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Show A TERRIBLE SHOOTING, By Which Two K.d Will Prcbably Lose Their Lives. o.m: or tin: I'iiimiimi. ix jaii. The Iicpbralilc jtlTalr la All llir ltcolt or a .clf libora' (Juarrel. Bhortly alter 4 o'clock yrstcrday nf (ernoon a terrible .booting took place at North Halt l.k, and a result of which It la believed that the tarthlr Uvea or two men are about rndrU. From the most authintla Infortua Hon obtainable It appears Hint n gang of laborcra ha been engaged In constructing con-structing n dltcli on or near the prrm-l-sof on T. 11. Hall. For some rann that remain unexplained, W. J. Hecley, a neighbor, tipiuaed tlio work aud It Is aald Insulted the workmen In various ways. Ills language I reported re-ported a being of Hi vilest hind, and Hall, win lire In a tent near by, emerged from the canias coveting and requested Kceley lo tease his obaceue exclamation., a. hi. Hall's) wlfu and children Mere In the lent aud could hear everything that wa tald. He Icy It Mrnn refus to accedo to Hall's demand and jound out " volley ol at-u- tlltfin the latter. Then followed a war of words which resulted re-sulted lu n physical encounter between Hi Iwd tutu. Ill tho light Hecley camuiiut second lt, and, aa aoou it he waa relraieil from tho grasp of hla onioneiit, ho rualied Into hi house, eeued a six-shooter (some say it wa handed tu him by hla wife) and t-rgan firing at Hall, who beat a hasty retreat to lil tent and secured a title, with which he defended himself. Aallall came Irom hla tent, gun In hand, h wa tired uikiu again by Hecley, whereUion the latter raised hla rill and fired quickly. Tim ball .truck Beeley In thu Ml aide of the breast, penetrating the lung and coin Ing out at the back. NotwIihaUndlng tills terrible wound Koelcy kept his K,ltlou for some minute without apparent tlltlkiilly. He llrcl another shot at Hall, which wunl wide -of It mark, accidentally striking a workman named I.. H. Morris Mor-ris luthnjrroln, mulcting a probably fatal wound. Heeloy now began tu weaken and fell to the ground uucon-cloua, end was carried Into his house, where he now Ilea apparently at death'e door. Dre. Wilcox and Iloot wero aum nioned aud attended Ihe wounded men. I-ate lost night Morris was rumored ru-mored to thu rraldenco of a friend, who Urea at 11 south Third Wiet atreet. AtalaUhourlhUaflernoou he waa In a critical condition. As soon aa tho bloody ntr.lr had culminated cul-minated lost evening. Hall sprang u-jon is honeand came to ,ilice head quartera with all possible ha.tu to glvu lilm.elfuii to the authorities. II Is now In Jail awaiting arraignment. Hall la an American, ugod .11, and ha a wife anil three children. Beeley I a foreigner. He la also a married man. |