White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-17

Inc ucdtu VI odm hetCuum last
week at Baker recalls to old-timers
one of the most sensational shootings
in the history CT western Utah. 1t
was the one in which Sam Ketchum
Sr. and George Green were the VIC
tins, both OF them being killed.
Ketchum shot Green and immedi-
ately after Del Hickman, a stepson
of Ketchum, shot the former. Green
and Ketchum lived about a day after
the shooting. Then came a climax
in which young Sam Ketchum, not
over 10 years of age, told his half
brother, young Hickman, that when
he got old enough he would avenge
the shooting of his father by killing
Del, but two years later the latter
died of consumption, with which he
was afflicted at the time, so now
that young Sam Is dead all the par
ties to the tragedy have passed out
Of the range Of bullets.
sam Ketchum Sr. had married
Mrs. Hickman, a widow, who was
the mother of Del. Brick and a
daughter. The widow owned the
Ketehum ranch at Burbank. eight
miles south Of Garrison, which is
now owned by John Ryan and son
and is occupied by Art Ryan. Sam
Ketehum was a wonderful shot and
racehorse man. He was one of the
greatest sports In the United States
and In addition TO his craftsmanship
would bet thousands on his shooting
prowess. He held several memora-
BILE shoots for $1,000 a side, and 1t
is said here that he was so much a
surer shot than any Of the wonders
now in Ely that there was hardly a
comparison. On one occasion he had
a match with a shotgun expert from
Kentucky named Morgan, the match
occurring at Salt Lake. Morgan
broke forty-eight glass balls out OF
fifty and then 1t came Ketchum's
turn. Ketchum shot at and missed
the first one. Morgan bantered him
in a manner that did not set well.
w%hereupon Ketchum rifed every n
OF his pockets and drew out hun
dreds Of dollars in gold and cur
reney. He offered TO bet 1t all that
he would beat Morgan's forty-eight
The money was covered and Keteh-
um broke the next ~forty-nine
straight, taking away the money.
lie was both a revolver and rife
shot as well and with the former
could shoot ~marvelously well with
either hand. As fast as bottles could
be thrown in the air he would break
them with a pistol in each hand,
shooting first one and then the
other, hardly ever missing. He
would break them quite as fast with
a rife.
Burbank being one of the greatest
duck countries in the world. more
especially in his day. he did some
wonderful bird shooting there and
never enjoyed anything more than
to have friends with him In the
sport.
As a racehorse man he was quite
as sporty and would bet thousands.
II is said that he would sell on the
cattle belonging 10 the ranch and get
Tiu vi the iANite III haN NH'f "1t's
times losing, then ONE back and
want TO sell more.
Once he was away for a year. This
a In about 1SSs to 1890 There
a feeling between him and young
Green and he wrote TO Green to not
be found on the ranch when he re-
turned and IL he was he would be
killed. Green took II lightly. When
Ketehum was returning from the
east he made inquiry and learned
that Green was at the ranch. keteh.
um went 10 the ranch at night and
climbed into the barn loft, whore he
waited until morning.
In the morning Green went to the
barn and was leading some horses
out TO a trough TO water. KetchuH
appeared at the loft opening OF the
barn and shot Green down with 6
shotgun. Del Hickman was In q
building near there and heard tht
shooting and came out. He knew oi
the trouble between the men ant
took sides with Green. Del had II
his hands n rife that had been pre-
scented TO him by Ketchum ON III
latter's last previous trip home
Ketchum did not wish to shoot DE
and told him 40. He could have sho
him dawn aaaiIy and did shoot int