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Tlie Seven Klver Tnffody.Wo arc allowed to copy from a private loiter (lac following. It is froman eve witness aud a reliable source:•‘•It was on tins 16th, I think, that oldjnnn Deck with, at his ranch, Seven Rivers, shot and killed his son-in-law. Wm. II. Johnson. His weapon was a double-barrelled shotgun, loaded heavily with slugs and pistol balls. The charge took effect in the shoulder, nock and breast, dislocating the neck, and'killing the victim instantly. Deck with then attempted to kill his sou, John Deckwith, and was restrained with the greatest difficulty. During the struggle Wallace Olinger shot Deckwith through the cheek and nose with a revolver. Deckwith was arrested ami started, under guard, to Fort Stanton. Family affairs thecause of the difficulty. It is reported that sheriff* Peppin has resigned.”
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Las Vegas Gazette
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Sat, Aug 31, 1878
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