Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-26

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advertised her in the usual form as
having left his bed and board without
sufficient cause OF provocation, and
warning all persons from harboring Or
trusting her on his account. rs he
would pay n debts Of her contracting.
The Slayer,
James Murray, is n miner by employ
ment, working latterly in the Segre-
gated Belcher mine, aud Is also known
as a hard working. steady, peaceable
man. He Is somewhat younger than
his victim, and not noted for getting
into any difficulty Of the kind before.
Tho shsssi.E.
Spencer had just returned from a
short visit to Virginia, and rode
through to the stand, at the lower end
Of Gold Hill, on the omnibus. Shortly
afterward he walked up street. stop
ping to talk at n or two points with
n~cquaintanees, and Just as he arrived
in front of the Vesey House, Murray
came out Of the dining room upon the
porch, and seeing each other they
each drew a pistol, but Murray fired
first, and Spencer fell In the street
about ten feet from the porch, with his
pistol-a Smith & NELSON'S seven
shooter-in his hand. He had partially
raised it as though to shoot, and fell
forward on his face.
The Fatal Bullet
Had entered his left breast near the
shoulder, and ranging downward,
passed through his left breast, lodging
beneath the lower edge of the right
shoulder blade. Blood issued from
his mouth and nostrils, and he only
breathed 4 few times after he fell, not
living more than a minute.
Rxeitinx Chase.
Murray could not have been more
than about fifteen feet distant when he
fired, and when Spencer fell he imme-
diately passed out through the dining
room and kitchen Of the hotel and ran
up the hill past the Yellow Jacket
south works, US he says, to avoid any
excited crowd, desiring to give himself
up to the proper officers only. Reach
ing the railroad track he ran along TO
the Crown Point bridge, where he was
headed off by Captain Taylor, Super
intendent Of the Yellow Jacket mine.
who told him to stop. but he pointed
his revolver and ordered the Captain
to stand back, which he thought ample
suggestion and obeyed, not having any
weapon. Judge Robinson, Deputy
| Warden of the State Prison, also came
along and was set back the same way.
They told Murray he had better stop,
rs he could not get away, for they
would follow and keep sight Of him,
which they did. Directly Abe Jones,
Chief Of the Fire Department, and ex-
oficio policeman, also in pursuit, came
up and gained upon the fugitive, fol-
lowing him along the Bowers Grade
to near the old Bowers mill, shouting
to him to stop. Recognizing Jones,
Murray at once stopped, turned about,
reversed his pistol in token Of surren-
der, walked toward the officer, gave
himself up and was taken to the Gala
bose.
Cause Of the Shooting.
Since the separation Mrs. Spencer
has not lived with her husband, but
has been stopping principally at the
Occidental lodging. house, on South G
street, Virginia. Murray Is said to
have been intimate with her. At any
rate, Spencer has been very Jealous Of
| him rs well as Of others, and Is said to
have caused one other man to leave
Virginia by reason Of 1t, a week or
two ago. According to the testimony
| Of one witness ut tho Coroner's inquest,
three or four days ago Mrs. Spencer
was waiting in front of Odd Fellows
| Hall for the omnibus to come along on
Its way to Virginia, when Murray
| came down street and stopped and
spoke with her, but noticing Spencer
and his brother-in-law approaching, he
passed on. They overlook him in front
| of the Yellow Jacket Office and had
words with him !; in fact, witness says,
| one or both struck ut him, and he got
| out of their way as best he might and
| went OIL down street. We also hear !
it stated that Spencer had made threats
against Murray. Another witness,
who saw the shooting, states that Muir
ray took his supper as usual at the
vesey House, and just as he had passed
| out Of the dining Dor door upon the
porch he suddenly stepped back, throw
ing up his hands n little rs though
startled or surprised, and directly
afterward drawing his pistol he lodged
about somewhat, and STOPPING a little
he rested the muzzle Of his pistol over
his left hand fired from beneath the
awning, which hung down in front of
the porch. Then he sprang back and
again made a movement as though he
would fire again, but desisted when he
saw his first shot was fatal. None Of
the witnesses say they heard any words
pass between tho parties, but 1t seems
to be q case Of shooting on sight.
Csroucr's Inquest.
Coroner Symons came down from
Virginia and held an inquest at Justice
Putnam's office just before noon to-
day. Quite n number Of witnesses
were examined, but we do not care to
publish their voluminous testimony,
the substance of which we have al
ready given.
The verdict
OF the jury was to the effect that de-
ceased was named Jabez Spencer, was
n native of Belvidere, Boone county,
ILL.,, aged Al years, and came to his
death by means Of n pistol shot fired
BY James Murray. .....
The Wife
OF deceased happened to come down
from Virginia on a beer wagon a few
minutes after Spencer was shot. She
seemed considerably affected and went
back to Virginia on the next omnibus.
She left for Reno by Woodruff i En-
nor's stage line last evening, crying
bitterly.
Self. Defense.
Murray is very much depressed In
bis feelings to-day. He declares that
he shot Spencer to save bis own life,
knowing that he was desperate In the
matter and seeking a collision. Town
Marshal Harkin has the pistol Spencer
was armed with In his possession. He