Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-14
COLD FLOODED MURDER AT
CARAON.

leIuty u iiLtie tOO iatc. W. OVpy iuii
particulars from the Carson Appeal Of
this morning:
Yesterday morning between l and
. O'Clock, a fatal ARRAY took place be-
tween William II. Pierce and George
Wilson, at the saloon Of the former on
Carson street, which resulted In the
death Of the latter. Pierce il a WEIGH
man, Of fair size, less than middle age.
quarrelsome. ugly aud vicious; thinks
himself a bully, always carries a large
sized army siX-shooter. and less than
two months ago shot four or five shots
ut a Frenchman. one shot of which
took effect In and breaking his arm.
This cold.blooded murderer keeps
what sporting men call a hogging
game In his saloon, and keeps cappers
to lead in the stranger and uninitiated
to be robbed under the guise Of a
square game. The deceased, George
Wilson. was q man not far from fifty
years old ; a sporting man, but a very
quiet, inoffeusive, honorable mana
man who had see better days, but
being sick aud almost dead with the
consumption. was unable to do any
thing. aud has subsisted for several
months past upon the charity OF
his friends. He was a man
universally respected by all those who
knew him best, but for his honesty
and native goodness, and those who
only knew him by sight, out Of pity
for a man, pale, emaciated, and vast
Ing by that horrible disease that kills
Que long before they a to breathe.
Pierce had given Wilson money to
play ut his own game, perhaps as a
capper, at any rate he gave him mon
ey that he expected Wilson to account
tor after the game had broken up for
the night. and all had gone away but
Pierce. Wilson and Pierce's barkcep
er, William Mann, Pierce demanded Il
settlement of Wilson. The evidence
shows that Wilson was considerably
under the influence Of liquor at that
time, but he proceeded to make q set
Element by hunting In all his pockets
aud giving him oil the money he could
hnd. Pierce said the amount was
twenty dollars short, and called Will
.on a thief. Upon this he raised hiS
cane and struck Pierce. instantly
Pierce fired three shots very rapidly
In succession. Wilson staggered to
the door and fell out on the sidewalk
dead. The shots all passed Into the
body neal to each other-two Of them
penetrating the heart aud II but a
few inches from 1t. DR.. Lee, the eS-
aiming physician, pronounced two
shots fatal. aud the II might or might
not be-dependlng on the strength II
health OF the individual. The evidence
rs given by Manu- leaves no doubt but
this dastardly act was as cold.6loodeG
q murder rs can be conceived OF. anu
that the deceased was too feeble
to even hurt n child, and that
any one could have got away from
Wilson had no desired to, and none but
a depraved villain and cowardly muir
derer would have considered himself
Justified Ia shooting n man so feeble,
that he could not raise his cane, upon
which he leaned for support rs he
slowly walked our streets, higher than
his shoulder to strike. and the blow so
light that it left no mark on his per-
sou. In keeping with this mans ma
lure. he assisted IN carrying In his sub
iect from where he fell, aud placed n
small money consideration as the price
of his crime. He was arrested BY the
Sheriff, who had arrived at his place,
and he Is now In Jail. The body was
laid on the music stand, In the real oil
the bar, In the saloon where he was
killed, where 1t remained until after Il
was viewed by the Coroner's jury,
when it was taken In charge by his
friends. aud will be buried to-day. IL
Is not often that any civilized commit
nifty Is called upon to witness so cruel
and revolving a murder. Infants and
feeble old people are sacred In the eyes
of brave strong men. but such sneak
ing. cowardly Villains are only human
monsters.
The Coroner's jury at the inquest
rendered the following verdict: we
find the deceased was named George
Wilson, a native OF Kentucky. aged
about fifty years; that he came to his
death OH the 18th day Of September,
1872, In the town Of Carson City,
county ofOrmsby and State OF Nevada,
from the effects Of three pistol-shot
wounds In aud upon the chest aud
body OF said deceased, fired IRON n SIX
shooter pistol In the hands OF anu ny
one William II. Pierce, which wounds
were given and made by the said VIII
liam Ii. Pierce. with the design OF ef-
fecting the death OF him, the said de-
caused. And we further shy, that the
killing of the said deceased by saiu
William II. Pierce. was entirely uil-
Unsuitable aud In violation OF law, on
the part OF him, the said William IL.
Pierce.
The Enterprise OF this morning gives
an account OF this cold-blooded Killing
closing with the following remarks:
Many who know both parties say that
Pierce could have pushed the old man
over with one finger and that had lie
thrown n bucket OF water upon him ne
would have killed him. After Will
.on's death the $20.pieue which occa-
stoned the quarrel, was found In his
boot. it having slipped down his trow-
.er's leg without his knowledge. I'm.
Gle George Wilson WAS II native of
henIucky ulu WdS iluSi INV " ~
the sporting fraternity for his Itndness
Of heart. and there was not one OF
them that would not at any time give
him his last h~alf-dollar. Thu affair
created much excitement In Carson
and not n little In this city.
The BALL.-rhe third annual ball
Of Liberty Hose Company No. !, at
Miners Union Hall night before last,
was a grand success In every respect.
The music was Of the best order. the
management not to be exeelled' a
large aud agreeable assemblage pres
emit, including several from Virginia,
and everybody had a good time. The
upper was furnished by Mr.. Lafee.
aud was very creditable to his ability
and success as q caterer.
ACCIDENT. The youngest son OF
John Booth, Of the Carson Register,
met with an accident yesterday after
noon. While out on the street, and