Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
FATAL MISTAKE.
A Son Mistaken for n Burglnr-Ile Il Shot
by his Father nud Instantly ALLIED.

A Son Mistaken for n Burglnr-ne Is Shot
by Ills Fnther Rid INSTANTLY allied.
From the Cleveland Leader, August TO-
At half past IL o'clock on Sunday
night one Of the most terrible tragedies
that has ever occurred in this city took
place at the Lake View House, corner OF
Summit and Seneca streets. The pro.
prietor of the establishment, Philip
Gilmar,in, shot and instantly killed his
son Thomas. AS will be-secn by read
ing the testimony, the son and Clark,
| alias Penny, camo to the house about
midnight and applied for admittance.
Tho father, either too drunk TO under
stand, or unwilling to admit them, took
no notice of their request, but went
back into his bedroom, seized his rifle,
came out and fred through the window
at one standing in front of it, and who
happened to be his son, instantly kill
ing him. Tbs ball entered the head
| above and at the left Of the left eye,
piercing nearly through the skull to the
opposite side. His coming to the house
| at that time Of night was unusual, and
there was a cause for his fathers alarm,
as every witness testified that he slept
in the house but two or three nights
during a month, but spent his nights
with q woman known in tho police cir
Giles as English Jenny" Although an
important witness, her testimony was
not heard, as she, when the time came
for her hearing, was nowhere to DO found.
Her story was told, though, to others
before the inquest, in which she stated
that she was with Tom on the bank, of
the Sunday evening, and entreated him
10 90 home with her, for she was afraid
he would 60 up to the Haymarket. He
pushed her away, and said that she
would not see him till near morning, rs
he had q job to do that night" His
"iobs are we'll known to the police,
for they have suffered much from him.
She SAYS she for watched him till morn.
ing and then went to his mothers house
and found him dead. She chung to the
body Notwithstanding the c~ommandsand
remembrance Of the relatives, until near
ly noon, moaning and sobbing continual
u. She is q large woman of elegant form
and bearing, fair complexion, light
hair, deep blue eyes, regular and SYM
metrical features, aud even when over
the body Of her dead lover, scantily and
untididly dressed, she had a peculiar
beauty which was attractive.
The father and murderer is m old,
sin-burdened man tall but quito bend
ed in form. lie said he loved his child,
and through the whole testimony, excit-
ed and almost insane, he kept express
ing himself as willing to die telling
oil who looked at him that he did not
mean to shoot his own son. "Do ye
think" said he, I'd shoot my own by
on purpose? The by I've Travelled
with far and near, whom | brought
across the main sea, from tho ould
country, and to whom I'd gi' the las
penny'orth Of bread | had in the world"
The poor old man broke down in sobs,
and was led away staggering from grief.
The Coroner's jury CAM to the deci-
sion and gave in their verdict, that the
deceased, Thomas Gilmartin, came to
his death from n gunshot from the
hands of his father, Philip Gilmartin,
discharged with no malicious inten.
ton of the father to kill his son.