Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-06

CofOuCr'A LuQucat In the Matter of thu
Death Of George Fox.
There being contradictory reports as
to tho manner in which George Fox
came to his death day before yesterday,
we publish the following portion of the
testimony ELECTED at the inquest held
by Coroner Symonds yesterday after
noon. Several other witnesses were
examined, but they all simply corrobo-
rated what w here publish
Philip Smith sworn-I live in Gold
Hill f; | have known deceased for about
ten mouths | was present when the
accident occurred. ar. Mcdonald was
talking with Mr.. Fox ut the Brakes /;
Mr. Marshall and myself had just
started out in front of the works Mr..
Fox and Mr.. Mcdonald came out i'm
mediately alter I; Mcdonald took hold
OF Mr. Marshall aud wanted to .squeeze
his hand, saying it would do i, good
Mr.. Fox said /" take hold OF II man, and
don't DO scuiiing with a cripple :" Nc
Donald and Fox then clinched, aud
began to wrcstle. After wrestling =
moment, Fox remarked to Mcdonald
that il Was not Tom Smith hat he had
hold of; Fox then made u trip, and
their right legs locked in together, anI
Mcdonald threw him they appeared to
fall very easy. Just then some one
remarked that Fox WAS hurt this WAS
Immediately after he was thrown. Me-
Donald then raised him up ; | thought
from appearances that he had tainted
| then ran for some water, threw some
of il in his face and rubbed some of it
on his breast. Then ! noticed that his
eyes were set in his head, aud thoughthe
was dying; | went for DR.. Hall ut
once, IL when | got back he was
dead.
Duncan Mcdonald, suorn-I live in
Gold Hill am blacksmith ut the kea-
tuck niue | have known deceased for
about a year. On The occasion OF the
Incident, Mr.. Fox and myself were
talking at the brakes, when We heard n
band of music; ! came out first in
front Of the works close 10 Mr.. Maj
shall. We stood together listening I"
the music, aud | put my arm around
Marshall aud said " Let me give that
sore nrm u squeeze or Il knock" Mr..
Fox said, Why don't you take hold
Of II man like me 2" We took hold,
collar aud elbow first; Mr.. Fox took
hold Of me to throw me, ns ! thought a
lock on nav left foot; | braced myself
against Fox, and | felt confident he
could not throw me with that lock. Nr.
Fox made the remark that ait amt
Tom Smith you've got now" | made
a trip with my my right foot, and rs |
did that, | put my left foot forward and
drew him over my left hip he fell as
thought with all ease. and | said, /" Oh !
it ain't Tom Smith I've got" | was
helping him up again when | noticed
there was something wrong with him.
placed him on his fee, and asked him
what was tho matter. | laid him
Town and called for water. | asked
iin what was the matter several times,
md also asked him if he knew me, but
ne made no motion. Soon Dr.. Hall
arrived, and pronounced him dead.
DR.. J.. U. Hall, sworn-Am II prac-
ticing physician, and reside in Gold
Hill. was called upon to sec Mr..
Sox. think, il he died from the fall,
was from injury to the spinal cord,
where it connects with the brain, which
supplies the nerves with respiration.
He Died too sudden to have died from
the rupture of n blood vessel. De-
ceased was dead when | reached him.
The verdict of the jury was to the
effect that deceased was named George
Fox, was n. native of Ohio, aged 3G
years that he came to his death on
the 4th day OF April, 1869, by heart
disease"