DAVE O'DONNELL
Arizona Republican Newspaper
December 22, 1909

Parker--A man by the name of Dave O'Donnell was shot by 
William Williamson at the latter's railroad camp, about 
four miles west of Calzona. An authorized report states 
that Williamson fired in self defense and the affair 
occurred about as follows:

On Saturday evening, O'Donnell arrived in the camp of 
Williamson much under the influence of liquor. He became 
involved in an altercation with one of the colored employees 
at the camp and later he came up to the commissary store. 
Williamson told O'Donnell to get away and that he must 
leave the coloreds and mules alone.

This angered O'Donnell and with abusive language he started 
to draw his gun. He was first to produce his revolver but 
fatally. He pulled it with his left hand. Before he could 
change it to his right, Williamson fired the ball taking 
effect in the right shoulder of O'Donnell. The shot did 
not knock O'Donnel down and though wounded he fired 
simultaneously with Williamson.  The second shot took 
effect in O'Donnell;'s other shoulder.  This knocked 
O'Donnell down but he attempted to use his gun.  
Williamson at once sent a messenger to Parker for a 
physician and officer. The summons was responded to 
by Dr. McGinnis and Deputy Oliver Morge. O'Donnell's 
wound was found to be fatal and he died on Monday 
morning thirty six hours after the tragedy.

Officer Morge and Williamson left last night for Needles 
where Williamson will surrender to the sheriff of San 
Bernardino County.  A coroner is enroute from Needles 
to hold an inquest over the dead whose body is still 
being guarded by Williamson's orders.

Williamson, who with his wife came to this country from 
Alhambra, a couple of months ago is a contractor with the 
firm of C.D. Smith and Company.  O'Donnel was employed at 
the railroad camp of Scot and Sons, further out on the A&C 
line. Little is known of him at this time.