Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-10
Phoebe Pastimes.
from tho Record, Nov. 81

EAShA A.
We keep a standing head as above,
and regret to be obliged to use 1t 90
frequently. Following is an account
of the latest sport Of the d%enizens OF
the above named burg, relating howa
man was stabbed to death In the throat:
Yesterday morning, about half-past
o'clock, occurred another tragedy,
resulting In the death Of an ordinarily
peaceabfe man. Edward Dants, known
also as Frenchy," with several others
WAS In Schultzbacker's dance-hou5e,
on Meadow Valley street. some time
after midnight. He seemed to be In
,oxicated. and slapped the face OF a
man named Mulcahy. Robert McCnl-
Tough went up to Frenchy and said to
him, "This Is a quiet and inoffensiye
mar" and told him that he was drunk
aud should not have slapped his face.
DAMS put his arms around Mulcahy's
neck and said, "Iguess I'm acquainted
with this man." whereupon mcCul-
Tough said, ~ didn't know you were
acquainted" Frenchy replied that he
didn't give ad-n; and II he (McC.)
wanted to pick a fight he could have
one, and slapping his hand against the.
counter said he cared for 10 one.
DAMS LEFT the house after that, and
came back within an hour after the
first difficulty. A pocket.knlfe had
been seen lust after DAMS slapped
MulcahyL In the hands of Mccullough,
who, perceiying that the knife was OBJ
served, covered the exposed part with
his thumb. as II to hide It. When
DAMS came In the second time, Nc
Cullough was standing with his back
against the bar. DAMS said to him,
You tried to pick u fight with me to-
night" Mccullough replied, "Frenchy,
l said nothing then but what | say
now, and what | will say tomorrow
morning" (meaning Wednesday morn-
ingl. DAMS said, "Well, | don't
give a Cd d-n for you" to which
the other returned sharply. We'll,
! don't suppose you do. Frenchy."
Deceased, who was standing partly In
front Of him, snid. Mccullough, Two
got but one hand This left hand was
disabled and tied up] but It's a Cd
d-n good one." Danis struck Nc
Cullough first, and Mccullough re-
turned the blow upon his opponents
neck, whence the blood Immediately
came in a stream. Mccullough hand
ed the pocket knife to VIM. ii. Soule
and ran through the front door. Da-
mis- ran after the homicide. who shortly
after ran back into a saloon and out Of
the back door. Hyde started In pur-
suit aud caught him In the e a OF Al
exander's drug store. officer Kelly
arrived a moment later. put McCul-
Tough under arrest and he was taken
to Jail. Meanwhile DIR. Bergstein ar
rived. and shortly after DIR. Lee. They
did what they could by means Of coIn-
preston Of the blood vessels to pro-
long the patients life for a short time.
They found the jugular vein to be ell
tirely severed aud the carotid artery
almost entirely. They first attempted
to affect a legation Of the artery below
the wound. but finding that ut the mo-
mcnt impracticable on account OF a
tumor (which also caused a malforma-
ton OF the blood vessels, and In conse-
quence a greater flow Of bloody they
made u legation Of the vein above
where It was cut. BY this time the
floor was covered with blood, and the
man was evidently In n dying condi-
ton. He died shortly after from loss
Of blood. though the physicians had
permitted little 10 escape after their
arrival