The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-14


and avoid trouble, Il will kill him."
he is said to have declared, and there
was no checking his rage
Meanwhile, before Dugan had re-
turned, Beverage went back to the
saloon where he had left Bailey, to
sec If he had gone home He found
Bailey sitting near the door with
gun In his hands, pointing 1t out to-
ward the street. GO home" demand.
ed Beveridgc. and then he went back,
believing Bailey would obey
Mayor Was Begged to Interfere.
Right at this point John Freythaler,
who had seen Dugan load his gun and
who had implored him to put 1t up and
avoid trouble, went out on the street
and met Mayor Friday. Il told the
mayor what | had seen," says Frey
| thaler. 81 begged him to send his po-
lice in there to take Dugan away and
avoid trouble. But | got an indif-
| ferent grunt for a reply. Nightwatch-
man Uocher was in that vicinity and
could have taken Dugan home then,
| but his cowardly instinct made him
afraid to do his duty, If the mayor
and Nlghtwatchman Uechor had done
| their duty at that moment, probably
! two lives would have been saved an
other serious wound prevented, and
endless grief and sorrow averted. The
proper authorities were forewarned,
and they shamefully neglected to pro-
tect Norfolk from this tragedy, or to
protect human lives, as is their duty
Then Bailey Came Back.
Dugan had gone into the saloon,
near the rear end OF the bar. Sud
denly he looked up and his eyes fell
ON Lee Bailey. who, Tor some mex
plicabe reason, had returned.
Shooting Begins Instantly.
Throw up your hands!" demanded
Dugan.
Bailey made a move toward his gun
! pocket, as u reply. Then Dugan threw
himself at Bailey, put his gun with
in n couple of feet of the mans breast,
and fired. Instantly Bailey responded
with his own gun, sending bullet
through Dugan's abdomen, a couple
of inches to the left of the naval.
Shots Ring Out Fast.
Both guns then spit fire and lead
each wounded man shooting at his
assailant and the crack of the ex
plosions ringing out in rapid success
sion. One bullet grazed the sleeve OF
G. Bordt, n bystander, and another
tore into the hip of Erhardt Claus fol
six inches. At least five shots were
fired, and some say more.
Wonder More Were Not Hurt.
With bullets raining thick and fast
1t seemed q wonder that more were
not struck. At the first instant, one
man jumped at Dugan, though riskins
his own life, and tried in vain to pull
him away.
Men in the room made rapid exit
| and sought quick refuge behind tn,
i, har where they crouched down 70
, protection while the battle was beini
fought to the death.
Bailey Falls Dead.
4 After each had been wounded, bot
, shooters turned from each other, Du
i, gan started for the door and Bale
A running behind the bar. Bailey start
+ ed to run to the front end of the room
\ behind the bar evidently intending {
send another bullet after Dugan as h
left the room, but before he had gor
/ far he fen over dead.
p, Duean Almost Shot Another.
g Knowing Baileys start behind tn
y bar, Dugan, after he passed the screer
r heard a footstep in that direction an
o supposed it was his enemy. II
) whirled and threw his gun at tn
: man, when a bystander yelled at hin
Bailey had fallen dead, and 1t wa
another man whom Dugan almost la
l. geted. Realizing how nearly he ha
}. come to shooting the wrong maj
o Dugan was stunned by the shock an
O handed the weapon over to a MIN nea
+. at hand.
d Duean Taken To Hotel.
1t Dugan was helped into the aut
z mobile of DR.. p. II. Salter and quickl
II taken to the Oxnard hotel. He pr
IL tested that he was not badly hurt al
could sit up alone.
nc was dllSuucu ny III. SdlICI, ~
d, Smart of Madison, DR.. Brus
n, and DR.. Holden. He was give
Is ether and operated upon,
t. being found that the intestin,
lie were badly punctured. 1t was sa
his chances for recovery were n
X better than one in fifteen
is Saloon Is Closed.
Crowds rush to the scene of Il
tragedy and the saloon doors we
ed locked. The dead body of Bailey l;
or stretched out on the floor in the re
at room and could be seen from the fro
rs window, so that the throng RENAME
as A little later the body was taken
ne the Sessions & Bell undertaking esta
d, lishement, to await a coroner's
quest.
Nell Bailey Arrives On Scene.
e. A half hour after the shooting, n
of Bailey, accompanied by one of the