Show PACIFIC COAST NOTES CULLED MOM FROM LATEST IX CHANGRA A dispatch dated santa rosa feb says lewis jacob Hawk Hawkin ioe sigA in old resident of this county well md god favorably known met his death evening between the hours of 6 auda and by a pistol fired by himself accident ally or with suicidal intent he wu stopping at the residence of L aann where where his bis daughter is con consales conva vales leg ug from a severe illness the shot was fired in a bedroom adjoining the th one occupied by his bis daughter wiell when the family arrived the body was I 1 JB ab on the floor in front of the bureau WI with a large bullet kole hole in ia the center lot b bli forehead and the deap weapon on between h big legs it was w well ell known that he was ai an enthusiastic spiritualist and also aloo that he was financially embarras embarrassed sW either of which causes might have IR le to the act he was 39 89 years of age oad aid leaves three children at santa ana cal on the night oj of the dinst a horse thief stole a aven very elegant black mare from the stab leol ji henry owen a prominent rode south passing the residence of j B owen a brother live miles south at an early hour of the morning the horse was recognized by the brother who being suspicious drove to saak ana and reported the fact the hoa hone was valued at 2 10 the saddle and bridle 30 or more through the efel cieni of the western union telegraph companas Comp anys service at this place both horse borse and rider were capt captured ared by B E agan at san juan cap capistrano at noon nooh a and ML brought 0 aught back to santa ana A curious feature of the case was the animal and thief were toll followed owed I 1 by owens faithful dog who refused to turn back from his masters horse A dispatch dated Portland Oregon feb says later details of 0 the th i tragedy at newmans lake we county wash show th that the c combat kt was mere mare sanguinary than first 4 acl cl C it seems that the ahe man H hert e rt mills hills had bad lived on thep the claim laim for r ape 0 years and recently resent ly the dark clark k I 1 08 a jumped it mills accompanied hy his brother in law both of them thee p mined proceeded to the ranch with a deur deter odst the intruders they found the clark boys armed and ready to receive them mills opened hoit hog til ittes ies and on his bis first firs t shot killed andrew dark he then shot at neb henry dark clark who fell over on the gron 07 the latter while lying on the grou ground tid shot at mills and killed him muzzy started for help and when the brelje party reached the L cene they found i henry dark clark dead there were marks of f gunpowder on his temp leand he be bad died from a shot which penetrated his bill brain his hands were fractured and his pistol la aff by his side it Js is sup posed that he suffered such agony from the wounds caused by mills shot that bat he committed suicide both mills and andrew clark appeared to have fallen dead as they were shottie shot the former being found feet from the spot from which his antagonist fired a remark remarkable ablo teat fest of marB mariL manship as henry dark clark who was only 21 years old shot with a 45 caliber remington revolver mills seemed to have honestly performed a settlement ot of the land and the only reason alleged for lumping jumping the claim was the fact that the cabin erected was norup not up to the requirements of the law from all accounts the piece of land over which these men lost their acs 1 was not worth the powder wasted in the tragedy both mills and andrew dark clark were married men the clarks lived on pleasant prairie and MIN mills divided his time between this ranch and spokane falls where his wife teaches school |