The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-05-16

William Mendes was shot through the
right foot last Monday afternoon at Duck
water, Nye county, Nevada, by Joe Tog-
noni. The trouble was caused over the
one bone Of contention in that section
water.
As heal as the SENTINEL can learn
Ralph Irwin had arranged ON Monday
with George Halstead Of the DeFlon
place, the first ranch on Duckwster, to
allow the full head Of water to flow down
the creek the next day as he wished to
use it for irrigating.
On his return down the creek, Irwin
met Joe Tognoni and asked him to take
out the dam In the creek on his place 40
he had arranged with Hslstead for the
use OF all the water in the creek the next
day. Tognoni refused to take out the
dam and after some words Irwin knocked
him down and took away his pistol.
After talking the matter over Irwin re-
tur9ed the pistol with the understanding
that Tognoni would not use it. Before
separating Irwin told Tognoni that if he
did not remove the dam he would do so
or see that it was done. Tognoni replied
that he would stop him or anyone else
who attempted to take out the dam.
About 8 o'clock the same afternoon
Ralph Irwin, Paul Irwin, G. A. Irving,
William Mendes, Henry Lorigan and
William Blair came up the creek on
horseback and in buggies from their
ranches and proceeded to the dam,
which is located about $50 yards from
Tognoni's house and store.
Irwin got out of his buggy and taking
his rifle with him, commenced tearing
out the dam. AS soon as the work was
commenced bullets began whistling
through the air, and on looking toward
Tognoni's house the crowd could see a
man standing in the door with a rife in
his hand. AS but faint reports were
heard 1t was surmised hat the party do
ing the shooting was using smokeless
powder cartridges.
Irwin then picked up his rife and fred
two shots at the man standing in the
doorway, causing him to withdraw into
the house and quit shooting.
The men at the dam had already COM
menced going toward a small piece OF
raised ground to get under cover. but
Iru;o BALLAD ord that ha bod oo~o - -
take out that dam and he was going to do
it. The balance of the party then cane
back to the creek and William Mendes
rode his horse on the bridge Just below
the dam and sat there watching Irwin.
Irwin had not been at work long before
the bullets commenced flying again, and
a moment afterwards Mendes cried
out that he had been shot.
He was at once placed in one of the
buggies and driven to his ranch. After
the boot mad been cut from his foot and
an examination of the wound made, c..
A. Irving saddled a horse and started to
Eureka for DIR. Harcourt. He made a
hard ride making the SO miles in five
hours.
DR.. Harcourt was unable to leave here
until s o'clock the next morning. Mer-
rill Fletcher drove him to the Pogue
place, where they were met with a fresh
team and they reached the Mendes
ranch at l o'clock.
From DIR. Harcourt, who returned to
Eureka at midnight Tuesday, it was
learned that Mendes was shot through the
right foot, the bullet entering behind the
great toe and coming out drought he heel
on the outer side.
The doctor left for Duckwater again
Thursday to dress the wound and ex-
pected to be gone a couple of days.
No arrests have yet been made, but it
is said Tognoni will be taken into custody
as soon as a warrant arrives from Bel
mont.