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HELENA
INDEPENDENT – HELENA, MONTANA
NOVEMBER
18, 1899
RANCHER KILLED – Shot Through the Heart by a
Sheepman in a Quarrel
(This
article also appeared in the Idaho Statesman, Boise on the same
day. Under the heading of "KILLED
A FARMER
Had A
Dispute Over the Possession of Some Land – Murderer Gives Himself Up
to the Authorities") |
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Lewiston,
Ida., Nov. 17 – A
special to the Tribune from Cottonwood, Idaho County, says:
A tragedy which resulted in the killing of Charles Maughmor by
Clifford Riggs, a prominent sheep man and a member of the firm of Riggs
Brothers, occurred this morning near Maughmor’s farm on a disputed
tract of land, where Riggs’s sheep were grazing.
Maughmor,
it appears, accompanied by his brother, both on horseback, went to a
point where Riggs had established a camp and an old dispute regarding
possession of land was revived. Hot
words followed, and according to a statement subsequently made by Riggs,
Maughmor started to pull his revolver, when he raised his rifle and
fired. The bullet entered
just above Maughmor’s heart and he fell from his horse, dying in a
short time.
The
dead man’s brother and an employee of Riggs were the only witnesses.
Riggs later rode to Mount Idaho and gave himself up to the
authorities. He says he
acted in self defense. Rigg’s
home is in Lewiston, where he is well known.
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