Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-30
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR."
w. H. Aughey Killed and
Principal Witness OF the
Tragedy Dies a Very
Peculiar Death.

Last Saturday William Mcclure
came into Forsyth from the Dave Nc
Gillivray ranch and gave himself up,
saving that he had accidentally shot
and killed w. H. Aughey the night te-
fore. Aughey had gone out the prev |
ious morning to the McGillivray ranch
situated about IS miles southwest of
Forsyth, with the idea of disposing of
a ranch property to F. w. Law. From
information given by those at the ranch
it appears that on arriving at the
Meg illivray ranch, Dave McGillivray
volunteered to go after Mr.. Law and
bring him to the ranch, and according
ly left for that purpose, leaving
Aughey, Mcclure and Pete Macatte,
woman, at the ranch.
Mcclure and Macatte, laborers at
the place, had layed off for the after
noon and after McGilvery had left, the
men put up a target and spent some
time in target practice. They first
used % calibre rifle belonging to
Aughey, and after using all the cart
ridges, then took the gun belonging to
Mcclure. Nearly all of the cartridges
belonging to this gun were used up
and Mcclure refused to let them use
the gun longer. Some little discussion
arose over this and that together with
the tact that Mcclure had been worsted
each time in the target practice ap-
pears to have put him in i'll hurnor, so
much SO that he afterward discussed
the affair with the colored woman.
Early in the afternoon, after the
rifle practice, Aughey and Macatte
hitched up the team and left for (. sheep
camp in charge of D. McGillivray. 1t
appears that Macatte had imbibed too
freely of the liquor while at that place
and was consequently unable to make
the return trip with Aughey, who
reached the ranch about supper time.
The colored woman stated that Aughey
and Mcclure ate supper together and
there appeared to be no differences
between them. They discussed politics
and talked of their travels in a per-
fectly sane manner, neither being
! under the influence of liquor.
About $50 she retired to her room,
which was directly adjoining the
kitchen. and left the men still engaged
in conversation. About $3.50 she was
awakened from a browse by the dis
charge of gun, and before she was
able to dress another shot was fired
4 Mcclure came to her door and asked
I for light, she stated, and on going
: into the kitchen with a lighted
lamp she discovered Aughey lying
face down, bleeding profusely at thu
head. The woman said that she spen
the remainder of the night in th'
kitchen while Mcclure went to hel
room. Mcclure arose about $50 anc
built the fire and while he and tht
woman were eating breakfast, Mix
Reagan arrived and to him McClur
told the story of the shooting.
He claimed that Aughey left tn
kitchen about nine in the evening, say
ing that he heard some one outside an
asked for the gun which Mcclure CAV
him. On returning he laid the gun o
the bed and lay down. In a few min
utes he jumped up, seizing the gun, an
crying in mad frenzy, ''They ar
after me- Mcclure says he seize
the gun and in the scutf1e that TO
lowed 1t was discharged. At thi
time the light went out and in som
manner during the struggle the gu
was reloaded. A second time the gu
was fired and this time Aughey fe
heavily to the floor and it was then, s
he claims, that he called for light.
= On Saturday Acting Coroner Charl'
Dick and jury composed of Barne
~ Blum, ]. F. Kennedy, Steve Merce
80. -. Robert LeVene. William GUY and
h. c. Holtkamp, accompanied by j.
.st Lyndes, county attorney, left for Il
I'm David McGillivray ranch. The boz
of Aughey was found lying face dow