Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-10
Mnraer Of Jsha =. Msaahan-Ia
tsase RoelinE In tho Matter.
From the Phoebe Record, July al

From the Phoebe Record, July 81
On the morning Of July 4th. about
half.past 4 o'clock, John j. Monahan
was most foully murdered at his sa-
loon on Meadow Valley street, In this
city. He was shot IN three places,
from the effects of which he died about
8 o'clockA N. OF the same day. Nu-
merous conflicting reports are circu-
lated, and 1t Is Impossible to learn
with any certainty who did the shoot
Ing, as those who saw the whole affair
refuse to know anything. It appears
that several persons were becoming
very boisterous in the saloon, and
Monahan remarked to them that II
thew wished to run the house 1t would
be first necessary to purchase IL, but
as long as he owned 1t he would run 1t
20 suit himself. He then locked the
safe, and taking up aduster, proceeded
TO nut out the lights. As soon as he
stepped from behind the bar two shots
were fred at him almost slmultane-
ously, one from behind and the other
In front, the former apparently from
the club room, a third shot following
tbe first two In q few seconds later.
Monahan attempted to draw a six
shooter Immediately AFTER the first two
shots were fired, but lost all power to
do so on receiving the third wound.
| There were ten or more persons pre-
sent, but all rushed from the room,
and when Constable Dolliff arrived
which was In less than a minute after
| the shooting-no one was In the room
| but Monahan, who was on the floor
| and leaning against the bar. Either
of the wounds would have proved
fatal. The balls striking him In front
entered above the naval, n on the
right and the other on the left side.
A few minutes after Il arrival he
called for q priest, saying he could not
live half an hour. Father Scanlon
was called, to whom he made confess
sion, after which his dying statement
was taken by James Kennedy, Deputy
| District Attorney, and George II. Sa-
bin, Deputy County Clerk, In which
he accused Dennis Maloney and -
Fox of doing the shooting, on which
statement Maloney aud Fox were
shortly after arrested by Constable
Dollif and James Finley, and lodged
I'm lail. Monahan was removed to his
residence, where III q few hours after
wards he died. Deceased leaves a
wife and three small children. Mona
han was we'll known all over the State.
he being a large, fine looking mar and
conspicuous wherever he has resided:
Everyone knowingh him will be shocked
on learning of his tragic end. 10 all
appearances the whole thing was
planned In detail before the parties
made their appearance ut the scene oil
their diabolical deed. Monahan was
not a man disposed to seek a quarrel,
as Is we'll known. No high words had
passed to amount to anything up to
the time the shooting commenced
The unfortunate affair has cast a
shadow over the entire community,
and many know not at what hour they
NAV be dealt with In like manner, for
some slight cause, without the poor
privilege of an even show.
FUNERAL OF JOHN J. MoNAHAN.-
The funeral Of John ]. Monahan, the
particulars of whose untimely death
appear in another column, took place
Yesterday Observation-Disclosures. He
was buried under the auspices OF the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company,
Of which organizatlonl he was Treasu.
rer. The demonstration was II OF
the most imposing and solemn ever
witnessed in Phoebe, a large number
of our citizens attending on foot, In
carriages and on horseback. John j.
MCMILLAN was O native of st. Sylvester
Township. Canada East, aged 33years,
and leaves a wife aud three children.
About one month since he insured his
life for $4,000, In! the Mutual Lite
Insurance Company Of New York.
The VERp1cr.-The jury impan.
neled to inquire into the death Of j. j.
Monahan returned the following YER
dict: That said John j. Monahan Is
a native of Canada. and that he Is IS
years OF age, and that he came to his
death from gunshot wounds received
OH said 4th day Of July, Mt the hands
of parties unknown.
G. WIEDERHoLD, D. WILKIN,
J, n, HARusoN, NJ. J. RouRKE,
w. P. LEAHIaH, L. RICHARDSON.