The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-30
Tony Anderson, Of Lewis & Clark,
Fatally Wounded.
MARTIN BERG HELD AT JAIL
Tussel for a Shot Gun Results In the
Tragedy-No Hope for Wounded
Man--Investigation to Follow
Very Shortly.

Tony Anderson, a farmer in the Lew
is 4 Clark valley, with ,en,acre plae,
and q cabin home, about ten miles fron
this city, lies at st. Mary's hospital ii
this city with a terrible wound In IN,
left side OF hs head, and beyond hops
of recovery, while Martin Berg. hi'
neighbor and friend, who was taGitly
responsible for the wound and VIVA,
shall follow II, lies in the county Jail
harassed beyond bearing, by the thought
of his folly and his friends awful pre-
dicament. The whole thing, upon its
face, was an accident. wrought from a
super.indulgence in bad whiskey.
Some time ago Berg bought three
acres of land from Anderson and the
two had been making all sorts OF ar.
rangments for working together dur.
ing the winter and helping each other
in the clearing OF their mutual hold
ings On Saturday night Berg. who
was at one time a painter and nearly
always farm hand, went to the cabin
OF his friend and there met another
friend, Charles Johnson. neighbor, and
this friend had bottle. which was
placed most cordially at the service Of
all hands, and was soon disposed OF.
Before johnson had left Il dawned
upon some OF them that the liquor
might easily be nplenished, and An
derson's horse and wagon was hitehed
up and the three boarded II for the
house OF A. Strom, bridge.tender at
the drawbridge over the Lewis &
Clark. who is known TO sell liquor, and
there they made up pot OF three or
four dollars, secured a jug and cou.
pie of bottles, besides several loose
irinks on the side. and again mounted
be wagon for home. On the way back |
Johnson left them for his home, and
The two friends proceeded on their way
10 Anderson's, but before they got |
hat far stopped at another friends,
where Anderson took breakfast. Berg
declining on the score that he was not i
,resentable to enter the house, where
here were ladies.
While waiting for his friend to an
sh the meal. Berg met one or two male +
members of the family on the outside, .
md being in a generous frame of mind, /
vas dealing out drinks to them with
and went so far as to fill 4
flask for one Of them, during which .
,rocess Anderson came out of the .
lOuse and noted it keenly, WITHOUT
aying anything about it at the time.
But as soon as they were in the wa
,on and again under way, he reproached
'erg with his unreasonable freedom
With the liquor and insisted that there
vas not enough of II TO permit such
yasteful generosity. This was said, so
Berg says, more in a spirit Of fun than
II fault finding, though Anderson kept
it all the way home. /
On reaching the house, coffee was
made, and was amplifed by dosing it
With the liquor they had purchased,
md the rest Of the booze was taken
n frequent and copious doses until it
vas soon absorbed. All the while An
lerson kept reyerting to the extrava-
rant gift OF the liquor to the friends
,ack on the road and Berg met his
grouching with laugh and joke and
counter charge, and thought nothing Of
t.
Finally Anderson went into a back
'oom and brought out a shot t-gun. He
Jared Berg to take it away from him
md twitted him with having twice dis
armed him the night before. Berg de-
Jared his ability and willingness to
10 it again and grabbed hold OF the
sun and the tussle for IT'S possession
,egan. It was an old weapon and one
If half dozen which Anderson owned
md kept in and about the cabin. In
he drunken and clumsey contortions
Incident TO the contest, the gun ex-
)loded and the left side Of Anderson's
,kull was torn away and the wounded
nan reeled and fell to the floor to the
Wild CONSERVATION of Berg, who rushed
rom the house and gave the alarm to
he nearest neighbors. A telephone
Message was instantly sent for assist.
lnce from the city, and DIR. Pilkington
md Sheriff Pomeroy went out together
% the scene Of the disaster.
As soon as these gentlemen arrived
Berg met them and gave himself up
10 the sheriff and the inert form Of
Anderson was taken to a neighbor's,
where DR.. Pilkington examined the
wound and dressed it and had the man