Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-24
SAIL MON -MCHENDRlE
TRAGEDY PARTICULARS
Il Occurred atthe Cosby Ranch
In Southwestern Section
Of COIfaE County.
STARTED OVER TRIFLE ARGUMENT

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last Tuesday morning. al the home
Of Robert Sammon. on the Matt Cosby
ranch, in the southwestern part OF che
county. Iee McHendrio met ais death
ID the hands of snmmon. the latter
hrlng three bullets into hts body, Sic.
hcndrio dying almost Instantly
The slayer came To- thia city. arrlv,
I ing at noon wednesday. Furrundering
himself 10 poputy HrOWn OF the slef,
ne pilce. also delivering his gun
witch rhe killing wes done with. 20
ihsi 0diCtf
According 20 Samm MS story ouiy
l hn and his t2yearold aun were iu
the room where the KILLING took place
I lt seems that the two men had F0'tcn
I into an argument over the question Of
( skill Of certain parties in roping
/ horses. The question became heated.
when McHondrie reached Tor his gun
buf salmon was to1 quick for him and
fred two ahots into his body. which
/ fell lifeleEs to the fioor
The prisoner was taken TO Ration on
/ wednesday by Onlcer Brown for safe
keeping until hla preliminary eAdmma'
ton could be held.
The dead mau leaves a wife and an
/ infant child. They have been wofkinE
/ Tor the Irwin brothers for a year or
/ So the wife az houseseeper and toe
I husband OB the ranch For a yea uF
so when arst coming 10 this country
they lived IN THIS city, McHendrio be.
/ lng IN the employ NJ NJ. W. Mills.
While here he was 6lBays q neaCeshle
man. sober and Industrious His par.
/ euts live Va Kansas
Dr. Lefiorge was appointed by DiE.
irict Attorney Lenhy 20 go t1 the
scene of che killing and ascertala the
/ uaturo ~ the wounds on the body it
Mchendrlo. Also the Justice of the
I neace ewure IN A. n Hubbard as
special constable 20 20 and noilfy
Justice OF the Peace Ashe uf precinct
/ 10, the nearest justice. Of the iragody.
sn that an Inquest would bc held. Tho
I've went up Wednesday afternoon.
fhis traEedy "a deplorcd hy the people
of the ueighborhood, al of whom
supposed that the slayer and slain
were the best Of friends
Tho place where the killing took
place ~ about twcntythr2e miles
southwest OF this city.
htlil AHho. Justice OF the peace OF
precinct l5 and coroner. CONDUCTED
an Inquest over the remains the fJl.
lowing day, the jury rendering a yer.
dict thai deceased came 10 his death
py a Eunahot wound Indicted by Sam.
mon.
Later reports conflict somewhat
With the story be told down hern.
One report says that McHendrin was
killed out in the yard from the ouso
ana his body carried into the house.
ne shooting occurring az 8 o'clock IN
The morning.
One reliable citizen says, "sammon
mas had the people OF The Red I.altea
country 'hunaloed' for long timo.
and In this case probably the true
facts would never be known
Another saya: This Is not his drsi
killing"
Another informant says. "Very ~.
tle n anything, was brought ant ni
ne Inquest Co inorlmata him. and the
evidence seemed 90 Indicate that sam.
non was Justified In taking the ITO OF
deceased. but that his reputation ln
ne past Is no feather "a his cal"
Tho dtockman publishes the facts Ia
thla case as q has gotten them. and
! expresses no opinion whatever.
! although it holds one
The remains OF the murdered man
were taken 20 Ocaio for burial