The causes which led to the shooting, it is…
source date: 1890
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The causes which led to the shooting, it is said, are an outgrowth of the law suit of the Black Range Cattle Company vs. Cantwell, in which the latter was worsted. Again it is urged that Cantwell’s chances for the appointment as census enumerator of the stock interests of the territory were imperiled and defeated by J. B. Petrie, manager of the Black Range Cattle Company. Whatever the causes may have been which culminated this tragedy, it is not the pur- pose or intention of this journal to discuss its merits or de-merits. The fact remains, however, that Moore is dead and that Cantwell shot him. Mr. Ralph Moore, who resides on Diamond creek, near the scene of the tragedy, on being interviewed by the editor of this paper, states that on the afternoon of the 24th ult., between three and four o’clock, Cantwell came to his ranch (Moore’s) and told me that he had killed Jim Moore, stating that he was sitting in a room of the house belonging to the Black Range Cattle Company, talking to Moore, and told him that we (meaning Moore and Cantwell) had been robbed, and that I’ll step out and see Petrie. On stepping out of the house, I, (Cant- well) met Petrie and fired a shot at him and missed him. Jim Moore then appeared at the front door and fired at me (Cantwell). I whirled and returned the fire. Petrie, in the meantime, was running between the houses.

ut and see Petrie. On stepping out of the house, I, (Cant- well) met Petrie and fired a shot at him and missed him. Jim Moore then appeared at the front door and fired at me (Cantwell). I whirled and returned the fire. Petrie, in the meantime, was running between the houses. I pursued him and fired a second time. Moore then came to the back door and we exchanged shots, Moore falling inside the house, the door closing on him.