Fair play., 1877-04-12
Slauyhtetip Wyoming Territory.

SIaug1ltenp N!oihhiS leTTItorHs
4 rrnnf-h-.i forwarded - The 7rij-
.rc. in ax.,nc" "f III" paper i'>'lf. 10y
Mr. W,Ilan. ri TIE Cheyenne L.a.I.r.
rive, III particulars Of q double mur-
. der -, II. cold-hp"d strip. which WAS
t p.r1-,ri.d AZ II" ranch "f James =.
.J,cL..o. OH lIG>e Creek. about thirty
m;I,., from CIycmnr. At II o'clock
ThIr.iay m"rin-. A-'hat tim" Nor
man N,,uai.ca >""'chin:tu. rode up 4"
,b.. ranch o'Mr. Jackson. 'ii>m"Ini.d
:ru, hi hnl-'. "uL. after fastening the
animal. wal-i int" The. ward jackson.
VII, WAS agut sixty wears "f a-r. wa>
engaged athr stable. and had jul. been
allied :. .c ho,l," ~ he left tn. >,a-
bl,. an,! approached Mc'uli-. closely
,olI.w.,ry his son John. who had iI>,
...,..in,., .,inim'> estate. McCuai" drew :.
r..ynly, and presented il al hi> ir"a-'.
4. h, rd -. the son. seeing hi fathers
,i,nu. and probably intending I" arm
and fcni himself. -tart.,! io rlln :" the
hon. M"tuair SAM the movement.
an. fa;homin@ ii> pur,o-'.. 'urnr'! from
IN father Ia the son. and. ~ the laii.r
n>ri him. placed the m,Izzl- ii the
,apun 81 close I" his hrra-, a. almost
touch it. pull,-! the trigger and >ho,
onm- Jackson. VIII" rcclcL and fell. iy-
"a" almost instantly.
His awcd mother wh" had been watch
iny the SCENE. rrazcd 10y the sight. rush
ri ,owaIr! the spot. screaming. only to
>.r the murderer turn again upon the
husband and father. and with 'icm"riac
!-lihcr:,,i"n shoot him down, putting Il
ball through his heart. another through
his breast. AMI Il third int" his jaw.
Having satisfied himself that his Vie
inns We're dead. MrCuai@ left the place
and sought hi> horse. which. frightened
,y the shooting. broke lon>, and ran
away. rom" i" Clark ranch. some four
miles distant. The murderer WAS fol-
owed by Mrs. jackson. VIII" hurried ~
'a>i a> her tottcrin" limbs would carry
Icr toward Mr.. Cha>"'>. t" tell the ter
'iblr story and induce the pursuit of the
murderer McCuai. caught hi- horse
II Clark :. and rcmnuniin" the animal
'"d- away, coming i'll the direction "f
'h,yrmnc. A. soon ~ Mrs.. jackson
lad reached Cha>-'S and given tn.
,larm. :, messenger was dispatched tn
lo,ify pcpu,y Sheriff Dalton, VIII" Ht
,ncc organized "a posse "f ranchmrn AMI
tarird after MrCuai". who wa> then
W" hours ahead. on Il "o"d horse. and
With Il fair chance "f escaping.
~ I" the ra,,>c "f the shooting. much
II little can bc said. il being difficult -
~ccrtain ,ha; any thing has .r;n>pircd
cccntly between the parties which
ccmrd t" hc sufficient pr"yoca'i"n f"r
i" foul Il crime. McCmaig has Il female
n,l>in VIII" taught school in the district
n which the .Iack>nn> reside. and. it i |
ll.rcl. made herself obnoxious Ia The /
li-r Jackson. hy harsh treatment Of his I
on. The father. hrin" Il member "f the {
,chool Board. desired her removal. and
aiin" I" >ccur" il N once. and being
ash and hca.t-irunw. made some threats /.
bout how he would accomplish his pur-
,n-c. Tn school building was burned /,
81 4
II the teacher question I" Jackson sat
For some time past McCuai" !
las sought Il quarrel with Hugh Jack !
on. another son of the murdered man. |
olclv on account "f his spite against the
aillcr. hut il seems that he final Y r"n-
lu,lcd to put the old man ont "f the
way. and thus settle his grrld ge.-DcHr'r |
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