The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-22
KILLING At DUCKWATER SUNDAY
Young Indian Boy Shoots b. G.
Janney For Attempting to
Criminally Assault Sisters

News reached Eureka Wednesday of
a homicide that occurred at Duck water
about = O'Clock last Sunday evening, in
which a white man named B. G. Jan
ney was shot by a young Indian with a
Winchester rifle, the bullet taking
effect in the pit of the stomach, kill
ing Janney instantly.
The particulars Of the shooting. as far
as the SENTINEL has been able to learn.
are about as follows:
An old Indian known as Blackeye.
accompanied by his son and two
daughters. were on their way in a two
horse rig from their home at the head
OF the creek, near the ranch Of Mrs. M.
Rich, to Duckwater, where the supply
stores Of Jesse Mendes and S~eraphine
R~ogantini are located, for the purpose
OF attending a moving picture show
that was to be given there that night.
When they had reached a point about
half way on their journey they were
met by two buckaroos, B. q. Janney
and Jesse Thomas, under the influence
OF liquor. who Immediately made an
attempt to drag the two girls ont of the
wagon for the purpose of m%altreating
them.
Young Blackeye, a boy of about 16 or
IL years OF age. told the men to let his
sisters alone, or they might get hurt.
Janney and Thomas, however. paid no
heed to the warning and continued in
their effort to carry out their designs.
when young Blackeye picked up his
Winchester rife that he had in the
wagon and fired at Janney, with the
result as stated above.
As soon as Thomas saw his pal fall
he ran off, and going to Charley Will.
liams' house. a short distance from the
scene of the shooting. informed Will
liams that he and Janney had got into
trouble. and requested Charley to let
him have $40 as he wanted to skip out,
which it is thought he did.
Shortly after the killing an old In.
dian came down to the store and meet.
ing Fred Irwin told him that a white
man had been shot and was lying in
the road. Mr.. Irwin and a few others
repaired to the spot and found Janney
lying OF the ground dead.
The body was then put on to a wagon
and brought down to Jesse Mendes'
place. where il was wrapped in blan-
kets and placed in a cellar. and an ef-
fort made to get a supply Of ice to place
on the body for the purpose of en-
~deavoring to keep it until the Coroner
and peace officers from Tonopah could
arrive. as the shooting occurred in Nye
County. IL Is thought this would be
impossible, owing to the present hot
weather and the fact that q messenger
would have to be sent to Hamilton.
who would telephone to Ely and have a
dispatch sent from there to the proper
officers at Tonopah, which would con.
sumo so much time that the body could
not be kept nnburied until their arrival.
The two Indian girls that were the
ciuse of the shooting are both res pect-
able young women, aud had been EN-
ployed for some time at the Irwin ranch
picking eooseberries.
| The SENTINEL is also informed thii
old Indian girl. accompanied by two
| small children, while driving in a
buggy from her home to the Duck water
store. was met by one or both of these
buck aroos. and one OF them threw a
lasso around her neck an !. dragging
her from the vehicle, took her off aud
brutally outraged her.
About two years ago this man jar
ney, who was better known here as
Red" with two other young white
men, went to al Indian camp near the
old Richmond furnaces south of town
one night and badly beat an old Indian
there who was ~endeavoring to protect
the women In his wickiup from the at
tempts OF these men to maltreat the
squaws. Janney, however, was the
only one of the three men arrested. aud
Justice L. w. Cromer fned him $50 or
$40
1t is siid that a large majority Of the
people of Duckwater are OF the opinion
that young Blackeys was entirely
justified in the action he took.
Indian Boy E~xonerated