Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-28
tFrom Tuesdays Daily


 l \ three hours investigation by the corener's jury last night, throws nc light on the death of H. W. Carson, further than that he came to his death by a gunshot wound. Carson was shot and killed in a small bed and store room adjoining the kitchen of a din ing room building at the Puntenney lime kilns yesterday about noon.
 Some declare that the case was one of accidental shooting, while others believe that Carson came to his death at the hands of an unknown person. The nature of the wounds in the head that caused death add color to the latter claim. Not a single bone or part of Carson's skull was found in its normal position when examined by surgeons last night. A bullet hole was found two and q half inches in front of the right ear, which ranged upward and backward The bullet appears to have torn almost the entire left side of the head away, leaving a wound which every one who saw it declared on first examination was inflicted with a broad-axe or some similar instru- ment. The left front of the skull was smashed in and a considerable portion of it blown away. Pieces of it were found on a bunk in the room where the dead body of Carson was found and smaller particles were strewn on the floor
 Carson was lying on his back, his right hand resting on a rife of .3S-40 calibre, his left hand across his breast, the bullet that evidently crashed through his brain, causing instant death, being imbedded in a window casing six feet, two and a half inches from the floor.
 From the evidence introduced at the coroner's inquest it appears that Car son, who was superintendent of the Puntenney lime kilns, left the kilus after breakfast yesterday morning. ap- parently taking the southbound train for Jerome Junction. He returned on the northbound train, arriving at the kilns about II o'clock. Reaching his office building, in which is also located the company dining room, the kitchen and cook s room, he met X. R. Gillie, assistant forest ranger. According to Gillie's statement to the officers, he asked for settlement for a wood Ic- count alleged to be due by the Punten- ney Lime Company for timber alleged to have been cut by the company on the national forest. Carson, according to Gillie's statement, drew a six-shoot- CT on Gillie five time during the day, refusing a settlement. After Carson's return on the train at II o'clock, Gil lie and he engaged in conversation the fifth time about the settlement for the wood, and as Carson was pulling his six-shoter, Gillie drew his pistol and struck Carson on the left side of, the head with the weapon. Carson stag gered against the wall but did not fall to the floor Gillie then left the place, walking through the dining room and kitchen. Gilie then walked to the railroad station at Cedar Glade, and hearing that Carson was dead tele- grapbed 10 Sheriff Smith: "Come at once; am subject to arrest. Carson went after his gun, struck him fa- tally"
 Sheriff Smith, accompanied by As sistant District Attorney P. ". O'Sul Evan and Coroner C. H. MeLane, left for Cedar Glade, to investigate the killing. They returned on the night train. Gillie surrendered to Sheriff Smith on his arrival at Cedar Glade. He is now prisoner in the county jail, awaiting further investigation of the case.