The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
GEORGE 8. DU BOTS KILLED ~
HENRY BURp AT BAL.
ARAT.
.BuRD UNDER ARREST
DEAD MAN WAS PROMINENT IN
THE LOST BULLION
MINING CASE. \

Denver.-A Boulder Special to the,
Republican Wednesday plight says:
George S. Dubois, who was concerned
in the Lost Bullion mine case lately
tried in the United States court at Den
YER, was this morning shot and killed.
it is charged, by Henry Burd, board
ing house keeper at Balarat, and Burd
was in turn wounded by Dubois son,
Lee
Last November Dubois and others Sc
cured lease on the Smuggler mine at
Balarat and in December work was
started with Dubois in charge and his
son working under him. The lease will
expire April 25th and it is said Dubois
was informed it would not be renewed.
Dubois and his son had boarded with
Henry Burd, who claims that II board
bill of 800 was due and that Dubois
and his son were preparing to leave
Balarat.
According to information obtained
by the officers, Burd had demanded
payment and Dubois gave him $50, Civ
ing him the revolver and agreeing to
turn over Winchester rifle as secur-
ity for the balance.
This morning Dubois, his son and
Burd started to the Dubois cabin to
get the rifle. On the way, it is said.
the two older men began to quarrel.
At the cabin only Dubois and Burd
entered, Lee Dubois remaining outside
nearby.
What took place in the cabin is not
known. Lee Dubois says he heard
three shots, after which Burd ran from
the cabin and down the gulch. Lee
says he did not stop TO investigate, but
broke a window. seized the rife from
within the cabin and fired three shots
at the fleeing Burd. the third shOl
striking Burd in the side, inilicting a
flesh wound, but not striking any vital
organ or cutting large arteries. Lee
Dubois says that after he had hit Burd.
he entered the cabin and found his
father lying on the floor dead
Burd says that. after they entered
the cabin. the quarrel was renewed and
Dubois abused him and started to get
the rifle. Fearing Dubois meant to
shoot him. Burd says he fired one shot.
saw Dubois fall and then ran from the
cabin and down the Sulch, fearing that
the younger man would get the rifle
and kill him.
AS soon as the word of the shooting
reached Boulder by telephone Under
SHerlH Wllllam InOfne ana coroner
Buchet started to Balarat to investi-
gate Thorne found Burd was not seri-
ously wounded and placed him under
arrest. He was not trying to escape.
but was waiting for the officers ar
rival.
Burd was able to t"avel with the I'M
dersheriff, having reached jamestown
at about S o'clock and Boulder about
midnight.
Dubois had been resident OF
Boulder county for over twenty years
and operated in various parts of the
county. but principally in the neigh
borhood of jamestown and Balarat. He
was arrested in Denver in connection
with the Lost Bullion Gold Mining af-
far in New Mexico, for using the mails
for the purpose of defraudng other
people He told various stories on the
witness stand and once made con
fession which implicated Il number OF
other prominent mining men and pro
moters in this state Later he denied
the confession and said it was forced
from him under the sweating process.
Although under sentence of court to
serve a certain term in the United
States penitentiary at LeavenwOrth.
Kansas, the sentence had not been put
into execution pending further pro-
ceedings.