Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-12
SHOOTS At OFFICER
BUCK lALLY PARTICIPATES IN
SUNDAY NIGHT FRACAs.
UP ON SERIOUS3L CHARGE
Alleged He Attempted to Kill Police
man IIestad-Cauqht After
Long Chase-Trouble Starts WITH
Quarrel Between Two Drunken
Brothers-Pleads Not Guilty.
Madison, Feb. 10.

CtU. III.
AS a result of a shooting ARRAY
which took place Sunday night, Will
lam, better known as Buck" Lally,
son Of Ambrose Lally, the West Main
street saloonkeeper was arraigned be-
fore Judge Donovan yesterday morn
ing, charged with assault with intent
to kill. He pleaded not guilty, and
his case was continued until Saturday.
Meanwhile, he was placed under
So, 900 bonds, which he failed to Sc
cure.
The trouble started over a ridicu-
lous affair early Sunday evening,
when the two brothers, Martin and
Buck" disagreed upon some trivial
matter both being under the influence
of liquor. The two were finally part
I ed, but this did not end the trouble.
No sooner had Buck appeared on
the street than he disagreed with
someone else, and a crowd of toughs
gathered, attracted by the prospect of
an affray, knowing we'll the pugnac-
ious disposition of Buck Lally.
Officer Ellestad then appeared on
the scene and attempted to dispense
the crowd, but someone knocked his
club out Of his hand, just as he was
taking it from his pocket. Then as he
was STOPPING to pick it up, he was
pushed down on his hands, but by the
time he had recovered from the shak-
ing up the fighters had disappeared
down the street.
Sometime later Lally again came
upon officer ElIestad, and walking up
to him, said, Say, don't you try to
pinch me, or I'll blow your head off,
Your whole police force couldn't take
me-"
The officer told him that he had not
intended TO pinch" him as long as he
behaved himself, but would be obliged
to do so if he didn't. This enraged
Lally, and he threatened the officer
with various things, supplementing
his words with a couple of blows
which the officer resented, and then
attempted to arrest him. He did not
strike him with his club, as has been
reported, but started after him around
the corner of Main and Carroll streets.
Lally started to go up the steps lead
ing to Murphy & KrOncke's office and
then turned and opened fire upon the
officer. One of the bullets struck
button Of the policeman's overcOat and
another passed through the coat on
his left side. Lally fired four Shots
altogether, and snapped his gun sever
al times afterward, but there were no
| more cartridges in his weapon. Be
| fore the fourth shot, Ellestad fell On
| the slippery walk, and this probably
saved him from being struck by the
| last shot. Lally then turned and ran
down on Carroll street to East Wash
ingtOn avenue, with the officer in pur-
suit but the fugitive gained on his
pursuer. Just then DR.. Harry E. Pur
cell, who was driving by in his cutter,
took Ellestad aboard and after a
merry chase, the officer caught his
man down on South Broom street.
| Lally said he would give up, but
scarcely had they started up town
when he hit the officer another blow
and then bOlted away from him. Ellie
stad pursued him, threatening to shoot
if he did not stop and Lally finally
|
was taken to the station, where DR..
Purcell attended to the wounds he had
received in the melee, taking couple
of stitches in his scalp.
The case was called in the munich
pal court yesterday morning, but was
continued until the afternoon, as Dis
trict Attorney Gilbert had no knowl-
of the affair, and did not know what
charge to prefer. Lally is being &c
Tended by J. A. Aylward, who entered
plea of not guilty for him. The pen
atty for the offence is from one to fif-
| teen years in the penitentiary How
ard COssibOine, who was arrested on
/ the charge of resisting an officer, was
put under 500 bonds for his appear
ance in court tomorrow morning. 1t
| is alleged that Cossibone struck Off
Ger Ellestad when the first scrap oc-
Cured in front of Kirch's saloon.
Lally and Cossiboine are professional
baseball players and good friends.
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