The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-01
SHOTS FALL TO KILL
WOODBURN'S INJURIES WILL NOT
RE SERIOUS IF COMPLICATIONS
DO NOT SET IN.
REASONS FOR THE SHOOTING
AS GIVEN BY THE INTERES ED
PARTIES ARE DECIDEDLY
CONFLICTING.
REASONS FOR THE SHOOTING
MURPHY PLEADS NOT GUILTY
No Bound Over for Trial With
Pail Fixed at $1,000, Wh1ch
He Secures

nh sensational shooting affair
which occurred early yesterday morn.
ing at the county jail was The topic %
conversation on the streets YESTERDAY
An sorts of rumors We're at1oat reSaro-
ing the matter, and TO a man II WAS
-,eeyardAd as miraculous that Woodpufh
did not meet instant death.
The injured man was in a very en-
eo,7ra cling condition all day yesterday
and the predictions Of his physicians
that the INJURIES We're not serious
seemed to be true. How7Ter, last
evening he began to suffer great pom
Il, his right arm, where one Of the 0ui-
lets lodged. The limb began % sven
up and was very painful Il IS eNpeot-
ed to move WOODBURY. from Ms peu
room in the county jail to d hosl,lOa1
this morning, where he can nave oe'-
ter care.
The prisoner was arraiGned IN the
municipal court yesterday morning
and pleaded not guilty 10 the charse
Of assault in the frs CFGree- Ban was
fixed at 81, 900, ana ne was bound CVeI
to the grand jury. After John = Han
and John ". Bell had signed his poho
he was released.
Hattie Wilson. the woman whom
Murphy took TO the jail Wren the
shooting occurred, was released, out
will be compelled to tell the grand jury
the circumstances. as far as she knows
She declares that had she known Mu1-
pbv's intentions she would never have
accompanied him.
When seen by a reporter last evening
at his home at COZ Seventh avenue sCuth
MURPHY. seemed to be very non-cdnl-
municative He appeared to have come
TO q realization of what he had done
ana to regret his rash aCt. However
he said he was perfectly JUSTIFIED in do
ing what he did. He stated emphati-
caIIy. when asked why he had not shot
WOODBURY. before. when it is rumo1ed
that the latter had been paying atten-
ton to the young woman for some
time, he replied with emphasis that
he did not know anything about the
matter until he got hold Of tEa letter
WOODBURY. is alleged to have WriItCn
10 her Monday night. Murphy was hot
inclined 10 talk. but @eemed to have
cooled off and to be in caniteAt MOOD.
Asked if there was any truth in the
report that Woodburn lad made fire.
Quent visits to his house, he replied
that he did not know. Intercepted
about the letter. which IS alleged to
have precipitated the trouble, Murphy
said it had been put ,way ard he
could not produce it last night He
refused TO state its contents OF a part,
giving as his reason that he might mis-
quote WOodburn and make The trcu-
BILE worse.
I
Gus wounds bandaged pale and in
pain, the sick man presented a picture
Of a man who had just passed through
battle, as indeed he had. He was
glad TO see the reporter as he wished
tC correct some mis-statements made
IL an evening paper, which, he said,
prejudiced his case. In the ten or
twelve years I have known Murphy
he said, 4 have never had a disagree
ment or cross word with him. The
young woman and l were on the best
of terms, but it is untrue that she ever
came to the court house to see me, as
was stated in the evening paper. I
wrote no note to the girl and have
never slandeTed her, as Murphy al
leges. 1 never in the world thought
Murphy would have done what he did
and am at a loss to know his motives
for I am perfectly innocent of any
wrong doing"
No one at the jail suspected what
was going to happen. as Murphy's ac-
tons were what might be expected of
any deputy. When he heard the shoot
ing Jailer Lawrence ran to the scene
and opened the door AS he did so
little light entered the room and il
was then that Murphy fired the shot
which penetrated his victims neck.
Bullets We're flying about the room
thick and fast, and with but one more
bullet. Murphy stepped UP TO Law
renee and gave himself up. Lawrence
asked him what he had done it for and
as an answer Murphy said WOODBURY.
had slandered his daughter and he
handed the note 10 Lawrence. The lat