White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-04-02

Huffman and WOOdard at IuCumCarl last
week returned home from there Sunday
morning From him we get the following
facts regarding that affair.
The men who did the killing were Jack
Meyers, deputy Sheriff and Constable at
Tucumcari, Lou Keeper who had been in
the Saloon business upon the Dawson rail
road, John Young, son of ranchman near
Clayton New Mexico, and who had been
Keepers bartender, and Val kearnes, an
ex-Unted States Soldier in the Philippines
and whose fathers principal of the high
School at Clayton, New Mexico
The proof deduced at the preliminary trial,
showed that Jack Meyers and Curly Carroll
had had difficulty some time ago, that ON
the afternoon before the killing that night,
this old trouble between Carroll and Movers
had been renewed; and that by reason of
that trouble, Meyers made repeated threats
against Carroll or repeatedly to his Mey-
er'S) friends that he or Carroll must die
wthi the next ten days and it would not
be him.
The killing occurred at Carrolls saloon
and dance hall at about II o'clock at night.
Before the killing Lou Keeper, John Young,
Val kearnes and Jack Meyers visited
Carroll's saloon aud were drinking consid-
erably at the time. Kenneth Woodard,
who afterwards was killed, was dancing
with a girl called Grace O'Neil, with
whom, Young. as the proof showed, was
infatuated. Young had not known Wood
ard before. but became offended at the
woman for dancing with him and declared
repeatedly that he would kill Woodard,
trying at the time to borrow a pistol.
Keeper also. as proved at the preliminary
hearing, because Carroll would not cash
check for him which he presented, became
angry and somewhat vile and abusive on
account of it; Carroll trying to allay his
anger by telling him he hadn't enough
money to cash his check, but that he would
loan him what money he had.
These men. Meyers. Keeper, Young and
Kearnes, then left Carroll's saloon and
went to town. They next showed up at
Streets saloon, where Keeper went behind
the bar and got three pistols taking them
over the protests of the barkeeper who
did not know to whom they belonged.
When they were armed they stated that
they we're going down to Carroll's place and
that the big thing would come off. z"
In a few minutes they appeared at Car
rolls saloon rushing into the house, draw
ing and flourishing their pistols and viol-
emily abusing Carroll There we're twelve
or fifteen persons present who immediately
rushed from the building in various direc-
tions i'll expectation that shooting would
result. One of the women did not leave
the building. however, but took refuge
behind the piano and saw the shooting
Carroll and Huffman who were present
begged these men to be quiet and to go
on and dance and not to raise any disturb
ance, repeatedly saying that they did
not want trouble. While they were thus
talking the house was cleared and the
shooting commenced, Carroll being shot by
Young and Keeper. When they began
shooting, Carroll ran towards the back
door, trying to draw his pistol as he ran,
but did not succeed until just before he fell
mortally wounded about fifteen feet from
the back door of the building.
When Carol had been killed, some or
all OF these men turned their weapons on