The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31
,,,oa TIMES IN DEsvEa CITY.

mon TIMES IN DENVER CIHa
Il voold sesm that something oesioe'
mining i occasionally thought OF ~ rn
p..h = vide the following accounts Of da-
Aim, and murder. A correspondent q the
s. Ia. Gaxets., writing from Denver
..v,: an affair Of honor lately came on De-
....n Hon. L. W. BLISS, acting Governor
a. mi. Territory, and DR.. J. s. Sros.,
Ia. ~ the Miners Court, Mountain City
-.s.oop. double barrel shot guns, loaded
nh rouncs balls. Stone fell seriously
-.,,a.a He i, nov in . fair way Of recov-
A correspondent Of the Lsaveowof'a
r:m.. eives the particulars OF murder
,,..l, committed at Denver, and an account
= Tho trial and sxecation Of tas Murderer
-. f.,lows to-day has been very exciting
~. for Denver and vicinity; strongly re-
,,;,a;op aLeavsp~orsh nan OF the days
-h.n Judge Lynch reigued in that CITY A
.,,a,, "a. committed here yesterday, and
:. -. p.rsiss were formerly residents Of
YOUR city, viii give oil the particulars -
tbsy appear before the jury.
Moses Yosss had employed Mr.. William
Was. to work for him, and in settling owed
IVES. fifty dollars. West went to the noun
..;n,. bu. before leaving took bond for
.oms lots 10 Auraria, ~ security. on DIS
return, Young called on West for the bond
which. West refused to give up until tne
msesy was paid. Young then made threats
tA.t West should never return to the m'oe'
,l;,. and went Immediately to bis room,
ar.v the loads from his shot gun, anu re-
loaded both barrels with buckshot. About
.vo hours Afterwards, West Was passing
Youns's room, when Young opened his ooof
and without any warning, shot West Kill
ing him instantly.
Young was Immediately arrested ana
,,.n.rations made to hang him without trial
Of any kind. Jack Henderson spoke to the
crowd in favor Of appointing Committee
selecting jury, and having the matter at
tended to in regular frontier form. A COM
missee consisting Of twenty business men OF
the place, was appointed, who selected
jury, consisting of John Lander, Fred. her
,hsw. Mr.. Solomans, Mr.. Jacobs, E. b.
Sutherland, Jno. Armor, Mr.. Sasendorf, 4.
W. wynsoop, MIR. Coleman, Geo. Bayard
Mr., Simm, and u. G. Collier.
Judge Bennett, Of Nebraska, appeared AZ
Prosecuting Attorney, and Mes'rs. Ford q
Hunt for the defense; the jury commenced
taking testimony at 2 O'Clock, p. m.' yesser
terday, and closed at O'Clock. The jury
rendered verdict Of guilty, q large crowd
VA, assembled in the jury room (Denver
IIalN and in the streets about. The crowd
"a, asked to pronounce the sentence, which
was unanimous for hanging, not one person
in the vast crowd volunteering word OF
sympathy. Young was then asked il he had
auy thing to cay why sentence should not
BE- pronounced against him: he arose appa-
ren,ly cool and collected, and said:
Gentlemen, 1 acknowledge that have
killed my best friend. | have taken that
which | an not able to return, but l had
reason for is-thers 10 something behind it
oil which you shall never know"
The jury then sentenced him to be hung
to-day, between the hours OF three and SIX
O'Clock, .. m. He appears perfectly har-
dsned, and resigned to the terrible fate
which awaits him."