The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-28

Two Miners Engage in Street Due
With Fatal Results.

in Columbia on the evening of July 81,
and at its conclusion the former was
removed to the county hospital where
, he died from the result of his wounds
about 12 o'clock the same night. Ten
shots were exchanged by the duelists,
three of the bullets lodging in Dixon's
body. Joking words and badinage
which passed rapidly from jest to an
exchange of acrimonious remarks be-
tween the men are said to be the cause
of the tragedy. Prior to the quarrel
they were the best of friends and had
frequently joked zach other in a jovial
manner.
From persons familiar with the cir
cumstances which led up to the shoot
ing, it is learned that Dixon had been
drinking heavily on the day of the
tragedy and had annoyed a number of
his friends by his boisterous hilarity
and the trend of his remarks. He and
Moore met in the afternoon in the Cabi-
net saloon and at once engaged in an
Interchange of ~pleasantries. The re-
marks soon became bitter and Dixon
is said to have struck Moore. The lat
ter is said to have her pulled his gun
and warned Dixon not to repeat the
offence.
Dixon then left the saloon and 60
ing to his home secured his revolver.
Moore also left the place a few min
utes later and the two men met on
Main street. Dixon Immediately pulled
his revolver and aimed it at Moore.
The latter closed with him and o. strug-
ole for the weapon ensued during which
it was discharged several times.
Eventually the men broke apart and
Moore, drawing his revolver, opened
FIRE upon his adversary. One of the
bullets struck Dixon on the forehead
and glancing from the skull plowed
its way along his scalp and passed
out. A second penetrated his left arm
between the wrist and elbow. The i'm
pact of the latter caused him to fall
and as he did so a third bullet pene-
trated the sternum, low down, and
passing into the stomach made twenty
perforations of the intestines. Moore
escaped from the encounter uninjured,
save for some slight powder burns on
his right hand sustained during the en-
counter with Dixon for possession of
the latter's weapon
Dixon made an ante-mortem statement
in which he completely exonerated
Moore, declaring that the trouble was
brought on entirely by himself, and
expressing a desire that Moore be not
placed under arrest. He declared fire.
q%uently that Moore had shot in self
defense and that he was justified in
his act.
Dixon was in complete possession of
his mental faculties until he was placed
under the %anesthetic at the hospital,
preparatory to the dressing of his
wounds. He babe his friends goodbye,
and removing his watch from his peck
ct, an old fashioned wedding ring from
his finger and a gold pin from his era
vat, handed them to a friend with the
request that they be forwarded to his
wife, who, he stated, resides in Los An
geles.
His last thoughts were devoted to
his daughter of whom he was evidently
very fond. In speaking of her he said:
81 have two thousand dollars on my
carcass. That will aid her, my dear
little girl"
Dixon was employed as a miner by
C. J. Hanna on the Lucky Boy proper
ty, but had previously been engaged
in railway work. At one time he was
a member of several railroad organiza-
cations as well as the Fraternal Order
of Eagles and the Woodmen Of the
World. He had permitted his member
ship to lapse in all of the organizations
mentioned with the exception of the
Woodmen. Some years ago he was dl-
vorced from his wife and consequently
the insurance money from the Wood
men will revert to his daughter.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon from Miners Union hall under
the auspices of the Goldfeld Miners
Union No. 220. At the cemetery a pas
sage of scripture was read by Joseph
White, vice-president of the union, af-
ter which the body was committed to
the grave.
An inquest was held on the body
Saturday evening, the coroner's jury
bringing in a verdict that Dixon met