Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-10

An EXCITING wEEK-Last Tuesday morn
ing the people of this town were Mortified at the
preparation of of those terrible crimes which
make the heart shudder aad the blood ran cold
4 harmless inoffensve man. was discovered ~
ing dead in the public street, his head mashed in
with bludgcon, bullet hole through the fore
head and his throat cut. II was fearful assas-
EinatiOn. There he Law, the man who but the
night before was in the enjoyment of robust life,
now cold and stiff in the embrace Of death The
anxious inquiry on every lip was. who has done
this r. Nobody knew. The horrible crime was
shrouded in mystery. Nothing could be ascer-
tanned about how II was committed, or who were
the hendish perpetrators AL that was known
was that an atrocious, cold blooded murder had
been committed during the night; that peace
able. good citizen, had fallen meath the hand oil
eowardly assassins. The darkness enshrouding
the deed made Il doubly terrible. Every man as
be looked upon the rigid, disdgured features OF
the murdered dead. felt that his own life was in
secure. The same arm that struck down john
son might find in him its next victim. What was
TO be donei A eoroner's jury assembled to In
quire into the matter. Witnesses summoned be-
fore it, themselves not free from suspicion, acted
in an insolent, defiant manner. But little could
be got out of them Then came talk OF Nigi
lance Committee. and hand bills were posted
about town calling on the citizens to assemble at
ppm, in public meeting But this idea of open
proceedings did not meet the wishes of the peo-
pie, and nothing was done at the meeting That
nigh quietly and without display, the Citizens
Safety COMMITTEE TOOK the lnltisNory steps W
ward perfecting an organization. The following
flay notices were issued for a meeting Of the Com
Inittee 10 the evening NJ Armory Hall, which was
largely attended, and that night an armed guard
was stationed over the city. Numerous arrests
were made BY files Of soldiers, under Charge OF
officers OF the law and by Thursday matters had
assumed a serious appearance. The eoroner's
Jury continued their labors, and a marked change
was noticeable in the bearing aud conduct OF
some of the witnesses. The town was ahve WIN
people, all more or less excited but little morse
made. The wife of the murdered man had arrsv.
ell the day before, "wednesday and the funeral
Of the deceased was perhaps the largest ever wit
messed in Aurora An important witness-who
left on the morning Of the assassination-was
brought back, and rumor said he would unrayel
the mystery. But the inquest was conducted
with closed doors, and nothing positive could be
learned Of what was transpriug within. Friday
evening. Sheriff Francis, and armed posse,
who had gone out the night previous after three
more absconding witnesses returned with their
men created considerable stir in the street a.
they rode into town Although the eoroner's
Jury have not vet got through, and the result; Of
their labors cannot be foretold, still enough hes
leaked out to make suspicion very strong against
certain parties A host Of witnesses have been
sworn, and much light thrown on the affair. The
Safety Committee have rendered invaluable SER
vice in hunting up securing and bringing to the
bar Of justice those implicated In this brutal muir
der. The most desperate characters have been
arrested without resistance, and the power OF the
people, when roused, shown to be Irresistible
Aurora Times, FAB. Sch.