Arizona republican., 1919-10-21
MAN RUNS AMUCK AT FA|R GROUNDS; SHOT AND MAY D|E.
J. L. Donnelly, Threatening
 Lee Wright with Gun, Is Shot-Little Hope Is Held
 Out for the Injured Man
You're my mark"


 L. Donnelly, superintendent of grounds at the state fair and well-known for mer labor leader and organizer, sud denly appeared in front of a stall at the fair grounds shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Lee Wright, norseman. with stock at the fair grounds, was sitting on table in the doorway of the stall
 He was the mark to which Donnelly referred.
 As Donnelly raised the shotgun. Wright drew 32-caliber revolver and fired five times at Donnelly. One shot entered the abdomen, puncturing the intestines in four places; another shot lodged in the hip.
 This is an account of the shooting as given by w. c. Anderson. a deputy sheriff Of Grant county, New Mexico, an eye witness of the affair, and sup ported by other horsemen and racing followers who were present.
 Take Wright Into Custody
 Deputies Evan Wilson and Alfred De Witt rushed to the scene in time Co find Josie. Donnelly's little 5-year- daughter, crouched over her father, prostrate on the ground. tugging first at his head and then at his feet, sob ping heart -breakingly and attempting 10 make daddy walk"
 Wright remained in the stall after the shooting, and on the arrival of the deputies called calmly: Come in gen. uemen-' The deputies entered warily. revolvers in hand, but Wright sur rendered his revolver readily and was taken into custody.
 Donnelly was hurried to St Joseph's hospital where Dr. Win Wylie and Dr. Harry Carson performed an operation. pr. Wylie stated at a late hour last night that in all probability the in jured man would not live through the rIght.
 Makes Statement
 Wright. in the presence of Assistant County Attorney Lekowitz and a steno- grapher,, made a statement at the county building last night which agreed in every detail with the story of the shooting told by Anderson.
 Donnelly was intoxicated, he stated adding that Donnelly had driven into the fair grounds in a motor car late that afternoon with a shotgun across his knees. had alighted and at once became abusive to several men along the row of stalls.
 Pausing in front of the tack room which Wright occupied, Donnelly. he stated, half raised the gun toward him. saying: You're my mark" Wright instantly opened fire and Donnelly crunipled to the ground, he said.
 No one touched the shotgun where 1t had fallen out of Donnelly's hands until the deputies arrived, and Deputy De Witt, throwing open the breech of the gun, discovered that the barrel Nh rnI mn
 could not possibly have been danger ous to another person, the officials stated
 Makes Trouble at Home
 short time before the shooting other men at the race track say, Don. nelly had created a disturbance at hi. home, located about 100 yards from tho main entrance and within the fail grounds. Ben Clack, one of these states that he heard an older daughter Nora, calling:
 Please, papai Please, papa! Please papa!" immediately after Donnelly en. tered the house. There were further ,ries from Nora. the mother, anC little Jessie, according to Clack, anC hen all three came running from tn, house in terror. Nora came running toward Clack stopped an instant, then screamed:
 Don't let him see you here talkin, 10 me or he will shoot you!" And. st saying, she ran into one of the tack rooms along the row and hid herself Josie, the little one, hid behind a hol pen nearby.
 Fail to Paeify Him
 Immediately, according to other eye witnesses, Donnelly came out of tn house and stopped some men at hi front gate to make threatening re marks. These attempted to pacif him. but he went on down the line o stalls until he encountered Anderson and a man by the name of Robinson and demanded payment of stall rent They attempted to ask him how muc the rent was, they say, but he allowe 10 time for answer and said nothin until he came abreast Wright's stal where the shooting occurred.
 B. A Gardner and M Gardner brothers. also witnessed the latte part of the affair. and their state ments agree with those made b Wright at the county building las night
 Mrs. Donnelly made a trip to tn hospital early yesterday evening, an at s:30 was recalled by the nurses charge because of the serious condi tion of her husband. She was hys terical with grief. and was kept unde control only by the efforts of Nora, hs 15-year r-old daughter. There is ar other daughter in the Donnelly famil Ellen, who is married.
 Wright bears a good reputatio among the men at the racing stable who state that he was a deputy sheri at Lordsburg, N. M.. at one time, ar is a blacksmith by trade.
 Hes always quiet and is what l call a square man" one of them sal last night.
 Donnelly came to Phoenix from Clif ton and Globe. where he was promineI in labor circles. Since coming to tn city he has been mixed up in varior disturbances. He has been at the sta fair grounds in the capacity of supel ntendent of grounds since January