 A year before Nate Champion's death, Shonsey actually met him near the Beaver Creek Canyon, where a fight almost commenced between the two as Nate suspected that Shonsey was one of the five men who had attacked him in his cabin.He further threatened Shonsey and demanded he give up the names of the rest of the assassins.This event made Shonsey harbor hatred toward Nate and probably toward his brother Dudley as well.