The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-30
In OTHER rIMBs.

When They Shot-Revolvers Then
Were Less Fatal-Three Noted
ARRAYS.
Old:ime shooting afrays are re-
called by the events of last Sunday
morning. Among these, one Of
the most sensational occurred almost
on the very spot where the second
shooting of Sunday morning hap
pened. 1t was figured out at the
time that about sixteen shots were
fred, but none of them did damage.
Ed Scott occupied position behind
a telephone pole near Wilkins
corner, and on the James Taylor
corner Officer McLagan and En-
NETT Taylor. then chief of police
were firing. It was on the evening
of the county election 10 years ago.
and a large crowd was on the
street. AS the fusilade went on
Joseph Ripley took shot or two
at Scott from the livery stable
corner, and Pasco Williamson
bombarded the man at the tele-
phone pole, from the vicinity of
what is now the Crees home. BY
and by, Scott's ammunition gave
out and he turned and ran in the
direction of Pasco's position. The
latter smelt danger, and the story
is laughable as told by DR.. Lee and
others as to how Pasco threw dirt
in the effort to escape. Scott was
captured in the alley in the rear of
Mrs. Lees house, by bartender
named "Cupid,"
A shooting afray scarcely less
sensational was one between George
Maddox and George Bauerlip.
which took place on the street
about the middle of the block
across the street from the Farmers
hotel, ten or eleven years ago.
There was bad blood between the
two, and one forenoon they met on
the sidewalk. Both were armed
Maddox having two revolvers in
his pocket. At so close a range
that the belligerents could almost
touch each other, firing began, and
continued with reports like that OF
a bunch of exploding 6recrackers,
until both men had emptied their
revolvers. Maddox's last shot
struck Bauerlin so that it passed
in the eye cavity just above the
ball. 1t struck Ia bone somewhere
and was diverted in its course, and
subsequently Bauerlin took it from
his mouth. He was carried home
on a stretcher, and everybody sup.
posed for time that his injury
was fatal. but within two or three
weeks he was on the street again
During the shooting Maddox was
struck in the pistol arm, and chang
ing his weapon into the othel
hand, he continued to fire unit
Bauerlin fell.
Nick Baeson known to all old
timers in Corvallis, was carried of
on stretcher as the result of still
another shooting that took plac.
a dozen years ago The saloor
stood somewhere in the vicinity o
what is now Whitehorn's brick
Sid Moore and Baeson- had trouble
and Moore swore he could lick any
Dutchman in town. That touched
off John Mensinger, and hostilitie:
began. Moore was soon on hi:
back on the floor with Mensingel
on top of him, the latter raining
blows with the same force that his
blacksmith's arm was wont to give
his sledge hammer. Then Joseph
McTimmons, proprietor of the
place appeared with a revolver
and standing over Mensinger, be-
gan to shoot at the back Of the heac
of the blacksmith. The pistol wa.
emptied, and by that time Baesor
was stretched out on the floor anc
Mensinger's head was covered with
blood. The latter had been Sc
busy pommeling Moore that ht
was scarcely aware of the attack
with artillery from the rear. There
was big bullet hole in his jaw
and large piece of the flame
shirt he wore was in it. He anc
the doctors are said to have pulled
bits of flannel from the wound for +:
week afterward. There were sew
eral bullet slashes on his head, bu
none of the lead got through the
skull. Didn't we paaralyze EN-
was the first remark he made, afte
the crowd that came finally pullec
him Oft OF Moore. Baeson's wounC
which entered the navel wa
not serious. The ball passed