The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-24
KILLED OVER THE CARDS.
Henry Nugent of this City Killed by a Park
CITY Miner.

Henry Nugent, young man who was
raised in this city and who was well
known by all who grew up in Wichita,
was killed last Thursday night at Park
City, Utah. The Salt Lake City Tri-
bue tells the story as follows:
Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock a
shooting ARRAY occurred at Park City
through which Henry Nugent, a gam
bier. lost his life. The tragedy occur
red in the gaming room back of Riley &
Towey's salon, where Nugent was
working for ]. G. Williams, as faro
dealer.
About o'clock yesterday morning,
Pete Clark, miner who has been en-
ployed in the DAILY mine, went into the
gaming room and started to buck the
tiger. Clark played almost continu-
ously until the shooting occurred. going
out for brief time once or twice. He
played out of luck, and lost consider
able money, proba bly, between 5000 and
$500. About O'Clock he went out and
going down the street to Frank An
drew'S furniture and hardware store.
bought 3S-calibre double-action Colts
pistol, had it loaded, and placing it in
his pocket, returned to the saloon.
Going into the gaming room, Clark
bought stack of chips and made a
bet on the faro table, then turned and
closed the door between the gaming
room and the saloon. Turning back,
he drew the pistol and leveled it upon
Nugent. and said: Give me $500" Uu-
gent replied, wait till I can count it
out" and moved his hand toward the
money drawer, whereupon Clark began
shooting.
The first ball struck Nugent about
the pit of the stomach, passing entirely
through the body and coming out slight
ly above the hips. The second struck
him in the left shoulder, while the third
missed him entirely. At the second
shot Nugent seized his gun from under
the table, and sprang around TO the end
of the table and began shooting. Nu-
gent fired thre or four shots, one of
which struck Clark in the left forearm.
cutting an artery and causing a very
large flow of blood
Clark ran from the house, and went
up Main street to Shield Bros. store.
where his arm was tightly bound until
medical assistance could be summoned
Physicians were at once called to at
tend Nugent, who was removed to his
rooms on Park avenue. He was in
formed by the physicians that his
wounds were necessarily fatal and that
he had but comparatively short time
TO live. whereupon he made his will and
an ante-mOrten statement as to the af-
fray. Clark was placed under arrest
and confined in the county jail. 10 await
the result Of Nugent's wounds.
At 10 O'Clock in the evening Nugent
was reported as sinking rapidly. At
II 80 O'Clock a message was received by
the Tribune bringing the information
that he had died fifteen minutes before
Henry Nusent enjoyed a good stand
ing in the craft with which he was af-
filiated, and was generally recognized
as a quiet. inoffenSive man. When the
frontier was wiped out by the boom at
Wichita. Kan, he left that town. where
his father was engaged in business and
sought Colorado In that common
wealth he drifted from one town and
camp to another. and was located in
Montrose when the boom that was
moving westward reached Salt Lake
City. In 1880 he came to this city and
associated himself with one of the club
houses, and remained here until attract
ed to the sound" country. He re-
turned when il became apparent that
the bottom was dropping out of the
latter region, and pooling issues with
Sam Giegel and Jim Hickey, opened
the sheep Ranch, with which he re-
manned for some time. About two
years ago he was married to Miss Wor-
ley of this city. his wife remaining
here. while some months ago he went
II Park City. where the tragedy was
enacted
Clark has also borne a reputation for
i1offensiverress heretofore. He has been
in Park City several months. Nugent
and Clark were unacquainted with each
other until the latter entered the gam
ing room and began piaying