Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-15

bleeding from a bullet wound through
the heart, into the arms OF Mr.. Moore.
Gasping out, 'Oh. boys, don" he
fell 10 The floor and expired in a
moment The bullet, sent with deadly
aim. had gone clear through his body
ana lodged IN the door AZ the rear.
J.. T.. Shaw, . railroad man In the
shop. stopped over the PROSTATE body
when another shot was heard. and a
bullet whistled BY a fraction Of an
inch from shaw's head, and struck
the stove a few inches above the face
Of the PROSTATE man. Shaw and
Moore left the body and rushed to
the door 70 see whence came b mys-
~terietis bullets. No more shots we're
fired and Justice Bal was at once
called To take charge OF the body until
an inquest could be held. while other
officers were nc once notified and be-
gan their search. The bullet holes In
the screen door Of the barber shop
indicated that The shots were fired
from the tops Of upper stories Of the
buildings over q hundred feet way
owned by darlington Brothers. In
the room over Hill's meat market was
found Mr.. McNabb Just getting out %
bed. dressed ia his underwear and
cnrelessly putting on his shoes. He
WIS at once placed under arrest by
Deputy sheriff Kelley, making no re-
sistance. The officers were mystified
when they found under his pillow a
.45 Colts revolver, fully loaded, with
no smoke about. But "a search OF
the next room showed slowed away In
old stove pipe IN the attic a $50
Remington automatic rifle, the
.w.4 AtAaarAaT 10 aa444r ~ V.aIA4f 4fGE In
the outside room was found u ,3b
used cartridge where II would
have been naturally thrown had the
person using the gun stood NJ the
rear door Of the building when re-
the weapon. The upper
rooms Of this building had been unoc-
cupied for some time until Mr.. Me-
Nabb engaged them on October II.
w. a. darlington had put a cot in
there for McNabb, there being no
other furniture. After McNabb was
nc other search was made. as
Il was o %foregone conclusion with the
officers that he was guilty, although
he protested his innocence. It Is be-
Iioyod by many hat McNabb. know
Ing Hatgis WIS q patron of the barber
shop engaged, these rooms IN q plot To
shoot his victim. MeNabb had lived
In Vaughn. n mile west Of here, for
time past, having a claim two
ana "a half miles southwest. He came
In from his regular trip rs hat sales
man a few weeks ago. II is said
found things at his home not to
liking and had his trunks brought
10 East Vaughn. He took rooms az
HE Harvey house and went back 60
home the same night.
Mysterious Shot Fired.
U2At flA.. uaaFtsagv flat atfvhY "a aIAI |
VAS henrd, and It was reported that
McNabb had fired at Hargis and Joe
Stone, manager for the Big Joe Lum-
Der company. who paid attentions 20
Miss higgins, a sister Of Mrs, Me-
Nabb, ana later married her. Later, !
rumor had IL hat Hargis
vas not near McNahb's h a night.
ihrgis and Stone, who We're inti-
friends. are said to have visited
he McNabb home several times late
y, and II Is said busybodies have been
clling MeNabb things which would
any married man fight II true.
lt Is understood that some one then
ook the matter up with liargis' SUI
In the railroad company, A
days ago Hargis. Postmaster
pence Hardy and q Mr.. Dumas, nc
.ompnnied a party of railroad off
ials south. II is said that one of the
at that time stated that
IarRia Ind done nothing 10 put hint
u bad with the company, on this
'ffieial's suggestion. IL Is said, Hardy
circulated q petition among the BUSH
less men OF Vaughn and East Vaughn
expressing satisfaction with the agent
{ Is said every man signed the petit
ion except one man. who is under
TODD 10 have declared that while he
.ns willing e sign Il, he wouldn't do
% because "he thought McNabb In
ended TO kin %liargis, and ne would
Ike to see him leave.
Woman Asks Divorce.
Mrs, McNabb, who IL a Woman OF
EXCEPTIONAL beauty, is at present m
IN the Vaughn postoffice.
ince the mysterious shooting at the
ioNabb home some weeks ago, she Il
Understood TO have applied for a d.
Hargis had just been checked out as
gent In the office of the southwest
rn. lie had his pass ia his pocket
was already TO leave. 1t ia said
e. had been warned "a number Of
mes that McNabb had threatened to
ill him, and McNabh IS said to have
I'D the operators at the station a
sw nights ago to keep out of range
y he was going to shoot Il up The
ompAny. II is said. took the pre-
,ution to have some special agents
round and the expected shooting did
OF come of.
About ten days ago McNahh had
'ftieer Pope purchase for him the $50
lllher rifle found in his room this
lornfnu. saving that he Wanted II on T,