Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-08-21
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heard shooting saw wounded llorso
led into camp, when we all decided
s oincthing was wrong and proceeded
10 look up Richardson aiid Lackoy.
Saw dcadj.ih he grey horse rode oil by
l.sckcy found Larkey shot but able
To talk. Said: "Beimctt shot him
| Richards was dead out that way
one kcd for Richards; did not iiud
him up1tosimc left with Geo. Trin-
gle for help and relief. After return
ing from Tablos, we took another road
where "oXton and Cummings found
Richards dead, so yards FROM Lackcy,
about2 2 or !, O'clock, p. IN. Ro-Callcd.
Says: forgot TO say found alnbusl,
spots: | think two places brush piled
up aud tramped behind by mpu, one
about Is steps and one about or 6
steps from Lackcy ; Lackcy said "boys,
we were way-laid."
DEFENSE.
Called Geo. Dickcy Lives four miles
above Arroyo Scco. Says: was i'll
formed that ri, hards had jumped my
ranch above Tsblos and came up to
see about it, when | and Tom Bennett
and James Bennett went up to Toms
ranch to do some work, Richards and
lis party being absent when first
came. We went up Thursday evening
and did some work /; went up that
night to water and camp where we
could get more grass for our horses.
On Friday morning we went further
up the canon to rc-stakc our horses,
aud as we stared down to our work,
we heard someone coming n shootin. ;
whcnBwe got about opposite our camp
we stopped to see who it was in all
opening. Soon saw Richards coming,
and when he entered the opening he
throwcd his shot-gu down Oh me,
and by his threatening my ife before
| grabbed my shot gun and fired, and
as fired he pulled his of and one shot
grazcd my right thumb, when the
other boys fired. | did not see Lackcy
until he was falling off his horse.
Lackcy called: "Oh boys, don shoot
any more ran to him he had hIa
six-shootcr cooked | took it out Of
his hand and let tho hammer down.
Lackcy says Boys, We have dcuo
wrong we wcro here jumping ranches,
Mchar Is forced me into it and do not
kill me-" We took him closer to our
cam y aud laid him OF blanket and
washed his wound we started TO carry
him to Codovas, near Tablos, but he
was too sick to go aud begged lis to
lay him do IN on blanket, which we
did. We then sought relief for him
from his own party; went near where
hey had been at work and could hear
no one, and under Richards threats,
having whooped, and getting no an
swer, we went back where j lncs Ben
nett was with Henry, and then
went off to get somebody to come and
attend to him; found McXicans at
Codoya's afraid to go into the timber
on account of Richards threats that he
had -four armed men and would have
more the next day to fight" This
statement was made to Pablo Chaves
aud Ignacia Young and also the Bcu-
nett boys.
Called Tom Bennett lives at Cicnga
del Macho. Says First | knew Of
trouble brewing, Richards, Josh Cum
Minis, Henry Lackcy and George Priu-
gle came to my house and asked ifmy-
self aud brother were doing Mel Rich
ardson's fighting. replied "No ~
Mel Richardson would do his own
fighting, thought. Richards said ;
"Wcll, if you arc you can open the ba !
this evening" Richards said he was
going to jump a ranch of Mel Richard
sons and Geo Dick US for he didn't
think they wore holding thom lawful.
Said: "rom, don't want to have to
kill you or jim either, and If Mel
Richardson comes up there, don't you
come with him, for will be bound to
kill YOU replied 81 shall never
fight you until ain forced to- and he
said, "If you don't | shall always
think you are coward and rode off
On Thursday Geo. Dickcy, myself and
brother went up to my ranch to work,
which ia about three-quarters Of a
mile south of the ranch he jumped of
Mel Richardson's, and We worked
there that evening; next morning after
stalking our horses, we started back TO
our camp; when close TO camp heard
firing and we waited to SEQ what it
meant, when someone soon came in
sight who proved to be Richards, who,
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