The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-05-29
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"A KILLING AT CAMP TERRILL
Bud Terrill Kills One of His Eel
lows In An Alteration.
Details Lacking.

Out in the barren hills one mile west
of TerriIl, just over the border in
Churchill county, a gun fight occurred
Monday afternoon between Louis Car
raras and George Fleiser on one side
and Bud Terrill. the founder of the
camp, on the other, the first two nam
ed arraying themselves against Mr..
Terrill in what would seem to be an
unequal combat. When the smoke of
the sanguinary battle had cleared away
Carraras lay dead, while his companion
had received wound in his right side
that though not necessarily fatal, is
serious.
| From accounts reaching Fallon it
seems that mining claim located by
Mr.. Terril had been jumped by Car
raras and Fleisher, and that Terrill had
approached the mems camp with the
idea of talking the matter over in a
friendly manner and seeking solution
to the difficulty. Nearing the prospect
hole where both men were working, he
addressed them, and as he did so each
stepped out armed with a revolver,
Carraras having an automatic, and
Fleisher 38 Colts. Carraras, in his
excitement, could not dislodge the safe
ty device on the automatic, and was
shot in the abdomen by MIR. Terrill,
who in the meantime had been shot at
once by l'leisher. The latter, as soon
as Mr.. Ttrrill pointed his gun at him,
turned ard ran in an effort to secure
shelter afforded by nearby depression
from where he probably aimed to wage
his warfare, but before he had run but
a few steps, well directed shot
brought i'm to the ground.
The victor in the fight was armed
with an )ld double barreled shotgun,
and his 81 ellis were filled with birdshot.
which at he close range were nearly as
effective Is buckshot would have been.
Carraras was shot while seeking to kill
feet intervening, the entire charge en-
tering his body. Fleisher was more
fortunate, for after shooting at Terill
he put about twenty yards between
himself and the former, and when shot,
was running at an angle, the charge
ranging from the shoulder blade to the
thigh, seventeen shot entering the
muscles CT the right arm. Some of the
shot pene tre 4 the 1t lg.
Mr.. Terill then proceeded into camp,
where he told the boys that Carraras
and Fleisher needed attention, and
though but about 20 minutes interven-
ed between the conclusion of the duel
and the return of the camp followers,
Carraras was dead, his end coming af-
ter Mr.. Terill had left for help.
After assisting the wounded man to
Schurz, Mr.. Terill sought the assistance
of his partner, F. M. Benway, and to-
gether they left that point forty miles
dist ant for Fallon at 80 o'clock yes
terday morning. arriving here yester-
day afternoon about 300 o'clock when
Teril gave himself into the custody of
the sheriff.
Mr.. Terill and his companion passed
the sheriff party while on their way
to Fallon at point between the CAL
vada ranch and the hills and after re-
lating the facts to them, were allowed
to proceed into town, the party con-
tinuing on to Terill to hold an inquest
over the body of Carraras. 1t is be-
lieved that the verdict of justifiable
homicide was rendered by the deIiber-
ating body, though no word has been
received in Fallon up to the hour of go-
ing to press.
He tells straightforward story of
the whole matter, and says the intro
duction of the guns used by Carraras
and Fleigher will altogether corroborate
his story. The automatic used by Car
raras, who is an Italian, will show that
it was cooked, but could not be worked
owing to his failure to release the safe
ty device. while the gun belonging to
Fleiseer who is German, will show
that one shot was fired, in accordance
with Mr. Terrill's story.
At the time of going to press Terill
was in Jail, awaiting an opportunity to
furnish bail, several local business men
having offered to stand sponsor for his
appearance when wanted.