Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-15
Man in Shooting,
Cutting Fracas
Won't Sight
George Jenkins May Lose
But One Eye AS Result of
Fight When James Mccoy
Serces Custer on Him.


Despite the fact that he was Sno5
in the face by a shotgun after he
had stabbed James Mccoy of the
Potosi mine and shot at him four
times with a revolver. George Jen-
kinS, 65. may not lose the sight OF
either eye.
He can see now with his left eye
and is able it is believed, slightly
to detect light with the right, al
though the latter may be lost COM
pletely.
Said by Associated Metals Off
cials to have demoralized two mine
crews by selling them liquor. Jen-
kinS was told Saturday morning by
Mccoy that he must leave A writ
ten notice GraWn up by attorneys
for hte officials and signed by Dr.
Roy W. Martin, president of the
company, was presented.
The former Kentuckian. according
to Mccoy, said he would not leave.
He had stated previously that he
would kill anyone. officer or other
wise, who tried to remove him, ac-
cording to mine officials.
And when Mccoy told him it was
moving Gay, the old man suddenly
siezed him around the waist with
his left arm and STABBED him twice
in the abdomen, according to Nc
Coy.
Then jenkins held the blood
stained knife up for McCov to see
and, according to Mccoy, told him
he knew now TO use one OF tneSA.
Il got you in the CUTS where it'll
finish you, he is said 10 have re-
marked. IF that doesn't finish you
I will get yea later And I'll get
Doctor Martin, too
The two stabs, while they caused
wounds which bled profusely, did
slight damage. because one struck
the breast bone and the other the
lower left rib.
Breaking loose from Jenkins hold
Mccoy, it is alleged, drew q revol-
yer and was about to shoot his as
sailant. jenkins, begging Tor mercy,
began to back away and Mccoy,
instead Of shooting, hit jenkins
with the Gin. Weakened by his
wounds, Mccoy let the gun drop
from his grasp and jenkins quickly
gained possession Of it.
Thereupon, it is alleged jenkins
: began to fire upon Mccoy, who
started for his home. Four shots
were fired, all missing MCCOY. The
fifth shell IL the chamber of the
gun failed to explode.
BY this time Mccoy had reached
his own house, Siezed q Shot gun
and came out jenkins. according
to the story, ran towards his house
where he kept a rifle.
Mccoy was behind an automobile
around the corner of the house
from Jenkins when he heard Jen-
kins break the window on the other
side of the house
Mccoy, knowing there was a rifle
inside of The house in the corner
near the window, looked in at win
dow and across the room, where he
could see jenkins through the hole
in the window.
Jenkins, it is said, tented as if
to shoot his last shot at Mccoy, but
Mccoy opened fire with the Sho.
gun and, through the screen OF the
first window and the hole in the
other, hit jenkins in the face.
The elderly man was brought in
to the U. P. hospital Saturday
where he was taken care of by Dr..
c. E. Bulette.
+ He told a different version of the
story, stating that when Mccoy
came to put him out, accusing him
of selling liquor, he had called Nc
Coy a liar Mccoy demanded an
apology and pulled gun before
he, jenkins. pulled the knife.
jenkins alleged the difficulty had
started over some money he claim
ed was due him for some ore he
had mined.
Officials of Associated Metals
stated yesterday, however, that Jen-
kins had taken out a quantity Of
ore before the company started op-
erations, and that Jenkins had been
allowed to ship this ore with one
of the company's cars, and had re-
ceived all the money paid for the
ore.