Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
TRAGEDY At DAVENPORT
OFFICERS OF LAW END cHARI Les
HILLS MuRDERous IDEA.
He Had Twice Shot Joseph Hoy.
Bartender in Wonder Saloon-wa,
About to Shoot Again When He
Was Shot-He Had Lined Up thu
Loungers in Saloon Along the Wall

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Davenport. Wash. Jan. 29.-shots
from the pistols of Marshal Jack
O'Farrell and Deputy Marshal Epper
! ~ cut short the murderous career of
Charles Hill in the Wonder saloon
| JUST at the moment that Hill wa.
about to fire third bullet into the
l'body of Joseph Hoy, then PROSTATE
One bullet passed through the right
lung of Hill, while the eother 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 Off
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, it is said when
he entered the Wonder saloon, where
Hoy, who is 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 gun and
kill Sullivan. He procured a weapon,
but it was taken from him by his
friends He was still full of fight,
however, and procured another gun.
this time from the Vendeme, 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 it.
1t 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
Ivan, 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, it ap-
pears, 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 go outside to give the
alarm. Among those in the saloon
was Joseph Hoy, day bartender.
1t has not yet been divulged what
impelled Hill to begin shooting at
Hoy, but he soon turned loose his
ammunition at the cousin of the man
he had sworn to kill. Twice he
wounded Hoy, once through the
cheek, once through the shoulder.
Hoy will recover. While the shoot
ing was going on the bystanders, lined
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 OF
the saloon, with his back to the front
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 ap-
preaching. AS he turned the officers
leVeled their weapons and pulled trig-
gers. Hill was mortally wounded by
the two bullets, one of which lodged
in his right lung, the other entering
the forehead, almost between the
eyes. He lived about a half hour.
Hill was known as "Swede Charlie"
1t is not known whence he came or
wether he had wife or other rela-
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