Show UN unprovoked PROVOKED SHOOTING JOE JOB SHOT BY JACK ROWAN AT BUTTE one of the most causeless and unprovoked shoot shooting ing affrays ever chrone cled took place last on west park street in front of the branch mint saloon a lew few doors west of the lizzie building jack rowan a miner canadian by birth about 35 years of age who h ha beeta been denkins dnn drin kins kinz heavily ter for several days entered the v he above sa ea loos loo about JO 10 pule pue martin the barkeeper whom he be already owed owea for some drinks immediately ordered him hiba out telling him he want his bis custom rowan turned and walked out in the doorway he be invited the barkeeper to come out olde and he would give lac him something pete turned and picked up bp a police and walked to the door with it howai retreated a few paces on the sidewalk towards tee curb joe bussiere the general delivery clerk of H L frank a most estimable rood good natured man mai i was standing standi Bg sear bear the doorway in the saloon in line with pete and jack rowan pete blew the and toe next instant rowan drew a murderous 4 45 55 calibre pistol more like a small rifle them a pistol and pete the ball passed between petes right arm and side ide otist grazing the skin under the arm iland and struck bussiere Bussie Buss lere reto to the right of toe the small of th the e back passing through tb his bis bowels and out close clese to the favl nav it then burled buried bur led itself in the wall wail attebe the north side of the saloon near the coun counter the wounded man was at once assisted to a sofa and friends went and informed his bis wite wife 1 of I wha ti had occurred A stretcher teber was procured dud and he be was tenderly conveyed to his bis house where a physician attended him bins the wound is a very ugly oue one when the doctor arrived the bowels protruded and the unfortunate roan man exhibited nausea and oter ol 01 the fatal character of the wound it was the physicians opinion that bussiere bould not survive toe effects of it he hat has u wife and three children deperon dependent upon bin jack rowan alter after committing the deed wilted walked coolly ive westward stward and wis was overtaken by officers jordan and I 1 bucky who placed him under argost suite butte elitier matier 26 |