The morning call., 1891-01-24
KILLED A KEEPER.
Details of a Tragedy Enacted ON
the Suisun Marshes.
A Market-Hunter Fatally Shoots an Employe
of the Tule Bell Shooting Club-self-
Defense Claimed as the Cause.

The meager intelligence which was tee
graphed to this city last Thursday of tn
shooting. OF a game-keeper on the Suisul
marshes by hunter aroused considerable
| interest among local sportsmen, who have
been very DESTROYS of getting full particulars
| The latest issue of the Dixon Trlbun,
| gives the following report:
| William j. Mckenzie. an employee of thu
fule Bell Shooting Club. was shot ani
fatally wounded by E. L. Foote, near Tea
Station, Monday morning Mckenzie wa!
| removed to the Arlington Hotel, Suisun,
where he died Tuesday morning about {
| O'Clock. DR.. Stitt of Vacaville and DR..
Downing of Suisun, after examining hi;
wounds, informed him that he could not
/ i've, and the dying man made a statement
from which it is learned that ne was &c
| years Oh age, native of Scotland, mar
Iied man, and that his wife and two chill
uren are In Glasgow, Scotland. Heexpected
| 10 return TO them soon as he earned
enough money with which to pay his pas
| sage.
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
In his statement the deceased disclaimed
any intention of injuring Foote. although
ne admitted that he carried a pistol in his
hand. lie claimed to have started to where
foote was shooting with the intention of
lie took the pistol along to brighten the
geese away. Concerning what occurred i'm
medlateiy preceding and at the time of the
shooting, he stated: =" approached the
hunter and when about fifteen PAGES from
him called upon him not to do any shoot
ing ON the grounds, as it was against the
law to shoot about this place The answer
was that IL was navlgable stream he was
on and he had perfect right to shoot.
continued to advance, and before knew it
lls old man raised up his gun and shot me
III the arm. turned to get away and he
shot me again, in the side. L fell to the
ground.
REFUSED ASSISTANCE.
After was down called upon him to come
and assist me, but he would not" Mcken-
Ne walked about seventy-five feet from
where the fatal shooting occurred and fell
with his head in a pool of water. Foote
started to leave, but a farmer named Graham
detained him until Constable Fitzpatrick ar
rived. our correspondent visited the pris-
oner after he was lodged in jail. he was
citing his breakfast, consisting Of coffee and
bread. and complained of being very hun
CRY. He is a native of Ohio, 67 years Of age,
and came to California in 1861. liz had
been known around Sulsun and COrdelia for
twenty-five years or more. He hunts.
prunes and gratis trees, and sometimes SewS
sacks for livelihood. For several weeks
he has occupied a little house on Mr..
Bieh!ar's place, and has been hunting for
the market.
THE OTHER SIDE.
According to his version he got into his
duck-boat near Rock-quarry Landing last
Monday morning and pulled down the slough
10 get shot at some geese. He left the
slough and under cover of the tuies ap-
preached a flock of geese, into which he
Tired, killing and Gripping SIN. While en-
gagged in picking them up he observed Me
kenzle approaching, pistol in hand. Fear
ing That Mckenzie intended to do him bodily
harm ne warned him 10 stop. Mckenzie did
not heed a second or third warning, but con-
tlnued to approach rapidly. He raised his
gun, double-barreled, No. u, loaded with
No shot, and fired one barrel anu then the
other Immediately afterwaTd.
IN SELF-DEFENSE.
He claims to have never seen Mckenzie
before, and the shots were fired in self
defense The first charge tore all the
flesh from one of McKenzie's fore
arms and mauged his breast The last
charge entered the back and ranging up
ward, perforated his lungs. The first charge
was not necessarily fatal Foote is in Jail,
and Will have his examination some day
next week. He has heretofore been re-
garded as peaceable and inOffensive old
man, and the deceased was we'll liked by
those with whom he was acquainted.
The tragedy has aroused a great deal of
excitement and public opinion is very much
divided.