Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-27

,[Prom tAs white Pine News, May a5.l

W. "a " ~ II
taking elect In the body Of Judge
Richard N. Allen, proving fatal In
three hours, and the other shot passed
away harmless. The shooting took
place at 8:l0, and Allen died ut 11:15.
As near as we could learn, the clrcum-
stances which led to this unfortunate
affair are about these: DR.. Owen at
tended Allen professionally, several
months since, but could not recover
therefor. A short time since
Allen sent Owen anote requesting him
70 come at once and prescribe for his
(Allen's) wife, ~ she was sick Of pneu-
monia. The Doctor went at once,
found Mrs. Allen in the congestiye
state of pneumonia, and prescribed for
her relief. Allen was not at home
when the Doctor visited his wife. Com
ing down town, DIR. Owen met Allen
and told him he Owen could not prac-
tice his profession for nothing; that nc
had prescribed for his wife, and that II
he (Allen) would settle the old bill lie
would 60 ahead and attend the case /;
otherwise, he must get some other ply
slcian. Thus the affair ended for
time. Monday, Allen got on q spree,
and, meeting DR.. Owen, appeared de
sirous Of provoking a difficulty. The
Doctor avoided him on several occa-
Sions, but In the evening the two met
on the street. when Allen remarked:
"You acted dishonorably toward me-"
whereat the Doctor struck him o blow
with his fist staggering him, and walk
ed away. The same evening Allen
approached pr. Owen, apparently with
hostile intentions, and making demon
STATIONS as though he had q knife or
other weaponin his coat sleeve; seeing
which, Owen drew q pistol and ordered
him to halt which he did. Owen then
covered him with the pistol, and told
him to walk away, which command he
obeyed. Between the time of the last
difficulty and morning, several friends
warned the Doctor to look out for
Allen, rs he wa considereda desperate
and dangerous man. Early yesterday
morning, DR.. Owen was In Belongs,
when he saw Allen approaching; but,
thinking he was over his spree, and
would let the affair drop, approached
him and offered him his hand.
Allen made q demonstration as
though about to draw a weapon, when
DR.. Owen stepped back and drew his
pistol. He then told Allen not to
come heal him again, as he Owen did
not want anything to do with him.
Allen remarked: "You may have to
have something TO dowith me, whether
you like 1t or not" Friends then in-
terfered, caught DIR. Owen, and rushed
Allen out Of the room. After waiting
for him to get off the street, DR.. Owen
started to his office for the purpose of
lying down, In order to avoid meeting
Allen while the latter was drunk.
Reaching the front Of Armitage's drug
store, Dr.. Owen saw Allen approach
ing him. and, deeming himself In dam
ger, drew his pistol and fired two
shots-the first striking Allen two
inches above and half an inch to the
left of the navel. passing along the
line dividing the umbilical and epigas-
trio regions, diagonally through the
body, and making its exit through the
upper and left portion Of the lumbar
region, cutting the superior mesentrlc
artery In Its course, passing out through
his clothes, through the p%antaloons and
drawers of c H. Fuller (who was n few
feet to the rear and rightl striking the
sidewalk, and, ricocheting, passed
through q second-story window Of the
Pollard House and lodged in the bed
of Mr.. Gehr. Allen threw up both
hands, and stood for q moment appa-
rently stupefled with fear or pain ;
then turned, clasped his right hand
upon his right side, took n step or two
into the street, then changed hands,
clasping his 10 side with the left
hand, and started to run across the
street diagonally, holding his side,
leaning to the right and looking back
over his left shoulder. When about
thirty feet distant, Dr.. Owen fired
again, the ball striking in the street
near Cooks store, one hundred and
fifty yards away. officer Connolly
sprang to DIR. Owen and seized the
pistol, while Marshal O'Keefe rushed
across the street and. caught Allen.
The latter was given In charge OF two
gentlemen, with whom he walked up
to his residence.
At the Coroner's inquest, yesterday
afternoon, Major O'Keefe testified that
he did not search Allen, and did not
know whether he was armed or not ;
Immediately after reaching deceased,
witness asked If he was hurt, at which
no placed his hand upon his left side,
near the pit Of the stomach, and said
he was. 0'Keefe then said: ~ guess
he scraped youa little )" to which AL
len replied: "Major, Pm wounded
pretty badly" The Marshal then
asked what was the cause of the diff
Guilty, when deceased answered that 1t
was all his own fault, and that he de-
served It /; and that he had forced the
fight, and 1t served him right. This
conversation took place two minutes
after the shooting. Ten minutes later,
Major O'Keefe visited Allen at his res
idence, when the latter called him to
his bedside and said "Major, 90 and
tell DR.. Owen I want to see him; I
want bask his forgiveness, and forgive
him." DR.. Owen was sent for, but OH
reaching Mr.. Kittrcll's office, learned
that Allen was then unconscious and
dying, and concluded not to 90. DIR.
Owen expressed the deepest regret that
the necessity for such an occurrence
had been forced.
Deceased was named Richard N.
Allen, a lawyer by profession, q native
of Hartford, Maryland. aged 80 years
and 4 months. He had been twice
married. Leaves two children, by his
first wife lone a boy grown(, In Califor-
mia, three little girls at school in Yir-
ginia, Nevada, and a wife and four
Children In this city. He had been OH
the coast since 1851, during which time
he Is reported 10 have participated In
several shooting and cutting affairs.
Came to Nevada from San Francisco
IN 1858, and settled near Genoa. He
was a man of violent temper, and was
generally looked upon by those who
Knew his history as q vindictive and
dangerous character. While the deep
est and most universal sympathy is felt
for his family, who are left In compar-
atiyely straitened circumstances, his
own words framed the verdict of the
community.
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