Amador ledger., 1910-11-25
IN
PINE GROVE
Two Citizens Danger
ousIy Wounded--As-
Sailant Killed

tnaC Durg since early Gays. Inc cnleI
actor in the affray was an unknown
tramp. Where he came from, and
wither bound no one seems to know.
He was seen in Jackson the previous
night, and appeared rational enough.
1t is said he appeared at one of the
stores, and bought supply of car
tridges for his pistol, and was met the
following morning, Saturday, between
Jackson and Pine Grove. On his way
to the Grove however, his actions
aroused suspicion that he.was off men,
tally. About 1.3O Saturday he entered
o. L. Webster's saloon in the Grove.
There were three men in the barroom
at the time-Clarence Berry, bar
tender, S. Henson and J. B Detrick.
The stranger uttered not word He
walked toward the bar, and Berry,
he was about to call for
something, stepped behind the bar
to serve him. After reach
ing half across the room, he turned
and retraced his steps to the main
door. He glanced both ways on the
road, apparently to see if any one was
near. Then turning toward the bar,
he whipped out his pistol and started
shooting, first at Berry behind the bar.
After shooting once at Berry without
effect, he turned on the others, firing
twice at Detrick, one bullet plough
ing flesh wound in the hip, and the
other stlking him in back, penetrating
the cavity, and producing dangerous
wound. He next shot at Henson, the
bullet passing through portion of his
clothing, but leaving him untouched.
He felt the motion of the air as the
ball whistled close to his head.
While this was in progress the un-
wounded men were trying to escape
from the maniac-for such his actions
proved him to be-and finally went out
of the rear door, and ran in the direc-
tion of James Lowry's saloon, the
crazy man following them.
Lowry, who is 80 years of age, was
outside his place of business, piling up
wood. The shooter on seeing Lowry
uttered a sentence, Here's another
= 1.-THE only words uttered by
him during the affair. His pistol was
evidently exhausted by this time, so
he drew an old butcher knife, and
with this stabbed Lowry three times
in the breast. The knife was blunt,
and inflicted only flesh wounds. He
then seized a stick of wood from the
pile Lowry was engaged in stacking,
and struck him over the head beating
him into insensibility. With this his
craving for blood seemed appeased,
and he started across a vacant lot
making his way to the main road by
which he had entered the village, seal
ing high gate in order to get into the
highway. He was walking down the
road toward Jackson, and has reached
perhaps hundred yards from Web
ster's saloon. By this time Berry had
secured a rifle and shot at the retreat
ing man. The ball struck him In the
back, and he instantly fell in the road.
He was In the act of turning, when
Berry fired again, the ball striking
him in the head, near the eye, killing
him instantly. He fell face downward
in the roadway, clutching his revolver.
Upon examination it was found that
the revolver of the stranger contained
four unused cartridges. He had evil
lently reloaded the weapon after Ieav-
ng Webster saloon.
The pistol was new 32 caliber re-
yolver. An old knife, also four papers
Appeal to Reason"-a socialist
paper published in Kansas. also Los
Angeles paper containing one of Stitts
Wilson'S campaign speeches when
making his canvass for governor, to-
yether with about 80 clippings from
he San Francisco Examiner. in which
Johnson was criticised all papers
we're issued either in October or No
yember of this year.
Lowry was carried from the road
senderly by his friends into his home,
and Berry called up sheriff Gregory by
phone telling hlm of the killing. The
sheriff inquired, "Where is the man
you killed." Berry replied, "He is
ying out here in the road. "
Sheriff Gregory and district attorney
Vicini hastened to the scene of the
shooting. After learning the details,
hey decided not to make any arrest,
ieeming that the shooting of the
stranger was justifiable under the cir
"a.