A. Mulnix
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade page 1 - October 25, 1906
ANOTHER SHOOTING.
Men With Guns Fight a Duel Which Proves Fatal for One.
Another Eagle county tragedy occurred on Tuesday forenoon at Wolcott. William HERWICK, better known as "Wid" HERWICK, and A. MULNIX were the principals in a shooting affray in which MULNIX was fatally wounded and HERWICK was not hurt.
MULNIX has been in charge of a stage line running out of Wolcott and HERWICK had formerly been employed by him. It appears that they disagreed over the settlement of the account, a difference of two dollars. On Tuesday they met at the blacksmith shop and an altercation over this matter ensued, out of which the shooting grew. Both men were armed with revolvers and both discharged their weapons twice. MULNIX was shot twice through the body.
HERWICK gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff FRAZIER and MULNIX was given such attention as was possible until the arrival of doctors. It was evident from the first that he was fatally wounded, and he died that evening between 7 and 8 o'clock. The deceased leaves a wife and two small children. The other man is unmarried.
The details of the deplorable affair are as follows so far as we can learn, in addition to that stated above:
The men first met that morning in the postoffice and MULNIX drew a knife and run HERWICK out of the place. It seems that HERWICK owns a revolver which for several months had been left at one of the local saloons. He armed himself with this gun, and MULNIX borrowed a gun. The men next met at the blacksmith shop and both began shooting. MULNIX was hit twice and he fired his own gun twice at HERWICK without effect. One shot penetrated the abdomen and the other the right groin.
MULNIX made an ante mortem statement before Justice of the Peace HANSCOME, in the presence of several witnesses. Coroner GILPIN was called and conducted an inquest at which facts about as above related were brought out. HERWICK was arraigned before Justice HANSCOME yesterday and waived preliminary hearing and he was held to the district court in a bond of $2,500. In the custody of Sheriff HENRY he was this morning endeavoring to furnish the bond with the prospect that he will succeed.
The remains of the deceased were shipped last evening to his former home at Ridgeway, Missouri, for interment.
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - October 26, 1906
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY ON STREET
Two Men Engage in a Quarrel in Wolcott-One Gets Fatal Bullets .
From bullet wounds which he received last Tuesday morning in Wolcott, A. Mulnix died about 9: 00 o'clock Tuesday night. An inquest was held and the verdict was that Mulnix met his death as the result of wounds inflicted with a 38 calibre revolver in the hands of Wid Herwick. The shooting occurred as the result of a quarrel between the two men over the settlement for wages. Mulnix took charge of the stage line operating between Wolcott and McCoy the first of September. Recently he employed Herwick to drive the stage and when the latter demanded a settlement it was unsatisfactory to him, there being a difference, it is said, of $2.50 in their accounts and a dispute ensued. It is stated that both men had talked previously over the wage settlement and that the quarrel had been brewing for several days.
Tuesday morning they met in the postoffice where a lively quarrel was had and it is said that Mulnix drove Herwick out with a knife. A little later, as the story goes, Herwick reappeared on the scene with a revolver and both men commenced shooting at one another. There were but two witnesses to the affray but neither one seems to know which man fired the first shot. Herwick escaped without injury but Mulnix received two wounds, one in the abdomen and another through the groin.
Herwick made no attempt to get away, having surrendered himself immediately after the shooting. He was held at Wolcott by Deputy Sheriff Frazier, awaiting preliminary hearing, which was held before a justice of the peace Wednesday. It is claimed that Herwick refused to testify, saying that he would not make a statement until he was placed on trial. He was bound over in $2,500 bonds to appear before the next session of the district court. Both these men are very well known In the county and each have friends who regret the sad occurrence .
The body of the deceased was shipped to Ridgeway, Missouri, old home of the family, where interment will be made. The remains were accompanied by Mrs. Mulnix, who he leaves to mourn his Ioss, besides three small children. The family resided at Gypsum until taking charge of the stage line at Wolcott. Wid Herwick is the son of Silas Herwlck who with his family made Eagle his home until about six years ago, when he moved to Glenwood to live. Young Herwick had made Wolcott his headquarters for some time.
