Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-15
NJ WOODRUFF 4 MINORS LINE.
The A~RRA1GNEp CoNvIcrs.-At the

The ARRA1GSED COSSlCrS.-At TIC
appointed hour yesterday afternoon,
says the Carson Register, the eighteen
convicts indicted for the murder Of +.
NJ. Isaacs were arraigned to plead.
A. c. Ellis, counsel for Roberts, Chap
man, Cosgrove and Russell, entered n
plea of not guilty, and stated that he
should demand a separate trial for at
least two of his clients. T. w. w.
Davies, for Prultt, Parsons, Willis
and McCue, entered a plea OF not
guilty and demanded a separate trial.
George Roth asked the Court to APP
point General Clarke to defend him,
which was done. General Robert NJ.
Clarke, for Burke, Bigelow, Carter,
Cockerell. Clifford and Roth, signified
his intention to demand separate trials,
pleaded not guilty and entered a de-
murrer to the Indictment, which was
argued at some length, submitted and
taken under advisement BY the Court.
General Il. ID. Edwards asked that the
Court appoint Hon. NJ. S. Bonnitield
as counsel for Ryan and Flynn, which
was done. General Edwards then en-
tered a plea of not guilty on behalf OF
TAYLOR and 'SQuires and demanded
separate trials. NJ. s. Bonnifleld, for
RYAN and Flynn, entered a plea Of not
guilty and demanded separate trials.
The prisoners were all present in
Court, and many Of the more intelli-
gent of them manifested the deepest
Interest In the arguments pro and con
on the demurrer. After the argument
was over and the Court took the mat
ter of the demurrer under advisement,
the eighteen prisoners were arraigned
on another Indictment for murder IN
the first degree for the killing OF Matt
Pixley, and will be arraigned to plead
ut IL o'clock today. The same at
torneys were appointed to defend In
the second case, and the prosecution
will be conducted by District Attorney
Patterson, Judge Thomas Wells aud
p. II. Clayton. There are many very
interesting-some almost fascinating
faces among the group Of prisoners at
the bar.
DISTRICT CoURT-RIsISG, JUDGE
The following business was transacted
in this Court yesterday: VIM. Skyrme
Va. Occidental Mill and Mining Com
many: plaintiff granted leave to file
amendment to his complaint; also
ordered that G. c. Carson, referee,
have until November 18th In which to
take and report testimony. August
Englehardt VS.. A. p. J. Bose ct al; it
is ordered that the hearing Of applica-
tion and motion for the setting aside
OF the writ Of assistance heretofore IS
sued be set for November 18th. l..
Lariyiere VS.. J. E. LaBlanc; ordered
that plaintiff have a decree foreclosing
mechanics liens, and for the sale OF
the Interest Of defendant in the prem
ises charged Herewith. In the matter
of the estate Of William Prideau, de-
ceased, 1t was ordered that Thomas
Trythau be appointed administrator,
upon his taking tho oath and filing q
bond according to law In the sum OF
$l,ls0.
MIscuE..-There was a high old time
at Spring Valley, below Silver City,
Yesterday, over a wedding that was to
but didn't como of-owing to the nou-
arrival Of the bride from Virginia City.
The expectant groom being one of the
engineers at the Spring Valley mill,
the whole works" were shut down
and everybody Including a number OF
invited guests from Virginia) turned
out In their best clothes. The wine
and cake arrived by Harry Wright's
stage, but no bride, and while the
groom awaited her at Silver the
BOYS" pitched in at the mill, eat up all
the cake, drank all the wine and had a
high old time generally-and still the
bride came not. So says the Carson
Register.
FIRE DEPARTMENT WATER WORKS.
Tomorrow evening at ~ o'clock, a
meeting Of citizens Is to DO held at the
Courthouse, Virginia, to hear tho re-
mort Of the committee appointed at a
former meeting to ascertain the proba.
BILE cost Of constructing waterworks
for fre-extinguishing purposes. The
committee appointed to make esti-
mates and obtain informationi In regard
TO the proposed works, have completed
their labors and are now ready to make
their report. Such other action viii
ba taken as the meeting may deem
necessary. Everybody, property-hold.
ara and taxpayers especially, should
attend that meeting.
PRooREss1Na.-The construction OF
the Virginia and Truckse Railroad die
not atom at Steamboat, by any means
The grading Is going right along . Q
tween that point and Carson, and SUI
n~erintendent Yerington proposes hay
Ing the whole completed, the last spike :
driven, and the regular trains running
over the entire route by tho first ef