Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-24


BURGLARIoUs PRosPEcroR.-Charlcs
Rodder, better known to the police as
"Chicken-thief Charley" was let ont
of the County Jail a few days ago from
a long term Of Imprisonment for petty
larceny. Charley found it necessary
TO engage in some occupation for a
livelihood forthwith, and a Virginia
and its neighborhood was rather too
hot q place for him, he went down to
operate in the neighborhood Of Silver
City-at least, so we judge from the
sequel. Tuesday night n Saunders,
who lives in a cabin down by the lone
mill, this side Of the DEVILS Gate, wa:
lying quietly in bed, when suddenly
he heard a suspicious step on the porch
of his domicilc. 1t was not the ster
of his partner coming home to bed, sc
Saunders laid still, waiting for further
developments. Pretty soon he heard
some one trying to force the door
which was locked, and after a ie"
efforts the lock gave way and the door
swung open. Then the head of 4 man
cautiously came in, followed slowly
by his body. Saunders was in the
dark, and waited till the fellow wa:
safely inside, when he suddenly re-
marked, "Yon sol Of u b-h; I've
been laying for you" and springing
out In his stockings and drawers he
gave chase. There was a lively race
for q short distance, and Saunders
came back home and put on his boots
and other rig. Then he took a walk
down the road and met his man com
ing up. He tackled him and had q
fight, neither party having any weap'
ons. But he hung fast, and fought his
man down the canyon apiece till he
found a couple of men, who assisted
him and helped lodge the fellow IN the
Silver City calabooSe. He proved TO
be "Chicken-thief Charley inns
poultry kleptomaniac was brought De-
fore Justice Putnam, Of Gold Hill, yes
terday morning. and being unable to
explain why he thus burglariously
prospected among miners cabins i'll
the night, his Honor committed him
In the sum of g, 900 TO await the action
of the Grand Jury. Charley is now in
occupation Of his old quarters ut the
County Jail. He sticks to it, however,
that he Is constantly the victim OF
some foul conspiracy against his iioer-
~. Charley is doubtless of the opinion
that people are so prejudieed against
him that he could not be found inside
of a chickcn-house. caressing the poul-
try Just for fun, without being accused
of wanting to steal them.
PAINFUL AccIpEST.-We learn by
the Carson Register Of this morning
that Frank W. Henderson, so well
known in this vicinity in times pas. as
a bus and stage driver, but now a
driver OF Billy Wilson'S stage N be
tween Carson and Aurora, met with
n,inful accident on Tuesday, near the
Mountain House, beyond Double
Snrinos. He was riding 4 horse, when
the animal slipped on the ice and fell,
seriously injuring Henderson's right
leo. though fortunately no bones vert
broken. He was otherwise quite Sc
yerely bruised, LIT will probably sooi
recover. Frank is in bad luck, and M
been pretty roughly used at times oy
both accident and disease. II he "ashl
ma tough as q mule he wouldhave been
dead long ago. He was brought &c
Carson last evening.
HEALTHY BRIcHs.-On the counter
ut the Bank OF California, Virginia
Yesterday morning. We saw about
dozen very desirable silver bricks, thu
largest Of which were worth ovel
S3. GOO each. They were from the 1el
low Jacket mine. and there Is said tC
be plenty more material in the bowels
of that mine for producing just sucf
bricks rs that for years to come. We
believe it. As long rs the mines along
the old Comstock continue "givine
out" that way, this community Is al
right.
SUPREME CouRr.-This Court vest
day adjourned for the term, hat l.
until the first Monday in April. Th'
argument in the Rhoades bondsmer
case Was closed by Judge Mesick OF
"wednesday, and the cause submitted
There are now in the hands OF tn
Judges no less than fifteen cases await
inc decision, most of them of cons'd
cradle Importance.
THEIR SEVENTH ANNUAL BALL.
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