Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-06
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
CbeT4@$ q. lsuiuP0w' Throat
Cut With a POcket-knife.
sandy EsiIl" Harrison the MAN
who Did 1t.

sandy Bill" Harrison the Man
Who Did 1t.
on last Monday evening our usu.
ally quiet and peaceable city was
awakened by most startling ano
bloody tragedy which happened
about half past four O'Clock in Rines'
saloon. AS near as we can learn,
the facts are about as follows:
w. r. Carter and John O'Cono,
were tending bar, and Jack Rogers and
Charles Muldrcw, the deceased, were
standing in the saloon, near the ice
box, when Wm. Harrison, known as
'Sandy Bill" entered and said,
'Hello! wild-eyed Jack and little
eyed Charley!" Charley Muldrow
then said, Whats the matter with
you! Jack Marshall wants to see
you" Harrison then made some
rough remarks about Marshall, when
Muldrow said, "You ought not to
talk about a man behind his back"
Harrison then asked for something to
drink, but the bar tenders would not
give him anything, as they had re-
ceived orders from fIr. Rines not to
let Harrison have liquor. In fact, he
had not had but one drink in the sa-
loon during the day. Both parties
were under the influence of whisky,
which was the cause of the trouble.
An empty bottle was found on the
person of each. Harrison went out
of the saloon after he could get moth
ing to drink, but returned in a few
moments and went into the back room,
where Muldrow then was. Loud talk
ing was INDUCED in-both became
enraged and clinched, when Harrison
cut Muldrow with pocket-knife, the
wound being s 12 inches long and
running almost from ear to ear. The
cut was ghastly-the blood spurted
in streams from the wound. Null
drow turned and ran out in the street
toward Craig's drug store, but when
half way over fell on his face in the
middle of the street. Drs. w. w.
Rodman and R. w. Bourne were on
the ground and tried to stop the flow
of blood, but this was impossible, as
the arteries of the neck were severed.
He was carried at once into Crale's
drug store where he died in about
one hour. Harrison went over to
W. Potts grocery store to wash the
blood off of his hands, where he was
promptly arrested by Sheriff Glas-
cock. Muldrow,' when cut, had a
pistol in his hand, and without doubt
was trying to use it, but we ere una
ble to say whether the knife or pistol
was drawn first. This will proba-
bly, be found out in the evidence.
Muldrow, when cut, said: "Boy 8,
Harrison has cut me take the knife
away from him. 1 must have this
cut attended to-" Harrison cut at
Muldrow two or three times; Null
drow snapped his pistol once or twice
in the row, but it woald not 90 Off
A coroner's inquest was held over
the remains of deceased Mopday
night, at Craig's drug store, o. Hit
acting as coroner. DIR. Tcrriil living
more than 10 miles from. Mexico.
The following were the jury:
j. H. Hill, J. NJ. Coons, b. b.
Tureman, J. III. Beck, X II. Fowler,
and c. F. kosenberry.
The jury found verdict that
"Chas. Muldrow came to his death
from knife wound inflicted by VIM.
Harrison. When the preliminary
examination takes place we will be
able to give particulars in full.
The funeral seryit es were conduct
ed at the residence OF Mrs. Sparks,
his sister, Tuesday afternoon, Elders
Cake and Brooks officiating. The
remains were inferred in the new
cemetery. No one regrets more
than we do the occurrence of such
troubles in our midst, but as one of
the parties is now awaiting trial we
refrain from aggrayating the matter
by dwelling on it at this time.