Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-06-08
A FATAL SHOOTING ARRAY.
BOdc Allen Shot and Killed by Frank
Warner.

BOdc Allen Shot and Killed by Frank
Warner.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Bellevile
last Sunday between Frank Warner and Bcde
Allen, both well.known residents Of Esmer.
aida county, which resulted in the death Of
Allen. 1t seems that Allen owed money to
Warner, and the latter brought Constable
from Candelara to Belleville to attach some
ore in which Allen was interested. Allen,
it is said, remon strated, and in the discus
sion which followed he was shot by Warner.
The bullet struck Allen in the left side OF
the body, and striking the sixth rib, took a
downward course and passed through the
plural cavity and lodged in the abdomen.
DR.. Reed says but for striking the rib the
bullet would have passed through the heart.
Allen was placed aboard the train, which
was still at the depot, and brought TO Haw
thorne for treatment. He fingered until 4
O'Clock Tuesday morning, when he expired.
Deceased was native Of Arkansas, aged
81 years. He leaves a wife and child to
mourn his untimely taking OH.
Warner was taken to Candelaria and held
to await the action Of the Grand Jury.
THE INQUEST.
An inquest was held on the body Of Bode
Allen Tuesday afternoon. DR.. Reed test.
fed as to the location of the wound, and
stated that the wound caused Aliens death.
John Swindell was an eye witness to the
affair. He testified as follows:
Ireside in Belleville; deceased was my
son in. law; know Frank Warner slightly;
saw Warner and Constable Collagan get of
the train at Belleville last Sunday morning;
they went to the depot and followed; Col
ligan said: (which is the ore3" Warner
pointed to some ore and said: "This is the
ore.'' asked what they were going to do
with it. and Coligan said he was going to
attach it; told them owned the ore; Con.
stable asked if had papers to show for it,;
| said no, but that had furnished all the
grub, teams, etc., to have the ore hauled !;
| sand the ore was mine, and requested by
ISLANDERS not to take charge of it for the
Constable; the Constable told me to mind
my own id business. then sent N. M.
Comstock for Allen, to tell him the Consta
BILE had come to attach the ore; Allen came
down; when saw him next he was stand
ing with his left arm extended toward War
ner; they were close together; I heard a
voice cry "Don't shoot" and almost stimuli
taneously Warner fired; saw Warmers arm
raised with pistol in his hand, and the pis-
toll went off. Allen groaned and backed
arount the corner Of the depot; Warner also
disappeared; several shots were fred subse-
quently-don't know how many; presently
saw Warner short distance away; then
saw Allen lying fat on his belly with pis
toll in his hands pointing in front Of him.
l asked If he was hurt, and he replied: "Oh
pop, am gone" [At this "reminiscences the
witness wept.] Warner was about $50 feet
away; think he still held the pistol in his
hand.
The witness was not cross. examined.
| The jury returned verdict that deceased
came to his death from gunshot wound
inflicted by Frank Warner.
Another version of the affair is that Allen
| fired two or three shots as he lay PROSTATE,
and that one of the bullets struck Warner ir
the leg.
Allen made deposition last Sunday, but
we are unable to reproduce it, as Benjamin
F. Curley, Esquire, District Attorney o.
Esmerada county, Nevada, United States o.
America, refused to permi, a reporter te
copy it, Waller Lake Bulletin.