Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-09-06 | Page 19 | Deadly Duel With Two Innocent Victims

I DEADLY DUEL WITH 1 III IHMOGEHT VICTIMS! i Children in House ol Nevada Farmer Wounded; Prospector Prospec-tor Made tlie Attack. WINNKMl'CCA, Nov., Sept. 5. News reached hero late last night of a tragedy that occurred al Willow Point, near here, in which I'M Mc.lvinsic, a j prospector, was killed by C. V. Hniiaon,' a fanner, whoso two cliildren were sp- I verely wounded during a desperate ri lie duel. According to the information, Mo-Kinsio Mo-Kinsio rode up to the Hanson farm, aud seeing Mrs. Hanson, the mother, standing stand-ing in tho yard, opened fire on, her. but missed his aim. Sho sought refugo in the house. The oldest son lushed out lo order Mclvinsio away, but was met with a I'usillado of shots. The father, hearing the shooting, hurriedly hur-riedly procured his rifle and mot Mc-Kinsie, Mc-Kinsie, when a fierce battle followed, the combatants running from the wood pile to trees and rocks. MuKinsin fired many bullets into the house and two of the "children in bed with the grandmother grand-mother were ahol. After tho battle had lasted half an hour, Hanson with a well-directed well-directed shot laid tho desperato prospector pros-pector low. The trouble arose over a disnuto over a mining claim. Hanson says no had to kill McKiusio to savo his family und himself. Tho coroner and Sheriff Lamb linvo left for the scene.