The daily sentinel., 1901-07-03

had reached the ground, as had also
Ruth Rainss aud Della Green. Still
pointing his gun at 1harp ana when he
had just reached the ground, Gallagher
advanced and, as far as 1 could see,
fred the gun right between tho two
girls, hitting Tharp in the head the ball
afterward being found to have penetrat
ed his nose. Tharp fell to the ground.
Mrs Graham, then terror stricken, be.
gan to upbraid Gallagher for having
killed the young man.
"Immediately after the killing or
within a few moments thereafter, Gal
lagher started off in q northeasterly di-
rection toward the river, disappearing in
a dense underground.
When Tharp fell several OF the party
went 60 his assistance, but he needed
none, he breathed his last 4 few mo-
ments after the shot was fired.
when Gallagher came up to the wa
gon he was pointing his gun at the party
and Tharp in particular. When he gave
his command to Tharp the latter in
starting to oUey said. don't shoot. I'll
come down; don't shoot" These were
the last words he was ever heard to
utter"
The story OF Mr.. Welch is practically
corroborated by nearly all of the witness
es present. Bert Matthews and tho
girls who were in the buggy with him,
did not arrive on the scene until some
little time after the shooting. When
Gallagher was protested with for hav-
ing killed Tharp, it is said that he said,
j, "Oh he is not dead" When it was
clearly proven to him that Tharp was
dead he said, well l will go and get the
other one"
AS soon as the people who had wit
messed the cold blooded deed had recov-
cred somewhat from the shock, Robert
Patterson was sent over to Rhone to
telephone to this city for Sheriff Wallis
and for physician. DR.. 81 S. Hen
ders IN responded and at the same time
DR.. Beard Of Fruita. who was also sent
for responded arriving in advance Of
DR.. Henderson. The physicians made
an examination Of the young man and
saw at a glance he was beyond recall,
from any human aid.
Undertaken Gourley was summoned
and the body was brought to this city at
about SIX o'clock this morning. 1t now
lies at the morgue Of Undertaken Gour-
ley.
| This morning warrant for the arrest
OF Gallagher was sworn out by the father
OF the dead young, charging murder. and
District Attorney McMullin, issued
warrant for his arrest.
The officers this morning started at
once in pursuit of the man who did the
killing.
Gallagher is a well known young man
about town. There had been some
trouble between the dead man and Gal
lagher for long time. A difficulty oc-
Cured severed several years ago. but it
was thought it had &ll blown over
Tharp is charged with having said yes
terday afternoon that he would get some
beer and go down to the camp, where
the sister OF Gallagher was located, and
have some fun with the girls but this is
only hesrsay rumor The facts in the
case will doubtless be brought out at
| the trial.
In this instance justice ought to have
clear sailing. Tnere were at least half
! dozen witnesses to the shooting who will
doubtless be able to tell clearly the man
ner in which the shooting occurred. 1t
is not like secret killing. From the
testimony Of eve witnesses already heard
there is no question that Gallagher lay
in wait for Tharp.
The following Jury was empanneled
this afternoon by DR.. L. F. Ingersoll,
county coroner, to hold an inquest over
the body Of Willard Arthur Tharp: M.
Strouse, w. NJ. Van Buren. jesse Boyer,
Felix Toupain, w. A. Pease and e. P.
Chester.
The jury was In session in the county
court room at the time of going to press.
Tho opinion that State Treasurer
Chipley acted within the letter OF the
law in paying the warrants Of the sew
enth general assem embly il q iuipp adher-