Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-29
FIGHT BLOODY
DUEL TO DEATH


the following account of the Love
lock tragedy:
II. A. Killabrew, a ~well.known
rancher of Lovelock. and William
Hubbard, a man who has been in
the employ of Mrs. Killabrew for
some time. are dead as the result
of a bloody duel between the two
men which was fought about noon
yesterday at the KiilIbfew ranch,
a few miles below the town of
Lovelock.
About noon yesterday Killahrew
was driving along the highway IN
front of the ranch house that is
occupied by his wife. Hubbard
stepped to the road side ard ap-
parently began demonstrating with
Killabrew. then they whipped out
their six shootesrs and began firing
at each other. Only flesh wounds
resulted from this battle; then
Hubbard picked up a shotgun that
was near where he had been stand
ing, and unlimbered it and began
firing at his adversary, VINO re-
piled with a Winchester taken
from his conveyance. With blood
streaming from their wounds the
Infatuated men advanced upon
each other. firing with deadly
effect. Corning to a point just a
few feet away Hubbard pressed
the smoking repeating shotgun
against the %wavering. oncoming
bloody figure, he was also badly
injured. and as he pressed the
trigger Killabrew moved just
enough to save his entire head
from being shot away from the
charge of buckshot. But this did
not ave him. Half his head was
blown away, and as he began to
settle down to his death he pushed
forward his Winchester and placed
the. muzzle closely to the body of
Hubbard in the region of the
abdomen, pressed the trigger and
passed across the Great Divide.
Killabrew's body was fairly
riddled with heavy charges of
buckshot. and great holes were
drilled throgh different parts of
his body with the 45-caliber Colts
pistol. Hubbard was wounded in
a half dozen places, but they were
all of a minor character, except
the dying mans last effort. which
proved fatal.
Bolh men were shot to pi eces,
Killabrew dying where he fell and
Hubbard being shot in the
intestines and mortaIly wounded.
AS S ION as neighbors reached the
cen Hubbard was taken to Love-
lock and arrangements made to
send him to Winnemucca to be
operated upon in the faint hope of
saving his life. But he expired
last night as he was being carried
to the train.
The tragedy is said to have been
the elimination Of family troubI
extending over a period of five E
six years. during which time
Killabrew and his wife have been
separated. Since that time they
have been living as neighbors,
having divided the ranch property
equally. Neither secured a divorce
but the estrangement continued
and developed into a quarrel
which increased in bitterness
with the passing years.
Hubbard, who was hired by Mrs.
Killabrew some time ago. took up
her side of the controversy and
many clashes followed between him
and the husband. Only a few
weeks ago Killabrew had Hubbard
arrested for the alleged theft Of a
revolver but the trial resulted in
an acquittal. In retaliation Hub
bard endeavored to have Killabrew
prosecuted on a chsrye Of perjury,
but without success. These mat
tiers had the effect of increasing
the bitterness Of the men toward
each other to the point where each
thirsted for the others blood.
Yesterday morning they met and
the quarrel was renewed with the
result that they fought the bloody
battle which resulted in the death
OF both.
TAYlOR--POLLOCK