From the newspaper Daily California Bakersfield, Kern County Ca Saturday Evening April 24, 1897
Double Crime at Goler
One Brothers Shoot Another and then Kills himself
Associated Press Dispatch to the Califronian
San Franscisco, April 24 Ben John and William Higgins, three brothers well known in Kern county yesterday afternoon became involved in a quarell at their claim in Nugget guich, a ravine letting into Goler canyon where the gold excitment of a few year ago, originated.
Ben shot John, killing him instantly and then turning the gun upon himself, committed suicide
The surviving borther immediatley repaired to Garlock and reported the matter but refused to tell the nature of the quarrel.
No further details can be obtained before the arrival of Coroner Helm who is now on his way from Bakersfield. The brothers were all miners.
Mojave Correspondece Mojave April 26, 1897
I had a view of the remains of the two brothers, John and Ben Higgins, one having killed his brother with a Winchester rifle and then shooting himself with a revolver, causing instant death.
The bodies were brought her today for Garlock and it was intention of William, brother of the dead men, to send the remains to Bakersfield for interment, but after arriving here he found that the R. R. Company would not accept the bodies for shipment they having no caskets and the men having been dead too long. So the bodies were buried here just as they were found. It was sad and horrible sight and the living brother has the sympathy of all the people.
The men were stranger to your correspondent, but they were from Granite Station and must have known by many people of Bakersfield
Double Crime at Goler
One Brothers Shoot Another and then Kills himself
Associated Press Dispatch to the Califronian
San Franscisco, April 24 Ben John and William Higgins, three brothers well known in Kern county yesterday afternoon became involved in a quarell at their claim in Nugget guich, a ravine letting into Goler canyon where the gold excitment of a few year ago, originated.
Ben shot John, killing him instantly and then turning the gun upon himself, committed suicide
The surviving borther immediatley repaired to Garlock and reported the matter but refused to tell the nature of the quarrel.
No further details can be obtained before the arrival of Coroner Helm who is now on his way from Bakersfield. The brothers were all miners.
Mojave Correspondece Mojave April 26, 1897
I had a view of the remains of the two brothers, John and Ben Higgins, one having killed his brother with a Winchester rifle and then shooting himself with a revolver, causing instant death.
The bodies were brought her today for Garlock and it was intention of William, brother of the dead men, to send the remains to Bakersfield for interment, but after arriving here he found that the R. R. Company would not accept the bodies for shipment they having no caskets and the men having been dead too long. So the bodies were buried here just as they were found. It was sad and horrible sight and the living brother has the sympathy of all the people.
The men were stranger to your correspondent, but they were from Granite Station and must have known by many people of Bakersfield
From the newspaper Daily California Bakersfield, Kern County Ca Saturday Evening April 24, 1897
Double Crime at Goler
One Brothers Shoot Another and then Kills himself
Associated Press Dispatch to the Califronian
San Franscisco, April 24 Ben John and William Higgins, three brothers well known in Kern county yesterday afternoon became involved in a quarell at their claim in Nugget guich, a ravine letting into Goler canyon where the gold excitment of a few year ago, originated.
Ben shot John, killing him instantly and then turning the gun upon himself, committed suicide
The surviving borther immediatley repaired to Garlock and reported the matter but refused to tell the nature of the quarrel.
No further details can be obtained before the arrival of Coroner Helm who is now on his way from Bakersfield. The brothers were all miners.
Mojave Correspondece Mojave April 26, 1897
I had a view of the remains of the two brothers, John and Ben Higgins, one having killed his brother with a Winchester rifle and then shooting himself with a revolver, causing instant death.
The bodies were brought her today for Garlock and it was intention of William, brother of the dead men, to send the remains to Bakersfield for interment, but after arriving here he found that the R. R. Company would not accept the bodies for shipment they having no caskets and the men having been dead too long. So the bodies were buried here just as they were found. It was sad and horrible sight and the living brother has the sympathy of all the people.
The men were stranger to your correspondent, but they were from Granite Station and must have known by many people of Bakersfield
Double Crime at Goler
One Brothers Shoot Another and then Kills himself
Associated Press Dispatch to the Califronian
San Franscisco, April 24 Ben John and William Higgins, three brothers well known in Kern county yesterday afternoon became involved in a quarell at their claim in Nugget guich, a ravine letting into Goler canyon where the gold excitment of a few year ago, originated.
Ben shot John, killing him instantly and then turning the gun upon himself, committed suicide
The surviving borther immediatley repaired to Garlock and reported the matter but refused to tell the nature of the quarrel.
No further details can be obtained before the arrival of Coroner Helm who is now on his way from Bakersfield. The brothers were all miners.
Mojave Correspondece Mojave April 26, 1897
I had a view of the remains of the two brothers, John and Ben Higgins, one having killed his brother with a Winchester rifle and then shooting himself with a revolver, causing instant death.
The bodies were brought her today for Garlock and it was intention of William, brother of the dead men, to send the remains to Bakersfield for interment, but after arriving here he found that the R. R. Company would not accept the bodies for shipment they having no caskets and the men having been dead too long. So the bodies were buried here just as they were found. It was sad and horrible sight and the living brother has the sympathy of all the people.
The men were stranger to your correspondent, but they were from Granite Station and must have known by many people of Bakersfield
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