The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-16
PAT CALLAHAN AND UNKNOWN
MAN WOUND EACH OTHER
IN SHOOTING AFFRAY.
CREASE STARTS BLAZE NEITHER IS HIT FATALLY
Monteneqrin Starts Trouble in Mon
tana Saloon and in Exchange With
PeveIvers Both He and Former
Deputy Sheriff Suffer-Foreigner
May Be in Serious Condition.

As the result Of a shooting affray
in the harroom of the Montana hn-
tel last night. AN unknown Montene-
grin lies In the Sisters" hospital this
morning with bullet buried deep
in his right lung and Pat Callahan
lies i'm the same ward with his right
hand shattered and with bullet
lodged back 0f his shoulder blade.
only perfunctory investigation has
been made of the affair as yet. ow-
ing to the fact that both men are in
the hospital and that there were a
number Of reputable local witnesses
to the affair who will he ready to
tell their story when the time comes.
The Iontenegrin was not in a con-
ditinn tn say anything last night and
So his side of the affair il unknown
but Callahan. who was Sheriff Camp
bells deputy at Taft. was able To tell
the story of the shooting and his vpr-
si"n seems to agree with those of the
witnesses of the trouble.
The Shooting.
The affray took place in the bar of
the Montana hotel on Railroad ay-
enue at about $50 yesterday evening.
two Montenegrins, one of whom was
the victim of the shooting. were
quarrelng over some trivial matter I'm
the rear of the saloon. M attention
was paid to the trouble until the first
man drew his gun and chased his
enemy out into the hallway and up
the stairs Of the Montana hotel He
did not fire. however. but he seemed
tf. sas#4,sy a a.
countryman into his room and came
back To the barroom waving his gun
over his head and shouting unin-
telligihle things In his native tongue.
Callahan lnterferes.
Callahan at once commanded the
Montenegrin to stop. but without
avail. The man only continued to
wave his gun and shout. The bar
room was filled with people at the
time but they began IL scatter as
soon as it appeared that trouble was
Ia ensue. Callahan stepped back Of
the bar and procured his own gun. an
automatic T., and. stepping to the
end Of the bar again. told THE Monte
negrin tn put up his gun. The man
instead stepped back and pointed his
gun at Callahan.
Montenegrin Fires First.
j A shut followed Immediately. Nd
one seems Ia know exactly from which
gun 1t came but there il I'D doubt but
that it Was the Nontenegriu who
opened fire. The exchange If shots
began i'm earnest then. The Monte
negrin dropped to the rear Of the 81
loon nj the first but Immediately ran
past Callahan and out the front
door. A. he passed through the
doorway. however i cripple who was
standing there struck him over the
head with his crutch ami tho man
dropped off the sidewalk into the gut
ter Callahan followed aud when he
saw that the man was down took his
gun away and carried him into the
barroom. Zach Han fired four times.
Taken to Hospital.
Help WAS summoned and the two
men were taken Ut once u thu, st.
PaIricks hospital by the police. Hera
all efnrts To get anything out OF the
NnuteneErin were in vain He would
not even tell his name to the priest
but lay on his bed screaming and
crying in his native toague-
Wounds Not Serious.
An examination of the wounds of the
twa men failed IL discIosa anything It
a necessarily fatal nature. Callahan
Na@ struck In the thatno. thu haiGer
smashing his hand badly AMI @auc-
ing t" his Sj&~, II falh*aed the RIB
around ~ far H> the >h~u.aerblaae.
wh~re II lodged The wauad Is ap-