Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
MINERS STRUGGLE
Fac LIE and Death, and SOne Dies
From Wounds Reeollad,
THEY QUlRsfltD OyEslaIsts

Ovor o. Jte JaIon Pass country last
saturday night was enacted one Of the
most horrible tragedies ln me history
of tails country. says tho Kingman
Miner Arising from a dispute over
mluing property. Thomas w. Smith.
On the one side. and Henry Lang and
William Welhouru. engaged 90 q life
and death struggle and which ended
only whom the comhatants became
TOO exhausted to continue che struggle.
and which resulted Goa the death OF
Welhourn early the following morning
The dghi must have been terrific ana
practically one sided. as a poatmoriem
Goa tho remains OF Welbourn disclosed
six fractured ribs. ono of which pune.
turCd the lung and the body. head
and face pounded into an almost un.
recognizable muss. Lang was also yer.
ubly beaten about tho head and face.
while Smith shows fow marks OF the
encounter A witness Co the whole AZ
ialr was j. r. wrIRht. known ail over
che territory as "WhIsting Dick
Wright came to K.ugman sunday and
smlth came with him and surrendered
himself 90 the shorn A Coroner'a
jury. accompanied Boy Coroner Col.
nngs District Attorney Dickson and
undouherin Brown. went to tho scene
% the killing sunday evening and
made an exam nation 81 the scene n
the tragedy and took tho testimony of
che watchmnn az Che Union Pass
mlnns. who visited Smiths camp the
uight oft the nght A four pound ham
mer that bad been grppUd by n bloody
hand was found near the scene of the
sight Tho body 0f WDlbourn was
taken 10 Kingmau and buried. n his
testimony before the coroner Wrighta
testimony was favorable o. smith Ho
awuro that the three men had been
drinking. aud thar a quarrel arose be-
tween them over the interest n. II
West waa 10 have IN Che mines On
which thoy had discovered rich ORE.
that the two men repeatedly assaulted
smith. bat that tho lated always had
tho best OF the encounters. Lang con.
tradicB this and states tbtt he WAS
in the cabin whom the nEht started.
and on going nu' to separate the mon
hp was struck ON tho head BY Smith
and remembered no moro until Doe
eaI1o 10 out on the hillside. chilled
through lio went to the cabin and laid
down ON q bunk Smith CamO 90 the
cabin and k.ckod him. telling him 40
got up and gee out, which ho dli. /
Smith beating him on the head ami
shoulders until some distance from
tho house. The wAtChman testified |
that smith came 90 h.s camp and T.
asked for n gun. explaining that ho /
had broken hia on o. man. 80 gun was /
ln camp and smith offered Eve dollars |
a. an inducpmDnt tO ro to kimerly's /
and borrow one. lao returned 60 camp |
with Smith and saw WU'hOurn lying
somo distance from the house SmIth |
Kicked che man and told him 90 get
up. but he appeared unable. and told /
smith so. Smith insisted on bis ge' |
ting up and going away, at the same /
time kicking hm The man said. /
Have some mercy on me. don't bo a |
brute" Tho jury found thar WolbOuru |
came TO his death at the hands OF
Thomas W. Smith
Al tho preliminary examination. |
which was concluded yesterday morn. |
Ing. Smith was held for the crime "
mans .aughter. with bonds placed AZ
ti6oo