| Show INDIAN KILLS WHITE MAN HAH AT MOFFAT TABBY WEEP ROBBED J A WIL SON THEN KILLED BOB REYNOLDS 1 reynolds was shot three times and nd tabby weep twice in a coe close in pistol duel judge wilson had all the sensations of being shot last saturday a little before three oclo 0 clock k J A wilson stepped out of nichols Nl chols and Donald sone store at moffat to feed his bis team when he turned around the south couth east cast corner of the store he looked into the ale of a gun tabby weep white wai behind the gun anti and judge wilson asked him what he wanted and re minded him that the gun might go 90 off tabby told the judge that he wanted some money about thirty or forty dollars wilson offered what he had sixteen dollars to tabby and wag mas told to put it on a rock lie he did so just as wilson was mar putting the money down reynolds came out and said bald right treat the indian right the three men were within tinna arms reach of 0 each other then tab by told riison allson to turn his bs back wil eon turned avay and took two steps when shooting began lie he thought he vaa as killed but could not understand how he could be killed and not fall ile he walked into the store and immediately some one said reynolds had been shot and the indian was off on his horse over the hills to the north bob reynolds was pulled out of the ditch where he had fallen and he was oae dead word was sent to the sheriff richard pope and he told them to get the indian not to let him escape constable kogutz and mr air donald son were ere soon after tabby and they found him afoot keeping to the low places about three miles north of moffat the men separated and when within hailing distance the constable called to tabby to put up his hands and to throw hla his gun gull away the indian with both corn mands and he was mas taken to fort duchesne Duc heene and lodged in the guard house it wag taht tabby had been shot twice one bullet grazing the jaw and neck the other cutting along the right side over tho the bibs fibs neither wound illy danger ous CUB the post surgeon dressed his hl tt tabby weep claimed that lie he shot in self sef defence in hla his pistol fight with bob reynolds ile he refused to talk to the sheriff at all A coroners jury was called by precinct justice A Q doan dealt they were mr air II allen peter dom domgaard aard saard and mr shephard their verdict was ra that wb bob reynolds had come to hla his death from gumholt rounds mounds inflicted by tabby weep white with the in tent to commit murder reynolds body was taken to ills his home in deep creek sheriff pope and deputy sheriff C D atwood jr both went to the scene of the shooting as soon as aa they could get there they gathered wh what at information they could while the people who had been near were abill there there seems to be a ques tion as to who fired the first shot it will be brought out in the trial of the indian no doubt tabby weep and J A wilson had some trouble about some money and the indian was feeling hard toward mr M according to reports mr air wilson allson claims to haie settled all accounts with tabby and has his papers to show it it teems that tabby aud and reynolds had both been drinking and tabby was not in a very peaceful frame of mind ile he had bad been making hla home with reynolds for several months and the two tao have bown bom friends for twenty years or more it Is said that tabby came to moffat lot that day with the avowed purpose of killing tom nichols Nl chols and tom was told of the threats and was on his guard for the indian it is understood that years ago tabby wai bols trous arous in nichols s place of business and nichols warned him not to re peat it the indian resented the scoring and has carried a grudge against mr air nichols ever since there been anything reported of any bad feelings on the part of the indians as a result of the shooting 4 |
