The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-08
A BRUTAL MURDER.
4 Man Killed lsr TIVE lbsllars-ShOt
Through the Heart While IN His Knees
BcgyjaE iUr His Life.

Prom the Inyo CAL independent. October I.
We have to record what appears to Ike the
most cold blmdcd murder ever yet commit.
ted In this county. 1t iM,k place ut Pinch
overs store. Bishop Greek. Ut 4p. m. yes
tcrdsy. The murderer. E. r. WEIGH. Is &
man of family, and a we'll known citizen Of
that locality The murdered man was
named Frank Moore, recently Crrro Ut G"rdo.
where for long time previous he has been
engaged In mining. 1t appears that the two
men had been engaged in game Of old
slcdgc, ten points up. in the saloon at the
store. Moore had beaten Wclch several
times. e each time. Welrh proposed to
reduce the points to seven, which was
agreed to. They played on until Moore
made six p ints. WclcL having but two;
Moore held full hand with hut one point
to ~, but for the fun of the thing begged,
and WEIGH gave him one. which. in point vi
fact. ended the game. More threw down
his hand aud claimed the money, winch
Wclch denied him. saying the game wa
"ien points up" Moore denied il. hut SAID
he would let it go. because his ARDS showed
on their face the three points required tn
make the ten. and showing them took the
g. Wclch disputed his right to do 50, bu,
without much further remark left the snlOoi,
and vert 10 his house. three fOurths Of u
mile dist ant. ard,
ARMING Himself WITH 4 REVOLVER.
Returned to the store. Moore WAS In III,
act Of putting on some pants he hid pur
chased, in which he was assisted by on.
Powers. Some Of M,mrc's mon. v had fat
len on the flor. which Powers held in hi.
hand when WEIGH approached with u pisto
cooked, and with . vile cpiihct told Moore
he Was gong to kill him because he hnd
two dollars Of his money. Moore said b.
had won il fairly, but rather than be sllo
he would give II up. Powers advised hin
to give up the two dollars, and laid tina
sum on the box with NJ ores consent. fvl
WEIGH. The latter said You s--n Ut
b.. have notion to have crack 1t y,u
anyhow" Moore opened his shirt bUs'il
and replied: I" shoot me If you want H.
WEIGH, but remember you shoot me Tor Nv,
dollars l havnr got" II is said that he
finding Wclch was in deadly earnest,
BEGGED FOR Ills LIFE On Ills KNEES:
But however ihss may ~, Wclcll repeated
The remark above, and fired ball directly
through MOore's heart. who died without u
word. Both ~cre In liquor. hut Moore VA.
quiet and peacesblc. and has always borne
that character. WEIGH took drink With
two Or three parties present, then returned
10 his house, started to the place. A MI 4
Tory mounted his fleetcst horse and starred
in pursuit, Ovcrhauiing Welci, about eight
miles north Of This place. Wcl:h. Oh Mai
Iory's approach. finding his horse too slow
lory had him covered with hts own. aud the
advantage in position, being in his rear, III
made HIM put his revolver in the scubbar.i
and brought him into town about te,.
o'clock last night. having made The whole
distance on one horse in . little over fou,
hours time. WEIGH. We should have stated,
told Mallory that he was coming up here u
consult . lawyer and to give himself up
This may bc 50. but Mallory and every one
knows that WEIGH would not have hcsiIa,e.i
10 kill him, Or any man to save himself
from capture. il he had dared to attempt il,
with equal chances. not to say the odd,
against him.