Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-17
SWIFT VENGEANCE.
A Man shot by the Enraged Father
Of a Young Girl.

From the Alta California. August l2th.l
About half past O'Clock Yesterday
morning Thomas Curtin, residing at No.
25l Perry street, boiler-makar at Ris-
don's shops, shot young man named
William johnson at the corner of First
and Beale streets. The generally sup
posed cause for the deed is the tamper.
ing OF johnson with Curtin's daughter
Hannah, aged fifteen years. johnson is
young man little over twenty years
old. Curtin has five children-tbree
sons and two daughters. The Youngest
child, Hannah, is the one who has been.
in measure, the cause of her fathers
present unfortunate position before the
public. She was sent, some months ago.
to learn the business of dress-makine.
and it was during her pursuit of thai
business that she met johnson. An in
timacy sprang up between them, and she
Was with him great deal long after sea-
sonable hours in the evening. She left
home, and for q long time baffled all
search OF parents or friends. Finally.
however, officer McDevitt, accompanied
by the parents, found her and johnson
in room at the corner of Green and
Mason streets. Once more she was taken
to her home, but johnson persisted in
meeting her ON all occasions. He was
warned by note that if he persisted in
his attentions to the girl he must abide
the consequences. This note was given
to him three weeks ago by the girl her
self, through the fathers command 1t
had no effect, the young man was def
ant. On Sunday night the couple had
a clandestine meeting, and renamed to-
gether until after o'clock yesterday
morning, and when she returned she cd
mitted that she had been with johnson
during the night. They had been to
dance on Stockton street. OF course,
the fathers wrath was boundess. In
the morning he put the girl in charge of
an officer, preparatory to sending her to
the Magdalen Asylum, and then went to
seek an interview with johnson. They
met on the corner of First and Beale
streets. Curtin Immediately charged
Johnson with keeping her out the night
before. This johnson Indignantly de-
MED, and asked where she was. Curtin
assured johnson that although he had
made a fool of the girl he should not fool
him (the father), and insisted that he
should accompany him to the presence of
the girl and obtain fssu her an acknowl-
edgement of the reiatioRs that had ever
existed between them. But johnson re-
fused to accompany him and only replied
by insolence, and at the same time turned
to walk away, doing which, Curtin drew
apistol and shot him, the ball entering
behind the left shoulder blade and pierre
ing the lung. He made another effort to
fire, but the weapon refused to work.
Johnson ran some distance and dropped
to the ground. He was soon after taken
up and conveyed to the Hospital. The
wound is a serious one, and may prove
fatal at any moment. Curtin went to his
house andawaited arrest, which was made
very soon after by officers Courneen and
Harold.
johnson was acting as an assistant to
the carpenters working on the p. Nj. S.
S. Company's wharf He resided with
his father on Main street, between Fol-
som and Harrison.
At six o'clock last evening, johnson
died in great agony, at st. Marys Hos
pital.