, 1896-12-21
A COLORADO TRAGEDY.
BUSINESS PARTNERS QUARREL
AND ONE is NOW A CORPSE
IN CONSEQUENCE.
w. H. Nottingham Killed by Ernest
Hurd at Red Clif-The Act was
Committed in Self Defense-Rela-
tons Embittered by Real or Fan
cied Family Troubles.

tons Embittered by Real or Fan
cied Family Troubles.
Red Cliff, Colo, Dec. GOV. H. Not
tingham, a member of the board of
county commissioners of Eagle county
and the senior member OF the firm of
Nottingham & Co., was .shot and in
SANITY killed this morning at 1O:3O
o'clock by his business partner, Earn
est Hurd.
The deplorable affair is the culmina-
ticn of a number of quarrels and fam
lily troubles, and was not entirely un-
looked for. The details of the tragedy
and events Immediately preceding it
are short.
Earnest Hurd was standing in the
open doorway of S. A. Tate's barn,
corner of Eagle and Water streets. Not,
tingham was going north ON the east
side of Eagle street, when he saw Hurd.
He Immediately drew a revolver and
started for Hurd, meanwhile examin-
ing his and going ~diagonally across
the street. Hurd perceived his inten-
ton and retreated into the barn. Not
tingham's intention was also seen by
several ~bystanders. and two Of these,
Joseph Cunningham and John Metcalt.
ep~deavored to intercept him and pre-
vent an evident tragedy, but they were
too lie, arc. meanwhile, both Hurd
and Nottingham had disappeared in.
side the barn. Four pistol shots fol-
lowed in rapid succession, and Noting
ham fell across the doorway Just as
the by-standers rushed up. He died
without uttering a word, and almost
instantly.
Hurd, in trying to escape his pur,
suer, retreated by the stairway to the
loft, and when on the stairs turned
and fired three shots. Cunningham and
Metcalf reached the scene at this juno,
ture and called to him to stop shoot,
ing, which he did.
Marshal Mallory arrived almost
simultaneously with the report Of the
last shots, and Hurd surrendered and
sa,o up us weapon ne was piaceu IN
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man within, locked up awaiting the ar,
rival Of Coroner Greene. The coroner
arrived about 2 p. M, took charge OF
ne 'o's' anu VIII hoin ah ihquest TO-
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ne was Anieu .ouas'
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his oldest son, Clyde, yesterday, which
he also charged to Hurd. He was 10
town this morning for the purpose OF
having his son put under a peace bond,
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