drop the controversy…
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

k Thompson to intercede with Manley to drop the controversy. Thompson went to the Manley boarding house and admonished Manley to stop the trouble. Manley’s reply was “By God I will kill Bob Redding.” In the afternoon Thompson told Redding of this and warned him to look out. The next morning Redding started afoot to the flat south of Lone Mountain for his horse to drive to Central, and passed by the Manley boarding house. When he had passed the house and entered Wolford lane just beyond, Manley came out with a pistol in his hand, stood still a few moment and followed in nearly the same direction. They did not meet. Some two hours later Manley, Mrs. Chiles and the Robinsons ar- rived at Central. Redding reached Central a little later. Manley was seen to put his hand on the handle of his six-shooter and then pass across the street to Hutchinson’s store, passing within 25 feet of where Redding then stood. Hutchinson testified that Manley put away his pistol in the store, but in a few moments left the store and crossed the street, going toward where Redding stood. Redding stepped forward two or three steps meeting Manley, and fired four shots, three of which took effect in Man- ley’s body, and Manley died instantly.