Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
WYCElk
A Fatal Frontier Fued-S Stock
Raising on Laramie Plains.
Mining Developments in TIE Big
Horn Region.

Horn Region.
Correspondence Of the Bee.
Cheyenne, w. T, March 81
Last evening a messenger in hot
haste arrived in town, giving the
alarming intelligence OF a cold
blooded murder on Upper Horse
creek, thirty miles from this city.
The circumstances we're as follows
For the last two or three years,
there has been bitter feuds in that
neighhorh0od, in which the present
murderer was more or less involved.
His name is Norman McQuaig,
while his murdered victims names
are James p. Jackson and his son,
John Jackson. The origin of the
tragedy seems to have been on &C.
count of a school teacher, a cousin
Of McQuaig's, Who ill, treated a
younger son of Jackson,ameFe
Though spite and malice than for
any special fault or mere discipline
This enraged the elder Jackson,
who WAS one of the school board !;
but being in a minority, he could
not have the teacher discharged,
Soon, however, the school house
was discovered to be RACED to the
ground, evidently the work of an
incendiary. This only added more
Intensity to the old feud; but K
cept an occasional wordy alterca-
item between McQusig and different
members. of the Jackson family,
nothing of a serious character oc-
cured until the dreadful tragedy of
yesterday morning. Yesterday
forenoon McQuaig rode over to
JacksOn's ranch, and hitching his
horse to a post, proceeded in the di.
fectiOn of tue stables, where J. P.
Jackson and his son were working. |
It does not appear that there were
any words. The elder jackson
came out of the stable, when Nc |
Quaig at once leveled a revolver at
HIM. At that moment, the son
seeing his fathers danger, attempt
ed to dart past for the house, for the
purpose, perhaps, of securing arms.
McQuaig, at once taking in the
sons intention, turned FROM the !
father and shot the son dead. He
then turned upon the old man and
shot him through the heart ; and
not even content with that, fired
two more bullets into the PROSTATE
body, to make surety doubly sure.
Mrs. jackson and a small son
were pOwerless spectators of this
double murder, and unable to rem.
der any assistance to the father and
son. During the shooting MCQuaig's
horse broke loose and ran to Clark's
ranch, four miles distant, where
recovered, and rode away.
Mrs. Jackson followed almost in
his tracks to Chase's ranch, to give
and the only wonder now
to be, that he did not kill the
old lady and the younger son, and
thus remove all evidence. Deputy
Sheriff Dalton promptly got together
q posse OF fanchmen, and started
Upon the trail. McQuaig had two
hours the start, and will lead them
long chase, and the chances are
that he will resist and not be taken
1t is now pretty certain that
Is the incendiary who, two years
ago, fired the stables and hay-ricks
of Mr.. Frank Mcmahon, which re-
suited il the loss of 80 tons of hay,
a span Of fine horses, COWS, calves,
farming utensils, etc., valued at
something like 81, 500. 1t is alleged
that he recently boasted of that
achievement to certain parties. II
so, it raises the suspected odium of
a very worthy citizen, who has
hitherto been the suspected party.
BCACK KILLERS.
The town is literally alive with
Black Killers, who come now in
large squads from the east, south
and west, owe the Denver Pacific,
Pacific, and Union Pacific
The Cheyenne and Black
Hills stage company now run q
daily coach both ways between this
city and Custer and DeadwOOd. A
coach drawn by six fine American
horses starts out every morning
with eighteen passengers, while an
other arrives every evening. Even
this can hardly supply the demand,
unless they can put on about five
daily coaches both ways. Not only
the coaches, but also private wagons
and every sort of vehicle are brought
into requisitiOn to convey the gold
seekers to the modern e. Dorado.
A WORD OF CAUTION To BLACK
KILLERS.
People coming from the East, and
who r not up to Indian deviltries,
must be very well guarded and Wig
liant. Let them always be on the
alert for "signs," and have their
arms where they can lay their
hands Oh them in an instant. They
must keep their teams we'll "closed
Up" SO as to be In a position to
corral rapidly in case Of an attack in
LOroa Than nuSf NOT a~fraunlo