The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1903-10-24
KILLING OF MCCAMMON.
Mrs. McCammOn Gives the Particulars
Of the Unfortunate Anair.

about the killing OF VIM. N. Nc
Cannon, my late husband, that
cannot longer remain silent
without giving to the public a
true version of the unfortunate
affair.
In October, 1902, my husband
bought from Irwin Wallace the
E. w. ranch and cattle. The
proper papers were drawn up aud
signed, and everything appeared
to be satisfactory to both my
husband and Wallace.
After the transaction both men
went home. Mr.. McCammon
began working with his cattle.
A few days later Wallace and
a lady came over to the
ranch and asked to see the bill of
sale again and hear it read. Mr..
McCammon produced the papers
and Wallace said, Let the
lady read them" McCammon
said, "Very WE'LL" Wallace
came and stood very near, and
out his hand and jerked
the paper from her hand and tore
it into pieces and put them in
his pocket and said to Mr.. Nc
Cannon, THE trade is all off
unless you sign this new paper
which we have drawn up" But
Mr.. McCammon refused to sign
it. After that Wallace and
the lady went home, and Wallace
wrote some very insulting letters
to Mr.. McCammon, and finally
stopped a sale of steers that Mr..
McCammon had made.
On October 10, 1908, while at
my home, and in the kitchen, /
looked out and saw Wallace slip
ping up to the house. stepped
to the door leading into the front
room, and said to my husband,
wallace is coming" My hus-
band jumped up and started for
the door, when Mrs. Mary Nc
Cuistion said to him, 'Now,
Nc, be careful" He replied,
"Why, l am not going to hurt
Wallace, neither will he hurt
me-" BY that time Wallace had
reached the door, and jumped in
and shot at my husband, and
missed him, and hit Mrs. Mary
McCuistion in the arm. At the
same time he rushed upon my
husband and shot again, saying,
'I've come to get you, Cd d-n
you" Then they clinched in a
struggle, my husband trying to
get the six shooter from Wallace.
But Wallace struck him and
knocked him down and shot him
in the back.
My husbands six shooter was
discharged during the struggle,
but Wallace, after he had shot
him, took my husbands six
shooter from him, and dragged
him out into the yard, and kicked
and stamped him on the head.
All this time was trying to pro-
tect my wounded husbands head,
to keep Wallace from shooting
him in the head, for he had his
own six shooter and my hus-
bands, also, in his hands. / got
a hold on one of his hands and
my husband the other and begged
him not to shoot any more. My
clothes were badly burned from
the fire of Wallace's six shooter,
He promised not to shoot any.
more, and to let us take my hus-
band in the house. We then lei
loose of his hands and immediate
ly he fired at my husband again
as / was taking him away and
did his best to kill him.
After had got my husband il
the house, Wallace drew his siS
shooter on me twice and tried tC
make me promise what / would
swear to in court, saying, 1T il
very necessary for me to know
what you will swear to-, that
should swear that my husband
fired the first two shots. / ther
begged Wallace to go away, say
ing, "Please do not shoot him any
more" go out, and let me tall
to him. He is dying" AS Wal
lace stepped out closed the doc
and locked it, and ran to th'
back door and locked it, also
Wallace then entered the kitcheC
and reloaded his six shooter anC
demanded us to let him il
where we were. After waiting
a few minutes, he went to hi
horse and got on him and rod,
away.
/ then went to the pasture anC
got a horse and rode twelve
miles to the ranch of j. w. Co,
for help, always expecting tina
Wallace would come back ant
finish his fieudish undertaking o
the murder of my husband, o
else overtake me aud murder ml