Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11
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From the EIko Independent, 10TH
A bloody affray occurred on Satnr-
day evening last Mt Bald Mountain
| District, seven miles from Telegraph
! Station, at the intersection Of the
White Pine and old Overland stage
roads, In which one ma was Instantly
killed after MORALLY wounding an
other. The circumstances, as related
to us by n correspondent resident at
Bald Mountain. were about as follows :
Alex Mcdonald and Jimmy Wilson
went into prospecting and mining
together. Mcdonald was from Suisun,
California, and had money; Wilson
had been two years In White Pine, was
broke, and had little disposition to
wo.k k. Mcdonald, finding he had been
deceived In his man, told Wilson that
unless he went to work or put In his
share toward expenses, grub, etc., he
(McDonald) would leave him out.
They had located four claims, and
| Wilson told Mcdonald that lie colld
have all the grub. hut bis (Wilson's)
share of the mining ground he intended
to hold. Mcdonald then tried to get
him to segregate his ground. Wilson
| declined. The claims had not been
recorded. Mcdonald then had two Of
them recorded, leaving Wilson out.
| On Saturday afternoon Mcdonald left
his tent lin which he lived alolie) and
went owe to see a neighbor who lived
half a mile or more distant. Not find
ing his friend, he returned home imme-
diately, reaching his tent at about 8
o'clock. When q hundred yards Oft he
heard O noise In his tent like that Of
hammer strokes. On reaching the end
of the tent and looking In, he saw that
his stronghold. In which he had $500,
had been broken open. The lock was
broken, the lid was off, and his shot
gun was gone, while his six-shooter
was lying on his blankets. Before
Mcdonald could realize the situation,
and while gazing at the wreck, he
heard a noise outside the tent, and
stepped out to SEE what caused 1t. As
he turned the corner Wilson confronted
him with the shotgun leveled at his
breast, and exclaimed: snow | have
got you, you damned son Of a bitch!"
Quick rs thought Mcdonald sprang
forward, seized the gun and wrenched
1t from Wilson's hands after q severe
struggle. Wilson then drew Q large
slieath-knife and plunged 1t into Nc
Donald's left side; the weapon, striking
the last rib and glancing downward,
entered the bowels, producing an orr
flee n inch and a half wide and be-
tween six and seven inches deep.
Mcdonald again grappled with Wilson
and took the knife from him. Wilson
then started to run. Mcdonald, seeing
himself covered with blood from the
waist down. and feeling that he was
badly cut, caught mp the gun. which
was loaded with duck shot and which
Wilson had cooked. and fired. Wilson
fell. Mcdonald advanced and gave
him the contents of the other barrel,
killing him instantly. The wounded
man. finding that he was getting weak
and faint from loss Of blood, and being
some distance from any other human
habitation than his own, started for the
friends house from which he had just
returned. After an hours struggle
with death lie got within hailing dis
lance and called for help, which was
promptly given by Michael Hennessey,
the only man In camp. Hennessey'
took him into his cabin, staunched the
wound as best he could, and went for
DR.. J.. N. Bailey, three miles away.
The two returned and found Mcdonald
suffering intense pain and nearly
clicked with thirst. DR.. $. A. Nc
Means, of Hamilton, was sent for. and
came down yesterday morning. at
which time Mcdonald was still alive,
but with slight hope Of recovery.
Wilson was a Scotchmnn by birth,
finy-hve years of age. Mcdonald was
thought, to be an American Of Irish
descent thirty-fiye years of age, an
industrious, clever gentleman, and a
MN of considerable means, notwith-
standing his mode Of gaining a llveli-
hood. lie has a brother In Suisun.
California, who has been tclegraphed
for and Is expected up to-day. It Is
believed that Wilson'S Object was rob-
berry. and Mcdonald coming up before
he got hold of the coin, after getting
the box open, he had determined to
murder and then rob him, and that he
was preparing, with cooked gun tn
hand, to execute his purpose, when
Mcdonald heard him walking beside
the tent and came out. Wilson had q
reputation among the minors Of the
district which would fully justify the
adoption of such q theory, while
McDonald's character Is without a
blemish.