, 1893-04-01
NJ MURDER OF
MR. MAcKAY.
San Francisco, Feb, "a Evening"


1t has now been ascertained that the real
name Of Mr.. Mackay'S assailment is w. e.
Ri pi. Hei s an old resident of this city, and
was ones wealthy, but lest all his money
through gambling in stoo~s.
Recently be has been in a d~eSpondsnt staAs
but was considered quite harmless.
San francisco, Feb. %.
1t was q custom of Mr., Mackay to 20 every
afternoon 20 jewellers sIop near the hotel
to regulate his watch. He was very mstho-
dlcAI Aboutthis, and always walked there rsgu-
larly about the same hour each afternoon.
On Friday, just "a he reach al alley n&med
Suffer street, Rippi. who was q little distance
behind him, pulled out his revolver, and
with the quick ness Of q fash fred a shot at
him. The bullet struck Mr.. MaoKay in tho
back. The would be assassin immediately
turned round, and oxclaiming my God I am
satisfied" placed the revolver CLOSE to his
mouth and made an attempt to take his own
life. NJ. NJ 'oKey put his hand behind his
back aud raised his coat. and when he ro-
moved his hand from under his coat it
was covered with blood. He exclaimed, II
am shot ia the middle Of my back" Mr..
Mckay was at once driven to the Palace Ho-
tel, anI half a dozen doctors were summoned.
NLI. D1AONay WuSt LtNO uO~A II SOOAC@6 uIhA
in in. city of San Francisco. He would un-
doubtpdly have been killed, but a Wagon
passing in the street intsrfsrsd with Rippi's
aim.
To aDalzieI representative who interviewed
him while the doctors were dressing his
wound MIR. MAJ Kay spoke ss follows
Il was on my way to Virginia City. and
turned toward a jewellery store TO sec whether
-Av wnAnh vnarRmI NCrrMOk ~0iIr0nd TINA 7
did not see any white headed old man, nor
didI notice any one stir. The fret thing l
knew I heard a voice say.
"Mr. MscKay you have been shoti'
ooh, I guess not,' replied lAughingly'
Eyes, you h, vs,' replied the voice. / sAw
the dust fy OUT of your GOAT,
Then / cav the old man with the pistol
to HIS mouth as he shot himself. / never
knew the man Rippi, bvt l got 81 g'od look
at the fellow, and would know him .again if
/ saw him."
The bullet entered Mr. Mackay's side, just
below the right shoulder blade. DETECTING
slightly towards the left. The surgeons AS
surod Mr.. Maokay's friends that there Is not
the slightest danger. The wound may not
become fatal unless blood poisoning OIL other
complications set in. Richard V. Day ssbled
to Mrs.. Maokay in London. 'Mr. Ma0kay 10
shot but the wound 10 not fatal" Rippi is
an old man of foreign extraction. we'll known
OH the Pacific Coast. He has made and iost
a dozen fortunes in his life. but is now with
out means. On Friday morning lie walked
up and down in front Of ths house tearing
his handkerchief with his teeth. He game
to the Pacific slope recently from Cincinnati,
where his wife and family live. lie recently
remarked that it was pretty hard work to
make a living nowrdsys, and that in the old
time it was very different. Not so very long
40 he had 100000, mads In the Comstock
Lode. But 20 esnta wore found IN his peck
ct. and . card. addressed I'D. s. K. Litton."
On the back Of the cad VAS written "The end
Is not get: 4 letter mas also found address
sdto the daily psfegs