The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-06-09
WESTON BOY SHOT
DUDLEY GULLY DIES IN wALLA
wALLA HOSPITAL.
Young Companion Borrows Gun and
Claims Gully Took 1t
From Him.

Walla Walla, June l5.-Dudley
Gully was found Tuesday at midnight
on the rear platform of the w. & CIR.
depot shot through the head. The
shot was heard by the right operator
in the w. g. G. R. Office and Conductor
Atkins, who went around toward the
end of the building where they met a
third person, unknown, who said a
man had just shot himself. When
found the man was still alive, and up
on the arrival of the police he was
identified as Dudley Gully, and re-
moved to the Walla Walla hospital
where the physicians extracted the
bullet, after which he died. The bull
let was from 38 calibre gun, and en-
tered the right side of the head just
above and in front of the right ear,
and was removed from practically the
same position the left side.
He was young man of about 21
years of age, and has been working at
the livery stables around town. His
mother and sister live in Weston, Ore.
where he also has a brother, Sim J.
Gully, engaged in the general mercan-
tile business. He has two other
brothers, Charles and Cliff Gully, who
are also in Weston.
He has for some time been a COM
panion of Harry Green, who, when
seen by the Union reporter, said that
he was with him early in the evening
down at the circus grounds and that
they had both been drinking. He left
Gully and a companion by the name
of Harry Schonliver down on Seventh
street, and claims he never saw him
again until at the hospital.
The theory of suicide is secuted be-
cause of the fact that Gully had no re-
volver and none was found where the
wounded man lay.
Developments have discovered a
doubt as to suicide. 1t transpires
that the last man seen with him was
Harry Schonlever, a 10 year old boy
who has resided in this city for the
past several years, and makes his
home with his parents, 728 Carrie
avenue.
There. is an air of mystery about
the case that does not look the best for
young Schonlever, and if the theory of
the police proves to be correct, one
or two Others may be involved before
the straight of the affair is ascertain
ed.
1t is known that Schonlever and
Gully were together all Of the evening,
and Schonlever yesterday confessed to
having borrowed the gun with which
the suicide, or murder, if it proves to
be murder, was committed. The two
had been to the circus together, and
while there became involved in a
quarrel with some of the showmen.
In the scrimmage they lost their hats,
and after some loud talking came up
town about the time the show was
over.
Together they went to the East End
saloon on Main street and Schonlever
borrowed a 38 calibre revolver from
night bar tender. According to
Schonlever, they then started up the
w. & 9. r. track for his home, and
after reaching box Car that was
standing on the siding near the water
tank Gully noticed the gun sticking
out Of his coat pocket and throwing
his arms around Schonlever's body de-
manded that he give it to him. He re-
fused, and Gully took it by force, as
he was much the larger of the two.
They then returned to the depot, where
Gully carried on an animated conver-
sation with one of the telephone girls
for about twenty minutes. Gully then
walked out of the depot and Schon-
lever says that he followed him and
picked up the gun and returned il
to the bartender at the East End
saloon with the statement that Gully
had killed himself. Schonlever states
that he borrowed the gun to kill a
sick dog at home, but inquiry last
night failed to elicit the fact that
there was sick dog either at his
home or in that neighborhood.
The two boys have been boon com,
panions for several years, having at
tended the public schools in this city
at the same time, and so far as is now
known have never had any differ
ences, but the theory of the police is
that they were rivals for the affection
of the same girl, and that if young
Schonlever killed Gully it was on this
account, and while under the il
tluenoe of liquor.
The coroner's jury thoroughly in.
vestigated the case today aud returned
the verdict that Dudley Culley came
to his death from a gunshot wound
the gun being in the hands of person
unknown.
The district attorney has filed Grim
inal information against Harry Sehon
lever, charging him with murder il
the first degree and the young mal
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