The Butler weekly times., 1895-12-19

MORE SHOOTING.
Dick Hackett and jim Hayes EX
change Shots in a Store at
AmOret.

| Th- trl,~,- ~ thr Trouble il Attributed
to Family Affairs.
We take the following account Of
| the -nuujln4 AT Anoret last week
from ,ne Beacon Of that place.
| Thursday Mr. Hackett was brought
to Butler, and turned over to sheriff
Colysr for safe keeping until lie
could have his preliminary trial.
Hays we understand, is not danger
ously hurt and will be out in short
time:
JAMES HAYS SHOT.
About o'clock p. N Wednesday
number of shots were heard and
the word passed quickly around that
James Hays, farmer living north
east of town, had been shot and
killed in L. J. Priests store by
Richard Hackett of Mulberry. In
vestigation proved that Mr.. Hays
had been shot, and that while his
injuries are serious, they are not
dangerous The shooting grew out
of family trouble of some years
standing, in which Hackett accuses
Hays of alternating the affections of
the daughters of Hackett. The men
married sisters, step-daughter of
Pierce Hackett, and Hackett's wife
has been dead q number of years,
and he has been living alone at Null
berry for over a year, his FIVE daugh-
ters, some of whom are married,
making their homes elsewhere. The
men haye not been friends for sever
al years and Hays claims Hackett
had been threatening him for two
years. The Immediate cause of the
trouble seems to be the fact that
Hackett's second daughter is about
to become mother, Hackett charg
ing the responsibility of her trouble
upon Hays. Hays in turn repudiates
the theory of his assailant, gives an
entirely different version of the
story. He says that Hacketts
daughters could not stay at home
on account Of habits of intemperance
of their father. He admits having ad
vised them to seek homes elsewhere,
but justifes it by charging that the
company they were forced to be in
at home was not fit for innocent
young girls. He further states that
the one now in trouble became SO
while a domestic in Mulberry
J family last Spring, and that son in
that family is the father. Having
no other place to 60, nearer relatives
seeming indisposed to render her
assistance in her time of need, him
self and wife took her in to care for
her until the young woman is able
to care for herself Both men were
evidently prepared for trouble, as
they were both armed. The men
came to town Wednesday afternoon
and in their travels had met in sew.
eral stores before the trouble took
place At the hour named above
Hays was in Mr. Priests store pre-
pairing to 60 home when Hackett
came in and told him he wished tc
speak with him. The men were
talking by the stove when Mr.
Priest and Mr.. D. A. DYE of Metz,
the only other persons present
had their attention suddenly attract
ed by the flourish of revolvers and
the firing of a shot. Both mer
claim that the other fired the frs
shot. When the fight was over il
was found that Hays was down anG
had wounds which must have bee1
caused by three different bullets
One glanced along the side of hi:
head, another struck him at the base
of the skull and ranged upward
coming out at the top of his head
and the third, which caused the
worst wound, and great loss o
blood, struck him in the back of tht
neck, ranging downward to The
right, and lodging in the righ
shoulder. His wounds were dressed
. by DR.. Crum and the wounded mar
walked to the hotel where he slep
but slept but little although he rest
ed easy and said when asked, that
he would soon be well Hackett
gave himself up at once and wa:
taken to Jail yesterday morning, biz
preliminary examination having beer
set for Tuesday by Justice CLAYTON
He Informed the Beacon that b,
would make no effort to give bail
Hackett was not injured, but bul
let dropped from his clothes after
wards while in Hassig's store. Tbs
weapons used were almost identical
cheap, bull dog pattern affairs of 81
caliber. 4 laughable incident con
nected with the affair was after i
was ell over A detachment of th
Brooks militia, evidently thinking n,
troub1o could hanro,, in town xr;tb