Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-03
JACK KNESS
DIED TODAY
Fatal Ending to the Shoot
ing Affray at VOlImer
Last Night

VOLLMER, Idaho, Sept. SACK
confined to his room with a bullSa
through the right shoulder as the re-
suit of a shooting scrape between the
two men in McBride's saloon at 10
o'clock last night Kness lived until
about 9 o'clock this morning two bull
lets having entered his abdomen ana
penetrated the intestines.
The story Of the shooting as told by
eye witnesses fully exonerates Mcbride
and it Is stated here today that wit
nesses will go before the coroners jury
with such testimony that will insure
an exonoration of Mcbride by that
body. At the present time Mcbride
by that body. At the present time NC
Bride is under the surveillance of an
officer, he having indicated this morn
ing that he preferred to be IN tine.
hands of the county peace officers un-
til the result of the shooting was
known and the matter investigated by
the proper authorities.
1t is stated by those who were in the
saloon at the time the shooting took
place that Kness was under the inffu-
ence Of liquor and after calling the
house to the bar for a drink, pulled
his revolver from his pocket and COM
menced to heap abuse upon Mcbride
One word followed another until Kness
commenced to shoot, at which Nc
Bride reached under the bar and Sc
curing a revolver. returned the fire
The 6rst SbGI FROM McBride's gun and
the second shot fired by Kness were
simultaneous and it is stated it was
these shots that inflicted the severe
wounds on both men. .-.--. a-..-s
The second shot from McBride's gun
took effect in Kness's abdomen and Fae
sank to the floor unconscious. He was
removed to his hotel in the new town
of Ilo and did not regain conciousness
until this morning short time before
he expired. He then asked where he
was shot and asked to see the wounds.
The bandages were removed and q
mirror brought which enabled the
wounded man to see where the bullets
had entered his body.
Without a sign of emotion he passAts
back the mirror with the remark. .'The
one is just below my heart and guess
am done for" He then turned on I1ts
side and relapsed into a quiet sleep.
He did not again recover conc ciousness
before he died. ,--ft~--
The first shot fired by Kness went
wild and it was when this shot was
fired that Mcbride reached under the
bar and secured a revolver belonging
to his partner, Dug Wilson. His first
shot struck Kness in the right tore
arm and entered the body at a point
near the point of the of the breast
bone. The second bullet entered the
abdomen about an inch below the first
penetration.
Immediately after the shooting Nc
Bride retired to his home. where he
secured surgical assistance and sent
word to the county officers of the af-
fair.
1t is stated here today that there has
been a bad feeling between the two
men for some time, which has been
stimulated by the rivalry between the
towns of Vollmer and Iio. Both men
are pioneers of the reservation coun-
try having secured homesteads here
when the reservation was first thrown
open.
Kness first settled on the reservation
about a mile east of this place, where
he resided until five years ago, when
he sold his farm and moved into Ilo.
where he opened a harness shop. He
continued in business for some time,
but sold the harness business about
four years ago and engaged in the ho-
tel business and soft drink saloon. He
opened the licensed saloon when the
ban on the reservation liquor trafhc
was raised two years ago and has since
conducted the Ilo bar and hotel He
is survived by a wife, who is pros
trated by the tragedy Of last night.
Frank Mcbride is the owner of two
OF the best farms in this part of the
Nes Perce prairie and first engaged in
the saloon business when the town OF
vollmer was established this summer.
Sheriff Harry Lydon and Coroner
vassar left for vollmer this morning
and will conduct an inquest over the
remains of Kness tonight. Information
received by the county peace officers Is
to the effect that the killing was in
self defense.