The daily sentinel., 1901-07-16
GRAND MESAKILLlNG
Irate Game Warden Does Execu-
tion.-Infuriated People After
the Murderer Who is Hid
Out by the Sheriff.
FISH HATCHERY THREATENED

Tlyu uAINIIINI IlINIAILlNLD
The story OF the killing which occurred
at Alexander lakes Sunday has been fur
nished The Sentinel by it's special cor
respondent at Delta.
Some time during Sunday party Of
we'll known COW men, W A. Womack,
he man who was killed, Frank Hinch-
man, Dan and Jack Gipe and Frank
Tickle, were in the vicinity OF the Alex
ander lakes They decided that they
killed, Womack, owns an interest in the
Surface Creek Reservoir and Ditch COM
pauy and thought that he had right to
fish in the lakes, notwithstanding the
fact that Radclitf, the man who has the
fishing rights OF the lakes had prohibited
fishing on his land or in the lakes which
he controlled by lease from the state.
for the purpose OF raising fish.
When near the lakes they met Game
Warden Mahaney aud he warned them
not to fish in the lakes or on the prop
erty of Radcliff. They responded that
they guessed they would fish if they
wanted to- as they had as much right to
fish there as any one. Mahaney protest
ed to them that they had not. In the
meantime they were walking on toward
the lakes and when they arrived there
they found Mahany, the game warden,
had preceded them and was already on
the ground.
Mahaney again told the men that they
must not fish and they commenced to
Josh" him and began preparations for
fishing, and actually commenced to fish.
Mahaney then thoroughly incensed at
their disregard Of his orders, started to
ride away but turned and fred shot at
Womack, which took effect in his leg.
This frightened Hinchman and he start
ed to get away, but Mahaney took q
shot at him and hit him in the leg also.
With this he again turned and fired .
shot into WOmack's stomach. he then
turned and said to the other men that il
they did not get out he would kill every
one OF them.
They all went after this warning and
it is said that Mahaney then took several
more shots at Womack, who at this time
was lying PROSTATE and mortally
wounded.
When Mahaney found out what he
had done he ordered one OF the men to
take care OF the wounded man and to go
and get the sheriff of Delta county.
The sheriff started at once on hearing
the news, but when he arrived at the
lakes he could not find Mahaney, who it
was afterward ascertsined hid in the
woods ar he could not be found by the
sheriff and his deputies, of which there
were quite a number.
Monday morning Mahaney rode into
Delta and gave himself up.
When Mahaney gave himself up there
was considerable excitement in the town
and Delta soon had an influx OF cowmen
who were thoroughly incensed by the
killing of Womack
Mahaney was placed under a strong
guard and it was feared during the
whole OF yesterday that some effort
would be made to secure the person OF
Mahaney. He was hidden away during
tie day Toward evening about 100
men from the Surface Creek country
rode into town. They went directly to
the court house and broke the locks OF
every door of the rooms where they
thought they might find Mahaney, but
he was not to bs lound. The sheriff
with guard of about twenty men had
trken him into the country.
All of last night the mob kept up
lively fusilade about Delta and it is
thought that il they can get Mahaney
they will do 30.
There is considerable outspoken indig-
nation against Radclitf among the peo-
pie. He is now in Denver at the Brown