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eports that Hawley’s right hip and thigh bones were badly shattered, but that he will recover. Mr. McGregor has been almost prostrated with grief over the sad accident. ( 18 ) From the August 2, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise Why and How Moore Was Killed From the Headlight. From parties down from the Mimbres we get details of the shooting, at San Juan, of Irwin Moore, a well known ranchman of the Mimbres river, by James Reynolds. Reynolds, it appears, had been visiting a daughter of Mr. Moore’s. Moore objected, and warned Reynolds to dis- continue his visits. Saturday Moore was at San Juan as a party to a law suit there before the justice. He and Reynolds got into a quarrel, during which Reynolds called Moore a d~d coward. Moore replied, “I am not fixed to fight, but if you will step outside I will show you with fists that I am no coward.” Reynolds agreed; both men were examined for weapons, none were found and the two commenced fighting with their fists. Reynolds got the worst of the fight and ran, but when about fifteen feet away turned, drew a 38-calibre pistol from his breast pocket and fired, the shot striking Moore in the right side, passing through the bowels and in- flicting a fatal wound. Reynolds was arrested by some Mexicans, taken to Silver City and lodged in the county jail. From the August 16, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise