The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-20
'NKINNEY'S DEATH WAS IN
KEEPING WITH HIS CAREER
Noted Western Desperate is Shot in House in
Which Friends Had SeCreted Him.
From His Ambuscads He Kills Deputy Sheriff and Fatally
Wounds Another Of the Attacking Party

officers rushed toward the rear entrance
90 lend assistance.
Etter and Burt Tibbets were first 10
break down the narrow doorway that
separated the back door from the
doorway. AS they burst I'M the back
door Mckinney was standing just in
Side on the doorway. Win Tlbbets lay
on the ground and Packard was re-
turning the fire. Etter fired with
pistol as Mckinney showed his head I'm
the doorway. but missed. Burt Tib-
bets just behind fired a charge of
buckshot into the outlaws head and
leaning upon the steps he fired a Sec
ond barrel into the Quivering form.
Mckinney fen like an OK and was
dead man before receiving the second
charge.
Intense Excitement Prevailed.
Immediately the most intense excite
mept prevailed in the city. This was
acceutuated when Marshal Packard
was brought in a buggy along Nine
teeuth street on his way TO his home,
bleeding profusely, and still further
later when "a bus arrived at Baers
drug store with VIII Tibbets. who was
still alive. A rifle ball had entered his
RICH side penetrating the abdominal
cavity. The wounded man was per-
tectly conscious and directed those
present as 90 where ne was wounded,
but he was suffering the most intense
agony A half hour later he was taken
upstairs I'm the Southern hotel and
there, surrounded by his family, he
died
City Marshal Packard was driven to
his home on Seventeenth street and
physicians were quickly summoned in
attendance. Packard was suffering in
tense pain. but his mind ran constantly
on the injury Tbbetts had received.
I'm not worrying about myself"
said the marshal but my God. they
got Bin. ] know they got Bill"
Packard's Wound is Dangerous.
An examination Of Packard showed
that his right arm is badly shattered
by "a charge of buckshOt, and he has
AN ugly wound on the left side of the
neck. where a rifle ball plOWed IT'S
course This wound is considered dan
gerous. Amid all his suferings, Pack
ard said again and again.
81 am glad Mckinney is dead; but
/ know ne got Bill
tt is said that on sighting Mckinney
there was some conversation between
Packard and Mckinney, but this cam
not be- verified. A negro is reported
10 have told that he witnessed the be-
ginning OF the battle. and that the two
/ officers called upon the outlaw TO sur
render before the shooting began.
Later when the officers entered the
building. they found veritable arsenal
of arms and ammunition. showing thal
Mckinney was fortified ana prepared
for battle They found the outlaw $
body lying over the railing az the open
stairs leading TO the Chinese opium
den i'm the basement of the building.
HuIse surrenders to Sheriff.
About noon the fire department was
called out and Sheriff Kelly was pre-
pairing % flood the building i'm the hope
of driving out Hulse. When Hulse ap-
ueared on the street, springing as IL
were from the ground, and surrendered
90 the sheriff. ne handed over re-
y0'ver 2nd a knife.
Large crowds gathered around the
officers on the streets and the matter
I WAS eagerly discussed. Threats We're
made. but up to a late hour there had
been no attempt at violence, There
f is strong guard around the lall anu
no one is allowed to approach.
An autopsy on Mckinney showed on
+ his breast a fresh bullet scar, proving
coucusively that he was wounded III
. the night ON Kern river last SUNDAY
. with McCrackeu and Warren HanAll.
News received at midnight from cry
/ Marshal Packers bedsld indicates JhaL
/ De- most likely will recover. A bone was
/ -cmGvaI from his left arm, the second
ringer ON his left hand was ampuLaIeu
d agT fHe buckghOT was removed from his
throat lie is resting Comfortably.