Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-09

Two hours later u gentleman named
Myers WA walking along Howard
street near Fourth, returning with his
daughter and a ffiand from the IRE
work. when b man came behind him
and aid, "Myers, / want to speak to
ESoa., Myers turned round and adj
yanced a few steps to hear what the
stranger had to say, when he was shot
In the same place as young Simpson,
from the effects of which he died In q
couple of hours. His murderer also
ran away, and the probability Is that,
had not the prickings Of conscience
prompted him likewise to surrender,
the case would have remained an I'M
solved mystery.
It really seems land intended muir
derers might just as we'll have the ben
eft of the experience) that the safest
way of killing a man without detection
Is to shoot him down on a public thor
oughfare, and then, while the passers
by are making up their minds what to
do, bolt round The corner, and once
out of sight, resume the ordinary care
less walk Of an unperturbed citizen.
If the deed of blood weighs q little too
heavy on the soul for comfort, q sur
render will be found to give consider
able ease; and as the annals OF san
Francisco have no record (for several
years, at least of any punishment
being inflicted for the offence, the sub
ject Of. temporary insanity can 60 out
nnd-murder again. ,
In order that you may understand
the impunity attached to crime here; |
will give you a short sketch Of the
career Of
A San Rraacises Dospersds.
George Hoge had unusual advaii-
tages. In the shape of birth and educa-
ton, his father being a wealthy, much
respected member Of society. who
takes an active part IN local politics,
and at. present occupying the position
of Chairman OF the Democratic County
Committee. Soon after leaving s'hool
this gentle youth developed \ taste for
Barbary Coast society, and having a
liberal allowance of spare coin 1t will
be readily understood that he could
always find plenty ofboon companions
In that locality ready to praise his
faults and encourage his vices. 10 be
admitted amongst the pugllistic fra
ternity, have a nodding acquaintance
with short-card gamblers, and mlmgle
rs a prison graduate, equal amongst
confidence men, was to young Hoge
almost the highest possibility Of am
bition and only to be excelled by the
proud qualification of being pointed
out on the street rs having killed his
man. The efforts of friends falling to
have any effect In altering his course,
he was Left to work out his own career.
in which task he has been since EN-
gagged, to the defiance of law and terror
Of the ~peaceable. His first exploit
with pistols was shooting At n police
man who had threatened to arrest him
rs a yagrant, and for this he was bound
over to keep the peace. Two or three
months afterwards, after fleeing u
countryman at French monte-gener-
ally called the two-ace game The
and some others made their victim
stupidity drunk and then amused them
selves by pouring coal oil on his pants
and setting them Oh fire. The half roast
ed unfortunate being conveyed to the
hospital, fingered some weeks between
life and death, but eventually recoy-
cred. After minor outrages. too nlt-
merolls to mention, he got Into 4 dif-
fculty last fall with some companion
rufian and plunged a knife to the hilt
In his side, for which carving opera.
ton he was again arrested, and held
In custody until the result OF the
wound was ascert2ined. As this did
not prove fatal he WINS committed to
the County Court On the charge Of at
tempted murder, ball being fixed ut u
rather high figure. But an influential
father can work marvellous things, and
three days after his confinement Hogc's
cell door was accidentally left open
and the prisoner walked out OIL to the
street. The papers at the time men-
toned his connived escape; 1t was
a matter of public notoriety, and yet
although he was to I've seen daily at. his
former haunts, and any policeman
I'm the city could have laid his hand OH
him In five minutes, nothing further
was done In the matter. Two months
then passed without an affray, at the
end Of which he had a rough and t,fnl-
Bile fight with James Dwyer, brother
to Billy Dwyer, professor Of the noble
art. Hoge getting the worst of this
scrape he would have revenge, and In
fulflment of that intention the next
night met Dwyer OH Kearny street,
and placing a pistol close to his head
pulled the trigger. But with the bad
luck that always attended his honii-
cidal efforts, the ball only played
havoc with Dwyer'sjawbone and teeth,
| leaving his brain still Intact In his
capm. The doctors said that Dwyer
couldn't live, though live he did and
does now, and the police said HOge
was surely booked this time, though
booked he wasn't and Is not likely to
be. Walking along Montgomery street
Yesterday I saw a crowd collected out
side of the California Restaurant curl
ously watching o young man on the
inside, who stood In the position OF
Ajax defying the lightning, with a
pistol In one hand aud q lumber In the
other, which he aimed at a waiter, as n
reminder that he wanted his soup with
celebrity. A couple Of walters having
the temerity to disregard his order and
weapon, and bundle him into the
street, l recognized my hero, Hoge.
So It 1t appears that he has again been
| allowed to walk out Of jail, and that
the influence of a political parent.
coupled with gold coin Of tho United
States, permits this social tiger to prey
with impunity upon the public.