KinSource - Tale of the Week - Went Out After Scalps

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Minnesota Tales

The St. Paul Daily Globe, November 28, 1889, p. 8

WENT OUT AFTER SCALPS.

But His Aim Was Off Color - A Family Row.

Ed Sheehy, the proprietor of a grocery store at 609 East Third Street, was out after scalps last evening, and nearly succeeded in securing that of his brother-in-law, William Dunn, who is employed as a clerk in the store. Dunn says Sheehy had been down town in the afternoon, and upon his return about dusk entered the store where Dunn was waiting upon some lady customers and fired two shots at him in quick succession, missing him each time. Dunn ran across the street, followed by Sheehy, who fired again, missing him as before. Sheehy then proceeded to McCarthy's saloon, where he fired a shot into a crowd of men who were at the bar, miraculously missing every one. Sheehy has been arrested on numerous occasions and charges, and is addicted to drink, but was sober last night when arrested. Upon him were found a 44-caliber English bulldog revolver and some sixty or seventy loaded shells. The trouble, it is claimed is due to a dispute over property owned by Sheeley [sic] in the neighborhood, between himself and Mrs. Sheehy, to whom he has recently deeded property to the extent of about $80,000. It [seems] that Sheehy suspected Dunn of trying to bring about a rupture in the relations existing between himself and wife, hence the row. When brought to the station, the man was in a frantic condition, being unable to tell his name, or where he lived.