Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-04-16

seeu VI HedFu OF henQall ana his |
friends for the night. |
But Sharp had become excited by
the events OF the night and instead |
OF going to bed, had gone up town
where the "ribber" proceeded to en-
large on the threats that had been
made against him. Between the
"ribber" and the whiskey'he became
very agitated and did not go to bed
again, but remained up all night.
About $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
morning Kendall and his cabin part
ner, G. b. Wiseman, started down to
breakfast from their home, coming
down the cross street from the east.
Wiseman stopped in closet back of
Shirley's new saloon, while Kendall
proceeded on toward the Peerless
Cafe, where he was to order break
fast for himself and Wlseman.
AS Kendall turned the corner to
the left, he ran almost into Sharp,
who was standing in front of Shirley's
saloon. No words were spoken, and
Kendall passed on by about 60 feet
and leaned against post in front of
the Peerless Cafe, with his back to-
wards Sharp, and commenced talking
to some one who was on a horse in
front OF the restaurant.
KENDALL FIRED UPON.
Kendall glanced around the post
on which be was leaning, looking to-
ward Sharp, and saw the latter adj
vancing toward him, gun in hand.
Kendall started 10 run southwark
and away from Sharp. He had run
about ten feet ofrom where be was
standing, when Sharp opened fire,
the first shot going to the left.
Kendall increased his speed and had
reached the middle of the street, run.
ming now in a southwesterly direc-
tion, when Sharp again tired, this
time striking the fleeing man and
bringing him to bis knees. Although
mortally wounded, Kendall jumped
up and again started TO run, Sharp
firing the third shot, the bullet this
time going to the right.
Kendall ran between the Peerl
restaurant and some tents on the
west side Of the street, Sharp follow.
/ ing to get another shot at him.
Kendall again turned south and
ran over among some small tents
west of the corral, with Sharp in hot
pursuit trying to get a chance to
shoot again. Sharp took delibera te
aim three times after reaching the
corner block from where the first
shooting occurred, but each time
Kendall would come in liue with some
tents and women who had run into
the street on hearing the firing
Sharp did not shoot again.
BY this time bystanders had over
taken Sharp and secured his gun.
Kendall continued to run and again
entered Main street near the well,
where he fell to the ground. 1t was
found on examination of the wounded
man that the ball had struck him
in the side, Immediately over the
right hip, passing between the ribs
aud the hip bone, and lodging Ia the
stomach slightly TO the left OF the
naval.
TEARS FOR DYING BROTHER.
Zeb Kendall, a brother, who was
in Tonopah at the time, was notified
OF the shooting, and together with
DR.. Cox, drove to Goldheld in two
hours and ten minutes.
1t was an affecting scene that took
place when Zeb Kendall entered the
little tent where his younger brother
lay in deaths door. Strong men
turned away with tears, while the
two brothers wept like children.
The wounded man was removed
from the tent to T. L. Oddie's resi-
dence, where he was made more
comfortable and everything possible
done for him, but the efforts to save
his life were of no avail, and he died
Thursday evening about 8 o'clock.
The remains were brought to To
nopah yesterday, enroute TO the
railroad, where they will be shipped
to the old home in Utah for burial,
Ieb Kendall accompanying the re.
} mains.
Sharp was again arrested on the
charge OF murder aud taken to Haw.
thorne, being brought to this city
Thursday evening and leaving here