Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-09-02

Holmes hired twice. but, both shots
went wild. Holmes never spoke a
word after he fell and expired in
a few moments. The body was
carried mot the National hotel
and then to Holmes tent. Wooten
made n 10 attempt to escape and gave
himself up to Sheriff Lamb when
that officer arrived from Winnie
mucca Sunday morning.
News of the homicide was tele-
phoned TO Winnemucca early yester-
day morning and Sheriff Lamb and
District Attorney Quicker left at
one for National in Smiths auto.
Wooten having been taken into
custody on their arrival there.
Sheriff Lamb returned with his
prisoner last night and Wooten was
placed in the county Jail.
Sheriff Lamb, who arrived with
the prisoner in the Smith auto from
National about IL o'clock last night,
had the following to say in regard
to the homicide:
when l arrived at National /
found that Wooten had not been
arrested so Immediately took him
into custody and in a short time
started for Winnemucca with the
prisoner, not waiting for the
coroner's inquest, which is being
held today. talked with a number
of people in regard to the killing,
but no one could give any reason
for the killing. Wooten was
intoxicated when he committed the
murder
"a short time before the
homicide the prisoner was seen in
front of the hotel with a rifle in
his hands. Officer Holmes, who
was at the hotel at the time, at
tempted to take the gun away from
him when Wooten shot the officer
with the rifle, the bullet entering
Holmes left side, penetrating the
stomach. Holmes only lived about
ten minutes after the shooting oc-
cured"
Sheriff Lamb said that he did
not get to examine the guns of
either of the men, but was told
that three shots were fired in all
and that the officer fired two of
them. All this evidence however,
will be brought out at the coroner's
inquest as there were two witnesses
TO the killing"
AS near as can be learned, the
sheriff said. there had been no
previous trouble between the two
men and the only known cause for
Wooten shooting Holmes, is that
the officer wanted to take the gun
away from him.
For some reason or other Wooten
was not arrested until Sheriff
Lamb arrived on the scene and took
the murderer into custody.
When the inquest is concluded
and District Attorney Quicker
returns a complaint will be sworn
out against Wooten IN Justice
Robins court and his preliminary
examination on the charge OF
murder will be held.
The prisoner is an engineer by
occupation and had run hoists at
different mines in the camp. Be
fore going to National he lived for
some time at Chafcy. He is said
to have been on a protracted spree.
Officer Holmes. the murdered
man. was about forty years of q
and a native of Sweden. He had
been in camp for some time and
besides being a conscientious officer
bore an excellent reputation as a
citizen.
When seen this morning at the
county Jail by a representative Of
this paper, Wooten said that Holmes
fired two shots at him, but would
not admit that he shot and kill the
officer. He also stated that he had
no previous quarrel with the
decease ed. Outside of these facts
the prisoner refused to make any
statement in regard to the homicide.
-Humboldt Star