Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-14
The Mckinney Murder Trial,

courtney q short time since, The
case has occupied the attention of the
Court for several days. Judging from
the character Of the evidence for the
prosecution we are of the opinion that
his neck is in great peril. One
GEoRGIANA sYPuERs,
A woman of the town, it will be re.
was the main cause of the
tragedy. The Record has he fnllow.
ing relative to her testimony and an.
pearance on the stand:
Her face was a pleasing one; and
her tones, language, dress, and actions
I'm court. little betokened the life she
was leading: and many were almost
moved to pity her. She was plainly
dressed in black. She testified as fol-
lows, In reply to questions:
l knew Morgan Courtney and the
defendant. l had a conversation
with the defendant about Mr.. Court
ney whilst the latter was living. On
the evening of the shooting at about
half-past seven o'clock, | had a very
little conversation with Mr.. McKin.
ney ; l also saw him in the morning.
l had promised to go to Mr.. McKin.
ney's room in the evening /; he asked
me why didn't come, and said it was
because l was afraid of Mr.. Courtney.
As l aros to leave the ROOM, | think,
well, l know-the remark he made
was that he would wiring my heart
with the white-headed son of a b.
worse than l ever had his, before I
would be with him again. / had
heard defendant speak Of Mr.. Court.
new several times before that he al
ways spoke of him as of one he dis
liked very much. He defendant had
before given me evidence of his dis
like by words. He said he hated him
because other people feared him.
This was possibly six weeks before
the night of the difficulty. l saw that
pistol, or one like it. that night in the
hands of the defendant"
ACCIDENT TO A MINER.-An acct
dent occurred in the Eureka CONSOLE
dated mine yesterday morning, by
which a miner named Henry Barker
had his left leg broken in two places
below the knee. Barker was working
at the time in an ore chamber between
the first and second levels of the
Windsall shaft, and had put in a
couple of blasts overhead, which
brought down large quantities OF rock.
After the second blast, he took his
pick to bring down what loose pieces
of ore there might be left hanging.
Following the first blow with the
tool there fell as much as a couple of
carloads, which caught the workman
before he could escape. Doctor Cum
mings vas Immediately summoned,
and reports the wound as very pain
full. The injured ma was brought to
town, and comfortably lodged in the
Cosmopolitan House.
THE NARROw-G the man.
ayers of the Elko and Hamilton Mar
row-Gauge have any idea of COM
pleting fifty miles of the road by the
first of January, as they assert they
will, it is high time the work of on
struction was commenced. The fol-
lowing from the Humboldt Register
of the 18th inst. is the latest we have
seen or heard relative to narrow
gauge matters. That journal says
James Campbell, formerly Superin-
tendent OF the Salt Lake Division of
the c. Z. II. r., and the officers of the
ElkO e Hamilton Narrow-Gauge
Railroad are reported in Elko making
arrangements to commence the work
of grading the road. We very much
fear the whole thing W II end in pre-
paration.
WHEN ARE WE TO DANCE?"-On
or about the first of October, so we
are informed, we are to have a grand
dance. The fire ladies are to give one
of their grand balls, when everybody
is to dance and keep dancing. So,
g. Light Fantastic. you have your re-
ply; get yourself ready in gorgeous
attire, buy bars lie" and things,
practice "them are steps," polish up,
rub down, int and grease, for you will
have your opportunity, and that you
may not be taken by surprise we now
inform YOU. AS to what "doin's" the
tiremen are to have we are not as yet
fully posted. but we can assure Light
Fantastic whatever it may be, it will
be like what they always get up-the
best of the kind and the ne plus of the
season. So get ready.
NEW SHAFT.-We understand that