Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-16
shooting Anr.y at Kennedy.

!. Tho mining camp Of Kennedy, @
: miles south OF Winnemucca, was th,
! scene Of shooting ARRAY yesterda!
in which both or the participant
. were wounded, one OF them perhap:
fatally. The principals were c. Ii
, Mcintosh, who has a store at Kenhed,
and Thomas Jenkins, Waterman al
!, the Jenkins mill. Nine shots in all
were fired. Mcintosh was shot once
in tie right breast, the ball remain.
ing in his body. Jenkins received
two flesh wounds in the left arm be.
low the elbow, while a bullet from
McIntosh's pistol passed through the
left leg OF his tJenkinsJ trousers and
one also through the left sleeve OF his
shirt, neither inflicting a scratch.
Tho first news Of the shooting was
received here late yesterday afternoon
in the shape OF a telegram to DR..
Hagar from Lovelock, to which place
a courier had been Immediately sent.
saying that Mcintosh had been badly
wounded, and notifying the doctor to
leave Mt once for Kennedy. No fur.
ther particulars were received until
midnight, when Constable Dethridge
OF Kennedy arrived, having Jenkins
in custody, and lodged him in Jail.
Upon being asked this morning by
d Silver State reporter to give his
story OF the ARRAY, Jenkins said he
had been advised not to converse
abont the cause. He said he was very
sorry the trouble had happened, but
he thought himself justified in shoot.
ing Mcintosh, as the latter had fred
the first shot. He was suffering a
great deal OF pain from his own
wounds. He is u young man, about
p years Of age and seems u quiet
sort Of a fellow.
Jenkins story OF the shooting, as
told shortly after it occurred, is about
as follows: He was employed by his
cousin, William Jenkins as watch.
man at the latter's mill. Some time
ago Mcintosh purchased from the
Irish boys a lot of tallings from ore
which had been worked at the mill.
Mcintosh hauling them away to work
by The cyanide process. Some days
since Jenkins notified Mcintosh that
he had taken all the tailings to which
he was entitled, and to stop hauling
them away. At about $3.50 yesterday
morning Mcintosh, accompanied by
by Glen Dennlng and George Abel
drove up to the mill in a wagon. which
they started to load up with tailmgs.
jenkins ordered them to stop and
took hold OF the horses brides to lead
them away. He says the three men
attacked him with shovels, when he
drew his pistol and again ordered
them to leave. Mcintosh then drew
his gun, ordered Jenkins to drop his
gun, and almost Immediately fired,
the bullet passing through jenkins
shirt sleeve. a regular fusillade
then commenced, Mcintosh firing five
shots and Jenkins four, the last of
which struck Mcintosh in the breast.
The latter turned and ran n short
distance and fell. He was picked up
and taxed to his store, and word sent
to his parents who live at Lovelock.
The wound is considered dangerous
the bullet is supposed to have lodg.
pc in the lungs. Jenkins at ouce
surrendered to the constable and was
brought here.
The above is Jenkins side OF the
case. When the Kennedy stage ar.
rives today full particulars can be
obtained, which may possibly throw
Il different light upon the affair
seems to be no doubt that both
men were expecting trouble and arm.
ed themselves for an emergency. The
affair Is n most lamentable one. Nc.
lntosh is n promising young business
man, and it is hoped that the wound
he received is not rs serious rs first
would indicate. - Silver
State.