d  blooded,  brutal  kill- 
ings that  ever  occurred  in  Grant  county,  if  not 
in  the  territory,  took  place  at  Peter  Mungall’s 
ranch  on  the  Mangus,  Thursday  night  last,  the 
23rd.  The  killing  was  the  result  of  a drunken 
row,  and  who  started  the  trouble  will  probably 
never  be  known.

The  first  intimation  of  the  tragedy  reached 
the  city  on  Friday,  when  a letter  received  at 
the  sheriff’s  office  gave  notification  of  the 
death  of  James  Kerr,  and  requesting  the  pres- 
ence of  officers  immediately.  Deputies  Muse 
and  Baca  started  for  the  scene  reaching  there 
at  10  p.m.  Justice  Givens  also  proceeded  to  the 
scene  and  empanneling  a jury,  commenced  an 
investigation.

THE  JURY’S  VERDICT

We,  the  undersigned,  justice  of  the  peace 
and  jury  who  sat  upon  the  inquest  held  this,  the 
24th  day  of  April  A.  D.,  1891,  on  the  body  of

James  Kerr  found  in  precinct  No , of  the

county  of  Grant,  find  the  deceased  came  to  his 
death  by  reason  of  wound  inflicted  at  and  by 
the  hands  of  Barney  Kerr,  with  a hammer,  shot- 
gun or  crowbar.

Ben  F.  Hopson,  R.  S.  Allen,  J.  W.  Brown, 
Paul  Mitchell,  Juan  Ferguson,  P.  J.  Dodd.

Isaac  Givens,  J.  P.

The  body  was  brought  to  town  and  in- 
terred on  Saturday,  but  certain  questions  having 
arisen,  the  body  was  disinterred,  and  an  autopsy 
was  held  on  Sunday,  Drs.  Slough  and  Wood- 
ville  officiating.