THE ALLIANCE 1IKKAL1). rill DAY, SKPTKMBKK 24, 1920
SEVEN
6-4 CLEAN!
HNDLEY LET OFF .
WITH JMAIL FINE
Cnhred Man Who II ml Five l'.ul.
It Is at Clyde 1)1 Hard Jott a
Light Sfiitts: v.
Joe Findley, colo.v;', v;rr- eivon a
fine of f25 ani coi:; In ecu ;y j ;:rt
last Wpdncpdny r.iorn'.rg. Fin !'ey
gave himself up '.o t'-p j o'.tc Ihe
evening of Sentenber 1 .if'.:.' Le 1
fired five bull' ts frcui ,.n .v. or.. : it
pistol at Clyde Dillard also colore!.
Four of thes bullets pcnoti p.te.l Dil
lard's lower limbs, the fl.th cutUi.f
a hole In his shirt.
The testimony showed that lJillard
had provoked the assault, and that
Findley had done almost everything
in power to avoid trouble with the
man he shot; that he did not shoot
lintil the other man came toward
him, with one hand in his hip pocket,
and that when he. did shoot, he aim
ed at his assailant's legs, in order to
avoid doing him serious Injury.
Judge Tash, in reviewing the evi
dence, said that Findley, who was
charged with assault to commit greai
bodily Injury, was guilty of what in
some states would be rated as fourth
degree assault, and he therefore as
sessed a fine.
The court room was crowded with
colored people, a number of whom
were called as witnesses. The hear
ing lasted for two hours and at least
a dozen people took the stand.
Clyde Dillard was the first witness
called. lie said that he had lived 'in
Alliance for three months past, and
had worked for Sam Shelton and
Lowry & Henry. A day or two pre
vious to the shooting, he had heard
, that Findley contemplated bringing
suit againts Hrrry Hall, another col
ored man, for alienating his wife's
affections. He had remarked that it
couldn't be done. About 8 o'clock
in the evening he saw Findley in
front of the Shelton restaurant.
Findley immediately asked him what
business he had in mixing up in his
private . affairs. "He wouldn't give
me no chance to explain or cpino
glze," Dillard said, "and we started
arguing. He wanted to fight me. I
told him that, if he ever put up his
fists he'd find who neld second p'aee.
When he wouldn't let me apologize
I got mad and uidn't care what I
said." - The witness said they had
gone into the restaurant, still argu
ing, and had been ordered out. The
argument continued outside, and fi
nally Findley drew a gun and Bhot
him. "I called him names until he
pushed me in the face and drew his
gun then I walked away," Dillard
said. The witness showed the ap
proximate places where the bullets
had entered. He said after the shoot
ing that he entered the restaurant
nd that Sam Shelton told him to get
ut.
Chief of Police Reed testlfed that
he had known Findley for five or six
years and that he had borrue an ex
ceptionally good reputation. About
7 o'clock on the night of the fray,
Findley had come to his house and
told him that he had had trouble
with Hall over Findley's wife. He
said that Hall had stepped back and
put his hand to his hip as though he
were going to shoot him. When the
chief came down town, he saw Hall
and Findley, called Hall to one side
and talked with him, and then per
suaded the two men to shake hands
and be friends. He walked down
the street a block, heard the Bhots,
and then chased Findley, who made
his escape to the railroad yards. The
chief followed. Later Stafford came
after him and said Finley was at the
station to give himself up. At the
station he was told by Findley that
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!'p Ml rhot Dillard because the lat
ter war, cussing pnd abuslna him anil
isisttd on fighting. Findley told
thr.t he didn't want to kill Dil
lard and that he shot low to avoid
doing hlni hi .us injury.
George Staflord related how he
and Franjv Mirritt were in an auto
mobile at the time of the shooting.
They had takn Dillard to the htm
,:ial and ther had gone to look for
i iudlcy. i'ao ing by the p. dice sla
: on, :cy saw Findley ins'de. H.
had gone fir Chi -f Heed, having
ticrritt with Findley.
The defense, conduced ly Attor
ney H. K. Gantz, placed the defend
ant on the st: r.'i after a notion uj
dismiss had been denied by th:
.ou't. Fi'iKey said that he had
been employed as a car cleaner for
six years In Alliance. According in
'ii3 s'ojy. 1 J' ml remonstrated villi
Dillard for butting into his private
affairs. Dillard got mad,, "cussed at
the top of his voice," and wan ed to
fight. They went inside, and weve
later ordered out by Sam Shel'.o.i.
When they came cut, he vent over
in front of the Mi.newal calV, .nd he
was tabling with someone else, when
he saw Dillard coming toward hltn,
hand on his hip pocket, and he fired
in self-defense. "I thought he in-
ndec1 lo kill me or hurt me bad,"
he Bald. He had fired at Dillard's,
legs, so as not to kill him. Three
Bhots were fired as Dillard came to
ward him, and two as he walked
away.' He was a stranger to an auto
matic and didn't know how to make
it nop. He said he had asked per
mission of Sheriff Miller to cany a
gun, but was refused, the sheriff ad-
... .ug u i.i to taKe a club to Hall if
Che latter came over to his house to
raise trouble.
Sam Shelton said that they came
into his restaurant about 8 o'clock.
Dillard was using rough language,
and kept talking louder and louder,
and flnalley he ordered them to quit.
The noise increased and he threat
ened to call the police. Then they
went out. Shelton said Findley had
used no rough language and seemcii
to be trying to avoid trouble.
Krlph Jores stated that he had
been present at the inception of the
row and had told Dillard to go on
about his bubiness. He was right be
!'V Dillard when the shooting took
place. "When the shooting began,
you left?" queried an attorney. "No,
elr," the witness came back indig
nantly, "I was the last man to go."
"Oh, you couldn't leave," Mr. H.:f)o
suggested.
Joe Johnson furnished further
corroboration of the circumstances
of the shooting. When the fimllla 1e
began, Johnson retired behind a ;on-1
venieiii pile of bricks. Jural Shcl-1
ten testifed that Dillard had knife
In his hand before the sooting.
Janus Wims, who gave hia occu
pation as "a reverend," testified as
to the abusive language. Llllo O'Neal '
fiaid he had told Findley of Dillard's
comment on l is threat to rue Hall.
The attorn' ja put up a spirited ar ;
gunitnt, after which the court an-:
nounced his decision. Findley paid j
his fine. I
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Use commonsense. It is very uncommon.
Keep healthy, work, and don't worry.
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Alliance high school Is figuring on j
a very successful football Season this
fall. The Alliance wiiedule contains
games with mo.st of tne important
teams in the western part of the
state. Principal Frank C. Prime, of
the high school, who will have
charge of the team, was fullback on
the Kighty-ninth division team. The
following schedule has been reported:
Oct.
Tlatte.
Oct.
bluff.
Oct.
1. North Platte at North
8 Scottsbluff at Seotis
15 Hot Spuings, S. D., at
Alliance.
Oct. 22 rinyard at Bayard.
29 Sidney at Alliance.
5 Bayard at Alliance.
Crawford or Morrill
Oct.
Nov.
Nov. 12
Alliance.
Nov. b Sidney at Sidney.
Nov. 25 Scottsbluff at Alliance.
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TWO INJllil-.I) W1IKN
Al TO.MOlSll.l) 0 KiriTIlXS
George Docer and Frank Lackey,
employed in the sheet metal depart
ment of the Newberry Hard wart
company, were badly bruised lues
day afternoon, v h.n the FY.rd in
whifh they were ridiiiK overtime I.
throwing them out. The accldi ni '
w:-.j t'ue to a rear wheel cennng oft J
the car. The men had been working '
on a farm fifteen milts north of A-
liance, ami the trouble occurred m
the return trip. Aside from bruise, j
the men were not seriously injured.
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