The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-29
HERDeR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
~ A. /. ROBINSON OF or.
cHARo HOMES.
TROUBLE At CITY POUND
Enrsged Rsnoher. Seeking TO Secure
Release Of In'poundsd Cows. Sends
Heavy Bullet Through Right Arm
and Into Body OF City Official
Wound May Not es Fatal.

Angry because his cattle had been
taken to the city pound by Clarence
Herring, city herdcr. a. L. Robinson.
"A resident OF Orchais Homes. yestcr-
day afternoon shot Herring IN the
right arm and side. inflictlng serious,
although not fatal wound. Wednes-
,lay evening Herring drove six cows
belonging to Robinson to the pound,
as they had grazed into the city limits.
Thursday morning Mrs. Robinson came
20 the pound and demanded her cat
tlc. Herring told her that she could
have them as soon AZ the fine was
paid. She left him then and went
down to see Chief OF Police Kemp, who
told her that he could do nothing for
her In the way OF getting her cattle
without her paying the charges.
Tho Shooting.
Yesterday afternoon two men. In the
employ of the orchard Homes Ditch
company. were In the pound corral
with Herring, where they had come
to get fertilizer that Herring had
promised them. They asked Herring
for a pitchfork and he got one for
them. He had just taken hold of It
when the gate partly opened and Rob
inson appeared In the gate. with a
rifle lcveled at Herring. He looked
at Herring and said: Give me those
cattle"
Herring replied: II have never done
anything to you; here they are. come
and get them" As Herring said this
he threw the corral gate open. Rob-
inson walked In. constantly keeping
his rifle leveled on Herring with one
hand and holding the corral gate open
with the other. Herring retreated be-
fore him. and. as Robinson advanced,
started to hand the pitchfork back to
Reed. who was standing almost d.
rectly behind him. Just as Reed took
the fork Robinson shot and Herring
lurched into him Long. the other
ditch company employe. jumped on
Robinson and threw him down. lie
managed to get away from Long. how
ever. and was going out of the corral
gate when J. r. Heron appeared on
the scene and grabbed him. He was
put In a cab and kept there until the
police arrived. just IS Robinson shot
Herring he made a remark that Her
ring had no right to run at him with
a pltchfork.
Wound Serious.
owing to the heavy caliber of rifle
used. the wound may prove to be
dangerous. Robinson's gun was a
$40 Winchester. one OF the heaviest
guns made. The bullet struck Her
I1ng In the right arm. Clipped IA piece
off the bone. and. glancing. entered
his chest above the liver. The bullet
followed u rib around and. as he was
being removed from the operating
table. dropped out Of his trousers. Her
rings wound Is very painful one,
as the big soft -nosed bullet tore a
large hole In his arm and injured IA
nerve very severely. Dr. Rundquist Is
ef tho opinion that the arm can be
saved. although 1t will never be as
good as before. and has great hopes
for the ultimate recovery OF the vic
tim, unless complication arise. Her
ring was taken TO his home.
Robinson has been resident OF Or
chard Homes for several years and
this IL not the first time that he has
been Ia trouble. He has reputation
for being very quarrelsome Robinson
IL said to have been one of the first
settlers In ORCHARD Homes.
0Ieason's Story.
H. l.. Gleason. who has been work
ing with Herring for the past two