New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
FROM THE PIXIES PEAK GOLD REGION

From Our Own Correspondent.
DENVER CITY, Oct ., 1S60.
| james A. Gordon, whose most revolving murder
of an unoiiendirg German named John CAN'T, and
his subsequent escape, excited so much feeling two
months ago, arrived here prisoner, chaioed and
haDdcu6ed, in the express coach from Leaven-
worth on Friday morning.
Gordon was native of Boston, but came to this
region from Council Bluffs, Iowa, in the Fall of
1888, AID was one of the frat settlers in Denver
He is only 23 years old, but is the owner of con.
siderable property here, and for several years has
contributed largely toward The support OF his aged
parents lie had many friends here, and seemed
when sober, to be young man of pleasing address
and genllemanly Instincts; but liquor made him
teBd.
During the early part of this season he was often
In bad associations, and frequently nOxicatrd aud
about the dde Of July he shot bar. keeper ma ned
Frank O'Neil with four revolver balls all of which
took effect in his leg and hip, breaking the limb in
two places. He was intoxicated at the time, and
the assault was entirely unprOvOked but it occurred
in bawdy -bouse, and excited little attention. A
few nights later, however, while again in state of
drunken inseDsibity, Gordon declared that he
would shoot somebody before morning, and about
midnight, in a drinking saloon on Blake street he
suddenly seized an nofensiye and unarmed German
nomet John Gantz, froy LOckport n. Y, by the
HAIR, bGocked him down, kicked him, and finally,
while the poor fellow was begging pteOusy for life,
thot him through the head.
GantZ died instantly, but Gordon escaped from
the city. He was pursued by armed horscmcn, and
wounded, it was thought by shots from one of them
but not captured. Within the next week il was dis
covered through an Intercepted letter that he was
on his way tO%aTd the States, by the Arkansas
route, accompanying "A mule train The citizens
immediately raised a subscription for the purpose of
secunug him, and sent W. III. Middaurh. era, to
LeaVelworlb, by The express coach, in pursuit.
From LeavenwOrth Mr. MIddaugh pushed on more
than hundred miles into Southern Kansss aud
finally surprised and captured Gordon who was on
bis way to The lndlan country, utterly uusu-pciOus
Of danger. When Mr.. Niddaugh returned 20 Lea
yenwmth with bis prisoner, Judge Petit decided
thst Gordon could not be brought here but must be
retained there Tor trial. Mr. Mddauqh, therefore.
mUe dately came back Ia Denver, procured the
principal witnesses against him, and with them
once more returned 10 LeayenWor
l he Gaze was no once brought no IN that eft, for
trial, when Judge Petit discharged Gordon on the
qouud Of want Of jurisdiction, deciding substan.
tally that there was no Court, either here or ia
Eastern Kansas, whrh had Jurisdiction ia the ease
bmd, n would now have gone scot hre but tor tlr
Indignation 81 ibc people, especially the ttrmaas.
ol LeaveuWOIth, Who gathered O. thp num5,r OF
Three thousand IN one Of the wost determined mlhs
ever known in the country. Thee imrs tary hiG
rope around Goidons ucch; bat in each Instance
.Lwos promptly cut by the authorities uO though
Slr. Mlddaugh ADD several of the LsaycnAuith
'iiceIs were severely injured they stood tlrt
ground mauiilly, aud fought the mob 'ortNo huirs.
Every shred ct clothing was torn from tine prisoner
dung that fearful ordeal ond hc wns 50 terrified
That be legged the officers repeatedly n gAa him
up to The mob, on Nil hin az once.
compromise was hpaly elected, and on the
express agreement that Mddaugh should BE- per.