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Show CATTLE RUSTLER lis Partner Mortally founded. Desperate Battle Between Sheriff and Thieves Near Deeth, Nevada. Duel Is Continued for Twenty Minutes, Min-utes, When Officer and Deputy Come Out Victors. Speclnl to tho Tribune. RENO, Nev, Nov. 12. A desporate battle between' 'Sherift Clarke and deputy dep-uty and Jim McKelvpy and Charles Winslow took place on tho Graham range, near Deeth, in Elko county, this afternoon. ' As a result McKelvey Is dead and Winslow Is In Jail at Elko suffering from wounds that will probably prob-ably result In his death. Caught Skinning Steer. McKelvey and Winslow wore caught while engaged in skinning a steer belonging be-longing to the Graham brand. Called upon to 'surrender, they dropped behind be-hind the carcass of the animal and began firing at the approaching ofll-cers. ofll-cers. The officers sought shelter and for the next twenty minutes a duel continued. Outlaw Falls Dead. Finally McKelvey sprang to his feet, aimed at the spot whero the ofilcers were sheltered, and fired. They returned re-turned the shot, which rang true to its mark, and the outlaw fell over dead. A minute later Winslow threw up his hands as a signal of surrender. When the ofilcers arrived at the ecene they found him probably mortally wounded. Wlio Bustlers Are. Elko county has been troubled, with cattle thieves for some lime. A close watch has been kept on- the stock and though suspicion was strong against the men captured today no direct evidence evi-dence was secured against them until the officers came upon them engaged in their crime. McKelvey was well known throughout the country, and Winslow heretofore had been looked upon as a sort of ne'er-do-well, though ho was never suspected of crime. |