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THE WAY BUSINESS DIFFICULTIES
ARE SETTLED IN THE FAR WEST,

Cartwright and Wallwork were partners
In a prospecting enterprise near Emmets.
burg, and had been working together for
some time. They had at one time had diff
ferences, but they had been amicably ad-
iusted. Furguson was the friend Of both,
esteemed by both, and is Justice Of the
Peace Of the township. Not long since
Wallwork, Ferguson, and Charles Cooper,
had just returned from Phillipsburg, and
Wallwork and Cartwright happened to be
in Ferguson's cabin about noon. Only the
three men were present. Wallwork and
Cartwright drifted into q quick quarrel
(something about the prospecting claim,
we learn,) and both drew weapons stimuli.
taneously-Wallwork Deringer, and Cart
wright a navy revolver. Ferguson inter
posed to prevent an affray, and caught the
revolver, which was accidentally discharg.
ed in the scufle, the ball passing through
Ferguson's right hand, between the arst
and second fingers. breaking the bone Of
the first but not severing the tension.
The ball lodged in the door Of the cabin.
All three left the cabin, Ferguson going
into Caplice & Smiths store to have his
hand dressed. While the hand was being
dressed Wallwork and Cartwright came to-
gether again in the street. Frederick
Grant was the the only witness Of the first
part Of the second rencontre. He says
they were standing 6ve or six feet apart
each armed as before. Cartwright said to
Wallwork two or three times, I'll riddle
you for that'-presumably having refer
ence to the accidental shooting Of Ferguson
or the remark made in the cabin. Wall
work responded, Commence" or words to
that effect, and fred his Deringer; Cart
wright fred his navy :,bout the same time.
Some say the firing was simultaneous,
others that Wallwork fred first. Wall
works Deringer ball entered about one
inch below the centre Of Cartwright's
breast. He fell, raised on his knee and
| fred two more shots, and fell over on his
side with o moan. Wallwork who had re-
ceived in front every ball fred from the
navy, turned back, when Cartwright raised
q little, and fired n fourth shot, that also
striking Wallwork. One barrel remain
ed loaded. Six shots fred had each hit q
man.
Wallwork received one ball, which lodg.
ed three inches above the right knee; one
passed into and through the upper part Of
the left leg from the side, and two balls
entered the right leg from the front. one
fracturing the femoral artery (which will
probably prove fatally. and one en- ntering
four inches below and to the left. Cart
wright died Wallwork had little chance
of recovery. Both men were well thought
Of; were sober, not given to desperate
deeds, and had been friendly. Both were
game. Wallwork was large powerful
man; Cartwright small man they quar-
relied, stayed with the fight to the last. Bit
ter, desperate end. with weapons that neu.
traized their physical inequality, and both
probably paid the penalty with their
lives. Cartwright was a Cornishman. was
about forty years CT age. had been married.
and has a grown son. to whom he willed
his considerable property; came to Mon.
tana from Colorado when Alder Gluch was
discovered; has been in Henderson several
years, and was well known and held in
esteem by many people.