The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-16
Held in Sum of $4,000 Each for
Participation in Feud Fight
With the Harris Family.
STATES THEORY OF BATTLE.
Attempted to Prove at Preliminary
Hearing That the Dooleys Went
to the Picnic Determined to
Kill the Harrises.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Pennington. Mo-. Aug. l5.-Will, Joe and
Leslie Dooley, the three brothers who are
charged with the killing of Wcs Harris
and the wounding of James and Frank Har-
| rts at a picnic at Doe Run. on August 4.
were bound over to-day in the sum of $500
each, TO appear at the next term of court.
The preliminary hearing. concluded to-day.
has been on for three days. and has at
tracted widespread attention. due to the
exciting features OF the shooting at the
.. picnic.
The primary question considered at the
preliminary hearing was, who began the
shooting-the Dooleys or the Harrises: On
that question will probably depend the fate
of the three men bound owe. to-day.
The evidence introduced by the State
showed or was intended TO show, that n
feud of long standing existed between the
two families. The Prosecuting Attorney in
/ troduced evidence to prove that the Dooley
boys went 10 the picnic at Doe Run armed
TO the teeth and for the express purpose
of killing off the Harris family.
According 10 the States evidence. Wes
, Harris was armed. but none OF the other
members of the Harris family carried fire
arms. and all were at the mercy of the
Dooleys when they began shooting.
Wes Harris Made Boast.
Jack Math!ns. witness for the defense.
swore that ne had talk with old man
Dooley and Wes Harris a short time before
F.! the shooting began. and that Wes Harris
| exclaimed boastfully: Il am the best man
d; for my size at the picnic
Phil Yeager said he thought the HAIRLESS
J began the shooting, but could not be posi-
, tive. Adam Keeling testified that the elder
! Dooley told him at the picnic early in the
| day that he was expecting to have trouble.
| The theory of the feud fight as it was de-
veloped by the State is as follows:
States Theory of the Fight.
| Wes Harris was the only member Of his
! family engaged in the fight with the Doo-
! leys at first. He wounded VIII Dooley, Sr..
| and John pooley one of the four boys, be-
| fore the Duoleys killed him. The elder
! Dooley was shot three times and John Doo-
| ley was twice hit. Then Harris backed
; away from the three remaining Dooley
j boys and returned their fire.
| He took refuge behind a tree. after being
wounded three times, and continued to fire
! until he was killed by a bullet In the head.
fired from Winchester by Joe Dooley.
! who stood behind the Dooleys' wagon, not
over fifteen feet from the tree behind which
/ the elder Harris was firing.
! Bill Hnrris's Narrow Escape.
When Bill Harris. who had not heard of
| the ught, rode up on horseback. the DOoiey
| brothers promptly opened fire on him. He
| was unarmed. and rode away for his life.
! He was pursued by Leslie Dooley, mounted
| and firing Winchester as he rode. AS
| Bill Harris attempted to ride across foot
bridge his horse went through the frail
structure. but he quickly leaped off his
back and disappeared in the underground.
escaping from Leslie Dooley.
In the meantime Jim and Frank Harris
| had appeared on the scene of the first
fight. and. both being unarmed, 1t is
claimed by the prosecution. were forced to
run from the Dooleys. They were both
| badly wounded as they fed.