New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14

b. III horses the aim deadly, the entire charge OF
shot entered The head Of the gambler, near the rght
eye ano he fell heavily and helpessy TO the ground
He was taken 10 the Hospital and died in two hou s.
Steele was one of the desperadoes ven out of Lsaven
worth by TIE citizens years ago. not on any charge
connected with the 20 tca troubles but for his general
c. sracter as a Gu threat.
Ennis made his escape. Rucker was arrested and
plac, under guard. Wood was pursued and surroun1
ed street. At first he presented shotgun az the
crowd but the sight OF scores OF reviewers ana rhes
instantly pointed at his head cowed hm and ne gave
hmself up. While he being taken TO the hail.
over Grahams drugstore for safe-keeping, repeated
cries Of " Hang him =" "Hang him at once! came
up from the crowd. Hepleaded pteousy, however, ior
trial and was saved from summary punishment by
the officers of the Committee.
In the evening mass meeting Of nearly two thou
sand people sembed in front of the new Postoince
Mr. Byers related the occurrences OF the day. ana ad
dresses, recommending watehfuiness, ana prompt
though deliberate action, were made by judges L ar
kins and WapgoDner. Dr. Casio, and an old mouatain
man, who has exchanged his Scotch cognomen OF
McGaa for the extremely indefinite apPeilauon capt
John Smi h. Jack Henderson, OF Kansas elscnoh
frauds notoriety in state Of lneoriaon, $50 con |,
menced to baraDgue the crowd, but was soon crled
down. resolution indorsing the action OF Mr.. FOL
lock, unanimously adopted; and when some one IN
the assen bly, called for three cheers for Tom ro
lock % they were vociferously gwen .
The trial of Wood commenced last evening, aud 10
not yet concluded. 1t is conducted by the Vigilance
Committees but the jurors were selected from the c
ZenS without regard 10 JDeU COnlcCtIVu Ih" VI
ganization. The public feeling is exceedingly intense
and IL any declare that if Wood escapes through any
technca tiles they will shoot him down wherever he
can be found. He is wellknown as one OF the most
desI characters in this region, and is repued to
have been one of the destroying angels OF the Nor
on Church at Salt Lake, and TO have committed many
murders in that capacity. His trial will be succeeded
by that of Rucker who notorious here from having
killed a gambler named Jock o Neil a few months
since Ennis is st at large. He belongs to the same
class and wantonly shot John Teef in this city, on the
4th ult.
The predominant feeling among the citizens OF Den
yer is that the reign of gamblers and cut-throas mas
continued qu too long, and that the desperate state
of affairs requires desperate remedies Inc city mas
been guarded for the last two nights by nearly TWO
hundred patrOlmen Especial watchfulness ls MAIN
tanned the building in which the prisoners are
kept and of the officers stationed at every corner
in town. challenge all suspicious parties, aud II they
are unable give the couhersgn, conduct the " the
headquarters Of the Committee.
An insaue man named Charles 5. Eads, from Lex
ington Nv, assaulted William Murk, from Leaven-
worth on Sunday and was fatally snot by Murk be-
fore the latter had learned that he was lunatc.
A Mexican was hung for horse stealing IN Colorado
CITY on SUI day morning. Pat Devlin, who was re-
Gently shot in that city, still survives though he has
carried Elk slug in his body for more than two weeks
III. W. Hurlburt, esq, Of Hornellsville y. l. mas
sold out bis heavy interests in mining claims IN the
Gre CORY Dgeings, and Is sad to have realzed from
them $79, 00O He is about returning home with a re,
markedly large and valuable collection OF mineral and
geological specimens from the mountains A. d. h