Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-08
q EVENING NEWS.
"wednesday s,eains.-----sept. $. 1863
Tho Killins OF

James Irwin, recently killed by James
ellison, at Warm Springs Station, on
the road between Elko and White Pine,
was well known in this section. He
was for a long time in the employ Of
Leet l. Blanchard and Van Gorder as a
teamster. He was q large, strong man,
who never carried o pistol, and, in fact,
feared nothing. He drove for Hill
Beachey, on the Idaho stage route,
when the Indians were waylaying the
stages, killing drivers and passengers,
and running OF the stock he had sew
eral hair-breadth escapes, but always
managed to get through with his pas
sengers, safe. His friends here fully
believe that he was foully dealt with on
this fatal occasion /; that he was MUIR
dered in cold blood. They judge so
from their knowledge of the man and
tho we'll known fact that he never went
armed with any other weapons than ma
ture endowed him with. Attic request
of friends here in Gold Hill we publish
tho following relative to tho affair,
from the Elko Independent:
MURDER Mosr Foul. = On Sunday
night, August %, at about 8 o'clock P.
NJ, some miles from Warm Springs, on
the Hill Bcachey road, the stage from
White Pine to Elko was hailed by a
man named James ellison, who lived
further down on the road, who got on
the stage, stating that he wanted 10 ride
to Warm Springs Station. James IT.
win, the driver, took his fare, md when
they reached the Springs, where ellison
lived with his sister, he got oil n went
into the house with ellison. There
were but three passengers in the coach,
and none Of them got out when the
stage stopped. Soon after Gibson and
Irwin entered the house, several shots
were fred in rapid succession, and
when the passengers got out and went
into the house, they found Irwin on the
floor. bleeding profusely from a wound
in the head, which proved fatal in a
short time. After the shooting, ellison
left the house. declaring that he would
moi be arrested, and no attempt was
made to secure him. Irwin was put
upon the stage and brought to the next
station, whore he fingered until Monday
morning, at 3 o'clock, when he expired.
1t seems that he was hit but once, the
ball striking the forward part of the
jaw, on the left side, and ranging back
and into the lower part OF the skull.
There seems to be some mystery about
the whole transaction, noty et explained,
but which will doubtless come to light
upon the trial of the case. 1t seems to
be tho opinion of persons connected
with the stage line, that it was a pre-
meditated, deliberate and cold.blooded
murder, committed to seal Twins lips
in regard 10 certain matters which
would not stand the light Of legal in
vestigatiou. II is said that ellison had
threatened to take the life Of Irwin sew
eral times before, On account OF his
having furnished certain information to
the stage companies running betweeh
here and White Pine, that q plot was
on foot to rob them, in which ellison
was concerned. Others state that some
i'll feeling existed from other causes.
There was no one present in the house
to witness the shooting, except the sis
ter Of ellison, and her son, who state
that Irwin fred tho first shot out all
other accounts agree that he was I'M
armed. DR.. White went up on the
stage on Monday morning to attend to
the wounded man, but found him dead
on his arrival. ellison, it is under
stood, went to Hamilton and gave him.
self up to the authorities Of White Pine
County.
James Irwin was a native Of Ashlsnd
County, Ohio, and was about 80 year:
of age at the time of his death. He had
been in the employ Of Hill Beachey fol
about four years, and was q steady and
trustworthy man. He was buried near
Telegraph Station, and We understand
that it is Hill Beachey's intention to
mark the grave with q handsome tomb
stone.