The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-19 00:00:00

AN AMERICAN BORDER TRAGEDY.

The Cheyenne (Wyoming Territory) Tribune, of the 19th
ult., has the following :—Mr. William Parks, in partner-
ship with Mr. Edward Creighton, of Omaha, purchased
last fall some 3,500 head of stock cattle at
.Selluyler, Neb.,
and bringing them by way of Pine Bluff, reached Horse
Creek on the sth of November. Here he had built a
large corral and comfortable cabin, and intended
to establish himself in the stock business, and
was making arrangements to return to Omaha
to spend the approaching holidays. He had
with him eleven men consisting of one foreman,
John Brackpool, one cook, and nine herdsmen. Among
the latter was the murderer, Herbert Elmore Nourse.
On Tuesday morning, the day the murders were com-
mitted, the foreman directed six of the herdsmen, Nourse
amone them, to take their ponies and look after the cattle
as usual. Nourse complained of not feeling well, and
was left in the camp, the foreman taking his place. The
remaining three herdsmen were expected to dig a well
near the cabin. During the morning Nourse occupied
his bunk most of the time; taking the opportunity, when
all were out, to secure all the guns and pistols in the
Cabin, which he secreted in his bunk. He heel thus
secured five revolvers, and two Henry rifles. About
eleven o'clock in the forenoon Mr. Parks, Nourse,
and three of the other men were in the cabin. Nourse
had been talking of a settlement, had made his own state-
ments, which Mr. Parks said were correct, after
which he went to his bunk, and Parks turned to the
table, where he was writing with his back towards Nourse,
who then levelled a revolver without being seen, and shot
Parks through the head. He died instantly. The other
men seeing what had been done, one of them, Seymour
Robb, sprang for his revolver and found it gone, at which
Nourse fired at him and missed him. Another man, H.
F. Tilley, not comprehending the state of affairs,
attempted to assist Mr. Parks, who had fallen to the
floor, when Nourse snapped a revolver at him, not five
feet from his head.. The three men, finding their position
rather critical, being without arms, beat a hasty retreat
out of the house, closely followed by Nourse, who fired at
Tilley immediately after reaching the door. Tilley saved
his life this time by dodging behind a cart that stood near
by, which received the ball. The two men that were
working in the well, hearing the firing, came out and
started fOr the house. Nourse fired at the one in
advance, Andrew Mattice, the ball taking effect in the
left breast above the heart, and coming out below the
shoulder blade. Mattice and his companion, Martin Lee
Eastwood, then turned to run, when Nourse fired at
Eastwood, striking him in the small of the back, inflict-
ing a wound that proved fatal in aboutfour hours. Nourse
then•wene into the house, and after some time had
elapsed, Tilley. who already miraculously escaped,
having been shot at once and snapped at once, with
more 'pluck than discretion entered the house, where
Nourse seemed t' be engaged in examining Mr. Parks'
pockets. Nourse arose from behind the corpse, and
snapped a revolver at Tilley, and followed him out of
the house. He succeeded in eluding Nourse by closing
the door after him. Turning quickly round the corner
of the house, Nourse with two revolvers started up
the creek in the direction the other men were known
to be. One of the men followed him, and when
some four miles away from the house; Nourse met one of
the herdsmen, Allan Parsons, and fired at him. Parsons
being on horseback easily made his escape. Nourse re-
turned to the house after several hours, during which
time the foreman, Mr. John Brackpool, had returned.
As Nourse approached the house Brackpool presented a
carbine, and would have shot him, but he threw up his
hands and begged for his life, saying that he was guilty,
and that he had no pistols. The men took him into the
house, tied and watched him until the sheriff arrived and
took him into custody.

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DESTRUCTIVE FIDE AT NRAV ORLEANS.—A
terrible fire, resulting in the destruction of six large steam
vessels and property, valued at about $BOO,OOO, has
occurred at New Orleans. From information which
reached Liverpool on Tuesday it appears that early on
the morning of the Ist instant flames broke out in
the steamer Magenta, and, despite all efforts to
check them, spread rapidly to the steamships
Julia Rudolrh, Grand Era, Thompson Dean, and
John Howard. It was believed that the hull of the
latter will be saved, but the other vessels are com-
pletely destroyed. The Magenta was valued at
$30,000, and insured for 10,000 • the Grand Era '
was valued at $70,000, being insured for $35,000, and
the Julia Rudolph, estimated to be worth $150,000, was
insured to the extent of $120,000. TheinstrAnces areunder
stood to have been effected in western offices. The Thom-
pson Dean's cargo, consisting of flour, sugar, molasses, steel,
&c., and which was all, burnt, was valued at $lOO,OOO and
upwards, and insured for $60,000. The value of the John
Howard—a new vessel—and its freight of 1,200 bales of
cotton and a large amount of Western produce, was esti-
mated at $130,000, the loss being put down at $lOO,OOO
or thereabouts. Another very fine steamer, the De Soto,
which left New Orleans for New York on the 31st ult.,
took fire on the following day, when only some 27 miles
from the first-named port. She was run ashore on M'Coll's
flat, in the hope of saving her, but she was burnt to the
water's edge, and her cargo of cotton, sugar, and molasses
estimated to be worth $250,000, was almost entirely de-
stroyed.

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