The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-21
A SAD TRAGEDY.
e;rst Of the Kind in the History
of Rich Hill.
ulLED WHILE RESISTING ARREST.
II. Killing is Done is Self-Defence by Our
city aI.-The Man Killed Had
Been ShadoSed Several Days by
Other Officers.
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Other Officers.
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The business portion OF our city |
,as deeply shocked this morning by |
.be announcement that Officer Beatty
had shot a man to death. Large
.,ovds were soon gathered on the
.treet and the affair was almost the
.ole topic of conversation up to
MON. As usual, there were some
ready to condemn AMI others to con
done. But from the best information
The Review can get. the tragedy was
not only justifable, but absolutely
necessary, and the officer whose mis-
fortune it has become to put out a
human life-however much We may
denlor. me loss of life under any
.;rcnmstances-is entitled to the
sympathy and encouragement of
every good citizen, and all should
uphold him in tho discharge of even
90 disagreeahle duty.
For week past portions Of this
town have been terrorized by vaga
bonds, houseoreakers and other pet
ty offenders. Owing to tue diligence
of our officials, the damage done has
been slight as compared with that in
other towns aud cities the size of
Rich Hill, yet numerous arrests have
been made and severa! attempts ut
housebreaking have no doubt been
frustrated by the officers and their
deputies
Sometime Sunday night, it is be-
leyed, the man now cold in death,
together with several pals, landed in
this town. No one knows whence
they came or whittier they were
going. Their actions were very sus.
picious, however, and all their move
ments have been closely watched by
our city police. On Monday night
they were seen to make an examina
ton of the windows, and inspection
Of tho premises of several West End
homes, among the number being thu
residences of L. D. Sanderson anc
Al. Loudermi!k. A citizen who dis
covered them, reported to Chic
Beatty and was at once given Win
chester and revolver and depuilzee
TO patrol that portion of the town
Next day yesterday Policeman San
Talbot saw the same pair in the eas
part of towr, one of them looking il
at windows one side of the stree
and the other making similar SUI
vey of things as the other. MI
Talbot followed after them. Th
one now dead, ran as the officer az
preached and he saw nothing NOR
Of him till corpse. Mr.. Talbo
continued to follow the other ma
and finally overlook him. The cust'
mary conversation followed, and tf
officer warned the fellow. But
became ugly, cursing the town an
calling Mr.. Talbot harsh names "
have not the space for detailing a
Of the conversation Mr.. Talb'
told the man he would arrest hir
whereupon he struck the officer
the face. He was then collared ar
marched to the cooler. and held t
this morning. He refused te gi
his name.
The other man, the one now dea
was seen by Marshal Beatty to ent
the Arcade saloon this morning. L
officer followed after him, with t
view of asking him his business, a
ia yagraut to warn him out OF tow
What followed is already known a
is substantiated by Jesse Nelst
the colored porter, whose stateme
was taken by one OF our ass'stal
unbeknown to himself, and ls
follows:
WHAT JESSE NELSON SAYS
The man came in at the front dt
followed by Mr.. Beatty. He, the N
walked up to the stove and warn
himself. Mr.. Beatty sat down on
coal box alongside the stove. !
man, after warming himself a