The Delta independent., 1901-07-19
w. A. Womack, Highly Respected Citizen,
Murdered in Cold-blood by One of
Radcliffe's Tools.
THE CITIZENS DEMAND JUSTICE
Attempt made to Lynch the Human Viper
Radcliffe Hotel and Cabins Burned
''Kiug" of the Lakes No More.

News was received 10 Delta Sunday
evening that W. A. Woaaek, veil
known cattlenss oe Surface Creek had
bssn shot that sftssDooe on Grand Asss.
No psrticslars vers given aud II vss
suppossd that Il had besa 40 accidental
shot. DR.. Hick and Dr.. Miller loft iume-
diately for the scene. Early the aext
morning it VS. Learned that hs had tsen
shot BY Frank Ashany. deputy game
warden in The employ Of willisa Rad
ellie and also that be had shot Frank
Hinchnas.
Sunday afternoon . party Of veil
known ranchmeo Of S.rfscs Creek Oess,
w. A. Wvnsck. tho gestieman vho was
killed. t'raok Hiochass. Dan asd Jack
Gipe and Fesnk Trickie we're 10 the
vicioity Of Island lake, one Of tho chain
a lskss on Grand mesa known Z, the
AIsxasdsr lakes. when they decided 10
20 dshiag. A. the party wers talking
tho matter ovoe ~ to whether they should
70 6shing 10 lslaDd lake OF sot Deputy
Gsns Warden Mahsay appssrsd upon
ths sceae sod informed ths party that
shsy would have 10 leave - hs vosld
eot ALLOW thsn 70 - y The lakea TAs
VaFty tosk ~ psitss - Ases 49,
- II D1Tk = QDns1re thos1
Z Rssssvoae eoopasy. Which csopesy's
sesskAssdsss hass Vsdsct rigAs 70 Ash
10 the lsks's wbessvss thsy - q, =
the wstes 10 most Of tho lake. has beso
rsised several feet by means Of daas and
dikes bsilt bv the above conpauy. We
slso understand that NJ. Hiochmsn had
= permit in his pocket st the time.
Aoyhow the party told Mahsny that
they would Hsh there u they wanted to
. they bad - good right there - be.
In tho meansiue they rode on toward
lslsad lake and when they arrived there
they found MaAauy hsd preceded them
aud was already on the ground. He
again told them that they must not fish
in tho lakes. Mr.. womack then told
hio that Il he thought he didn't have
. right 70 dsh there to arrest him and
they would lot the courts decide. Msha ny
then thoroughly iocesssd at their dis.
regard Of bis ordsrs, stsrtsd 70 ride away
but turned aud arsd shot at wouack,
Who wss on biz hosse at the time, but
missed him. He theo turned to Hioch-
man, whose hove was standing 10 the
shallow water 10 the edge Of the lake.
and fred q shot which took eject Ia his
leg. Hinchmsn put spurs to his horse
10 order to get out Of range. but Womsck
bad gotten "a bis horse and was attampt.
ing 20 place the animal betwesu him and
Mshany but the animal becaus Tighten.
I'D at the shots which had bseo ared aud
turned and faced The shooter. This gave
Mshnsy. who wss within sbout twenty
fsst of Womack. an open Geld and be
hred several shots at him. two OF them
taking effect. one in his leg sod the other
struck him 10 the lett eide and lodged
10 the tenth rib on the r,ght eide OF his
body. Mahany then turned 70 the 70.
msindsr Of the party and said: "You
d d---0 g.t out Of here or
will kill every lsst one Of you" They all
wont sfter this warning.
When Mshsny foand out what be had
done he ordered ore Of the men to 10 70
Delta aud get tho sheriff ssd told the
remainder OF The party 10 "go back and
take caro- OF their dsad.'
Mrs. Womack aud daughters who vere
camping about two miles distant wers
informed and Immediately reds TO the
scene. Dr.. Hick and DR.. Miller left Tor
the Mesa q soon % the news reached
town by telephone from Cedarsdgs but
arrived too lste.
The family os the murderer lived 10 .
cabin just across the lake from whsre
the shooting ooou rrsd snd Mshany and
bic family with the other game wsrdsus
eat out 10 front Of the cabin until about
800 o'clock in tho mornipg. They had