Weekly journal-miner., 1908-10-28

The most interesting even, of yes tcrday in connection with the ease Was statement made by Clark that hc did not care to see Dick Fletcher, who shot him, prosecuted He said . that he recognized that he could blame 1 no one but himself, as he was intoXi, ca'cl at the time and could hardly re call his actions, though he did rcmem i her going after a gun, intlmating that he probably would have used it if he had had the opportunity. lIo and | Fletcher have been friends, and the only feeling between them was engeb. dcrcd during the events of the urfortu- nate evening.
 Nothing was developed yesterday in conflict with the report of the Repub. additional facts were learned merely of incidental interest. Dick Ahalt, tho night cook at Class Bros restaurant, was the nearest to an eye witness. Clark had ordered hamburger in the restaurant before going into the 1ioff man the first time. He did not wait for it to be cooked but left immediate. ly and Ahalt followed him out to see if he could not persuade him to return and eat it. He peepcd into the Hoif. man while the initial quarrel was go- ing on and heard Clark tell Fletcher he was going to lick him. The latter 1 replied that he would not because he was not going to let him. They walk. ] ed to the back end of the barroom and Ahalt returned 10 his cooking.
 It was only very few minutes sf. ter that he heard the shot and stepped to the alley door only few feet from the range, and saw Fletcher at the on. | trance of the alley. Thinking he might shoot and observing Clark ly. ing on the ground, he said, Don't do that. Dick" and Fletcher immediate. ly dropped his gun 10 his side and ad l Nbhftu NbNblu ilUlu ItN feet of him he stopped and asked if there was an officer around, or wit. ness, both men being close to Clark Fletcher then advanced, picked up the rifle with his left hand, and said "There' his gun; 1 did it in self Gle fcnse.' Some one suggested that Dick hand the rifle over to him and he replied negatively, saying he want cd an officer to cor,r anu get it just as it was.
 It appears from all stories that the time elapsing between Clark's first visit to the Hoffman and the shooting was less than was reported Tuesday night, and was probably not over ten or fifteen minutes, or whatever was necessary for Clark to walk through the Anheuser and try to get his re vslver, and then around through the Casino, where he got the rifle.
 It is stated by the porter of the Hoffman that Fletcher was standing with his back toward the alley, look ing up and down Center street. when he, the porter, saw Clark coming down the alley and warned Fletcher to look out. Dick turned and a moment after the shooting occurred.
 The weapon Clark carried was a re beating rifle and of model that few people, especially those who had ac cess to it Tuesday night, were familiar with, and only few had official Ii cense to handle it. Those who did eith CT did not know how to examine II, magazine or felt that they had nc right to until the official hour of sucl proceeding. Conflicting stories were in circulation as to whether it wa. loaded or not and the fac. was not de termined until an examination in the office of Justice .Iohnstone yesterday afternoon, when the gun was found to be empty. However. Fletcher had nc knowledge of that fact.