, 1900-06-19
NEWS OF THE STATE
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE KILL
ING OF w. T. EUBANKS AT
NEWCASTLE.
Sheridan Post Relates a Story Of Wyo-
ming's Early Days-Sheep and
Wool Statistics of Fremont Coun-
ty-Grading Contract Awarded
Fremont County Thief Vanishes.

streets of Newcastle Wednesday morn
ing, brief mention Of which was made
in The Republican at the time. was
one of the most lamentable in the his
tory Of the city.
The Newcastle News-JourGal gives
the following account of the affair:
1t seems that w. T. Eubanks, a pros
porous sheep man of Douglas, Wyo.,
who has been ranging sheep in the
Cheyenne river country, came to town
for supplies Tuesday, and was prepar-
ing to start home the following norm
ing. when he discovered that the burrs
had been taken off of his wagon.
Mr.. Eubanks Immediately entered the
Ross saloon, and as we are told, accus-
ed one Charley Davis of having taken
the same. Hot words ensued and a
fist to fist fight resulted in Eubanks
getting the better of Davis.
This occurred about 6 o'clock. Eu-
banks then continued to make prepar-
atoms for his departure, while Davis
proceeded Immediately to swear out a
warrant for EubaIks' arrest, after
which he returned to the Ross saloon.
Eubanks had secured some new burrs
at j. L. Baird's hardware store and had
gone across and down the street to
Duling's livery stable, had tried the new
burrs on the wagon and was returning
to the hardware store, taking the mid
die of the street as a route. He had
reached a point a little past the saloon
when Davis rushed out Of its door
with revolver drawn, and without an
instant's warning, leveled the revolver
at his victim and in rapid secession
emptied the gun, four shots out of the
five taking effect. Eubanks Immediate
ly drew a gun and fired three shots, one
entering an electric light pole behind
which Davis had the precaution to
stand. Another entered the wood work
Of the saloon and the other penetrated
the glass.
As Eubanks fired his last shot he
sank to the ground as a result of his
mortal wounds.
Davis ~re-entercd the saloon, passed
through 1t and out of the back door,
attempting to escape, but was followed
by Marshal Handel and others who de-
manded his surrender, to which de-
mands he yielded, after having run
only a few hundred feet.
The wounded man was carried to the
the Antlers hotel, where medical aid
was summoned, but in spite of all that
medical skill could do for him he ex-
pired within thirty minutes after being
shot.
The revolver used by Davis had been
taken from the back bar of the saloon
while the bartender was no present,
The one used by Eubanks had been
purchased the morning the trouble took
place.
George Ullman, foreman of the Alb
bott-Eubanks Sheep company, made
the following statement to The News
JbulIldl. SS al ellplOye OF MI. Eu-
banks l will say that I have never re-
ceived better treatment in my life than
| have from him; he always paid his
men good wages and treated them
right. When men did not do the right
thing by him he simply paid them off
and let them go. Davis quit about ten
days ago, of his own accord, and re-
ceived his money and took his depar-
ture. He was well treated while with
the company. Mr.. Eubanks has always
been one of the most respected citizens
Of Converse county and is well liked
by all who know him. l have been in
his employ since November last, and
have found him a most excellent and
generous man to work for, and l can
not believe that this terrible affair is
the outgrowth of any previous trouble