The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-01-09
Killing at Winnie
muCCd.

J. A. Gale, a carpenter, shot and killed
G.. II. ColsoL, a miner, in Winnemucca
Friday night. The particulars as told
in the Silver State are AZ follows: Gale,
his wife and son moved to Winnemucca
about six months ago from Golconda.
Colson had lived in Golconda for the past
fifteen or twenty years. During the time
Gale lived in Golconda Colson made his
home with them. He moved to Winnie
mucca about month ago and assisted
Gale in building house. boarding and
rooming with the family. On the night
of December Both while Gale was en-
gagged in cutting ice on the river, Colsop
effected an entrance into Mrs. Gales
bedroom md attempted to assault her.
After desperate struggle she succeeded
in preventing him from accomplishing
his purpose. Colson threatened her with
death il she told her husband. The next
morning he left town to locate some
mines several miles west of Winnemucca.
Mr.. Gale returned from his work the
next day and Mrs. Gale told him what
had occurred. Gale confded the partic-
ulars to friends and they advised him to
have Colson arrested. Colson returned
Friday afternoon, but Mrs. Gale had
gone to where her husband was working.
Between $50 and o'clock they started
home together and on the way met Col
son who accompani ed them to the house.
When they arrived Mrs. Gale went in
to the kitchen to attend to household
duties, Gale and Colson going into the
dining-room Colson seated himself and
Gale almost Immediately opened the sub
ject of the outrage which ha d been COM
mitted. He accused Colson of the crime
in language which may be imagined.
The latter arose from his chair, brought
out his knife, opened it. and made move
toward Gale, saying, with an Introductory
oath, "I'll cut your heart out" just as
he did so, according to Gales story, the
latter grabbed his shotgun and fred.
The concussion extingushed the lamp
in the room, and, thinking that Colson
was coming for HIM, Gale fired the sec
ond barrell. Gale and mis- wife immedi
ately left the house and went to the
courthouse, where he gave himself up to
the sheriff.
The sheriff went to Gales house and
found Colson dead upon the floor. Close
beside his right hand lay an open pocket
knife, door key and several matches;
Just outside on the porch was his hat
and pipe The right hand pocket Of his
overalls was partly turned inside out.
A hasty examination showed terrible
hole 10 his breast and another in the left
side Of his neck. A l6-bore shotgun, in
which were two empty shells, stood in
the corner of the room: The furniture
ia the room had not been disturbed and
there was nothing to indicate that there
had been struggle.
The Silver State Gays that Gale has a.
ways been regarded as a Woodworking
industrious man and a good citizen. Pub
lie sympathy is with him. Colson was
about forty years at age.
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