The daily gazette., 1883-08-14
ArATAL DUEL An rwo PAOEs.
A Fight with Rides Growing Out Of . Tri-
vial Quarrel at supper.
liar smle, wy, koomeralR.l


vial Quarrel at supper.
tLar rsmie, wy, Boomeraag.l
Last evening wagon entered Laramie on
the North Park road containing three men.
Two of these occupied the seat IN front, and
the other Law upon a bed of blankets in the
box. The party halted at DIR. Harris office
a few minutes, and then drove out to the
hospital. The man lying upon the bed was
taken inside. His name ia Charles Shelton,
and Friday night he shot and instantly
killed man named Keys, at Snyder's
ranch, on the Little Grizzly, thirty miles
West of Teller, in North Park. bis com
panionp were Messrs August Anderson and
Lawrence, and the particulars OF the tragedy
as learred from the tirst-named gentleman,
are about as follows:
Charles Shelton is the proprietor OF a
horse ranch in the park, and last Friday
was at Frank Snyder's ranch helping him
put Up hay. Al other man, named Keys,
who was known as Billy" and who has
an interest in the Snyder ranch, was pres
ent. and Snyder himself and several others.
They were eating their supper IN q small
tent, near the cabin on the ranch. During
the meal Keys asked q boy-a herder in the
employ of Shelton-to 90 into the cabin and
refill the tea pot, aud the boy refused, say
ing he was not in his (Keys') employ, and
he had no right to orLer him around. Keys
commenced TO abuse the boy, Shel on inter
tered in his behalf, and r quarrel ensued be-
tween the two men. Finally Keys left the
table, and taking the teapot went into
the cabin, returning In a moment with
the tea and a Winchester rifle. He
set the teapot down, and turning to ShFl-
ton, said, with an oath, 81 have a notion to
kill you" Shelton arose from the table, and
dared him to shoot, but Keys finally stood
the weapon up against the side OF the tent,
| poured out the tea, and sat down agaln.
| Shelton then walked out of the tent, got an
other Winchester at the cabin, loaded IT.
came back to the tent, and, standing in the
door, said: Snow, d--n you, If you want ia
shoot, do It'll" Keys jumped up from the
table, saying "all right" as he did so, seized
his rifle and brought 1t to his shoulder, an
| at that moment two reports rang out almost
together. Keys fell backward, and Shelton
dropped his gun and ran out across the
prairie holding his hands to his face. Sny
der started in pursuit, while Anderson raised
Keys head. The wounded man gasped
once or twice, said "Oh, my God" and fel
| back dead.
Snyder returned In q few minutes with
Shelton, who had been sho' In the chin, the
ball ranging backward and to the right.
| His wound was bleeding badly and his com.
panions thought he, too, would die. H,
could not speak, but made signs for hi
coat, which was given him. He took paper
and pencil from one of the pockets ant
wrote: as Keys hurt1'
Snyder wrote beneath the question the
words: "He is dead"
The ball from Shelton's rife entered Keys
side, in front of the left armpit, passed
through the body and came out just above
the right shoulder Shelton had fired hi
weap IN without bringing 1t to his shoulder
which accounts for the upward range of the
ball.
A messenger was sent to Teller for q ply
siciaD, who dressed Shelton's injuries. Tn,
ball was found Just beneath the skin, at h
base of the neck, on the right side Satui
day night Messrs. Anderson and Lawrenc
started for Laramie with him; and by driv
ing almost continually and changing borset
several times reached the city last evening
DR.. Harris, who has charge of Shelton, says
the chance for his recovery is good, thoug
such result is by no means certain. A pOr
tion of his lower jaw is shot away, and th
wound is otherwise bad one. Shelton
not unknown in Laramie, having been II
the city on business quite freqently. He 4
brother Of Mr.. n. Shelton, who was cash
ier of the Union Pacific road for seyera
years, and who is now in business at Omaha
Mr.. Anderson informs us that the Corone
have been buried yesterday. He and hi
companion left for home this morning to b
present at the inquest.