The Ordway new era., 1906-01-12
|AERIFF KILLED
QUARREL WITH POLICEMAN At
DURANGO.
|sH1 AGAINST GAMBLING

..,e w, J. Thompson Meets Osath
:. Hands Of Policeman Jesse c.
s,,oseI-Latter offieer Dangerously
wounded.
n.nyer.--A Republican special from
,,uro Tuesday says: Sheriff w. j.
,unson was killed to-day and Jesse
s,,psel. a city officer. was danger
Il, wounded as a result OF a revolver
he.yeen the two men. Thompson
sbo, four times and pounded over
head with a gun by Stansel. and
latter was shot once.
tbe tragedy was the outcome OF a
4, against gambling. Last Scptem-
the sheriff ordered all saloon keep
IN close their saloons at midnight
nm Sundays and ordered that all
milling cease. Since that time there
been two opposing elements. the
Council favoring gambling. II Is
a.
raid BY Sheriff Thompson last
lht was the cause Of to.day's tragedy.
Ieh occurred In the street In front
The El Moro saloon. Both men emp
their reyOlyers and then grappled
fought until separated by friends.
edn Thompson lived only n short
Ne.
asst night at IL o'clock Sheriff
Aompson went In back room OF the
Moro saloon and caught a crowd
hlbling. He confiscated roulette
eel and stated while doing so that
police opposed his efforts to en-
ce the law. Mischief-makers carried
tale to Stansel. no doubt making
worse than II really was. and when
lnsel came down town this morning
said he intended to see the sheriff
but the report.
fhey met in front of the Ell Moro sa.
10 and hot words were exchanged.
preponderancc OF evidence liz that
ompson was drinking some and had
10 drinking the night before when
raided the gambling Joint. Accord.
TO eye Witnesses OF the tragedy
pmpson turned and started to walk
ay but suddenly turned. drew his
and commenced firing.
Is supposed that Stansel said
be,hing which caused Thompson to
fite TO shoot. The men were very
se together. They emptied their
Is and then pounded each other with
hutt lnH al tho IDh,N
ban seyenty.two years old, was shot
4 stray bullet. the ball entering his
EARN and ranging upward. shatter-
the elbow joint. The two officers
fe separated by friends.
Aiter Thompson had been shot four
les and badly beaten. he walked Il
steps and sank to the sidewalk.
nsel dubbed him with his gun after
vas down. according to witnesses.
er the fight was over 1t was no.
70 that Stansel had two guns which
gave to by-stander and then asked
a doctor.
nompson was hurried to the Ochs-
hospital and breathed his last Just
ne was being laid on cot. He
conscious almost up to the last
hute
''ansel and Accord were taken to
ICY hospital and Stansel's wound
examined and the bullet removed,
la'ihg entered at the right collar
pe, extended downward and lodged
ne TISSUES of the right lung.
bw.
inmily had existed between Thomp-
ana Stansel ever since the cleo
year ago last fall, when both
.or sherin, Thompson on the Re-
'a,eah ucket and Stansel on the
i,ocratic ticket. Trouble breeders
ieu iaise tales to both men and
hey were making their canvass
met and agreed to make a clean
palsn and be friendly, but the
,oS e breeders Kept busy and dis
ea 'he friendly compact.
simpson frequently charged that
pohce opposed him in his efforts
iorce the law and these state
40 were repeated and distorted by
sanoiing fraternity and their sym
.ers, so the breech between the
men grew wider.
). Tompson was thirty-four
,ol age and had lived In this Sec
'Sehty-six years. During the
aays he was in the stock busi-
ana rode the range when this was
~ tough country; when it was
s" s,eu with treacherous Indians and
s Nv ana there were many things
On man courage. For the last
~ years Thompson had acted in
,es capacity of peace officer the
~, part of the time. He has been
a. ponce force several times. He
= ra ~ deputy sheriff for three
nraa Snaer Joe Smith and year or
N rAaer ~ Joe Airy. He had the repu-
s..a VI being the biggest sheriff in
e. sna he was six feet two inches
m au =, weighed $50 pounds. He was
o. h,o., great courage, a terror to the
b,s b,aaers and never failed to ar
~ ~ man IL he found him. He
d,a.wSi widow, three grown sons and
otbass one ten years old and
4, es seventeen. He had suffered
M, ueai Of late from rheumatism
G N, coupled with his great size,
mas wife aud Ava s,~,o,l