Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-06-05
A FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Eade Allen Shot and Killed by Frank
warner

vile on last sunday morning oeiWecil
Frank Warner and Rode Allen, both
well known residents of This county,
which rest,ited il. the death Of Alea-
II seems that allen owed money 10
Warner, and the latter brought 4 Con-
stable from Caadelaria to Bellr"iile 10
attach Some Ole in which Alien was
interested. Alien, it is said reI!.om
siraie.l and III Ire discussion which
followed he was s.lts by WarneS
The buffet struck A1fan in Inc lsfS
side of the body, and striking the sixth
rib, took a. downward course AID
passed through tie rfeusal cavity and
lodged in the abdomen. Or. Reea
saws but for striking the RIB the ba,t9t
would have passed through NE heart.
Allen was placed aboard The train,
&kich WIS still al tie depot, ana
brought to Hawthorne for treatment.
He fingered unii O'clock yesterday
morning, when he expired.
Deceased was hatise Or AIkansas,
aged 81 years. He idaves wi md
chiiu to modrn his dnliuieig taking
oil.
Warner was taken to Caniclafia and
held to await the action of the Grdud
Jury.
TIE tNeuEsT
An inquest was held on the body Of
Bode Allen yesterday afternoon. The
jury was Chas. klmbali; j, ". Il gar;
Jerry Quinn, Herb. Harrison, Frank
Hammond, Arthur George
DR.. Reed testified as to tie location
of the wound, etc, and stated that the
wound caused Aliens deaih.
John Swind.ll was an eve witness
10 ne affair he testified DIS .t3!!ows.
reside in Bclleville; deceased was
my son-in- law: | know Frank Warner
slightly saw Warmer and Cons able
Colligan get off the tain at Bellevile
list Sunday mornings they went to
the depot ana | followed; Colligan
said (which is the oree" Warner
pointed to some ore and said, This
Is the ore; asked what they were GO
ing To do with 1t and ColIigan sad he
was going 10 attach it; told them
owned the ore; Constable asked if |
had papers to show for it; | said no,
bat that had furnished al the grub,
teams, etc, to have the ore hauled
said The ore WAS mine, and requested
bystanders not to take charge of it for
the Constable; the Constable told me
to mind my own id business |
then sent Nj. NJ. Comstock for Allen;
10 tell him the Constable bad come
to attach the bte; Allen came down;
When | saw him next he was standing
with his left arm extended toward
Warner, they were close together; |
heard voice cry Don't sheet = and
almost simultaneously Warner fired
| saw Warmers afm raised with pis-
lol In bis hand, and the pistol went of.
Allen groaned and backed around the
cornef Of the depot; Warner also dis
appeared; several shots were fired sub
SEQ iertlyA~-,loht know how man,
.,reaei,tly ! saw Warner short dist
tnce away; then saw Allen lying Fat
on his ttlly with a pistol IN his hands
pointing IL front of him. asked if
he was hi,f,, aud he replied: Oh,
pap, SIN gdne.' AT this reminis-
eenee the w,sness wepl.| Warner was
about loo feet ava; think he still
held the pistol in his hard.
The if!tness was DO. cross examined.
The jury re,arned q verdict that de-
Ceased came to his death by gunshot
wound Unlisted by Frank Warner.
Another version of the affair is that
Allen Cred two of three shots as he lay
PROSTATE, and that ono CT the ba'lets
sirsrk. Warner 10 the leg.
Alien iaade deposition last Sunday
bit we arc unahis TO tepr0tiuce 1t. as
Benjamin Z. Curler. Esquire, the DIS
trict Attorney OF Esmeralde county,
Nevada, United States OF America, ie-
fused to permit our reporter to copy it,
We are obliged, per fefce, 10 low to
the superior wisdom of this mighty
man, as must also all other com Giop
folk.
Aitenfjon. Pr0sg,ectors