The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1903-01-31
TRAGEDY At DAVENPORT
OFFICERS OF LAW END CHARLES
HILLS MURpERous IDEA.
He Had Twice Shot Joseph Hoy, a
Bartender in Wonder saIoon-was
About to Shoot Again When He
Was shot-He Had Lined Up the
Loungers In Saloon Along the Wall.

Davenport, Wash, Jan. 29.-Shots
from the pistols of Marshal Jack
O'Farrell and Deputy Marshal Epper
ly cut short the murderous career of
Charles Hill In the Wonder saloon
just at the moment that Hill was
about to fire a third bullet into the
body of Joseph Hoy. then PROSTATE.
One bullet passed through the right
lung of Hill, while the other struck
him in the forehead. almost between
the eyes. He died half an hour later.
Before the officers arrived Hill had
terrorized the occupants Of the sa-
loon, telling them he was there TO
kill William Sullivan, the proprietor.
He had twice shot Hoy, who was of
duty, and Hoy was PROSTATE on the
floor when the officers arrived.
Hill who is of sandy complexion.
tall. and about 40 years of age. came
to town today from the farm of
Charles Turner, south Of Davenport.
He had been drinking. 1t is said. when
he entered the Wonder saloon, where
Hoy, who Is a cousin of the proprietor.
William Sullivan. was on duty. Sui
Ivan was there at the time and was
participant in an. alteration which
arose later. Hill being one of the ag-
gressors. Hill finally left the saloon.
after saying he would get a gun and
xii Sullivan. He procured a weapon,
but 1t was taken from him by his
friends. He was still full of fight.
however, and procured another gun.
this time from the Vendome. and this
weapon also was taken from him. A
third time he went after a shooting
iron" and was successful In avoiding
those he knew would try to deprive
him of 1t.
It was dark when he entered the
Wonder saloon. bent, as he said to
| the occupants, upon an errand OF
destruction. He had come to kill Sui
| livan, he said. According to the
stories of the same bystanders. che
| wanted to see some man die" Ito
watch him bleed to DEATH" and talk
| ed in that strain for some time.
| Once inside the saloon. he found
| Sullivan missing. Sullivan, 1t ap-
oears, was attending lodge. Hill com
PEELED the saloon loungers, seven or
eight in number. to line up against
the wall. He was determined that
none should 90 outside to give the
alarm. Among those in the saloon
was Joseph Hoy, day bartender.
II has not yet been divulged what
impelled Hill to begin shooting al
Hoy, but he soon turned loose his
ammunition at the cousin of the mar
he had sworn to kill. Twice hc
wounded Hoy, once through the
cheek, once through the shoulder
Hoy will recover. While the shoot
ing was going on the bystanders, lineo
up against the wall, were helpless
they say, to aid Hoy, who by this
time had fallen to the floor.
Hill was standing over his pros
trate victim, about in the center o.
the saloon, with his back to the from
door, when the door opened and Mar
shall Jack O'Farrell and Deputy Mar
shall Albert Epperly made their ap
pearance. Hill turned quickly, wea
pom in hand, to see who was an
preaching. AS he turned the officer
leveled their weapons and pulled trie
gers. Hill was MORALLY wounded b.
the two bullets, one Of which lodge
I in his right lung. the other enterin
| the forehead, almost between tn
eyes. He lived about a half hour.
Hill was known as ''Swede Charlie.
It is not known whence he came