The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1888-11-09
WHISKY AND REV0L LVERS,
had Combination, that Costs
Richard MacNabb his Life and
results in the Arrest OF T.. W.
>hattO. Y9 Nilbauk

>hattO. Gg tIilbank
\ most shocking shooting affair
look place III Melrose township, on
the fam formerly owned by Charles
Robson, and about FIVE miles north
east Of town, last Wednesday evening.
From the testimony given before the
coroners jury and from the story told
oy those WHO were present at the
time of the tragedy, we have CLEANED
the following particulars: Mrs. Mary
Waite purchased the farm from Min
neapollS parties a short time since.
moved on it about three weeks ago.
and was living there at the time of
the tragedy. She had been in town
several times and left information
that she was In want Of Il hired man.
and young fellow, by name Richard
NcNabb, who had been working
around tCWn for two or three
weeks. and who was out of lob, was
sent To her the latter part of last week
and engaged. He was there on w
nesday evening when Mr.. G.. w. Shat.
TO came from Milhank. bringing with
him Thomas Lynch, as he had been
requested by the woman to secure her
another hired man. Mr.. Shatto had
been drinking heavily and was under
the influence of liquor when he ar
rived 1T the farm. and told the woman
he had brought her a hired man. The
exact particulars of how trouble
arose. have not been learned, but the
woman, When she first came to Big
stone stated that ~hattO ordered Mac
Nabh 10 20 and help Lynch hitch up
tire horses for them to return to Mil
bank. which MacNab refused to do,
stating that he WAS not working for
him. nut If the lady told him to do so
he would DO il, when Shatto opened
upon him with a torrent of abusive
eplthets. calling MacNahl everything
vile, when the latter pulled revol.
yer and tired. the hall entering tie
door casing nea which >hatto stood.
The latter went into the other room
ana secured i revolver belonging to
the woman, While IdcNahb went out
1 vi
lynch, I'll, vtl.el hired lnan. had fed.
and toll! them Ire had shot oil his re-
yolyer III the house 10 irlghten >hatto.
Int did not try to kill him. Shatto in
the meantime had come ont Of the
house and the other three went III.
Lynch tried to paclfy ohatto and get
him away. aud the woman tried to
get MaeNabb to pat up lis revolver
and 70 TO bed, but both failed III their
Efforts The woman states That when
she discovered that Shatto had her
revolver she asked the men to try and
get il from him. MacNabb said
he would GET II ana Wella out, anu dS
soon as the two men met and eX-
changed words, three shots were
rapidly fired. Lynch and the woman
were looking ont Of the window and
saw the flashes Of the revolver and
MacN abb fall. at the same time eN.
claiming Il m shot Both Lynch
and the woman aIc very Ietlcent III
regard TO what followed, the woman
stating that from this time. which
was about half-past six 0 clock. size
and Lynch remained in tire house.
with the doors locked, TO keep >hatto
from entering. and could plainly hear
MacNabb groanlng and crying. Mrs,
Waite, Mrs. Waite, tor Gods sake
come and help me. But no help
came or if it did, it was III the shape
of i speeder death than lie was then
suffering. Lynch and the woman
remained in the house two or three
hours after the shooting, and Just be
fore leaving heard another shot tired.