The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
HIS SLAYER TAKEN AFTER A
FIERCE FIGHT.
Brought Down Badly Wounded by Volley
From Deputies After He Had Shot
Sheriff McEvoy Through
the Arm.

! barricaded on the porch in front of his
house.
u have come to arrest you and l call
upon you to surrender" Sheriff McEvoy
called out.
Come and take me-" was the fugitive's 5
retort.
The Sheriff and his men advanced
toward young FlannelIy, but they had
not taken two steps before the report of a
revolver rang out and a bullet pierced
McEvoy's arm.
"Snoot him !" the Sheriff called out to
his sub rdinates.
The fire OF the murderer was returned.
and for several seconds the air resounded
with the reports of the pistols FiannelIy
continued TO shoot until his revolver was
empty, though he was badly woundei at
the first voIiey from the officers. HIS re-
naming shots did no damage When his
weapon was emptied he threw it down
with an osth and tottered backward.
The officers sprang upon him and made
him prisoner. He was found 20 be badly
wounded, and was carried into the ranch
house ana laid upon couch in his own
room. Sheriff McEvoy was brought hur-
riedly to town ana placed und9r the care
Of surgeon. Other physicians left for the
ranch to attend the prisoner.
Under Sheriff Mansfield brought Flan-
nelly 10 town at IL o'clock. He was laid
out in the bottom of a spring wagon. On
reaching town h, was rushed through one
of the back streets to the Jail. Mansfield
lifted him out of the wagon.
The prisoner then placed his arm around
~ IL.
! the jail. He appeared wholly unconcerned
and complacently smoked his pipe during
| the time.
On being taken into the Jail, Fannelly
/ was stripped, and it was found that he
/ had six or seven bullets in his body. He
/ appeared to suffer con n5iderable pain, but
! Il is believed that none OF the wounds will
! prove fatal. Several bullets were taken
/ from his body, but there are others which
the probe could not locate.
! When young Flannelly took in part
! ner, contrary TO The command OF his
! lather, the old gentleman had told him
| that from that time on he would be COM
PEELED 10 pay rent for the ranch This
I afternoon or early this evening Flannellv
sent Constable Barton out to the ranch
! with papers requiring the son to Quit the
| place. Barton served the papers and re-
turned to town about $50 o'clock. Young
! FIahnelly must have followed him in, for
wit hin fifteen minutes he appeared at his
fathers house and asked to see the old
gentleman. The assassin was permitted
to enter. although the elder Flannelly had
already retired and the rest of the family
were preparing to do the same. He went
upstairs and into his fathers room.
Those below heard talking in a subdued
tone, and finally Thomas was heard to
exclaim:
do you see that?"
The old gentleman told him 20 go away
as be had been drinking. immediately
three shots were fred in rapid succession
and young FlanneIly ran downstairs and
horse was tied. BE remounted the ami
NAL and rode away in the darkness.
The shots startled every BODY in the
neigh borhood and it was not long before a
large crowd had gathered. A physician
was sent for. but his services we're not
needed. Mr.. Fannelly was dead-killed
by his own son.
Patrick Flannelly was a most indulgent
father. He spent money freely upon the
son who took his life. The ranch, fully
equipped for a good dairy business, was
given 10 the young man free OF cost, and no
expense was spared to assist him in gain
ing an honest and honorable livelihood.
OF the kind hearted old man. No cause
upon him of the notice to quit the place
is known.