Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-17
From Mondays Daily:
r. J. WILLIAMS TAKES THREE
SHOTS AT CHSEBRO.

Chesebro was shot by r. j Williams
The men met at the Whitehall cor
ner. whore Williams pulled his gul
and, showing it against Chesebro fired
the ball entering the left side of tn,
abdomen. According to eye Witnesses
Williams then dropped the gun. bn
picked It up and fired two more shots
One Of these entered the back par
of the right arm above the elbow ant
came out at the front part. which
shows that Chesebro had his arm NJ
To protect his face. Another sho
went through his cap. Williams ther
put the pistol in his pocket and walk
ed up the street. where he was ar
rested, and Chesebro walked TO his
saloon nearly a block distant
DIR. Lackey was summoned and
made an examination of the wounds
The one in the abdomen may result
seriously. II was impossible to de
termine whether the ball ranged up.
ward or downward. II II went up.
ward II can he removed and providing
that no bowels were torn the conse.
quences are not expected to be ser.
ious.
Mr.. Chesebro was removed TO his
home soon after the shooting and
about II O'Clock he was placed under
the Influence of chloroform and the op
GRAFTON for the extraction of the bulie,
was performed
Common report attributes the trou.
Bile TO a girl whom both men admired.
Miss Clapp is the young lady In the
case. She was for long time EN-.
ployed in the office of the Singer Sew.
Ing Machine company of which vii
liams was manager
Williams was seen at the Jail by a
reporter and asked what the shooting
was about
He said the shooting was done in
self-defense, He said hat Chesebro
had had ii In for him for about year.
and had called him vile names and re.
Gently had threatened him. And this
morning when The two men met Chese.
bro repeated a vile epithet, when he
pulled his gun and fired. Il have q
dead mother he said "and | would
her character have only one hand
and am no match for man like CHEESE.
bro empty-handed"
AT this he held up his left hand and
the three middle fingers were gone
only the thumb and little finger re
naming. He was asked If the trouble
was not over a girl, but on that sub.
ha 81.
he was married man he replied he
had three children. He claims to have
been an agent and salesman for the
Singer company 2S years, and came to
Durango to take charge OF the local
agency November 10, 1902. He claims
10 be past so, although he looks much
younger. He asked II Chesebro was
shot, apparently not knowing the shots
had taken effect
Before the chloroiorm was admins.
tered Mr.. Chesebro talked freely o,
the trouble to those about him. He
said that Williams had persisted in an.
noying the girl and had cast insinua
tions from time to time on her charac
Ter. When 1t became unbearable he
made mp his mind to take Williams to
task, saying to certain friends that he
would punch his face" the next time
they met: that when they met this
morning Chesebro said:
you - -- - ~ va, do,,,,
quit talking about my girl will punch
your face
Ii was at this instant that Williams
fired. having his hand on his gun in
his pocket when they met.
Miss Clapp was found at her home
corner Second avenue and Fifth street
She talked unreservedly of the affair
She said she and Mr. Cbesebro had
been going together" for a long time
and We're engaged to be married Maj
urally she told him her troubles from
day to day and they were many. This
was responsible for much of the ill.,
feeling between the men. She gives
Williams the name of being overbear.
ing and disagreeable in many WAYS.
Did he want to go with you?" she
was asked.
No, can't say that he did: hut he
advised me against going with Mr.
Chesebro. and II seemed TO worry him
because ] did. One thing he took of
Tense at was my refusing to walk down
street with him. Another time he
started TO call me Lou my first name,
and when ! objected To that 1t made
him worse. He pulled a gun out of
his pocket once and slammed II down.
saying: ! carry this for self-defense,
In an exceedingly sarcastic manner.
Once he told me he killed niger
up In Leadville. and only got that
scratch. pointing to a scar on his face"
Miss Clapp said that Williams had
wife in Trinidad and that she recently
secured a divorce.
"Oh. how is George?" she said. as
he caller WAS about to leave. "NNas
he very badly hurt-do they think he
will get over it?"
This was the first signs Of anxiety
ho had HhOWu REGARDING the condition