Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-05
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PIocHE PAsTIMEs.
The Killing of Courtney.
from the Record Of August 3D.

From the Record oil August 2d.l
Last night Mt about twenty minutes
past 0 o'clock. another horrible muir
der was committed In the streets Of
Phoebe. The facts in the case arc as
follows: Morgan Courtney. the Super
inteudent OF the Kentucky mine,
stepped ont of the Mint Saloon. kept
BY john Wilson. aud walked down the
street a distance of about ten PAGES,
when a mau named George Mckinney,
said to be of the lowest order of gam
blers. shot him In the back with a pis.
tol, firing two shots In rapid success
sion. Courtney then ran away a short
distance. In order that lie might be able
to defend himself. This, however, he
was not able to do. on account OF the
rapid firing of Mckinney. Mckinney
discharged six shots, being arrested by
officer j. r. Hoge just as he fired the
last shot. Even after he had Dis
charged the whole six charges and his
victim lay OH the ground. lie continued
to snap the pistol. which Il a self-cock-
Ing one. Courtney vas carried into
the drug store of DR.. ID. l.: Deal,
where his wounds were examined by
DR.. Bergstein.
When our reporter entered the drug
store the man lay upon his back on the
floor. Four bullet wounds We're vi,i-
Bile. OIL his breast, neck aud stomach
from which the burning aud bloody.
clothes had been torn and CUT. He
was afterwards turned over In order
that he might feel easier, aud five
wounds were found In his back.
The most fatal one was between the
shoulders about three. fourths Of an
inch to the right Of tile spinal column,
going obiiquely to the lett and coming
Out through the breast, plate. Another.
which would probably hnve killed him,
went IN about ten inches lower down
aud about an Inch to the left of the
spinal column, coming out q little
lower down on the left side. Three
other shots were fired.
DR.. Bergstein told Courtney that his
case WAS utterly hopeless aud that If
lie had any statement to make then
was the time to make It. He shook his
lead. Afterwards, however. when
Deputy District Attorney Mcdonald
came In ha made, In substance the fol-
lowing statement. part Of 1t being
elected By questions:
Jim Mckinney shot me ; he shot
the In the back. l started to run away
Ia order to defend myself, but he shot
so fa.t-lHere the man 'vomited n
quantity OF blood. Juat then Father
Moutever1e came in, aud the rest iav-
ing withdrawn, ho administered to
Courtney the last sacrament. Frank
Cleveland gave him the plstol-Georgie
| Syphers told me. I did not shoot Nc.
Kinney at all. I did not get my pistol
out until he shot six Shots"
The words Of Courtney were taken
by our reporter.
DR.. Bergstein. the examining ply
slcian. gave the opinion that the
wounds would prove fatal without
doubt. At five minutes to II O'Clock
Courtney still retained possession Of
his senses.
The shooting was done with a Whis-
ties patent English pistol. Every
chamber OF Courtney'S pistol was
loaded when we saw IL after the shoot
Ing wa done.
Mckinney was arrested, and for II
few moments n large crowd followed
swiftly after the officers, hut dropped
of by one. In tO-morrnw's Issue
we will give further pai ticulars. The
! man has since died.-ED.1