Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
WALKERS WOUNDS FATAL
Colorado oattleman Shot BY Jackson Dies
in Hospital,
COUNTY ATTORNEY AWAITS INQUEST
Coroner Expects 60 Hold one Monday
Though Body VIII He sent Today
TO PIattsmouth, where Mother
of Deceased Resides.

II. J. Walker Of wray. Yuma county,
Colo, who was shot in Garrity's saloon,
Tenth street and Capitol avenue. Friday
evening by Pat Jackson, a porter and must
clan OF the place, died at Clarkson hospital
a half hour after noon yesterday. The
body was taken In charge by the coroner
and will be sent at Q O'Clock this morning
to Plattsmouth, Neb., for interment there,
the mans widowed mother and three sis
tiers living on a farm Eve miles south Of
that place. The inquest will be held Mon
day morning. jackson is confined in the
city Jail.
Walker was born near Plattsmouth and
lived there until about hve years ago when
he went to Colorado and took up the cattle
business. A few days ago he shipped over
5000 worth of livestock to South Omaha
from Akron. Colo, and is said to own con-
siderable property in the west. The family
is well known IN Plattsmouth and the dead
man is said always to have been considered
a respectable citizen. During the after
noon preceding the. shooting he was in
Plattsmouth and drew $50 from a bank
there, but after his death only so cents was
found in his pockets. He was S5 years
old.
Walkers Career in Omaha.
He had been in Omaha most OF the time
for about three weeks and had been spend
ing a good deal of money in the Third
ward, especially in Garrity's place. Fri
day night. the place was full Of customers
and loungers-white and black men and
women-and Walker, according to state
ments made by the witnesses who were ex-
smined by Captain Haze, was intoxicated
and abusive in his speech to every one.
Shortly before the shooting he got to tell
plolts in the west, using a rather boastful
tone. Jackson, who was listening to the talk
from across the room in a spirit Of en-
ulation. Joined In with the remark that he
had once clipped forty horses for John D..
Creighton who had a fine place in Ken
lucky. 1t this, according to the witnesses,
Walker turned upon the negro abusively
and said that he had never clipped any
horses. Jackson repeated his assertion
whereupon the rancher threatened to throw
him out doors.
jumping to his feet and stepping for
ward the negro said: you don't do any
such thing and fred twice, one bullet
entering the right side of the neck and
the other, the fatal shot. entering the left
breast. The rounded man sank to one
knee, but afterwards stood and walked over
to a chair, exclaiming that he was shot.
saloon Occupants DecHmp.
Nearly all those in the saloon ran away
and Scott Malcolm coming in encountered
Jackson with the revolver who said; i've
just shot that Desperate" Malcolm started
to run to the police station for assistance
but Jackson, who was much excited, or
dered him to stop and asked where he was
going. When told by Malcolm his purpose,
h said: Come along with ne. I'm going
there myself" The two entered the po-
lice station and Jackson handed in his re-
volver and told what he had done. The
wounded man was hurried to the police
station in the wagon and, after an exam
~ination, was sent to Clarkson hospital
where he grew steadily weaker until death
Jackson, when told Of the death OF his
victim. seemed much detected and ex-
pressed sorrow at the deed. His account
Of the fatal affair does not differ in any
respect from the story told by witnesses
He says that in the dispute about thC
horses Walker started for him after saying
that he would throw him out of doors anC
that then he (Jackson) fred and wher
Walker still came on, shot a second time
the white man then being only about eigh'
feet away. The prisoner says he had never
had any trouble with Walker.
County Attorney Awaits Inquest.
He has not been arraigned in police cour
as yet, the county attorney wishing to wal
until after the inquest. George Knight
Gladys King, Mrs. w. F. Clarity and Jess,
Able, the barkeeper, who were taken a
state witnesses, are being held under bal
to testify at the inquest.
jackson has the reputation Of being al
inoffensive negro, always considerable!
under the influence OF liquor but never II
any trouble. Walker had in som name
acquired the reputation among some OF tn
people of the Third ward for being a bal
man from the west. The police are in
clined to account for the shooting by tn,
belief that when jackson found himself in
volved in a quarrel with the rancher h,
became frightened, thinking he must shoe
or be killed.
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