Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-03-15
SHOT ON THE DESERT.
4 Cattle Feud Ends in 10. Nay Being
Shot -. Jim Smiths Horse Shot
From Under Him.

On Tuesday evening about five
o'clock, VIM. Clifford with his son
james and n-in-law, Joe Nay, came
riding upon Jack Longstreet and
james Smith on the cattle range of
Longstreet, about four miles west OF
his home, which is about thirty miles
southwest of Tonopah, and IA battle
with rifles quickly followed.
For some time past i'll feeling
has existed between the Cliffords
and Jack Longstreet, cattle-men
with ranges adjoining one another
About three weeks ago Longstreet
and Ed Clifford met in the Company
office in Tonopah and after some diff
liculty had taken place Longstreet
drew his pistol. but it was seized by
Manager T. l.. Odde aud Superin-
tendcnt Siebert and the weapon was
discharged into partition. For
this Longstreet was taken to Bel
mont and charged with intent to kill
and was placed under s., 900 bonds,
which he procured.
According to Jim Smith, u respect
ed citizen who was with Longstreet
at the time, both were riding down
a wash hunting for "a glove he had
lost, and Longstreet seeing the glove
rode ahead and dismounted to pick it
up, when the Clifford crowd came
galloping toward him and when with
in two hundred and fifty feet of him
they dismounted, two of them drop
ping to the ground and opened fire
upon Longstreet, who jumped into IA
small ditch, the second shot fired by
the Cliffords passing over him Long
street then fired two shots, one TAX
ing effect in the knee Of Joe Nay, and
the other putting IA blood blister
under the nose of James Clifford
The third shot fired by the Cliffords
struck the horse upon which Smith
was mounted in the shoulder, causing
it to stumble and throw its rider Off
Mr.. Smith says he was at least forty
feet out Of range of the firing line,
and why they should fire at him he
cannot understand, as he took no
part in ARRAY After his horse was
shot he walked to the ditch and lay
of Longstreet Only five
shots were fired and as firing ceased
both parties were under cover, each
having ditch to shelter them
After Nay was shot and had fallen
to the ground his companions drag
ged him into the ditch alongside of
them. Both parties remained in hid
ing until after dark. when Longstreet
and Smith crawled over IA small hill
and found their horses and rode home.
One of the Clitfords got his horse and
rode to his home, where he procured
a team and conveyed the wounded
man to Stone Cabin, where>Dr. Bal
lance is attending him At this writ
Ing no word has been received wheth-
er the wound will prove fatal or not.
The Clitfords claim that Longstreet
opened fire upon them and they were
not the aggressors. They say that
the man who was with Longstreet
took no part in the affair Clay
Peters, Mike Sheridan and Pat
0 3rien examined the ground the
morning. also Smiths horse
that had been shot.
Those who know Lonstreet and
Smith believe their story and dis
credit that of the Clif1ords.
That the feud that has caused this
shooting has become bitter one is
well known to the residents of this
county and is to be deplored None
IF the Clitfords have been in Tonopah
since the affair took place and we
Ire unable to print their version oft
Jack Longstreet has been arrested
md will be taken to Belmont to-mor
'ow Attorneys Bartlett and Macs
,retti will handle bis side of the case.