The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-27
Shot Through The Lung
The New and Peaceful Town OF Wmont the Scene o1
Shooting Array that May Result in Murder:
One Man May Die
Two Men Now in County Jail Waiting the Action of the
Court for the Crime

Saturday evening the citizens
of Wilmont were aroused by shoot
ing on the streets, and enquiry re"
vealed that there had been hand to
hand fight, also guns used, resulting
in one man being badly scratched
and another shot, in town that oc-
cupies ground where, year ago, a
town was not dreamed of.
The affair occurred at a hotel rest
aurant on main street conducted by J.
H. Miller, about eleven o'clock. AS
the story goes, a man named Glenn
Haley came to Wilmont during the
spring and engaged in the livery
BUSINESS with Miller, becoming dis
satisfied, severed his connection un-
tremendously and remained in the
town. Since the d. solution, their
friendship changed. Saturday even.
ing boarder at the hotel, nicknamed
'Frenchy," invited Haley to occupy
bis room with him at the hotel. kal-
ey iptimated that it might be object
ed to by Miller, but Frenchy persist
ed, resulting in Haley going to the
room. Miller, hearing of Haley be-
ing in the house, objected and went
upstairs to Frenchy's room, accom-
panied by J. E. Egbert, his harness.
maker, Haley was ordered from the
room. at this time he and Egbert be-
came engaged in q fight, Haley get
ting Egbert on the bed pounded poq4a him
until he cried enough. It is alleged
that about this time or after, Miller
went down stairs and procured q re-
volver and on going up stairs, fired
one shot up which struck the top on
an outside door casing, going through
it into the air. After this he went up |
stairs where a shot was fired from head
of the stairs into a room leading to
Frenchy's, this shot striking the
plaster. At the head of the. stairs
there are large spots of blood on the
floor.
During the time after the fight on
he bed and when the parties left the,
a lantern, washbowl, pitcher, water
glass, and wash stand were hurled
from the room leading to Frenchy's
to the one at the head of the stairs
and from where the second shot was
fired. A number of men were sleep
ing in rooms and others adjacent |
thereto, some of them getting up.
After this melee the parties came
down stairs and Haley went across
the street and sat down. A few min
utes later he returned to the hotel
agair, meeting Egbert outside, off
from the street, on the side of the
building, where he was ahot by Eg-
bert. The two clinched and Haley
took the revolver away from Egbert
and took him down. At this time, |
Mayor Mead appeared on the scene
and took the revolver and Egbert. 1t
was discovered that Haley was shot
and he was taken to room and the
officers and physician telephoned
for from Worthington.
Deputy Sheriff Fauskee secured
DIR. Geyerman and two section men,
took hand car and went to Wilmont,
making the ruu in an hour and half.
He found E9bert in the hands of
Mead, out in the country to prevent a
mob from taking him. Mr.. Fauskee
went to the hotel and secured Miller,
bringing him and Egbert to Worth
ington, both now being in Jail.
At the hotel an old 3 revolver of
the common size was given Fauskee.
Mead gave him the revolver, taken
from the parties fighting, which is a
80 calibre with an eight inch barrel.
It had in the cylinder three empty
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The bullet entered Haley just at
the left OF the right nipple, passing
through the lung and body, lodged
lust under the skin of the back. The
bullet was removed Sunday by DR..
Geyerman, who visited the patient
Monday and found him quite com
Portable with good prospects of re-
covery.
Sunday, as early as possible, Coun-
lty Attorney Crandall drove to VIII
mont and began a rigid and vigorous
investigation of the crime. Several
Witnesses we're examined and the in
II .red man made very brief and par
tial statement. Mr.. Crandall, seeing
Is; was causing great effort to talk,
|pestponed it. ~
! MI. Crandall had the plaster, where
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