The Delta independent., 1888-07-03
From North Fork

ED. INpEPESDgST:-The motto OF every
man should be, ''iet justice be done" and it
is actuIted by this and no other motive tina,
/ write this article in regard TO the account
Of the killing Of Riley Adams, given in the
INDEPENDENT. IL is not Of ;h. killing I
wish to speak. but of the biography of Ange-
vine, II stated he WAS an adu,irer of police
paper heroes; desired notoris,y: was always
armed; and was quarrelsome, etc. This is all
n decided mistake. There was never a more
una..umiug and unpre,ending man, he tend
ed strictly to his own business and never
turned from the path Of duty to quarrel with
any one.
He was a man Of strong individuality and
consequently strong dislikes. When he dis
liked any one he simply let them alone and
asked therI to lie, him alone, but never quar-.
relied with them.
His love for his friends was as ardent as
hi. hatrid for his enemies. He was generous
to fault. lie did no, admire police paper
heroes but always dcridei them. He was
more than an average informed man, and on
the bed in the cabin where the killing was
done arc quite number of late papers,
among which are the ISpEPgSDESr, Grand
Junction Ne,cs and Denver Ne,ns, but no
police rapersor dime novels.
He was not always armed to kill some one.
He went armed several years ago for the Nc.
Iu,yres, and they were also armed for him.
After he had shot John Mcintyre he did not
20 armed only on the range. To the positive
knowledge of the writer he did not have
cartridge for either his shooter or rifle, all
last winter. The revolver with which be
killed AdaAs was borrowed.
Let us compare few facts and extracts from
the INDEPENDENT aud see how they resd:
Angevine shot him in cold blood: he brooded
over an Injury and had a temper over which
he had no control; he killed Adams without
saying a word; Adams was shot under the
shoulder blade four inches from the center;
Adams was about twelve feet from Angeviue
walking from him; the bullet went dia;onailr
through him; Angcvine WAS = crack shot
with a revolver.
When summing this MP it conflicts aud ap.
pears Inconsistent with the affair." for this
would show that Angevine was insuit<d by
Adams, which made him so mad that he
could not control himself and being a quar-.
relsone man, he, without saying q word,
shot Adams In the back, without provocaticn
aud in cold blood. That Adams was four
steps from Angcvine walking straight from
him. Augcvine took deliberate aim, was a
crack shot with u revolver, and yet lie shot
four inches from the center and the bullet
went through diagonally. Every line OF
this is contradictory. Let it here be known
that the object Of this article is not to Justify
the killing Of Adams, but to pu, righ, the
public opinion Of Angevinc. Both parties
up to that sad affair were respected citizens
Should Angcvin- come to trial such mi.rep.
reservations would do him great injury. Let
him be tried for the ciirnse he has commit.
ted aud no other. lie like all other men had
his virtues and failincs bu, up to the las, act
his virtues overhaleneing his faults. As 10
the las. affair death sealed Adams lips before
he could or did tell anything. Angevine iss
fugitive and there was no ono within speak.
Ing distance. We may we'll suppose there is
soucthI,s yet untold aud unknown.
| have not said n word one way or the other
to justify or condemn the killing Of Adams
far that should be d,cidc,i by the courts upon
cyidcnce obtained under oath. But 10
wish to show the Inconsistency Of tae way
Il las becn Represented, aud to prove tina.
Angcyiue WAS not the dcpravvd being he has
been depleted.
G, Il. uatxoSp.