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Show GAMBLER KILLS THREE AND TAKES OWN LIFE Accused of Cheating:, the "atalinc Kid" Shoots Down - :' -Those Who Had Incurred His Enmitj. fire at George Spindle, who sat next to Gllvas, - the raonte dealer. The bullet passed through the rim of Spindle's hat and struck Oltvas In the left side, producing pro-ducing a wound front which the latter succumbed suc-cumbed a few moments later. . Stepping; over the prostrate forms of Conn and Johnson. .Walters made his way to the middle of the street. In ths-meantime there was a panic among the occupants occu-pants of the place. Dave Black, as soon as the shooting: began, ran out of the side door and secured a 'revolver. He returned re-turned Just as Walters was emerging into the street. BInck raised his revolver to fire at the murderer, but before he could shoot Walters placed the weapon to his own head and sent a bullet through his brain. Oney four shots were fired and so quickly quick-ly was the tragedy enacted that hardly a minute elapsed between the first shot and the last one. .Walters was 2S years old and had traveled trav-eled extensively. In 1897 ho was In Skag-way, Skag-way, Alaska, and It Is said was a member of the "Soapy" Smith gang. . NOG ALES. Arts.. Jan. 2S.-Ferdlnand Walters, a gambler, yesterday shot and . killed. In the Palace saloon and gambling -" house, M. M. Conn, proprietor of the place; J. J. Johnson, a gambler; Modesto ' i,r OItv. Mexican card-dealer, and then .C?1 tufned his revolver upon himself, sending a bullet through his brain. Walters, who was known In the Southwest South-west as the "Catalina Kid," has been engaged en-gaged by. Conn, to conduct a poker game la his bouse. A few days ago complaint - was made by the patrons of the resort " that Walters had been using marked cards to win their money. George Howard, one of the managers of the Palace saloon. Informed In-formed Walters that unfair methods were prohibited In his place, and requested - - Walters to turn the game over to another man. Walters did so on Wednesday night, making no particular protest at the time, but remarking to the man who took his place that there would probably be some dead men around there before long. Shortly before 4 o'clock Thursday morning morn-ing Walters stroller casually into the Palace Pal-ace and ordered something to eat. Having finished his meal, he walked leisurely up to the bar where Johnson, known as Cowboy" Johnson, was taking a drink. Without a word of warning Walters drew a 45-callber Coifs revolver and fired at Johnson from a distance of four feet. The bullet struck Johnson squarely between the eyes, killing him Instantly. 8o close was the range that the victim's face was badly powder-burned. The report of the revolver drew Proprietor Propri-etor Conn to the scene. Stepping to the middle of the room Walters fired at Conn as he entered the door, the bullet striking him Just back of the left ear. Conn fell x'he murderer then turned about' and |
