The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-30
HO0TCH CAUSES
 FATAL SHOOTING

Advices received by the Clerk of the Court from |. s. Commissioner ]. :. Heron of Bethel. state that ANel Loving of Apoksk. was shot and kill ed at that place on February Is, by Charles E. Jacobson and that Jacob son had been sent to Nushagak as a prisoner to appear before the grand jury here and that Jack Boyd had al- so been sent to the same place to an swer 10 the charge of attempting to kill. and John Ode had been sent as detained witness
 According to the stories told of the occurrence Loving Boyd and Ode went 10 the cabin occupied by Jacob son and his wife. taking with them can of home hrewed hootch. this was consumed and more was brought in. Some hootch was offered to Mrs. Ja- cohSon to which Jacobson objected. and dispute arose. followed by resort to force. in which Jacobson threw Boyd down. Jacobson was then attacked by Loving and com pellsd to release Boyd. after which he was attacked by both Boyd and Low ing,
 Jacobson finally secured a shotgun which he used as 8 club to good ad- vantage in driving of his assailants. Ode then prevailed upon Loving and Boyd to go home 10 their cabins not far distant He remained at Jacob sons. while Mrs. Jacobson started for the native village short distance away few minutes later Mrs. Ja- eobson was heard 10 scream and look mig out Of the window Jacobson and Ode saw Loving and Boyd. one armed with 8 revolver and the other with SQ-S0 rifle. beating the woman.
 They went out of doors when Low ing and Bold left the woman and start ej toward them. When within a few feet Boyd fired a shot. presumably aJ Ode. and the latter went up to him and took the gun away from him Ja- cobson returned to the house and Low. ing followed him in. Jacobson says when they got into the house Loving fired shot al him and he returned the fire with a shotgun. Loving stag gered out ot the door and fell in the snow dead. Both Ode and Boyd stated that they heard the two shots but do not remember which was fired first Jacobson then went outside and Boyd again seized his rifle but Ode had eject ed the cartridges. The body Of Low ing was then taken into the house and Ode took Boyd back 10 his own cabin
 About two hours later. or after dark. while Jacobson. his wife and son and Ode were sitting within the cabin a rifle shot was heard and a bullet came through the cabin window. burying itself in the oposite wall Ode went outside. but in the darkness could see no one. He went over 10 Boyd's cabin and found him sitting up in bed He asked him what he had been doing and he said nothing The next morning tracks were found leading from the cabin 10 within few feet Of Jacobson's $ residence Boyd left that morning and went 10 Bethel to inform the authori- ties ot The killing after which he start ed 10 return. Jacobson also went 10 Bethel 10 give himself up, and after tel ling his story warrant vas also issu- d for Boyd and he was brought back.
 Bethel is in the Second Judicial Di- vision and is the nearest town 10 the scene Of the killing. The place where the shooting occurred is in the Third division, and Jacobson, and Boyd were held 10 the Grand Jury by the commis- sioner and sent to Nushagak the near est point in the Third division. Ode vas also sent along as a detained wit ness. The parties concerned are all tishermen--Valdez Miner.