The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-15

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tween IL and u O'Clock, night before
last. George Kirk was a native OF
Kentucky, and at the time of his death
was about 81 years of age. When
about Il years of age. or in the year
1855. he went to Illinois, and there en-
gagged in horse stealing. Being holly
pursued by the Sheriff of I'VE think
Bureau county, young Kirk shot that
officer and made good his escape.
Early in 1857 he made his appearance
in Sonora. California, as an awkward
looking, overgrowu boy. He divided
his tune between drinking and gam
bling saloons, fandango houses, and
other resorts OF the vicious, and soon
developed an ambition to become a
fighter or desperate. He TOOK to rob-
berry, was caught at it. and imprisoned
in the County Jail. John Sedgwick
was elected Sheriff of Tuolumne
county a short time before young Kirk
was imprisoned, and taking compass
sion on the boy made a "trusty' of
him, allowing him his liberty within
the precincts of the Jail. After the
term of Kinks i'm risonment expired.
Sedgwick employed him about the
jail aserrand boy aud to look after the
premises. One night Kirk got on a
spree, went up TO the '1igre,' the
Mexican portion of the town. went
into a billiard saloon. drew a large
knife and began cutting the cushions
of the tables. The proprietor nc
strated with him and received a threat
in return. The Mexican, knowing
Sedgwick and Kirk were friends. sent
for the officer. thinking he would he
able 10 prevent further damage with
ont resorting ( violent means. The
sheriff arrived. and. walking up to
ward Kirk. said: "tIere. George. what
are YOU doinG?' At this Kirk urne
toward him, drew Il revolver. and with
the remark, who the hill are you?'
fired upon Sedgwick. the bail taking
effect in the leg and breaking it. He
WAS arrested for the act, but the Sheriff
refused to prosecute, and the now full
fiedged Fighter WAS turned loose
uponthe community. Next be turne
up in storey county. in the early days
of the Washoe excitement. and soon
brought up in the Territorial Prison
for robbery. Early in the year
1865. as Bob Rowland, Territorial
Warden of the prison. was trans
terring the prison property, etc.
to Alex. Hunter. State appointee, MIX
and others made an etto 10 escape.
In the melee which ensued, klrk shot
Hunter in the arm, from the effects OF
which the latter died something like
wear after. All the other prisoners
were at once recaptured. but MIX e>-
,aped TO California. \ few months
afterward he and others engaged in a
robbery in that State. and, either III
the act or in the attempt to capture
him. he received a charge of buck>hot
i'll the body. 4 reward having been
offered for him in this State, he was
brought back and surrendered to the
State Prison authorities. lie fingered
along. unable to DO anything on ac
count of his wounds, until his term OF
imprisonment expired. He then went
back to Virginia City and became a
fixture about dance houses and other
low dens. until the Vigilance Commit
tee ordered him away last Spring. He
went to Reno, and received another
notice to leave; thence to Eureka, and
was there ordered off. nanOnymous
letter received inthi> city from Eureka
Il lew GaNS alItTN diu Stdttu thdI 'Co
Kirk had been ordered away by the
citizens of that town, II that he had
left for Carson City. on foot, swearing
that he intended to kill a certain mai
PRESIDENT here on sight. Kirk ar
rived the same day the letter DID,, anC
has been closely watched ever since
He ~ventured up to Virginia a lie"
weeks since. but returned the same
day. fearing that under the cover o
darkness the N~igilantes would mans
him. He left here by the 4 o'cloct
train Thursday evening, and wa!
hanged a few hours afterward. Jus
before leaving, he asked Il young MAJ
in this city if he thought II \lgi
lantes would hang him if he went t.
Virginia and remained over night
The answer was in a ocular tone, bu
only too true: "Certainly they WILL
and ought to-"
UNLUCKY.-Some time since Nash.
started to Pine Grove from Genoa
but on reaching Wellington's b
searned of the existence of a Vigilanc
Committee at the Grove and turne'
back. Yesterday morning he starte'
to Virginia on Billy Wilson's stage
but hearing of the hanging of Kirk b.
the V~igilantes, he concluded it woul
not be safe for him to go farther tina
Gold Hill. There is also a commute
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