The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-16

The pugilist died in the Springfield
hospital. 10 which he had been rushed
from Conway on special train, cnar-
tered by DickersOn. Three physicians
were on the special. An operation was
performed at the ranch house IN an
unsuccessful attempt 10 locate the Dul-
let. A report from Conway has II that
a .22-calibre rifle bullet, the pattern
which inflicted KetchePs wound, was
found on the floor Of the room IN
which the shooting took place IL Is
thought this may be the bullet mat
killed Ketchel
out il the heavily wooded hills east
OF here Hurtz. ketchets slayer. nedf-
lily armed, is fleeing before pack OF
blOOdhOunds ana posse or orricers
and citizens. DickersOn has placed
price OF $4,000 on the dead BODY OF
Hurtz. The members OF the posse are
armed with repeating rifles. Hurtz Is
believed 10 be a desperate man ana
will be fired upon on sight.
Hurtz viii battle for his life, II ne
shoots at all, with the revolver OF ms
victim. After shooting ketcheli VINO
was at the breakfast table, Hurtz
rushed from the house into the yard.
He then faltered a moment, turned ana
went back into the room where Ketch-
el lay prone upon the floor. Reaching
into Ketchels pocket, Hurtz removed
the pugilists .S8-calibFe revolver ana
struck him over the head with il. Then
he ran from the house.
"Ketchel can't tell me how to run
my business" he shouted 10 G. Z. Bal
ley. foreman OF the ranch.
Hurtz is said 10 have told a MIS-.
GOldie Smith that he would meet her
here tonight. Officers questioned her,
hoping to get a trace of Hurtz, but
without results in that direction.
Investigation OF Hurts belongings
has led officers TO believe his real
name is Walter Dipley and that he IS
| from Webb City, No. He has been al
/ the DickersOn ranch since last W ed
nesday. Few knew anything about
U IA n cd traNs al al
photographs OF him were found in his
grip.
The Trouble Starts.
The trouble between Hurtz ana
/ Ketehel is said 10 have started when
/ Ketchel upbraided the ranch hand Tor
beating a horse. This angered Hurrz.
The incident took place Yesterday.
/ KetcheI had come down TO the ranch.
which adJOins one he recently pur-
/ chased, to spend a few days. HurtZ
| thought Ketchel was going beyond the
province OF a visitor 10 take him 10
/ task for abuse of the animal.
/ Mrs. Smith, in a statement tonight,
| assigned another cause for the shoot
/ ing.
while I was working in the house
! yesterday" she said. "Ketchel insulIed
me. / became angry. He was greatly
/ wrought up over the incident and
pleaded with me not TO say anything
/ TO HurtZ about our conversation. lie
/ said he would give me the best team
/ Of horses on the farm If L would keep
| quiet. / made him no promise.
when HurtZ came home l told him
] what ketchel had said 10 me- He was
very angry. / think that is what
| caused him to Kill Ketchel."
/ Officers believe Mrs Smiths story.
although they think this was not the
{ only reason for harsh feeling between
/ the men
After telling her story Mrs. Smith
admitted that HurtZ had promised 10
meet her here tonight. She took sew
| eraI policemen and county Officials "a
| the appointed meeting place 10 await
/ the arrival OF the slayer.
] Mrs. Smith says she is a daughter
Missouri, farmer. She says she met
! Hurtz about a month ago.
! Receipts IN Mrs. Smiths purse show
/ that she recently bought merchandise
/ in CCffeyVille, Kan. She says she con-
Quoted a rOOming house there.
1t was Ketchers custom while stay
/ ing at the ranch house 10 sit at meals
/ with his face toward a door leading
/ built in an old perch. This morning
/ his place at the table was changed
| some say by Mrs. Smith, and the pugi-
/ list was seated with his back 10 the
door. Suddenly Hurtz came through
the door with a rifle IN his hands and
said to Ketchel;
Throw up YOUR hands"
shot While Smiling
Ketchel. not realizing the serious
ness OF the situation, smiled and start
/ ed 10 arise and walk toward Hurtz
Before he turned completely around
Hurtz fired. The bali entered Ketch-
els body below the right shoulder
| cOursed upward and entered the lung
/ Ketchel fell 10 the floor. The nearest
physician was at Conway. 1t was AZ
minutes before he arrived It was
hours before the special train arrived
| from here. By that time Ketchel was
/ in bad shape.
Soon after the shooting Ketchel lost
! consciousness, but net before he had
/ said that HurtZ had shot him.
For more than a month Ketchel had