Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-03
4 aaorTTDs REVENGE.
A SISTERS wrenEs Rearessed With
To Deadly Bnllst.

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from the g. F. Chronicle Of SATURDAY.
Again we are cIlled on to lay before
cur readers the particulars Of a feud
that has, perhspS era this resulted In
the death Of one Of the principals.
Yesterday afternoon Edward j. Muir
ply was walking up Pine street from
kearny, and when at the corner Of
Central place was accosted by Dennis
Gum, who said: "Murphy, l want
70, speak to YOU" 10 which Murphy
replied: "fWill not speak to you;
I-your sister, and Cd d-n you
I'll - you" and turned to 60. with
that, it is stated,
: QUINN DREW A REVOLVER.
Murphy started to run, but before ne
had gone ten PAGES Gum fired at MN,
and be fell. Mrs. Murphy ran Into the
street, having been at her window, and
was soon at her husbands side. "A
tailor was standing on the opposite
side Of Pine street, and saw the shoot
ing, when he ran over and took Gunn
i'm charge, and started to kearny
street, where he met an officer, to
whom he delivered his prisoner.
500 MURPHY
was carried to his residence, and
thence to the rear yard, where he was
laid on a mattress. A surgeon was
called, and an examination showed
that the ball had entered just above
the right al and ranged inwards,
passing
THROUGH TIE BRAIN.
The left side became partly paralyzed,
but It was with difficulty that two men
could hold him down, so powerful
were his commissions. Immediately
AFTER the shooting
A LARGE coNcoURsE
ofpeople assembled from all directions,
and In 2 few moments several hundreds
were running here and there about the
street, while rs many moro had con.
gregated about the prisoner on his way
to the city prison, all morbidly anx'
ious to get a glimpse of him.
QUINN IN THE CITY PRISON.
Gum was searched, and on his per
son was found q Smith d Wesson five
shooter, No. 1892, with one chamber
discharged. The prison keeper wa!
ordered to hold him until a charge wa!
made, and he was allowed the freedom
of the corridor outside the cells. Here
he was visited by a large number o.
acuuaintances and friends, and among
them his father, an old man about sixty
wears Of age, and brother. Gnnn !!
the eldest of a family Of several chill
dren, and Is by occupation an irot
moulder. He Is Of medium size, rather
good looking, and In his manner ant
address Is quiet and unassumlng. Hi
was called on IN the prison by a Chron
icle reporter, but declined to make 1
statement, saying that full publicity
would be given to the matter In du'
time. From several Of his acquaint
ances with whom we conversed W.
learn the following as his statement II
reference to the cause of the shooting
Yesterday morning, while at work, HI
learned from q friend that
MURPHY HAD sEpucED HIS SISTER,
and had publicly avowed 1t. He i'm
medlately left Ills work and went Il
where his sister Maggie was at work
in q. fur store on Montgomery street
He caused her to leave the place ant
'go with him on the street. Here h
questioned her in reference to the In
formation he had received, and wantet
to know to what extent 1t was true
She at first denied It, but from he
manner he was more than satisfied o
the truth, and pressed her to tell hin
all, which she did.
HER STORY
was that some two weeks ago Murph!
had induced her to 60 to a room In
certain house with him on a false pre-
text, and before she left accomplished
his purpose. Ashamed to own her dis
grace she told 1t to no one, and Muir
ply, being aware Of this, followed ne
up, and their intimacy continued
Upon hearing this the brother waited
no longer, but sent the sister home ant
armed himself. He then started afte
his sisters seducer, and traced him Il
his residence on Pine street; saw him
rs has been related, and the shooting
took place. When first taken into tn
city prison he was asked by a frient
what had happened, and why he hat
shot Murphy, when lie exclaimed
HE seduced my sister, ahd,sb BY Cd
I killed him !" He also said that h,
had no conjunction about the matter
aud believed he was justified. During
all this time Murphy was lying In til
back yard of his houIe In All insenslbl,
condition, attended by his wife ant
several other persons.