Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-22
NUMEROUS ASSAULT
A sLoop-rHlRsTY MECHANIC
He Makes q Desperate Attack Upon
the workmen ut the Gold Hill
Foundry with n Huge
Butcher-knife!
THREE MEN BADLY WOUNDED!
the wouLD.BE ASSASSIN SECURED!

dry was the scene OF a terrioie anu
blood-thirsty affray. 1t appears that
for some time past John Nagle, who
was formerly employed in the fonn-
dry, has entertained a great spite to-
ward Patrick Karvin, engineer At the
foundry, aud from time to time has
tried to provoke a quarrel with him.
The First Quarrel.
At half-past six O'Clock last evening
Nagle met Karvin In the bar-room of
a well-known saloon, situated a short
distance north of the Gold Hill Foun-
dry, and invited him to take a drink.
Karyin declined to drink, but took a
cigar instead. While they were stand
Ing in front Of the bar Nagle caught
up a bottle and threatened to strike
Karyin, but did not carry his threat
into execution. He then expressed a
desire to fight Karvin, but the latter
avoided an encounter, remarIinS that
he did not care about fighting. The
two separated for the night. Maggie
still maintaining a hostile bearing.
Renews the Attack.
At about IL o'clock this forenoon,
Maggie met Karvin in front of the Gold
Hill Foundry, and remarked to the
latter, damn you, | am going to lick
YOU" Whereupon the two, both Of
whom are powerfully built men,
clinched, and made a desperate effort
to hurl each other to the ground.
Karvln o~verpowered his antagonist by
a tremendous effort, telling him to the
earth and pinning him fast to the
ground.
bloody Onslaught.
James Brown, foreman at the found
ry, hearing the disturbance came out
ordered Karvin to let the other man
up, which he did, whereupon NaSle
drew a big butchers knife from under.
meath his coat. and made q lunge al
Karvin, intending to disembowel him.
The knife passed entirely around har-
vim, and struck James Brown, who
was standing behind him. In the lett
thigh, inflicting a wound IA Inches In
width and 3 inches in depth. The
blood flowed from the wound freely,
and Brown was so badly hurt that he
was able to render but little service In
subduing the Infatuated mad man..
Tried to DiSarm Him.
Nearly all the workmen In the
foundry closed around Maggie and en-
deavored to wrest the knife from his
grasp. Before they succeeded In their
efforts, Maggie made another deadly
thrust at Karvin. this time running the
knife completely through the right
leg of the latter. Tho point OF the
knife entered the mans right thigh
about an inch above the patella. pass
ing inwardly and downward towards
the coudyle Of the femur, and coming
out Oh the right side OF the leg. Ex-
posing but missing the femoral artery.
AThird Man Cut.
The Infatuated mailman in slashing
In IL direction and another with his
huge cleayer, brought it down upon
william Roaghan's left wrist, inflict-
ing an ugly wound. He then turned TO
rhos. Lawther a machinist. and threat
ened to stab him Ia the abdomen. The
latter protected himself with a large
file. Nogle also threatened the life OF
David Nivens aud Patrick Shady.
Officers Sent for.
Some one who could be spared from
the melee was dispatched post-haste
for officers Harkln and Kelly and also
for DR.. Kirby to are for the wounded
men, who were suffering greatly from
loss of blood. Meanwhile the men en-
ployed in the foundry were doing
their best to keep the ferocious assas-
sin at bay, he all the while thrusting
out wildly with the butcher-knife, the
blade of which was two inches In width
and twelve inches in length.
Beats n Retreat.
Karvin, fearful OF another thrust Of
the knife, and becoming weakened BY
the loss Of blood, reflected to the loft
of the foundry. where he was found by
DIR. Kirby, seated upon the uppermos'
timbers Of the building. and holding
three chunks Of iron in his hands, and
daring his adversary to renew the at
tack. the blood from his wounded limit
streaming down upon the floor. by
desperate and combined effort the men
finally succeeded In wrestling the knife
from Nagle's hands. when he r~etreated
to his house, where he was found a few
moments later by Town Marshal Kelly
and Constable Hsrkln. He offered
no resistance when called upon to
surrender. and walked quietly to the
station house. DR.. Kirby attended to
the wounded men. The reports thai
the wounds although OF severe nature
will not prove fatal. The butchers
knife, which Is an ugly looking ,weap,
on, Is at present in the possession o.
Constable Harkin. Nagle will have
an examination In Justice Wright
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