The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
GUN SCRAPE WEDNESDAY
Martin Roduit and Two Police Officers En- gage in Pistol Duel on Cushman Street Which, in Spite of Large Quantity of Am munition Used, Results FIamlessly.

door. IL was possible he fired three
 shots at witness He fired one shot
 at Choyin after he had fired at
 witness. Chovin fired two shots at
 his hand. after running out of the
 saloon Witness fired two shots at
 his hand and three al his legs. The
 shooting, as near as the witness could tell lasted from l. to 20 seconds.
 Rodut then turned and ran up to ! the corner of Fifth and Chovin ran into Gorhams place to get around at him the back way Witness knew
 Roduit Lad one shot left and his own gun was empty. Roduit ran up 10 Cushman and Sixth and ran west as far as Harrington's house Geo Harrington came out and witness asked him if he had a gun. liar rington said he had. and went inside and got it. The witness and liar rington then ran after Roduit and were right close to him. Roduit ran on Seventh about a block and
 witness was telling Harrington not to get too close as Roduit had gun Roduit then fell into a ditch and Harrington grabbed him. Wit ness did not think that Harrington | hit him Does not know what oc- casioned the wound in his head, but thinks it is bullet wound Wit
 duit and with Chovin landed him in
 the federal jail.
 Cross-eXamined the witness said he had known the defendant for about ten days. He saw him first | in Chovin's cabin Rodut was there to see Choyin on his return from
 Witness was told by Roduit that he and his partner were figuring on getting a messhouse. Witness had never seen Roduit. on any other oc- casion than Wednesday night, un-
 ruly or misbehaving himself Had seen the defendant at o'clock on
 Wednesday evening and he did not | appear to be under the influence of liquor. Roduit was under the in 1 fluence of liquor at the time of the 1 shooting After he was arrested defendant was fighting all the way
 to the jail and when he was inside he struck one of the bystanders in the jaw with his fist He tried to kick Chovin in the head while he was being taken to the jail Wit
 ness knew of Chovins friendship
 with the defendant. He knew of
 no trouble which had occurred be- | tween Chovin and the defendant
 Chovin knew that Roduit had a gun. Defendant had told him that he had bought the gun from his partner for 8, rather than the latter
 should throw it in the river. He bought it. he said. because he
 thought he might be able to sell it at a higher figure.
 Redirect examination: Witness | thought Roduit had told him he bought the gun about two weeks ago. He came to Chovin's cabin and told witness and Chovin about
 buying the gun at that time
 By the Court: Defendant had some extra shells in his pocket at
 the time he was arrested Thinks there were three
 The prosecution rested its case and Leroy Tozier for the defend
 ant waived the defendants right to
 make a statement and said he had no evidence to offer at that time.
 Commissioner Dillon bound the prisoner over to the grand jury in
 bail of ten thousand dollars. stat
 ing that as the penalty to which he had subjected himself was any thing from two to twenty years in the penitentiary, the charge was a most serious one He said that it
 was a great wonder that one or more had not been killed, and he thought it was his duty to place the bail sufficiently high to preclude any danger of the defendant get ting away.