Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-31
ASSASSINATION OF
A BOY BIZ AN INDIAN.


Last night about Lalf-past 10 o'clock
as Thomas McGlew, Il lad about eighteen
years of age, who IT sides with his parents
in Il house near the Boston Mill was on
his way hone. as he WAS crossing from
NJ lin to South street, by the skating
pond, an Indian jumped up from the
bank and made :. thrust =. him with 4
knife, cutting Il long slit N his coat,
and also penetrating thu vest over the
left nipple. Young McGl"w imme-
,ii;.te!y grsppicd with the Indian. al.d III
the struggle which enSutd. they both
fell. the would be is.'s-sin fortunately at
the bottom. As soon as he could dis
engage himself with safety. the lad let go
his hold and ran To his house which WAS
but = short distance from the scene of
the attempted assassination. Arriving
there he Immediately seized his shotgun
which VS. loaded with buck-shot-
AMI goin, outsId. the door, saw the In
dian standing Il short distance from tho
house. He fired both barrels without
however. hitting tt" G.ut!. savage, who
Immediately brtook himself in the sage
brush III the dir. elton Of the Indian
camps. Young HrGlew is not aware
that he has ever incurred the eumltv Of
ANY OF the Indians aroun; here, and Is
entirely at = loss to account for this IN
provoked attack. The f.roha biiities are
that the In ilan WAS either drunk, or
mi,toOk MrGIrw for some other person.
Judge Logan, Who Resides III t4at vicini-
ty, and who usually goes past tina.
place on his way home. is of the opinion
that the attack was intended tor HIM, as
several Indians have talked pretty
roughly to him about the BIZ Greek
All ,ir evidently lsboring under the ilt.;.
II Is OWN. to his inac:lnn that Csrdee
has not been arreStcd.--E. Il. Rersa!e,
Nay -.
In Another item the R.rei!ls says
that the Indians there.bout are fire.
qsently found under the influence
Of 0hiSky. and demands thst the law
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
driuAs to the Indians be enforced.
MORE TEoCBLX AMONG TIE PIUTEs-
Last evening ABOUT SIX 0 clock. num-
Der Of PIutes We're engaged playing
cards III the resE OF the store OF W. >.
Gag 4 Co., when one Of them, who WAS
evidently lsDorlns uuier the influence
of lightning whisky, picked up - rock
and Int another Indian over the head
9th it. inhictIns a wound behind the
lett ear that Will probably prove fatal,
~ the skull is badly fractured. The as
Piute immediately took to his
heels aud bounded over the hills III the
direction OF Marshall Canyon closely fol-
lowed by about IL dozen UI his tTlue WHO
overlook him about mile from town
and after tying his hanis securely be-
hind him brought him back and deliv-
cred HIM over to Sheriff Emery who
locked him up i'll all until this morning
when he turned HIM loose. The wounded
buck Is Steve" the Plute who cleans
the etreets He is civil, industrious
and apparently we'll disposed lndiall,
while the other Is represented 10y Ills
brethren as being bad lujun and
the PIutes ;.vu~ their intention of check
ny hun through to the happy hunting
grounds If Steve's" wounu proves ia
tai. We don't know that anybody Is
holding them and We shall Certainly ILL
erpose no objection to such IA pIoce-
lure Eereiite, Nay "a.