Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10
"CAUGhT IN THE ACT."
VIM. Polly Replies TO Mr.. Egan's Letter
Concerning the Shooting at Kendall.

To the Editor of the Argus.
Kendall, Mont, July s, 19Ol.-DEAR
SIR: Having seen an article written
by Mr. Egan in yourissue OF July 3rd
wanting to know where you got
your information, which you pub.
lished In your paper OF June 18th,
headed Caught in the Act" l feel
constrained to reply.
] feel that In keeping silent l am not
only doing you an injustice but my
self as well. The article In question
is correct with one or two excep.
lions. 1t states that / shouted but
he paid no attention to 1t; that is a
mistake. Also that goods had been
distracted from my store house for
the past two months, while l had on
ly been here one month at time Of
shooting, but Mr.. Kendall and Mr..
Allen inform me that 1t had been 60
ing on prior to my coming here, and
that they had laid In waiting for the
miscreant one or two nights.
Now, Mr.. Editor, II you will allow
me a small space I will place a few
facts before the people. Mr.. Egan
states in his article that Mr.. Allen had
given him permission to go and help
himself when Mr.. Kendall was here,
and he did SO, settling with MIR. Allen
next morning.
Mr.: Allen informs me that once
when he (Allen) was very busy Mr..
Egan came to him for meat (Mr.
Egan was then working on night
shift. Mr.. Allen told him he would
cut 1t off and leave II ON the block
and he could get 1t when he came off
shift. Mr.. Egan also states that he
expected to settle with me in the
morning. How did l know but that
the man in the meat house the night
OF the shooting at midnight was not
the same fellow that had visited my
cellar on Monday night, June 4th,
and taken canned goods, butter, eggs
and numerous other things? That
fellow failed to call and settle next
day, or ven say anything about 1t;
he also visited the meat house
the same night, dropping two
eggs In front OF 1t. OF course, he
might also have "been after liver
but there being none took a large
chunk of beef. That was also at the
same hour of night that the shooting
took place, as the engineer saw the
light In the cellar when he came of
shift at II o'clock midnight; or II
might have been the man who only q
few nights before had visited my
kitchen and helped himself to coffee
tea, baking powder, etc. That fellow
neglected to call and settle for some
reason. That fellow or some Other
fellow also took my chickens and
never said anything about settling
but perhaps he is Warrington the first
OF the month and will settle it all In
one payment; perhaps he is running
a monthly account.
MI. Egan further states and names
the persons that were with him wber
passing the meat house. There wai
no one with Mr.. Egan a. that time
The persons he mentions came owe
from town with him, but they hat
all separated and gone to their re
spective homes, and when he camel t.
the meat house he was goingtowardi
town and not coming by the mea
house from town; and, Furthermore
he did not pass the meat house bu
went between the assay Office an,
meat house, and around the bacl
way through the brush, clear nroun'
the house and then In the front way
. but perhaps he was looking for M
that he might pay cash for his liver
Now / do not know what yol
would call "caught in the act" II tina
Is not. He also states that he lit
match and, seeing no liver, turned t
go out when l fired, and II he had no
turned would have been hit In tn
left breast. Now, he is wrong, for II
facing the back end his right breas
was toward me, hut perhaps he In
tended going out the back way, 10
II he had turned around to go out tn
front door thes shot would havestrucl
him in the left breast.
He MISC states J sent him word tina
/ was sorry. and that | did not CIV