Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-07
DOUGLAS SHOOTING AROUSES
 VERY GENERAL INDIGNATION

used some Vile names, Wntch ne
 applied to Russell, who did not
 reply in the same tone, but he
 told Williams that he had right
 to be where he was. and that he
 could take care of himself.
 'Stumpy' had trouble cranking
 up the machine. We did not
 wait for the second round of
 drinks. but finally pulled out. The
 last saw of Russell he was slow
 ly following the machine down
 the alley as We drove of. and
 Williams was following the of
 ficer"
 Had you ever driven up to the rear of the lar. in the alley.
 befores"
 Yes, once before"
 The story of Dan Williams puts the worst of the talk on the officer. hiss tory to a reporter being as foi- lows:
 q was in an automobile in the
 alley back of my plac eof busi-
 ness With Edna Clark, having
 drink Russell came up the alley
 from Tenth street and made the
 remark that I had cursed him
 long enough He called me a
 nigger - -, and ap-
 piled other vile epithets He
 told me if I was any kind Of a
 man would get out my saa and
 go to shooting. I told him to iet
 me get out of the machine. as
 the girl was between me and
 him. He did not reply but shot
 me in the shoulder. I fired
 back. In all four shots were
 fred
 Other witnesses of the affair were Edna Clark. sporting woman, who sat in the machine while the shoot ing was going on; s. J. Williams. who claims to ca mining engineer representing Liggett & Hellman of New York City, and who has been travelling in Mexico for the past six months in that capacity, had been in a drunken way "butting in" and trying to get the officer not to take any action and who stood within a few feet of the two men while tho fusilade was progressing.
 These were taken in charge by oficer Lyle and Night watchman Dunlap. the latter arresting Dan Will Hams and the former, S. J. Williams and Edna Clark s. J. Williams and Miss Clark were confined in jail over night, the former being released on his own recognizalce this morning, and Miss Clark put in charge Of Red" Davis as guard, pending fur ther arrangements. Dan Williams was turned over by Dunlap to Officer Robinson and Scott New, who kept him under guard the remainder of the night, when he was transferred to the guard of Deputy Sherif Hil- burn during the forenoon, and IS now "incommun.cado" out of sight.
 Other witnesses which will be summoned, most of whom have al ready been examined by District At. torney Williams, include Miss Hes sing, John Hurley who has known Officer Russell for years, Night Watchman Dunlap, Frank Shahan a relative of the officers, and possibly others.
 Dan Williams was not hurt very badly, and was around the city hall under guard this forenoon, with his arm in a sling and shoulder ban daged.
 The story of the shooting, as un derstood about town in places likely to be best informed, is that thes ell ing of liquor to woman in or about saloon IS aga nst the law. That Dan Williams had been, as all tht stories show, violating the law ana had been reprimanded by the officer which was "aggravating" from Will iams' standpoint, and that the lattei thereupon concluded that he woult show the officer that he could do a: he pleased; and that when he pro ceeded 10 do so by gett ng the Clarl woman into the case, or at least us ing her presence, for that purpose by furnishing her liquor and drink ing with her in a public place, an; that then Officer Russell, seeing ths. his Ieniency in not arresting Will jams for the first offense was use I less, determined to arrest him a was his duty, and believing that Wi Hams was E.an who might resis arrest by shooting, especially sine he had evineed such an ugly sDir. !, already, made ready for such al emergency. s. J. Williams said thi morning, at the city hall. that tn fires of the two men seemed to hir simultaneous. Mss Clark saiC whle waiting in court, that tn shots went so close in front of hel sitting in the auto, that the yseeme to burn Ter lace.
 Officer Russell had been her about three years. He was origina | ly from San Anselmo. but came her from Brewster county, where mos of h's family remaining now reside John Hurley, who has known h.r long. says that he was always know there as A sober clean upright maI