Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-07-15
HELL'S HOLLOW,
Another Calabasas Sunday Evening.

AhOthtT SuluuubaS "uhuuy hbCnIh8,
 They had another shooting scrape at
 Calabssas Sunday evening. A gentleman
 who arrived in town Tuesday from that
 sinful hollow being approached for news
 by an EpITAPH reporter, gave substantially
 the following facts: Igo's ranch is situated
 about twelve miles from Calabasas, on the line of the railroad. Sunday evening last some of the tough characters residing Tn the vicinity were celebrating" the Sab-
 bath at the camp of Mexican living near
 Igo's. The Mexican had some women folks in his family, and the railroaders were making themselves particularly obliging to them. It may be that thls was because of a natural spirit of chivalry for the far sex, and it might have been be. cause they were,%inguistic students, and anxious to master the soft, tender language of Castile, and then again, it might have been for causes not necessary to mention
 At any rate the senoritas were having a good time. Mescal and whisky were plenty as water, and everything looked lovely. But mescal and whisky cannot be drank all day without its effects being felt, and it is as natural as life that railroaders should fight when their skins are filled with whisky. On this occasion four men, named James Moroney, Bill Mulcahy, Jack Kingsbury and fellow called Neva- da Jim, were candidates for the smiles of certain senorita. Angry words came first, to be soon followed by blows. Pistols were then drawn, and Moroney received ball in the forehead that sent him before his Maker almost instantly. This seemed to sober the others, and kno wing that if the friends of the dead man arrived se- rious row would ensue, they decamped In the direction of Calabasas. Arriving at that classic center, they forgot their trouble and entered into the festivities of dance hall which was in full blast at the time. In the meantime, word of the killing near Igo's was waited around quickly, and some of the dead mans friends organized a party to pursue the murderers They fol- lowed on to Ca,abasas, and on inquiry learned that they were in the dance hall. They marched up to the door, revolvers In hand, and seeing the object of thelr search waltzing away gaily, turned loose their lead 4 scene of dreadful confusion en- sued. Not less than fifty shots were fired in half as many seconds. Yelling, cursing, screaming, moaning. the reports of fire aihIS tbC bul tHC mClcC tuG three chief criminals escaped by cutting their way through the tent It must not be supposed that the pursuing party had'the shooting all to themselves. Far from it; nearly every man and woman in the room took hand in When the am intuition was exhausted and the smoke cleared off, two men were found dead, and another, Il Mexican, has doubtless died since. Four men and three women were wounded more or less seriously, but, as far as could be learned the three chief criminals escaped without scratch. Of course their first thought was to escape the meshes Of the law by crossing into Sonora, and thither they went A consultation was held among the survivors at Calabasas, and it was de- cided to start party on horseback after them. Twelve men armed to the teeth struck out about dusk, resolved to follow the fleeing fugitlves into the heart of Mexico, or capture them. Neither the pur- sued or pursuing have been heard from since.