, 1880-01-24
Another Murderer Makes His Exit
at the End of a Moose.
u. II. Hardin Executed In st.
Francis County, Missouri,
Yesterday.
TraEical Result Of q Quarrel between
an Uncle and Nephew.
The Latter Uses His Revolver Freely, and
Kills the Old Man.
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
Rrsefal f}isnnfth to The fhttdtD Tribune.

5ptetal Dtspateh to The CAteaeo Tribune.
DENVER Co!o., jan. 23.-Last night Mt
Cluse Il 1'altersun's tlnnce-lnlf, ut Las
Vegas, nbont II o'clock, terrible shooting
aifray toDk place. It seenIs tl,at tic origin
Of the difficulty tlntcs b1ck to tho taking
OF n buggy from 1.as Vegas week or
50 sflcc. Mr.. Carsufl md all0thor officer
were scilt to recover tho buggy,
but were forced to return without It,. 'flle
men accused Of tnking the buggy took
otfcnso ut something the officers were sup
posed to llavc snitl, md came Ill Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning to get even
with Carson. Tile party consisted Of Tom
Henry, james West, Turner Randall, and MS
near ms could bc learned, Il man by the name
Of Beard. They canle on horseback, md
put up their horses nt Lewctllng il Olls'
fcctl-corra'. They were a'l heavily armed
Will, rcyolyers, and In ndlttion tn which
they brought with them three Wincllcs-
ter rifles, which they left Mt tho
of'lce Of the corral. Thcy wore their arms
all the time When In town, In defiance Of
law, and Mt night, about Ii o'clock, entered
tho dance hall Of Ctlasa u Patterson With
t)tcfr arris strapped OH them md ex-
posed to view. Officer A1uther request
cd the ,ncn to leave their pistols
with tho barkceper, which they refused to
{o: and commenced to abllsu him. THEY
then passed on into tho next room, where
Carson WIS reclining OIL table, alul com-
monccd to abuse lin, saying lint no man
could make them give up their pistols,
artl Tom Henry reached for his g1in.
Carson then reached for lits, hut was sll0t In
the right arm before Ito could draw 1t. This
rext slot hit Cnrson in the left arnl, thus
disabling him. Tho next struck him II, tho
body. lie went out Of tile house, but fell
soon after reaelllng the street; Tllere
fired the ilrst shot, Ttis Is tho stnternent of
Dave Alather cool, brave officer, wlo Is
never. wanting II, the l,our Of danger.
Mo ls positive TINT the lng-le!ter,
rs @ bt bt fed III lie oy '1yst s% so wIcl, vi l"fGa GrpRe
further protection Of himself It ii qucs.
tton tn tlle minds Of lln,Iy Who were present
Its ristol was pEckcd Up Tho next morning
Md two chambers had heGn cmpttetl.
Immediately nftcr the firing Of the second
shot to. good effect by, Davu AfAtllor, the
|nmEs In IN the tlnnce.lall Mere oxtngulsslled sl
ton. At lcust thirty sl,ois wero fired
almost tsllnsl!tnnGous!y. ting lrnden missiles Of
sste to erGN;a y9E p roo t1sk II Waa sGss sa a5o a
james West wero shot down. Two other
men were wounded, but got out Of the barn
aud escaped.
Joe Carson was born nenr Knoxville, Tcnn.;
WIS % years old, MD wns formerly resi-
dent Of Sherman, rcx. Tie Inns eight bullet
l,olcs through, his body, arnls, nnl legs,
Which Dr. Fngley says were made by four Ut
five shots.
Jnmes West was Il hcrtlcr. lie was se-
riously wounded. lie Is 10 years old, and
| was born In Illinois.
William Randall vas shot In tho abdomen,
half-past this morning.
The man Henry, allu ono other who got
n,yny, took With them the three Winchester
rifles mud tw0 Of tho llOrseA. The other thrce
l!orsGs are still In tho stables Of LeWclling IL
| Olds.