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.  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.

From  the  same  authority  the  Enterprise 
learns  that  Cantwell’s  testimony  at  the  coro- 
ner’s inquest  was  that  Petrie  and  Moore  fired 
on  him  first,  and  in  accordance  therewith  the 
jury  brought  in  a verdict  of  justifiable  homi- 
cide.

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ing  inside  the  house,  the  door 
closing  on  him.

From  the  same  authority  the  Enterprise 
learns  that  Cantwell’s  testimony  at  the  coro- 
ner’s inquest  was  that  Petrie  and  Moore  fired 
on  him  first,  and  in  accordance  therewith  the 
jury  brought  in  a verdict  of  justifiable  homi- 
cide.

J.  B.  Petrie  passed  through  the  city  yes- 
terday en  route  for  Socorro  where  he  will  prob- 
ably swear  out  a warrant  for  Cantwell’s  arrest. 
While  here  he  employed  H.  E.  Muse  to  take 
charge  of  the  outfit.

Moore  was  quiet  and  unassuming,  and  was 
quite  popular  where  he  resided.  He,  was  in- 
terested in  the  cattle  company.

Dave  Drew  recently  performed  a feat  that 
placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  cowboy  ex-

perts. While  riding  the  range  on  high  creek, 
near  the  Sierra  Bonita  ranch,  he  encountered  a 
silver-tipped  bear.  Dave  only  had  one  weapon 
— his  lariat.  He  quickly  got  this  in  readiness 
for  business,  and  after  a short  run  overtook 
bruin,  roped  him  around  the  neck  and  then 
dragged  him  to  death.  The  bear  weighed  300 
pounds. — Wilcox  Stockman.

From  Ihe  July  13,  1890,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

Science  Vs*  Brute

Hugh  Love’s  Great  Bear  Fight

From  the  Kingston  Shaft.