The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-09
WAR AT A PICNIC
The Dooiey and Harris Families
Engage in a Deadly Shooting
ARRAY at Doc Run.
VIM. II. DOeIsy and ives Harris Killed
John Dooley, Jim and Frank
Harris Badly Wounded
Two May Die.

county occurred at 4 picnic nj Doc
Hun last Saturday between the pooly
aud Harris families, IN which old man
W. H. Dooly and Wes iIadis were
killed outright, and John Dooiey, Jim
aud Frank Harris were perhaps fatally
wounded, and a young lady, Miss
Mary Liiircll, was shot through the
ankle.
II appears tia, there was a sort Of
feud between the two families, the be-
ginning Of which l. not clear, several
different stories As 10 the cause being
ahoat. Some Of the Dooleys and liar.
rises met at a picnic at Flat Rivos tho
week before, and the lIarriscs assaulted
onc Of the DoJieys, who tried 20 avoid
any difficulty. A few days before the
nsc asa p:ca:s, !! e alleged. ,h" ilAr-
ris boys sent word to the Doolcys that
they would BIO there and intended to
gun them Of the ground, and Ii seems
tina, both sides prepared Tor the battle.
About eleven O'Clock the father Of
the Doolcy boys was standing near a
merry go.round on the picnic grounds
--N hich were on the left side Of the
gravel road going into town from the
easi-ialkiug to Mr. Littrcll The
DuOlcy aud Harris boys were lOunging
around near the samc place. Accord
ing to Mr. iiilrel's account, as Il
comes to rs. Yves Harris walked up 10
old man Doolcy aud showed him to one
eide. ut The same lime drawing his re-
yolycr aud shooting him, the ball
striking him in the Iigh, hip and cut.
ting an artery or large blood vessel,
from which be died IN about two min
utcs. Al this signal, the shooting be-
came general, aud Yves Harris was
literally shot 10 pieces. Oac report
says the old man drew a revolver aud
shn, him after he had fallen. One ball
entered hi, head Just over tao left eye,
another shot out hi, right cyc, third
struck him on the chin, a fourth in the
nccL and a fifth in the region Of the
heart
The firing from both sides was rapid
and deadly, aud John Dooly fell shot
IN the brad and the small Of the back
In the meantime one of the Doolcy
boys ran TO their wagon aud brought
out u Winchester ride, which was &C.
GREETED there, and went fot Jim Harris,
who had taken refuge behind tree,
from which hc kept up his fire. a
shot from the Winchester started him
on q run across the gravel road toward
the base ball ground, Doolcy firing at
him as be ran. lie fell near tho grand
stand shot IN the back of the head.
twice In the back and once 10 the right
hip frank Harris ran up the hill iu-
to the woods, where he was found later
shot In tin arm aud the loft side. His
wounds are not as serious as those OF
John Dooly and Jim Harris, which
may prove fatal, though the men are
still alive.
After the shooting, the body Of ".
r. Doolcy aud the badly wounded
John Doolcy were placed In a wagon
aud taken to Dr. Graves Office, where
Joha's wounds were dressed, and be
was taken home Joe, Bill aud Less
Dooley then started 10 Harrington
where they gave themselves up. La
ter the wounded Jim and Frank Harris
were placed In wagon and started to
Pennington TO procure surgical atieu-
lion, but Jim was so exhausted when
they reached hr. Dunbar's, about
three quarters OF mile from town,
that they were taken 10 there and DR..
Keith sent for. Bin Harris, who
claims not to have been on the ground
when the shooting began, but arrived
there later and succeeded 10 getting
away unhnri, IL under arrest and viii
DO held along with tho Dooley boys.
corouer English and Sheriff High.
ley went out TO Doe Run late Ia the
afternoon and instituted M inquest
over the bodies of ". H. Dooley and
Yves Ilartia, which was concluded Moa-
day. The facts Brought oat at tbs
Inquest were In substance as given in
the foregoing, aud the verdict Of the
jury was that vs.. II. Dooley came to
bis death from pistol OF gaashol
wounds AZ the hands Of The Harrls boys.
and that Yves Harris cans TO his death
from pistol or gauslnu, wounds at tho
hands Of the Duoley boys.
The Harriscs claim that wes, who
was killed, was tho only oao Of them
who was armed, bat Witnesses at the
inquest iss,iasa thai ,hcy saw four men
firing on tia Harris side.
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We have finished taking stock and
find we hive good many things that
we don't want 10 carry over, and have
marked Ihcm down below coat. See
lhen.---DAvss Il srnorT.