rather EoOV
looking young man with pleasant Lace
ard good address. was arrested "a <su - :.
Yesterday morning By Deputy Sherlh
Morgan on the charge Of having assault
q a farmer named Starr near Snohoinlsl,
December %. with the intent 20 commit
murder Mcpherson was brought 70 the
county Jail and when seen last evening
BY a Post-Intelligencer reporter, II ti'S
presence Of his attorneys. W. X Gray anu
Edward Brady, said that II was true ne
wounded Starr slightly on the right side
OF the face with d 32-caiiber short bullet,
but that il was in reality accidental
DEPUTY Sheriff Curr.e arrived IN the city
last evening from SnOhomish and VIII
take his prisoner back this morning.
The story Of the affair, as gathered from
Mcpherson. his attorneys ana other
sources. was in substance as follows: he
is a married man and lives at Auburn
He has a brother. Wiley Mcpherson, VINO
lives ia SnOhomish county. The latter
Is a single man. About November -. Al
llson went to Snohomish 10 get work, in
company with his brother, cutting wood
for a man named Borck near Silverton.
This work was finished about December
Is or 49, and the two brothers returned to
the home OF Wiley 10 settle up. ALI
son intended TO then return TO Auburn.
When they reached the house they found
that in some manner one of the cows
had been injured by having one OF her
horns knocked down" They started out
10 see the neghbors to inquire if they
knew anything about the matter, and on
the way met a man who was driving a
bobsled. They rode with him. and the
snow being new and white Wiley cut a
stick SO he could turn the sled from one
side of the road 10 the other and incident
ally 10 tip the crowd into the snow or pre-
vent tip over. as he might please. They
asked two or three people about the COW,
but no one knew anything about the mat
ter.
Finally they came to STAIRS house and
their friend drove on while they went in
10 see Starr. Wiley knocked at the door
and a voice from the inside babe them
come in. Wiley entered first and as he
did 50 Starr is said TO have jumped for
ward and snatched the stick from his
hand. II IS related that ne then struck
a. Wiley. who ducked, and the stick went
over his head. Starr il is said was about
70 strike again. when Allison Mcpherson
drew "A a2-calber Smith Il Wesson revolt
Yer from his pocket. and almost instantly
shot was heard. Starr staggered back
ana brought the stick slowly down.
Put the stick down" said Allison As
starr compiled with the demand Wiley
took il from him
stand back" said Allison. Il don't want
TO hold this gun all day"
J don't want you to-" replied Starr, as
he stepped back
Allison lowered the revolver to his knee.
and said 10 his brother:
Tell him what YOU want to know
Wiley then asked about the COW and in
CURED if Starr was the one who had in
jured her
starr said that the COW had bothered him.
and that he had struck her He then went
on TO say that he was sorry about the
matter Allison noticed that there was
blood on Stars face. and remarked that
he was sorry that he had hurt him. Tho
blood was washed from STAIRS face. and
AFTER a general conversation. during which
Wiley SAID he was satisfied with Stars
explanation about the injury to the COW.
ne Two brothers went away. Two or
three days later Allison went back 10 An
burn where he remained until arrested.
= had supposed the matter was all set
tied, he SAID last evening. II did not
mean 20 shoot Starr when / drew the
gun My intention was to keep him from
inluring my brother"
Allison Mcpherson is % years old a
native or Virginia. and lived twelve years
Ia FLORIDA before he came to this state
He has been in Washington one year.
Deputy Sheriff Curry was found In bed
At the Dilior hotel last night and when
told the story as given above said:
That differs materially from the story
as told 10y starr in reference TO the oc-
currences at the house when the shooting
took place. Starr said ne was writing at
a table, when some one knocked a, his
door. and he told them to come in Wiley
and Alison Mcpherson entered the for
mer having a vine maple club in his hand.
Wiley said:
SO you are the man who killed my
COW
starr replied that ne was not. but that
she had bothered him. and he threw a
club an her. II struck her horn and loos-
ened g. Wiley then said that ne would
get even with him 90
Mir Curry was not positive whether Starr
said Wiley said ~ would Kill him. Wiley
advanced toward him with the club to
strike, ana Starr grabbed 4. Allison shot
him from the door but Starr still clug 10
tho stick. Then Allison made him drop il
AT the point OF his revolver. Starr pat his
left hand zap in the air. and stood there
while Allison made him promise 10 LAY
nothing about the shooting Starr prom
ised. hut the next time he went TO Suo-
GoW-sh NE sWore out warrant