The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-12-02
A EIocdy Ouei.

A. singular and bloody shooting
afasr occurred recently between Ger
don Ellis and Pat Shea at Benefits
ranch, Lincoln county, Nevada Y
shcrt time before the fight Ellis sold
some borax locations to the Coleman
Borax company, receiving $4,000
therefor. On the day before his last
he got into a dispute with Mexican
with whom he was gambling. He no
tilted the Mexican that he should then
and there shoot him, but only through
the leg, as a warning Of what would
happen if he (the Mexican) did moi
conduct himself in proper manner.
Thereupon he did shoot the Mexican
through the leg, and things went on
smoothly until the following day.
Ellis then had some difficulty With
Shea, with whom he was gambling:
and told Shea that he meant
to shoot him through the leg,
as he had the Mexican the preceding
day, if Shea did not mend his ways.
Shea dared him to shoot an unarmed
man, as he then was. Ellis blazed
away at Shea's leg, sending ball
through it below the knee. Shea be-
gan abusing Ellis, whereupon, after
due notice, Ellis perforated Shea's
other leg: During the shooting some
men present had started to their camp,
a short distance away, to get then
Henry rifles, whether to merely. pro.
tect their own legs, OF with a view Of
interfering in behalf OF thezwounded
man, can only be surmised. Where
turning with their rites they met
Ellis, and with drawn guns compelled
him to 60 back. Coming up~to where
Shea was, the latter. applying foul
epithet to one of the men with the
rifles, added: 'FYou coward, you want
to shoot an unarmed man, too, do
YOU"
At this the man addressed replied:
If you think I'm coward, come out
here" concluding the remark by throw
ing his gun down on the ground neal
Shea and brsndishing his fists. Shea.
though with a pistol shot through each
leg, advanced in threatening manner
toward the man, but got no further
than the rifle, which he Immediately
snatehed up. Up to this point Ellis
had remained sitting on his horse, ap-
parently disinterested spectator
but when he saw Shea pick up
the gun he Instantly slid
of his horse, on the side furthest from
Shea The latter then cried to Ellis:
aNew, if you want to shoot at my
legs any more, step out from behind
that horse and blaze away" Ellis held
his position behind the horse. Shea told
him that he did not want TO shoot the
horse, but if he did not come eUt at
once. and {" come shootin'," he would
drop the horse so that he could shoot
Ehe man.
ELLIS saw there was no help for it.
and, lodging under his horses head,
came ga shootin',' sure enough, his
FIRST shot striking Shea, already twice
Wounded, II The groin and ranging up
ward Shea, however, remained stand
ing long enough to FIRE two shots at
Ellis, the first with trihing effect, but
the second knocking him in death
throes to the ground, Shea falling at
the same instant. Recovering, Shea
rose to a sitting posture, and called to
the men who had in the meantime
rushed in to s1stand out of the way
till give him another shot"
The dying man, hearing the remark,
whispered; Don't let him shoot; Pve
got enough" Shea was assured their
was no need Of another shot and lay
down to die. Ellis almost immedi-
ately breathed his last.