The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
Jim NEALY SHOT BY
CONDUCTOR SHOTS
G. N. Bridge Contractor Lies Serious.
ly Wounded in Local Hospital
Shots and Wife Arrested.

Austin j. Schotts and wife, resid-
ing at 1923, Sixth avenue N. E., were
arrested Saturday night, charged with
assault with deadly weapon, after
James. Nealy, for sometime employed
as a bridge carpenter on the Great
Northern, had been shot twice and
seriously wounded by Shots at the
latter's home. Both Shots and his
wife were given preliminary hear
ing before Justice John Lynch, late
that night and released on 81 900 bail
each, which was furnished by their
friends.
Nealy is in St. Joseph's hospital
where he was taken few minutes af-
ter the shooting with bullet wound
thru the right forearm and one thru
the right breast, penetrating the right
lung. One of the bones Of the fore
arm was broken. His surgeon states
that the man is apt to recover unless
infection sets in.
Shots is a conductor on the Great
Northern, running between Minot and
Devils Lake, and Minot and Williston.
He has resided in Minot for about ten
years and is hard working man, who
has reputation Of looking well after
his wife and four children and this
will be much in his favor if he is ever
placed on trial.
1t appears that Nealy has created
more or less trouble by persisting in
hanging around the Shots home. He
continued to force his attentions on
Mrs. Shots after she had told him
to stay away and on Saturday after
noon Nealy was brot up before JUS
tice C. H. Davis, charged with as
sault on Mrs. Shots, and placed under
bond of $500 to keep the peace.
That evening he loaded up on alco-
hol and again went to the Shots home
and sat down on the porch. Mrs.
Shots came out of the house with a
.38 calibre Smith & Wesson revolver
and fired one shot at Nealy. Shots
followed his wife onto the porch, grab
bed the gun and fired three or four
more shots, two Of which took effect.
Nealy arose and grappled with Shots
after he was injured, and instead Of
killing him, Shots struck him in the
face two or three times. Nealy left |
the home, and Shots followed him
down the street for some distance.
Nealy finally became weak and could
go no further. The police patrol
soon arrived and took him to the hos
pital. Nealy was able to walk into
the police patrol.
Mrs. Shots states that she fired
the revolver twice, but did not in
tend to kill Nealy, but merely wanted
to brighten him away. After Nealy
was shot, he said to Shots: "You
didn't pump enough lead into me. If
had been on my feet, you never
would have done this"
George S. Black, railroad man
living in that vicinity, saw the entire
affair. Black saw Nealy walk to
the Shots house and remarked that
there was going to be trouble. He
saw Nealy walk up onto the porch,
sit down and saw Mrs. Shots come
out and fire the first shot. Shots
,hen came out and fired several more
shots and Black says he heard Shots
say, Il got you and you won't do any
more HARM"
D. w. Benton saw all the trouble.
He says the two men were fighting
after the shooting. Norman Hill,
abroad man, was also witness.
The eternal triangle" appears to
lave been at the bottom Of the entire
flair. Mrs. Shots is about SO years
# age and is the mother Of four chill
lren, the youngest being a babe Of
ixteen months. When taken to the
'olice station, she did not appear to
'ecome very much excited, laughing
nd joking with others in the room.
The railroad boys, large number
+ whom gathered at the police sta
ion, expressed sympathy for Shots
nd many offered to sign his bonds.
A bottle Of dope Of some sort which
melled like alcohol, was found in one
f Nealy's pockets.
Francis J. Murphy has been engag-
d to defend Shots and his wife.
;. H. Withers Suffers Painful Injury
to Eye
c. H. Withers, well known Minot
mplement and tractor man was VERY