| Show ANOTHER MAN DIAN KILLED on oa tuesday thesda y night last a man named or commonly called frank mcneil was shot at the california house in thib this this city by some unknown person but sup cup posed to be by a man known as joe rhodes with whom he had a quarrel the night previous and who has not been seen here since it appears from report that mcneil had previously had some difficulty with one of rhodes particular friends at or near camp floyd where such men do mostly congregate grow ing out of some violation of therode the code that bad been adopted by a gang of government stock thieves of which mcneil as well as rhodes and his friend were reputed members the there te sult of which was a fight ia in which mcnell mcneil was the victor rhodes espousing the cause of his friend threatened I 1 mcneil with summary vengeance it if he should chance to meet him on wednesday evening they met at the california house kept by sterritt some words were passed between them rhodes accusing mcneil of perfidy in connection with the ill treatment to his friend a scuffle ensued pistols were drawn and in the melee there was one shot fired the ball passing 0 through the collar of McNeil mcnell ls coa t rhodes struck mcneil with his bis pistol cutting his bis head bead and cheek badly they were then parted by the bystanders mcneil though severely hurt was about most of the time tinie on thursday but imbibing too freely he was obliged to keep in doors in the after part of the day in the evening about eleven on stepping out at the door he was met by some person who shot him with a pistol loaded with two balls which took effect near the navel but did not pass through the mcnell body the assassin immediately fled nic bic mcnell mcneil firing at him twice as he ran before he knew that he was wounded he hen then went up to his big room without assistance but soon bean began el to feel sick sent for a surgeon who on examining the wound pronounced it mortal how much exertion has been made to find the murderer we do not know but have been informed that but little or no disposition was manifested that night b to look after him by those whose duty it is as understood to arrest offenders and bring them to justice lot huntington a resident of this city who happened to be near by at the time of the shooting was arrested the next day on suspicion and underwent an examination before judges eckles eckleb and sinclair but no evidence of guilt appearing he was discharged and there so far as we have been informed the matter rested Q frost on the mori morri ing jing of the ath |
