The silver star., 1900-10-12
ooLoRes MoNTEzUMA COUNTY FRIDAY u
rhs shooting 4. King. s,dlnr.

The shooting which occurred at Kins,s
siding last week and Of which mention
was made In these columns last issue
has attracted considerable attention II
Dolores inasmuch q the parents ct one
Of the principals, Daniel Smith, live here
and. are highly respected residents.
The following account 10 taken from the
Rico News-Sun OF Saturday last:
Nv. r. McMshon, who has been en-
gagged in the manufacture Of lumber at
Kings siding In Montezema county. in
co-partnership with Henry Enyart, for
nearly year past, died at about II o.
clock last night from the effect Of gun
shot wound said to have been inflicted
BY Daniel Smith at point near the mill
on last Thursday morning.
"McMahon 10 said to have been the az.
gredsor in the affair and the story of the
shooting a. given by Enyart with the
facts leading up to 1t are as follows:
ION the first Of September the firm Of
Enysrt 4 McMahon was dissolved and
there was some company money yet at
the bank Of J. ]. Harris 4 Co., Of Dolor-
-. Mcmahon had been drawing checks
against the account in his own name
and Mr.. Enyart had instructed the bank
not to cash any more checks unless they
bore his signature as we'll as McMahon's.
This angered McMahon and upon arriv-
ing at the mill Thursday morning he
commenced to abuse Enyart and pulling
3s-calibre revolver from his pocket
swore he would kill him. He struck
Enyart over the head with the gun and
forced him to sit down on the end Of q
railroad tie for the purpose Of signing q
check then and there. Several Of the
workmen saw the occurrance. among
them Daniel Smith. and they yelled to
Mcmahon to "throw down that gun"
Instead Of complying he turned and
shot two times directly at the men. Two
OF them went in and got guns. When
they came out OF the house McMahon
started to run down the track, shooting
~ he ran. Smith returned the fire and
one bullet struck McMahon in the right
hip passing almost through his body
and lodging just beneath the skin and
muscles Of his stomach at point about
four inches above and two inches to tho
right Of his navel.
"After being shot, McMahon turned
and commenced walking back toward
the mill. still holding his revolver in his
hand. and the men continued to warn
him to drop it. BY this time Enyart had
been to one Of the buildings and pro-
cured q rifle and meeting McMahon.
said: "Now guess you won't make mo
sign any more checks today will your"
To this McMahon replied: II am already
shot and dying what moro do you want?"
"Enysrt expressed his sorrow. but told
McMahon It was his own fault. q no ono
would have shot st him had he not shot
at others first and persisted In holding
onto his revolver. He then. with the %.
sistance Of tho other men. made Nc
Nahon - comfortable AZ possible until
the north bound train arrived and
brought him to this city. where the
bullet was extracted and his wound
dressed by Drs. Dawson and McNeill.
"Mr. McMahon seemed to know that
he had received his death wound from
the first and yesterday he made his will.
bsquesthing his worldly goods to his
children. two daughters and one con.
"The little girls. Ethel and Lucy are
10 and l3 yesrs Of ago, respectively. and
the sympathy Of the community goes
out to them In the loss they have sus-
tanned. - their fathers death leaves
them without the guidance Of either
parent. their mother having died sons
years ago at Durango"