Shooting near death? Mt Vernon saloon case shocks town
In a December 2 1881 issue a Monitor Saloon shooting left ex sheriff Wheeler narrowly survives a bullet to the neck after Jim Smith demanded quiet and fired. Smith pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to commit murder in the first degree and awaits trial in jail.
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