Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-12-19
FURTHER
DETAILS
REGARDING THE KILLING OF
WIN. LAMB
The Negro is Held to Await
i...Trial { -

LAMBS MURDERER wf5shpp kppptg
The Truckee Republican to arrive |
yesterday contains the following ac-
count of the ARRAY of last Saturday |
night in which the late VIII Lamb lost |
his life: =, 80.
Both men were in the Truckee sa-
loon and in passing accidentally col
lided, but with no violence, as tray
with glasses which was being carried
by Lamb was not upset: Kenney imme-
diately left the saloon with another
man and walked away. He remarked
to his companion that he should have
apologi2ed. Lamb followed them and
placed his hand on Kenney's Shout
der, and, as the latter turned, struck
him on the head with his fist, knocking
him down. In the talk that followed
Lamb drew pistol. It is said by
some that he drew because he thought
Kenney was going to, draw one. Some
words passed and it seems that Lamb
said he would kill, the negro. p r.3
The latter went to his room procur-
ed pistol and returned to the saloon
where Lamb was. When they met,
Kenney is said 70 have made some
such remark as tina t he had Lamb and
tt en- Lamb started to pull gun, but
Kenney was too quick for him. Lamb
raised his hands and told Kenney that
he was afraid to shoot. The colored
. man then told those standing around
, Lamb to move to one side as they
, might get shot and deliberately pulled
( the trigger. The pistol only! snapped
| and did. the same the second attempt
= to shoot. He then turned the cylinder
t with his left hand, drew back the ham
/ rner and pulled the trigger again This
} time the gun went off and the bullet
r struck Lamb in the left side near the
J lower ribs. The wounded man SAM
). back into chair and bystanders sci
zed Kenney to hold him.
After a few seconds lainb said h,
would not be shot down that way an,
i drew pistol and Snapped it at Ki1
!ney. He triel three times and tn
third time the cartridge exploded bu
> the aim was poor and the bullet wen
: wide OF the mark. Kenney was r.
> leased and the crowd made a rus
= *or the door. Lamb followed up an
= snapped his pistol three times an
'e then threw it down.
Lamb realized that his wound VIZ
Sc serious and shook hands with son
as OF his friends and told them good-b
~ He was placed on a table and Dr. Br
ant was summoned. 1t was decid,
IN to remove him to the hospital wa
Die Of the jail but he expired while bel,
on carried over
en- DR.. Bryant made a post norton {
ew animation and found that the bull
ed had entered on the left side near t
an lower ribs, perforated the intestin
bic and struck the backbone and was
ge. fected down on the other side of t
J a body and mad lodged in the region
sed the hip. :
be- Kenney had his preliminary heari
lar- and was held to appear before the {
perior Court of Nevada county on
hat charge of murder 5+it5
pts Kenney looked and seemed to f
pre- confident during the examination =
a decided change of expression ca
ing over his countenance when the Jut
lem announced that he must be held.
/ Of ~ ,A-f> tt
and On the 5th day of next month,
'eat time for which the Bluestone mine
'ers bonded expires. Should the, Excels
are company, which now has the prope
>as bonded, desire an extension of til