Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
JURY DECIDES
ACCUSED GUILTY
jill. HenneSSy Charged With
WiIIfuI Murder
Shooting Of Frank GanahI and George
Cole Entirely UncaIled
For.

The growing young camp OF Clifford,
forty-fve miles east Of Tonopah, was
the scene of a shooting affray last Sat
urday morning, which resulted in the
death of Frank Ganahl and the wound
ing of Assemblyman George Cole.
A BONANZA representative was on
the ground a short time after the shoot
ing took place and CLEANED the true
facts from the eye-witnesses. They,
without exception, declared that it was
nothing more or less than a cold-blood-
ed, cowardly murder.
The shooting was done by a man
named Hennessy, and was entirely UNI
called for. 1t seems that a committee
from the Miners union, consisting Of
President Geo. A. Cole, Frank Ganahl
and Walter Fancher, visited the Eft
man lease a few minutes before ten
O'Clock, and asked an Italian, named
Antoine Bass, who had just started to
work, what wages he was receiving.
He replied, SIS a day, the union rate.
The committee informed him that it
was reported around that ne was re-
ceiving less than that figure, and that
no ''scabs" would be allowed in the
camp. They then started to leave,
when Elftman, one of the owners of
the lease, who had been standing close
by during the interview, asked Mr..
Cole what he called a ''scab." 81 call
a 'scab' the dirtiest - ON earth, I"
replied Mr.. Cole. "Well, by God! |
think union men are the lowest =
in the world" said Elftman, It the
same time clenching his left fist and
attempting to draw a gun from his hip
pocket. Ganahl sprang forward and
grabbed Elftman around the waist,
pinioning his arms to his side. The fell
low sH~ennessy, who had been standing
neal Elftman, whipped out a SO Smith
& Wesson revolver, and going close tC
Ganahl, shot him through the back.
1t was a most cowardly act. In an in
slant Cole was after the murderous
brute and attempted to wrest the re
volver from him. Hennessy had hi
gun cooked, however, and fired again
the ball going through Mr.. Coles hand
AS Cole fell, he again fired, this tim
the bullet going through his victim
hat. Walter Fancher, who was abou
2Osfeet away, then started to assis
Ganahl and Cole, but Hennessy pointe,
the smoking revolver at him and ex
claimed, "You damn if yo-
move . step nearerI will get you, too.
He also flourished his gun and told tn
miners who had rushed to the seen
that he would kill the first one VIII
came near him. He then coolly wake
to where his horse was tied and starte
to saddle it, but at the request of Nh
Cole Dick Wardell arrested him an
took his gun away. Elftman was ais
arrested and the two were taken t
the county Jail by Wardell and jim
Clifford.
Tho wounded men were also place,
in wagons and taken to Tonopah.
They were met on arrival by Drs
Bowes and Smith, who, after a brie
examination of Ganahl's wound, sal,
that recovery was impossible. The,
extracted the bullet from near tn,
right nipple. 1t had entered the bacl
below the right shoulder blade AM
pierced the lung, Everything possibl,
was done for the unfortunate man bu
in vain, and he passed to the great be
yond Tuesday morning at three o'clock
He had been unconscious since Sunday
Mr.. Coles woun was painful, bu
not serious, and he was able to b,
around receiving the congratulations o
his host of friends on his miraculou
escape Tuesday. He is one Of Nevada
most. highly esteemed citizens and j
beloved by all who know him. TIL
cold-blooded shooting of he and GanahI
who was also extremely popular, ha