Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-22
The Pistol M K.undy.

night, wherein three men were serious
IS injured. The first shooting trans
pired between Deputy Sheriff Klr4
Stcves and Charley Jardine. The latter
Is well known in Hawthorne, having
lived here about aSeas ago. ltappears
that Sleeves had been in }. E. Wilson's
saloon after making u round OF the
Town as Il special officer during the
/ examination of Wilson, the man under
arrest for stopping the stage aud
abducling the Chinawoman, and was
about leaving the place, when he
stopped short and reached for his shot
| gun, which lie seemed to have forgotten
fnr the moment. Just then Charley
Jaidine came suddenly in contact with
| him, from the direction of Noonan's
lodglng-house, and seeing the shotgun
in Stoves haads, struck tue gun 10 the
sidewalk. simultaneously the two
men drew their pistols and two shots
were fired-the first one by Jardine and
the second by Stoves u moment later
y third shot WAS fired, Int no one
seems to account for that report. Jar
dine received a bullet in the lowest
| part of the abdomen, which passed
through. Stoves got a shot in the low
esl RIBS in the side, but where the ball
lodged was not ascertained. Both men
are dangerously wounded. This
occurred soon after l. O'Clock p H.,
and in about three hours afierward
Deputy Sheriff William Callhan WIS
shot in the same saloon by George u
Lee, and wounded IN such manner
that he will be crippled for llie if it
does not prove fatal. According Ia q
statement from Callihan, the two men
were discussing the situation, when
| Lee became violent ID his denunciation
of all The officers. Lee then passed out
and up to the room where Jaldlne lay
wounded. He soon returned and
repeated that The officers were sons oi
bitches. Callahan threatened to arrest
hun, whereupon Lee declared that he
could not be taken. C2liban then
produced pair OF band cuffs and was
about 10 put them on HIM, when he
said he would 70 with him il the brace.
lets were not used. Callhan states that
Al this point he was about returning the
cuffs to his pocket when NE saw Lee
draw his pistol, which he stuck down
az the weapon WAS discharged at y
range to caich HIM (Callihan in the
| lcg, just below the hip. The ball took
effect IN the large bone, shatierng II
Irightfully. AT the same instant Lees
pistol Was struck Calihan drew ii
revolver with his right hand and struck
Lee across the face, breaking his nose.
Other statements have 1t lhat Callahan
struck Lee first, or before Lee hred.
The shot is likely 10 prove fatal il
ampulation oi the leg Is found neces.
sary. Lee was arrested and lodged IN
! all
During the same evening Morris
charge OF conspiracy to do bodily
harm. He was subsequently released
IN bail. and came To Bodie yesterday.
Ia the afternoon w. q. Lundy. a Dep
uty Sheriff, came IA from Lundy and
re-arresied Marks. xho went before
Justice Pialegar and gave $500 hail to
appear Today. pending the action OF the
hIi Creek magistrate.
The " hole trouble arose In conucc-
| tau with the examination of the man
| wilson, who is up ON the charge of
kidnapping the Chinawoman, and is
also held TO answer Tor some crime
committed IN Kern County. Sheriff
Mckinney had Jealously guarded this
prisoner, and in collecting testimony
had six or more deputies appointed.
dmong whom was Callahan, who had
assisted in arresiing Wilson also Jar.
dne-the latter having been examined
aud acquitted in Bridgeport There
was an intensely bitter feeling between
number of the boys and the officers
depulzei, and shooting scrape has
been anticipated for several days.
II amy part of the ruanors is circula-
ton be true II whl cast reflection on
several residents of Lundy as aiding the
man Wilson. One officer states that
some days since Wilson's attorney, G.
\. 'Schunan, had personal encount, r
with Sheriff Mckinney rs the latter was
taking his prisoner To dinner, and
offered to fight the Sheriff, bat that The
latter became alarmed lest the scheme
was to give the prisoner an opportunity
To escape. and immediately locked the