The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-21

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him. that he was no officer. Mr.. /
Beatty throwed back his overcoat TO !
chow the man bis badge of office,
when the man struck at Nj. Beatty. |
The marshal then pulled his club
and hit the man two or three times
and told the man to throw up his |
hands. The man seemed to have |
enough,and Mr.. Beatty begun search
ing him. aud while in the act the
man pulled the billy out Of Mx.
Beaty's pocket where he had put it
when he began TO search the mans
pockets. He hit Mr. Beatty four or
FIVE times over the head. 1t stunned
the officer. After Ne L .a.y recov.
cred, he pulled his pistol and com
manded the man to drop the billy.
Instead of doing 80 he made move
to strike Mr. Beatty again with the
club, then the officer fired Ia falling
he threw the billy a. The marsh Il,
which missed him aud came near
striking me. The billy went under
the stove, where the marshal picked
it up.
THE DEAD Man NOT KNOWN.
The dead man was about five feet,
inches tall, rather dark complexion,
strongly built aud would weigh
about 40 pounds He refused to
give his name to the officer and his
identity remains unrevealed. Many
of our people who viewed the corps,
said they had seen the man on the
street, but no one was found by our
reporter who knew the mans name.
He is not prepossessing in appear
ance, but bis features are rather
hard.
i Right after the shooting, Mr..
Beatty made the victim as comfort
able as possible and called in DR.
Youngs. The physician found little
pulse, and before he could make an
examination to ascertain the place
where the bullet entered or the di.
rection taken, it was decided to
remove the injured man to City
Physician Nolands ofics. DR.. No
, land said at once he could not live
He was then removed to the Mer.
chants Hotel, where he expired
, shortly after. and thereupon taken
! to the undertaking rooms of w. G.
Brown, where large crowds viewe6
the remains
!, TIE INQUEST.
Coroner Renick arrived from But.
ler on the afternoon train and a
. once proceeded to impanel a jur.
aud conduct an inquest. The follow
ing was the jury: w. B. Williams
w. X. Royce. Sol Jonas, W. G
Beasley, Harry Booth and John D
'' Moore.
WHAT A. E. BEATTY, DEFENDANT, SAYS
It NV attention had been called t
n suspicious characters in town. Th
It man shot answered description Q
r one of them. Saw him at Pacif
r. depot. Followed him to Arcad
10 saloon. Stood by stove few minutes
started ont. I commanded him t
re stop three times. He refused and
ot caught him by the shoulder. Tol
IN him he was under arrest. and con
o. manded him to throw up his hand
ne and be searched. He refused
ne showed him my star and again r
Id peated command. He refused tw
We more times. Took out my club an
Ill tapped him on the head. He the
OF threw up hands. Put club in outsi(
NJ, overcoat pocket, and begun to {
in through his pockets. He snatche
nd my club and struck ct me sever
III times, hitting me once and stunniI
We me. Told him to give up club. I
refused. Asked him two more tim
I'd, but he refused. Pulled my gun, al
ter he was in the act of striking I
he again, when the revolver was di
he chargad. The man fell, thrown
nd club at me.
gn. Testimony of Jesse Nelson. t
nd second witness, was the same as
on, statement made in the presence o
ent Review reporter, given above.)
nts SOL DAVIS, PROPRIETOR ARCADE, sA