The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-27
County and Vicinity.
SOUTH SHORE
Oct II. l0Cb.

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SOUTH xHORE
Republican, Oct =, 1865.
Word received in South Shore ear
" Tuesday morning of q d~eplOrable
shooting affair at Waverly on the
evening previous, in which 9 party
knpwn as ssBiII'' or HArchio" Bailey
was shot and instantly killed by
LOrenz Mehren, the salOOn-keeper OF
the burg. Rumors of all kinds we're
soon afioat as to the probable aus
Of the shooting, and it was hard at
first for the Republican to ascertain
exactly what the true facts were. Cor
oner Tarbell came out from Water
town during Tuesday forenoon and
held an inquest to determine the exact
cause OF death. DIR. Campbell con-
Quoted the post mortem examination
and ascertained that 1t least four OF
the Eve bullets which penetrated the
body Of the victim, each OF which
would have caused death. One ball
entered the right breast and another
the left breast, barely missing the
heart. A third entered the neck at
the base, and the fourth struck the
juguiar vein.
a jury consisting of John
Cronin, Joseph Fox and L. p. Bird
sail, returned a verdict after hearing
the evidence, to the effect that death
was due to wounds caused by the fir
ing of a gun (%revolver) in the hands
of LorenZ Mehren.
Sheriff Wadell thereupon placed
Mehren under arrest and he was talk
en- TO Watertown and given a prelimin-
airy hearing before Justice Country
nan On the charge of murder. Meh-
rem waived examination and the court,
after investiga ting the circumstances,
bound the defendant over to await the
action of the circuit court. Inasmuch
as an element of self defense enters in
to the shooting, Mehren was given his
liberty upon the execution of a five
thousand dollar bond. The bond was
soon signed by Mr.. Mehren's friends
and he returned to his home and bust
ness until court meets next November
when he will appear to defend himself
against a charge of homicide.
We are indebted to our Waverly
correspondent for the following facts
as gathered from the testimony given
at the coroner's inquest by the six or
eight eye witnesses to the tragedy,
pOndent says.
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as occurred as the testimony of eye
witnesses is rather hazy. AS near as
can be ascertained Bailey and Meh
rem had been ~sschewing the rag all
the afternoon owe a liquor bill OF
about 81 which Bailey owed Mehren.
Bailey got abusive or ugly when ask
ed to settle and began smashing glass
es. Mehren ~retaliated by throwing
q few bottles at Bailey's head, and at
the same time threatening to shoot
him if he did not quit the premises or
keep quite. This only made Bailey
worse however and in trying to make
peace Mehren offered to call Bailey's
bill square If he would leave the
premises and say nothing about his
(Mehren's) threatening to shoot.
Bailey demanded $25 before he would
call it square, and unless it was paid
he threatened to throw Mehren out.
About halt past eight Bailey went in
side the bar to execute his threat.
He caught Mehren by the throat and
started TO push him out when Mehren
rot hold OF his SO caliber revolver
and fired five shots, four OF which took
effect Ia the breast of the unfortunate
man, any of which would have prov
"a fatal Death was almost instan-
etaneoua. Four flesh wounds were al
- lnltcted BY Mehren after the shoot
Ing
Bailey VA . large powerful man
and L thought to be about 81 years of
age, Nothing much is known about
him, he having been in the neighbor-
hood but = short time, working on
different threshing machines. He had
been drinking heavily al fall and
spent biz money for drink a. fast 40
q he earned II. Whether Bailey is
his true name or not Is not known. It
- thou9ht he has . stepmother living
at Brsinard, Mimi. and q sister and
brother at Grow Wing. This informa-
tion was learned from q chum OF
Batley's and the authorities are en-
deavoring . find the relatives. The
body will be buried ct the county's
expense.
Lorenx Mehren. the man who did
the shooting, is an old and respected
resident Of Waverly township and
widely known throughout the county.
Those who know him cannot but be-
lieve the shooting was done in self-de-
fence and the utcome of the trial will
be awaited with much interest.