Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-30
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JUG jury rtnutrcu u feiuiS"
intention to publish the testimony en-
tire, and we had the major portion OF II
in type, but at the urgent request OF the
officers of the law we have suppressed
its publication. Our apology for so do
ing is, that in a country so sparsely set
tied AZ this, every one will read the
printed testimony and in reading may
in his mind form an opinion as to the
guilt or innocence Of certain parties who
are placed upon trial charged with Of
lenses or acts leading to its commission,
and thus, in accordance with the recent
rulings Of ~neighboring Courts, render
all such unfit jurors to sit upon the trial
cases. Although the mere fact that a
person has read the testimony in such a
case ought not to disqualify him in any
manner from rendering an impartial YER
dict In accordance with tho evidence
given at trial, men will swear they have
formed an interchangeable opinion for the
purpose of Sinking o duty, and for this
reason, to which is added the appeals
of the officers who cite the prolonged
efforts Of the Sixth Judicial District
Court in the case Of the State rs. Broad
water to obtain a jury, together with an
| innate consciousness we possess that
"intelligect jurors" arc difficult to pro-
cure anyhow, induces US to "hold our
peace" In our capacity as journalists
| we have no desire either to prejudice
the case OF any individual accused OF
| crime, to thwart the course of justice,
nor pursue a policy calculated in any
way 10 annoy tho officers and entail e1-
pense upon our county. The publica-
ton of the testimony might be made q
pretext for o change OF venue, and if
such were the case, great difficulty
would be experienced in compelling the
| attendance of witnesses ut the time OF
| trial, onerous and burdensOme expenses
would be incurred by the county, aud
after all, great criminals might escape
the penalty due for the preparation Of
their crimes. Therefore, viewing mat
tors from this standpoint, we suppress
the testimony, but publish the verdict
rendered by the jury.
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNkR's jury
Below we give the verdict of the Coro-
ner's Jury in relation to the death of
Lewis N. Bodrow:
We, the Jury, assembled BY 5. J. Da-
Wis, Justice of the Peace in for Belmont
Township, Nye county, Nevada, acting
as Coroner, TO inquire into the cause OF
the death of l.. NJ. Bodrow, deceased,
from the evidence adduced before US
| ca Al. celIa,.on &c oto viz.
On the evening of the 18th of April A.
D. 1867, at about the hour Of eleven
o'clock P. ", R. Russell, James Eaton,
N. McCarty, Adam Bender, j. Massey,
P. Dignon and Doc. Wade, having con-
spired together to eItort by threats and
violence the sum Of three thousand dol
lars, (S3, OO0) from R. b. Garfield, in
pursuance of such conspiracy, made an
aggravated assault upon the person OF
said Garfield and while so a~ssaulting
said C&ifeld entered the Highbridge
-tSsioon, In said town Of Belmont. That
then and there deceased protested
against the continuance of such unjust
and wicked assault; whereupon said P,
Dignon one of said conspirators assault.
cd deceased, and then and there offered
and committed violence upon the person
of said deceased; that deceased in retail.
iation for such personal violence, drew
q pistol and shot at the person OF said
Dignon, thereupon said Dignon assisted
by J. Eaton and others of said conspira'
tors, being armed with pistols and
knives violently assaulted deceased, and
then and there shot and stabbed said L.
N. Bodrow, deceased, to death.
We further find that the name OF said
deceased was Lewis NJ. Bodrow, and
that he was a native Of Marlborough,
Massachusetts; that he vas aged abou,
t~hirty-6ve years, and Was at the time Of
his death a citizen and resident of Bel
mont, in Nye county, Nevada"
The following named persons com
prised the jury: VIM c. Byrne, S. NJ.
Buck, N. W. Kales, James S. Wilton
N. L. Coombs, and J. r. Brown.
RrwAapl-The sum of FIVE hundred
dollars in gold coin has been deposited
in our hands, to be paid to any person
or persons who will apprehend and de-
liver into the custody Of the civil au-
thorities of Nye county, James Eaton
and N. McCarty, charged with implica-
ton in the murder of Lewis NJ. Bodrow,
on the night of the 18th Of April, 1867.
If taken separately, FIVE hundred dollars
will be paid for each. Should they be
captured in any remote locality and con-
fined, information should be forwarded
Immediately, and officers will be dis
patched at once for the prisoners, and
the money paid to those making the
arrest.
AFTER THEN.-Warrants have been
placed in the hands of the officers for
the arrest Of Jas. Eaton, NJ. McCarty,
John Massey, and G. F. Wade, for par
ticipating in tho affair of Wednesday
night, of last week. Tho charge against
them is assault with intent to rob. Rus
sell was arrested BY Deputy Sheriff Nc
Burney on the evening Of the 18th, on
a similar charge and Bender surren-
dered himself to the authorities 90 the
2lst. Both of the latter named men
are now under bonds to appear for
trial. Parties were started out to
search for the missing four, but have
returned without success. 1t is report
cd that Eaton and McCarty remained
secreted in close proximity to town I'M
til after the return Of the searching par
ties, and then decsmped. These two,
If caught, will be held for murder. ].
Massey wal arrested yesterday by dep
uty constable Chas. Clarke, and is now
in Jail. One hundred dollars in gold
coin was paid to his captor.
PUBLIC SoHooLs.-Let Belmont-the
Youngest town in the County-bc the
first to move in the establishment of
public schools, and leading onward in
the pathway to knowledge and enlight-
eminent, induce her elder sisters 10 fol-
low In her footsteps.
q. FAX & Co., fruit dealers, Vir-
rinia, will endeavor to keep this part Of
the country we'll supplied with the
choicest fruits, ETC., the coming summer.
rive know Falk & 90. we'll and no
better business firm in Virginia City
could engage to supply the Silver Bend
ers with fruit.
TIE following witty comments on
books we take from the Boston CONNER
eial Bulletin:
waiting for the Verdict~Jef. Davis.