Thursby was killed by the gamblers Monahan had welshed on in Chicago. Not knowing Thursby had sloughed Monahan-or not believing it-they killed him because he had been Monahan's associate, or to get him out of the way so they could get to Monahan, or because he had refused to lead them to Monahan.
Thursby Monahanek Txikagon zorra utzi zien jokalariek hil dute, Thursbyk Monahan utzi zuela jakiri gabe-edo ez sinetsiz-haren laguntzaile izateagatik, edo harengana iristeko bidean paretik kentzeko, edo harenganaino iristeko bidea erakusteari uko egin ziolako.