The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-06-06
G. E. ANSTEY KILLED
BY j. W. TUNIST0h
MURDER OCCURS On GRIBBLE
PARK, IS NILES FROM
City.
After the Murder Tuniston Sends
Messenger TO Telephone Sherin
What He Had Done.


water rights George E. Anstoy was
shot dead by J. w. Tuniston on Crib
BILE park in the northwestern part of
the county about o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The two men were neigh
bors and had lived on adjoining pro-
perties for number OF years. but
had not been on friendly terms for a
long time on account Of quarrels out
OF water privileges in the creek which
flowed through their respective
ranches.
Tuniston Taken Into Custody.
information Of the killing was rs-
ceived at the sherinrs Office here in
telephone message from the stirrup
ranch about 4 o'clock Tuesday after
noon and an hour and a half later
Sherin Esser. and Coroner Stevenson
of Florence left here in the county
commissioners automobile for the
scene of the crime with F. X. Alfred
driving the car. They reached Crib
BILE park after a run OF about forty
five miles shortly after O'Clock
and took Tuniston into custody. but did
not bring him to town until this morn
ing as It was desired to visit the To-
cality where the crime took place and
make some investigations there to be
submitted in evidence at the trial OF
the defendant In the district court.
The party returned to Canon City -
. o'clock this morning with the pris-
.oner. who was locked up pending the
arrangement by the district attorney
for a preliminary hearing OF the case.
Story Of Murder.
The story Of the affair as CLEANED
from the authorities Is substantially
as follows; Anstey. accompanied by
his son, boy about twelve or thir-
teen years OF age. and a neighbor by
the name OF Thompson. drove down
the creek in one horse wagon onto
the property of Tuniston shortly after
dinner for the purpose OF building
temporary dam across its bed in order
TO raise the water high enough to get
it into the ditch that would irrigaie
field of grain belonging to Anstey.
They had not been at work there very
long until Tuniston and a man In ms
employ by the name Of Stasg drove up
in two horse wagon. a quarrel en-
sued between Tunlston and AEstey.
which ended in their coming 10 blows.
They we're separated by the spectators
Of the fight. after which Tuniston and
Stagg got into the wagon and drove
back TO a fence within about seventy
five yards Of the house when TunIston
got out and walked across a field 20
his place OF residence TO get his rife.
stagg holding the horses during his
absence On Tuniston's returning 10
the wagon with the gun Stagg asked
him to remain in the wagon and hold
the team while he went back to the
house after Gus Bottom. whom. he
said. he wanted as witness II there
was going to be any trouble. Tunis-
ton consented to the proposition and
Bottom was taken along
Shot Man and Horse.
Tunlston then drove back in the
direction of the place where Anstey
and his companions we're engaged in
damning up the creek Reaching Il
point about fifty yards frosa where
the men were at work TunIston got
out OF the wagon. giving the lines -
Stagg to hold while he settled the diff
fculty with Anstey. Calling Anstey n
vile name he ordered him on the place
and almost Immediately began shoot