Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-05-30
SHOOTING AFFRAY
SATURDAY NIGHT
While Under the Influence of Liquor, R. Phelps
and Jake Rohner. Jr. Shoot Stranger and
Fire Several Shots at Officer Brown.

eo1C prevails IN montpelier was
broken about 1880 o'clock last
Saturday night when Roy Phelps,
Short Line freight conductor,
shot John Casey, a stranger who
had just arrived in the city, and
In turn was shot by Night Police
man Brown. The particulars of
the affair, briefly told, are about as
follows:
Phelps, who had imbibed Just
enough bad booze to make him
think that he was ''a bad man. y had
been to the dance, although he
caused no disturbance there. He
left the dance when it closed, in
company with Jake Rohner, Jr.
who was also pretty we'll "tanked
up" Coming down town they
stopped several men and with
threats that they would s'shoot
their hearts out" made them shake
hands. Wallace Shupe was thus
accosted and as soon as he got
away from Phelps and Rohner, he
notified Officer Brown and the
latter started out to find the two
would-be bad men. At the First
National bank corner, Brown met
several men who also told him what
Phelps and Rohner were doing.
They were then going west on Main
street about block ahead of Brown
but by the time the latter reached
the Brennan q Davis corner, the
two had disappeared, having evil
IDENTIFY gone up the stairs in that
block.
When in front of Brennan &
Davis store Brown met Casey,
who was coming up the street, in
tending to stop at the Rose Hotel
and secure a bed for the night
Brown stopped at the corner OF
18th street, and was endeavoring to
locate Phelps and Rohner, when
suddenly shooting began. It Seems
just as Casey passed the stairway
the two men stepped out and with.
out saying word, Phelps started
his 80 automatic revolver going
One bullet penetrated Casey's righi
arm and lodged in his abdomen. 4
second bullet entered his right sld'
just beneath the shoulder blade.
Brown ordered Phelps to throw
up his hands but insetad of obeyinI
the command he turned his guI
upon the officer, who stepped be
hind the iron post at the corner an
began firing 81 Phelps, who wa
coming towards HIM. Phelps con
tlnued firing until his revolver
which held II shells, was emptie6
Three of the bullets struck the poi
in front of Brown, and in glancin
off two of them tore holes in Il
officers coat. By the time both ha
emptied their reyolvers Phelps ma
reached the corner and turnIn
north on llth street started for b
home in s'Huff town."
After the second shot had BET
fred at him. Casey started to ri
up Main street but fell in front
Burrell & Thiel's store, where
crowd, that had been attracted
the shooting, gathered around hiI
Instead of following Phelps, Brov
came up to where the wounded IN
Was.
Drs. Poynter and Ashley We
sumnoned and upon their arriV
Cas- was taken to the fire static
Aftefa hurried examination of
wounds he was conveyed TO I
Ashley q Cooley hospital, VIII
he Is now receiving the proI
care.
Chief of Police Nelson was
formed of the shooting and af
Casey had been taken to the hosE
Al, he and Brown went to
Phelps home. Upon approach
the house they could hear him :
ing back and forth in a room |
calling the oficers-espeeially ,
son-every vile name known TO
English language. Fearing that
his crazed condition, Phelps wo
turn bis gun on them, the ofh'
did nOg eatar the house. dscid