Weekly journal-miner., 1922-08-30
AT TUSSICK SPRINGS

AT TUSSICK SPRINGS
 William s. Bourne and his assoc iates ill Gallup, had organized the Independence Mines Company to de- velop what was considered as an ex- tension of the Pacific mine south of Crown King. Wm s. Bickel, a lead ing merchant of Gallup, N. M., and R. l.. Roberts, formerly sheriff of Mckinley county, New Mexico, were Mir. Bournes principal packers in the mining venture. At the mine there was no water, but at Tussick Springs, about two miles from the Indepen- dence workings there was an abun- dance of water James s. Mcclure has. secured a homestead at Tussick Springs, and was friendly with Bourne, and the two had been living at the same camp for about five years. Mcclure had been away about one year during the world war. Dur ing his absence, Mrs. Mcclure stayed and kept the boarding house for Bourne and the few miners at the mine during McClure's absence in the army.
 HAD BEEN NO QUARREL
 Nothing in the nature of quarrel had ever been noticed between the two men, according to statements made to Deputy Sheriff Grant Carter by Mrs. Mcclure, but it was learned he said, in Walnut Grove, that out siders had been expecting trouble be- tween the two men for some time Mcclure had been away on business in Colorado for about month; and as he was returning to camp, he met Mrs. Mcclure on her way to the post office for the mail. Mrs. Nc Cure stated to Carter that Mcclure seemed to be "peeved about some thing" when he met. her. But she went on for the mail, and when she returned with it, she started to take the mule down the road to turn 1t out to graze She told Carter that Mcclure asked her to wait a minute and he would go with her, that he wanted to get his hat. She said "all right" and went on down a steep bank that IS just in front of the two cabins, one of stone and one of board But, just as she got down the bank out of sight of the cabins, which she did as the banks are very steep, she heard the shooting Ii was her opinion that the shot gun sounded first, and its report was followed by three pistol shots in close succession. She went back to the top of the steep bank and saw both men lying on the ground about six feet apart Neither of them ever spoke after that. Bourne lived about 20 minutes and Mcclure died in the night about one o'clock, the shooting having taken place at about / o'clock in the evening.
 Mrs Mcclure caught up a burro and sent her two daughters, who have only been at the camp since July 5th, on the mule and the burro to the camp of Hi Calkins, which is about three miles away. The girls carried the news that Bourne was dead and that Mcclure was dying. Callsns carried the news to Wagoner and there encountered C. (. Stulley, who went by automobile to Kirkland and telephoned the news of the double tragedy to Prescott
 PRESCOTT IS NOTIFIED
 Dr. Looney and Graham Hiebling sped toward the death scene by automobile. Coroner McClane sum moned jury and started by auto mobile. The men in the coroner's car were Ross, the driver, William Byers, Chas. K. Scholey, o. H. lett and Johnny Merritt. Ahead of the entire procession went Grant Carter and Sterling Hummer, de- putty sheriffs. They drove to within