The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-27
PLAYWRIGHT
ExONERATEO
by the Verdict Of the Coroner's
Jury.
FACTS BROUGHT OUT
BY the Testimony Of Medical Men and
Other Witnesses.-Further Pro
ceedings Likely.

The inquest over the body of the
Chinaman shot by Officer Jack FAX
right Thursday night was held at the
undertaking rooms OF Coroner Viii
loughby yesterday afternoon. Assis-
tanr County Attorney McKeown, as
sisted by G. w. Pomeroy and B. J.
McIntire conducted the examination.
The officers and Chinaman who were
present when the shot was fired and
Drs. Macdonald and Duncan who con-
Quoted the post norton examination,
were the witnesses.
DR.. Macdonald was first called and
stated that he had been summoned the
night before to go to the Chinese truck
garden west of town to attend Chi
naman who had been shot while try
ing to elude arrest. Upon his arrival
at the scene of the shooting the man
was dead. Upon making slight ex-
animation he found the bullet had en-
tered in the middle of the neck, pass
ing through the shoulder and coming
out just below the collar bone. After
the body had been brought to the un-
dertaker's he had made second en-
animation and discovered that the bull
let in it's course had struck the first
rib, shattering it and cutting a large
artery that leads from the throat.
In company with DR.. Duncan he had
made the post norton examination of
the body the next day. With the ex-
ception that powder marks were found
on the face and breast of the dead
man, nothing new was developed. The
powder marks were fresh and evident
ly been recently made.
The bullet had entered in the center
of the neck close to the body and took
a slightly downward course. On strik-
ing the first rib it had been detected
upward, coming out at the back of the
right shoulder. The general course of
the bullet was in slight curve, down
ward and upward. The severing of
the artery had caused the man to
bleed to death. The right lung had
entirely collapsed and was filed with
blood.
DR.. Duncans testimony corroborat-
ed DR.. Macdonald's in every respect
in regard to the post mortem.
L m h Id &c
the next witness. He said that in the
early part of the evening Eakright
told him that it was reported that a
Chinaman, who had crossed the Cana
dian line in defiance to the Chinese ex-
clusion act was in Kalispell and sug.
gested that search be made for him
In company with Officer Hilton a
search was made of the houses of the
Cinnamon around town, but without
success. About half past nine FAX
right met him on the corner of Main
and Second streets and told him that
he (Eakright) had been told that a
Chinaman had been seen to jump the
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Chong, on First street and strike west
along the railroad. From this he in
ferred that it was the man they were
after and that he was headed for the
Chinese ranch west of town, and the
suggestion was made that they get 8
third man and search that place. Mr.
i k0 hn roi in in
Under Sheriff Mccarthy told him
what they wanted and he accompanied
them.
When they reached the ranch
house Eakright said he would remain
outside to watch while the others en-
tered the house, and this was done
He had not been in the house very
long when he heard shout from the
outside, followed by a pistol shot. IL
company with Sheriff Mccarthy HI
ran outside, but in the darkness wa!
unable to see from where the shot wa!
fired. He called and was answered
from the opposite side of the hous'
by Eakright, who said he had got tn
Chinaman. Going in the direction
given by Eakright they found tn
Chinaman lying on the ground bleed
ing from a wound in the neck. FAX
right stood onthe opposite side of ;
|. fence, about 20 feet from where tn
Chinaman lay. He said: II shot t.
brighten him, and l am afraid I hi
!, him." Hannah then flashed ligh
from his pocket lamp on the bod
and saw the man was dying and toll
Eakright he had better go for a doctor
.. the later started, but had gone but
short distance when the Chinama
was dead.
Undersheriff Mccarthy was Gale
and corroborated Hannahs testimon
? as to being asked to accompany tn
l city officers in the search and enterin
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