The Nome nugget., 1903-01-10

Police Officer sam James was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at 3:lO o'clock by Chief of Police Jolley. on Front street. Opprsite SmSon Bros, clothing store. James was shot three dimes. lie was removed almost inn mediately to Holy Cross hospital, Dr. Hininger having bt en called a' once after the shooting. but the wOun ed man died twenty nuteS later. never having regained consciousness. Inn medi&tey after the shooting Chief Of Police Jolley directel the attention of Il number of men who, upon hearing revolver lying beside the UNCONSCIOUS man. 1t was picked up hy c. (. Foster. who gave it to Dr.. Itjnjn4tr. 1t |. of he Derringtr pattern. about ,jScaiber. Then JolIey waikcd down the street and up to Judge Reeds office, where he told him hat he Lad had trouble with James, and that he was going to the ieueraj jail 10 surrender niH self. Judge Reed also advised him to do so at once. ,IOlley then went to the jail aud deliv- cred himself 10 Chiel Jaier Lowe, and he was locked up.
 Chief Jo!iey's Statement.
 When Chief Jolley WIS seen at the iji! hy a NUGGET representative, he said. Il laid James If on Jan. }, pcnd- in. the investigation tfcertain charges thai had been made against him. On Jan. rUnclud, q to dismiss him from the force, and l instructed Officer Finnegan t, tell James to turn in his star and key 10 the city jail. James came to my hol-e on E street and abused me shamefully, calling me lil k nd> of name, and he said he would kill me. Yesterday afternoon l went into ,a.oon and looked around, and as l came cut James said | want to see yuu.' He followed me out To the street and again began abusing me: 1 told him hal l did not want 10 have any lroube with him. walked on down the street, he threatening to kill me, and then he tried it. His revolver was in his hand and fell to the street pointed 1t out to some spectators who ran up."
 The Inquest.
 Coroner Reed emlaneled d jury this aI ernoon at o'clock to inquire into the cause of James death The follow ing were sworn: ". II. Dohrmann, II. Spencer, F. II. Thatcher r. $. Lang, J. r. Gie-e, and ". J. Rogers. Assist ant District Attorney Cir g~hy conduci- ed the examination of witnesses on be- half Of the government, the inquest be- ing watched on behalf of Jolley by Sull- ivan and Fink.
 The first witness called was George who testified briefly as to the killing. He was coming home from school and heard rather than saw the first shot: he was on the sidewalk, only a few feet distant; he turned and saw James falling.
 James McCOskrie told of bearing the shots while in Dr. Hills drug store: he went to the street and ran up to where he saw a number of men. Jolley was standing Lear where James lay. Jolley stood with his hands stretched out. said to Jolley: "What's this?' and Jolley said: "He pulled his gun on me and done him up." Then Joley said: "There's man over there who saw it all. :"
 McCoskrie didn't recognise the man referred to-. McCoskrie told Jolley to go and fetch physician and Jolley started down the street. A revolver covered by a hat lay near James.
 An Eye Witness.
 William Mcintosh seems to have been an eye witness of the trag- edy. McIniosh testified that he saw Iolley and James on Front street op- posiie the Hunter; they were waiting W. stward, he being on the sidewalk, Jolly and James in the middle of the street. He came opposite to them and walked to the middle of the street and ,sked Jolley que,tion. This was as ,o finding deg which Mcintosh had ost andI J0lley was to have gone with hiM to try and locate it. The wind was blowing furiously and coat collar was pulled about lis ears. Tle did not hear Joiley say in respnnse to hls que-tion or n any otler matter, he said i. but