Teller County CO Archives Obituaries.....Neese, Harvey Calvin July 3, 1920
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Colorado Springs Gazette, Sun., 4 July 1920
CRIPPLE CREEK MAN IS KILLED BY MINER   Night Captain Dies From Wounds Received 
While Making Arrest

  Carl(sic) Neese, night captain of police at Cripple Creek, died yesterday 
morning at 9:50 o'clock from gunshot wounds sustained during an altercation 
with William Sloan, miner, when he attempted to arrest Sloan on charges of 
drunkenness and carrying a concealed weapon.  Neese was shot Thursday night.  
From the nature of the wounds it was apparent that they would result fatally 
within a few hours.  (Note:  There are two mistakes in this paragraph:  "Carl" 
should be CAL and from other sources it is known that he was shot between 2:00 
and 3:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and died seven hours later.)
   It was reported by Cripple Creek officers that Sloan had obtained a 
quantity of liquor and that he had expressed himself as being prepared 
to "shoot-up" the town.  Neese, hearing this report, started out to make the 
arrest.
   He approached Sloan and told him he was under arrest, but the miner turned 
and shot twice at the officer, fatally wounding him.  Sloan was then taken 
into custody and will face charges of first degree murder.  Sloan, who has 
lived in Cripple Creek all his life, has a brother who was formerly a 
conducter on the Short Line between Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek.

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