Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-22
Terrible Shooting AfIray in Arizona.
LYNCH Law

The Mesilla Times of the 8th inst, has the
following:
On Thursday night, Nov. lst, at q bail
given in Pine Alto, Mr.. VIM. Dack. we'll
known and highly respectable citizen who
has resided in our midst for some time wos
almost instantly killed, and three other men
wounded-two, probably mortally.
IL appears that some time last winter. Mr.
Dack and Mr.. Taylor had some trouble at
Mesliia. On the evening in question. Mr..
thatcher, who was in attendance at the ball
room, stepped up to the bar and called upon
All present to come up and drink, remarking
as he did so, that he believed all present
were his friends Mr. Dack, advancing TO-
ward the bar said, Say that again, | want
to hear it" whereupon Taylor who was
present, cried out, Let the id scoundrel
come, will get him and Immediately
drew his pistol, leyeled it at him and fired
1t Is supposed, however, that the ball went
INTO the air, as the pistol was thrown out of
range 10y an individual standing near.
Wrenching himself from the grasp of those
who were attempting to hold him, he fred at
Dack the second time, the ball taking effect.
Almost simultaneously with this shot, three
others were fired into Dack's person. He
,
but, as he sunk down, he reeled to a post and
grasped it with his left arm while he drew
his pistol with his right hand, and fired at
Taylor, the ball taking effect in his thigh.
He then fell ever dead, without a groan or
exclamation of any kind Two other shots
were afterwards into his body from dragon
pistol in the hands of Chas, Hampton. AL
together, he received eight balls in his per-
son-one in the arm, five in the breast. one
in the thigh and one in the aUdomen-Le.
sides one wound with a knfe
Subsequently Mr.. Thatcher pointed out
Chas. Hampton as one of the murderers.
which the latter pronounced id lie, and
fired at the former with his six shooter. but
missed him and shot Mr.. Wright of De Witt
Texas, through the mouth Hampton then
attempted to escape through the back door
and in so doing was shot twice by parties in
the room the balls both lodging in his head
According to the evidence presented at the
trial, Taylor fired two shots, Edward Colbert
two, Col. Sterten one, and man with blue
shirt, not yet etreeognized, three shots.
Taylor and Hampton are very dangerous
", and it is believed 10y many. MORALLY
wounded Wright, though suffering con
siderably, is not seriously injured.
A portion Of the participants in the affrav
W ere eA"ullueu ny Judge Holt Justice of the
Peace under the Provisional Government
and bound over under $1,000 bonds each. to
appear before the District Court of said
Government; but the people being dissatis.
hep with the action of the Court, assembled
and elected twenty four men as Jurors, ard
tried them, Judge Lynch presiding. The
following was their verdict:
1--WE, the Jury find he following verdict
W hen w alter IaV and (hnrlos TI,,n,+,,
have recovered sufficiently in the estimation
of their physicians, to travel, they shall be
banished from New Mexico ana Arizona, and
if again caught within their limits be hung
Col. Sterton and Mr.. Coulbert are requested
to leave the country and not be caught again
in either Arizona or New Mexico"
Mr. Sterton is now at Fort Webster, and
Claims protection from the Military. Mr.
CoulGert escaped from those who had him in
charge, after sentence had been passed upon
him.