Jerauld-Davison County, SD News.....The Waterbury murder November 23 1885
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Mitchell Daily Republican
Further Particulars of the Killing of Peter Robey.

From Mr. G.C. Kober of this city, who visited the scene of the recent tragedy 
in Jerauld county, the following additional particulars are received 
concerning the shooting of Peter Robey by Ben Solomon.  Mr. Kober was present 
at the coroner's inquest and got his facts first hand:

The two men had been working together on the Harris farm and occupied a shanty 
together.  Robey was the cook, and according to Solomon's statement, refused 
to get up the right sort of a breakfast on the day of the shooting. A quarrel 
ensued and Robey made for Solomon with a piece of scantling.  The latter 
turned to run out of the shanty, when Robey grabbed a butcher knife and went 
after him.  Solomon turned, drew his revolver and shot Robey through the 
body.  The latter followed up his and assault and Solomon shot him twice more, 
once through thehead and the last time in the arm.  This finished Robey, and 
Solomon gave himself up.

An inquest was held Friday by Coroner Gatlin at which the above facts were 
elicited and a verdict rendered in accordance therewith.  Solomon was the only 
witness called, as the two men were entirely by themselves at the time of the 
tragedy, and of course only his side of the story is obtainable. He is a young 
man of twenty-three of twenty-four years whose father lives in Hastings, 
Nebraska.  He is given a bad reputation in the neighborhood where the killing 
occurred, and is said to have killed a man or two before in affrays.  His 
preliminary examination was held Saturday and he was bound over for murder in 
the first degree.

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