Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08
I. nONT., TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1905.
Bond 10 Fixed.

the man had been Bebb, he would be
content.
Bond 10 Fixed.
Yesterday County Attorney Ayers
filed an information charging Rice
with an assault in the first degree.
The prisoners bond was fixed at s2..
600, which he was unable to give.
and it is expected that the case will
be disposed of in very short time.
Rice is ready to plead guilty lust as
soon as his case can be called. but
Mr.. Ayers wishes to inquire into IL
more fully before taking the matter
up in court.
Some Marrow Escapes.
There were q number of narrow
escapes during the shooting. and sew.
eral gentlemen are congratulating
themselves that they are alive and
unhurt today. John Rauch, A. B. Leh-
man and some others were in front
Of the Judith Hardware store when
a bullet whistled past them and broke
a window in the barber shop.
David Hilger, w. M. Blackford and
Horace Phillips were standing in
front of the latter's drug store, a few
feet away from where Rice was stand
ing, and after the first shot, they
made break for the drug store, get
ting inside just before the last shot
was fired. 1t is said that Dave ran
over seven men in getting out of the
way.
AL. Smith, who was talking to
Likes. probably had the closest call.
He did not know whether Rice was
shooting at himself or Likes, but
made a break after the first shot and
went across the street on kangaroo
run. going up in the air seven feet
at one jump, and crouching on the
ground the next. A man in the liv.
cry stable opposite saw Smith COM
ing, and got the idea that he was
doing the shooting and was coming
over to take horse, so he met the
man at the stable door with a gun,
but the situation was quickly explain.
ed
Panic In the Saloons.
A regular panic occurred in the sa'
looms near the scene of the shooting
When the bullet crashed through the
window Of the Puritan, the place was
converted into a bedlam, and every
body took past in q mad rush for the
rear door. The same scene was en-
acted at the Gold Bar, and at the
Silver Dollar, where the "smoke
stick" artist appeared in person, the
men fairly tumbled over each other tc
get out of the way of that threaten
ing gun. The crowd remained around
the scene of the shooting until mid
night discussing the exciting incidents
and telling how close certain ones
came to stopping bullets.
Wounds Not Serious.
| Everyone supposed at first thai
Rice was trying to shoot Bebb, and
that it was simply a case of bat
craftsmanship, but later it developed
that Bebb was not on the scene at al
until the shooting was over, when hi
was noticed on the sidewalk with ;
gun in his hand. Then it was dis
covered that Rice had mistaken Likes
one Of the most peaceable men II
town, for the party whose life HI
sought, although there is practicall,
no resemblance between them.
After the shooting, Mr.. Likes, will
five holes in his coat, first went to
drug store, and then to the office o
DR.. Ralph Hedges, where his wounds
were dressed. They are compare
lively slight, no bones being touched
by the bullets at either the shoulde
or elbow.
All the Bullets Found.
All four bullets were found, and ar
now held by various parties as sou
venirs of an evenings excitement ful
nished by Mr.. Rice, of Missoula.
Rice's Career.
Rice, who is about 25 years Of age
arrived here about ten days ago. an
applied for a job at Mayor Pinkley'
livery stable. He secured the Jot
but told Mr.. Pinkley he had been o.
, drunk, and wanted to rest da
, before beginning work. This wa
granted, and when he again appeal
ed, he wished to impose SO many cor
! ditions in regard to his work tina
Mr.. Pinkley called the arrangement
of. Rice then went to the Dark Hors
stable, and was given a Job. 1t
stated that he was a willing worker
and performed all his duties well.
Last year Rice worked in liver
stable in Helena for time. and a
!, terwards secured job as brake
man, working at that for some tim'
So far as known here, this is the frs
time he has been in trouble OF th1
nature.