The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-16
Milwaukee Passenger Train = Scene
OF shooting n Which a cathc-
lie Priest Was Shot.

lie Priest Was Shot.
a wild scene of shooting took PLACE
on the Milwaukee passenger train
Friday as the train stopped at
Wolsey, fifty miles north Of Mitchell.
and for ten or fifteen minutes pan-
damouium feigned among the passen-
gers.
a crowd of eight niggers, four men
and four women, were on the train,
having come from Evarts, where
they have been working on the Mil
waukee extension during the sum-
mer. aud we're on their way back
east. From Aberdeen the crowd
had been playing poker and drinking
to some extent. Before reaching
Wolsey there had been a little trouble
over a jackpot and when the train
reached the town one OF tue nigeers
grabbed the money and damned it
in his pocket.
a big burly niger, the bully OF
the crowd. pulled a big Al revolver
out OF his pocket and commenced to
shoot indiscriminarely in the Car,
and within as short a possible time
the car was emptled, the niggers
getting out as fast as the white
people. The shooting artist followed
out of the car and stood on the plat
form Of the second car for a moment
when a Catholic priest stepped up
and asked him to desist. The niger
struck the priest in the face and
pulled his gun on him, but did not
shoot. The priest urappled with the
niger for the possession Of the gun
ana they both got Off the Car. Then
the nieger freed himself and shot
the priest in the head. He fell to
the ground and fell three ii mes after
ward in getting to the car. lie was
helped to the depot and a local ply
sician called.
The Niger kept up his fusilade
of shooting and filled bis gun as
often IS it was emptisd. A travelling
man by the came Of w. %Updeerove,
of Fairfax, attempted to stop the
niger in his shooting and the coon
took a shot at him at very close
quarters, but the gun failed to eX-
.plode Updegroye pulled his revolver
and shot at the niger, but his arm
was pushed to IN side as he was
going to shoot and thesbullet took
effect in the nigger's hand. The
niger got off the car and started to
get away. but by this time the people
Of Wolsey, which is a quarter of a
mile away from the depot, were noti-
fed of what was going on. ana a
hundred of them carrying s%hotguns
came to the assistance of the passen-
gers.
Updegrove and j. @. Hen1dickson,
another travelling man, went after
the niger when he attempted to get
away, and with the aid of the VOL
sey people, captured the fellow, who
threw up his hands wllen he looked
into the holes OF so many guns. The
passenger train was not allowed to
proceed with the dangerous party
aboard and a dozen men with shot
guns went into the a and ordered
them off. They were all lined mp Oh
the ground and a searching party
was instituted. Everyone OF the
coons was made to disgorge a big A
revolver. The Sheriff OF Huron was
t%elephoned TO come to Wolsey to get
the bunch.
The train was delayed over an
hour by the occurrence and when it
reached Mitchell at 2:15 a hundred
curious spectators went into the
coach to see where the shooting
occurred. The playing cards were
scattered on the floor and a dozen
places were noticeable where the
bullets took effect.
Tue priest, who gave his name as
John Phelan, and his residence as
Stbley, Iowa, vas brought to Mitch
ell to baye lis Wound dressed and
was accompanied by ] /. Morrow.
Father Phelan was taken to the
office of Dir lsobb AMI an examina.
tion made. The bullet did little
dama!e e. as it merely plowed through
the flesh. The niger, however
struck the priest on the head will
the butt o. his revolver and brok,
the flesh.
In company with Conductor E. Fl
Fargo, Father Phelan returned tt
Wolsey on the afternoon train t.
appear against his assailant.
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