Mohave County miner., 1889-06-08
Mike DAILY II KILLED By Thsmas
MeMahan

Sheriff Lakes Office and said that he had
shot and killed Mike DAILY few hours
before at stockton Hill. He was at once
taken into custody by the sheriff. On
Saturday morning e. VI. Funston, ex.
oiiicio coroner, and Under Sheriff Potts
went to Stockton Hill, where an inquest
was held.
The following gentlemen served as ju-
rors: +. Brown, j. Labarce, +. Il. Dono-
van, I. Trembath, J. Ross and William
Davis.
Messrs. Joseph Upshur, w. II. Rogers
and Robert ROUSE were the only wit
nesscs to the tragedy. The statement OF
the facts which led up to the killing and
afterwards, as made by the witnesses, are
the same, and we give the testimony of
but one.
Joseph Upshur gave the following evil
! dence:
Thomas Mcmahon, Bob Rouise, w. III.
Rogers and myself were In Lakes store
on Friday night little before dark, and
DAILY and Mcmahon were joking each
other, and DAILY got hot and Mcmahon
got hot. They both got up and thought
they we're going to have fist fight. Me-
Mahon made step toward Daily, who
put his hand in his shirt bosom as il he
had gun there Mcmahon without say
ing word backed of and went out OF the
back door. DAILY sat down Tor few
minutes when he got up and went over
toward the restaurant across the street.
went out on the porch after Daily went,
and expected trouble. next heard Nc
Mahon, who was about fifty yards away
from the store, say: Don't come over
here, you son of a b., after pulling
that gun on me. Drop that gum" DAILY
stopped and said: Don't shoot, Tom;
don't shoot" and stood still. The next
thing | saw Daily put both hands in his
shirt aud pulled something out, and
stopped down and worked up the hill
toward Mcmahon, who stood on the top
OF the hill Then / saw the fash of
! Days pistol. In few seconds after /
saw the fash OF McMahon's gun. The
shooting WAS kept up-Daly advancing
i and shooting. There were probably five
| or seven shots fired between the two.
The last siiJt that Was fired Daily was not
more than ten or twelve feet from Nc
Mahon. The last shot fired DAILY stag.
gered and walked thirty or forty feet
toward the hosting works and fell on
his face ia an opposite direction from Nc
Mahon, or away from him. Bob Rouise
went to Daily and called to me TO help
bring him 10 the porch. We searched
,, first for the pistol and found it in his
hands. We carried Daily to the store
porch. called to Mcmahon but received
no answer. | did not know but what he
was hurt. DAILY was still breathing when
we picked him up. lie never spoke.
He was shot through the chest or body.
Did not examine him
The jury returned the following YER
Dict:
"We, the jury subpened at the inquest
OF Michael DAILY (deceased) find that the
said Michael DAILY (deceasei) came 70 his
death at Stockton Hill, Mohsve county,
Arizona, Oil Friday, May 81, 1889, at
about s 80 p. n. from gunshot wound or
wounds at the hands Of Thomas McMa-
hon; and we further find that the above
killing was justiiable."
Daily was armed with q Colts double
action, 81 calibre short pistol, and Nc
Mahon used Henry rife. The firing
was little reckless, as three bullets
went through the front window Of the
Taggart Mercantile Co. store. Daily re-
ceiyed two wounds--one, the fatal wound,
in the right breast about four inches
above the nipple, the ball ranging down
ward and passing clear through the body.
The other was flesh wound in the left
side.
The sudden ending OF Michael DAILY ex-
cited but little surprise in those who
knew him. While he was not exactly a
bad man he was Of an exceedingly irrita-
bic nature, and was known to always 60
armed, and during the past three or four
months has had a number Of quarrels Of
a serious nature. 10 his friends he was
generous and faithful. Mr.. DAILY had
been for the past year foreman Of the
Cupel mine, and being an exceedingly
competent miner his services were valued
highly by John X. Mackenzie, the super
intendent Of the mine. The deceased
was a native Of Ireland and about 80
years OF age. The body was brought to
Kingman Saturday and buried In the
cemetery west Of town. The funeral was
attended by large number Of the friends
Of the deceased.
Thomas Mcmahon, who did the killing,
has the reputation Of being quiet, unob-
trusiye citizen, and he regrets very much
the part he was compelled to take in the
tragedy.
1t has been something over two years
since the last fatal shooting affair in this
county. II the law enacted by the last
Arizona Legislature against carrying con-
cealed weapons is enersetically enforced
affairs OF this nature will be few in this
county, as well as elsewhere in the Terri
tory.
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