Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-09
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To what, Mr.. EDITOR, we may well ask
are the morals Of our good town Of Gold Hill
coming, when we can scarcely glance at the
local column Of the News without seeing the
record Of some deed of violence attempted OF
committed, and when even the present abomi-
Bile weather is unable to pu. a damper on the
vile passions of some Of our citizens. This
morning-this dreary Monday morning-your
correspondent takes his virgin pen and hum
bly, essays to give you true account OF as
daring an attempt at robbery, or perhaps muir
der, as was ever made in this Territory, and
from which, only by special dispensation OF
Providence, the entire inmates Of one Of our
most respectable boarding houses escaped
with their lives. Last night, about the witch
ing hour of twelve, when the honest miners
of our household, wearied by their unremlt-
ting attention to the deYotions of the past
day, were wrapped in the arms Of Morpheus,
ENJOYING the quiet, dreamless sleep vouch-
safed only to those of good conscience. the
quiet which had been resgnin9 supreme was
suddenly and fearfully destroyed; for mo-
ment the racket down stairs would have done
credit to a respectable bedlam-doors were
Slammed, enah L "nu und ~ 800 al ,bs
MlnuS" Sti ss- sn s,ar,r;1o foe, of h.ayv
blows, and of still heavier falls, were heard. Or
course, We were all aroused, there was gene
raj uprising from yirtuous couches and rush
to the stairway at the head of which there was
as general halt to deliberate on the proper
steps to take, 1--WE took care not to step
aoten): before we CANT W Sone'uoi?n wy
noise did, when nnains .n1' d. r WAS fu'5 d Un
tne io'onac we fusheu ram.D SrosLors
oIeaen Si@ W.. s;ght me, orr ostonisb.
III general naS = st g. - tSn -o.Io
ed eyes rover: urseh ela,e .. tne lids ,n
persuasion, ms nisn. .L utess ~" ", foIIeaf
ana scarcely acting TUG P uts '. ho,,IS Vas
armed Win an eIPE T fnr NJ. 5n;ss;Na ass,il.
Pr!ins " GL. 1S onr mn, Soon Tevealcd the
anu tne NS"' " a t throngb the rear
Ilct Ilat nc nau -o,',lS ,ha .oy,on.riny bero
mn T We $500 I'D bonnen.J
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, mere NUS ma r,ua, ,n3nrs,and ~. .ub-
.nat you may nt0i ~ .I'Ni;1ht ~ ,,vo
Ject; Cut h0 SS a. IL. ,,ronr;o,ross
OF Eve la! uauSuteAo' W. 1922 ~
ana her assistant, ~ la W. saor.d ~
TWO pest EooiiS Vi 'ne uo"Se ' ~
their use out d Le" ua!s "So sy"ns 80
ueman N Ill nealtn CANT as ont VI .ue $3.50
wnen "Our mary through ply iot 'no ~
valid, and prompted ohiy oy the genelUs:!
OF her own warm heart SURRENDERED 10 MN
her room, satisfying hSrseu WITH HHHe
dolcn IN the PaTlor' IL was inc inNatto
who received the numerous mluhignt
attack-and now VIII return 20 he
account he gave u.s. as standing touna nun IN
our picturesque night attire, ana VIII. deter
mination stamped on every feature VIC
listened to the details Of tins most appalling
attempt on the life oil ieIiow man. ne was
at first awaked by gentle movement CT the
counterpane; rising on his elbow to ascertain
the cause OF the disturbance, he gave the
roOber an excellent opportunity Of making
his attack, which was after the garote
fashion, his neck being Immediately clasPea
in the firm embrace OF pair OF orawny arms,
and held in that position until, by almost
superhuman efforts, he released hlmseii:
This plan Of attack being on the point OF
failure, the assassin made another and
a more deadly system Of tactics, to the use OF
chloroform, for just as the head OF the victim
was escaping from his clutches, he applied a
sponge, or something of that nature to his
~ lonht r1roIura insen n