Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-04
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THE sIx.sHOOTER.

,.oh Thomas Mortaliy Wounded.
On sunday night at about O'Clock,
,.,ooh Thomas and VIM. Rosamurgay
we,t into the saloon kept by Wells d.
c,mons. oil Meadow Valley street, next
400, above the San Francisco Restau-
,ont Rosamurgay walked up to the bar
and called for a drink, which was refused
bv Thos. Symons. who, being behind the
- to,d him that he had drank enough.
shortly after this Thomas came up to
IN, bar, and calling for drinks, invited
Rosamurgay to partake. The latter
complied, and they drank together.
Rosamurgay took seat and Thomas
contained at the bar, conversing with
symons. Thomas had been employed
nv Rosamurgay in mine at Highland,
On contract which had been stopped
for want on money on the part OF the
Company. Thomas told Symons that
Superintendent Williams, who had gone
n San Francisco to obtain the money,
had written back to Malone, head con-
tractor that it would be all right in few
aays. They had been talking together,
nerhaps. two or three minutes, wh>p
Rosamurgay said to Thomas, =" If you
want to attach that money, you can
attach it and be id" Symons replied,
Were not talking about attaching the
money, the thing was not mentioned"
Rosamurgay made some reply, not
anorilv, however, and other words
which, however, those in the saloon say
we're not of n nature to cause fight,
passed between the parties. Finally Ro-
samurgay said, IF you want game you
can get one from me-" Thomas replied.
II amt afraid of your game, whereupon
both went ont, Rosamurgay going first;
and backing out of the door with his face
toward his opponent. As he went out
he drew pistol and pointed it at
Thomas, who, seeing it, stepped behind
the door. Some person then laid his
hand Oh Rosamurgay's wrist and told
him to put the pistol away, which he did,
placing it inside the bosom of his shirt,
or in an inside coat pocket. Thomas
then came out of the saloon and started
toward the other, saying, LET him pull
the id thing out, or words to that eff
feet. When they were about three feet
apart, Rosamurgay drew his pistol and
Thomas turned and ran. He had gone
from five to ten feet down the sidewalk
when Rosamurgay fired. The ball en-
tered the small of the back and struck the
spinal column, fracturing it. Thomas
fell upon the sidewalk, face down.
ward He was shortly afterwards
taken to the County Hospital, where he
now lies. He has made a statement to
Justice Van Hagen. He was, when our
reporter last saw him, still sensible,
though apparently in great pain. The
opinion of his physicians is that the
wound is mortal.
Officers Knerr and Mckee who were
on the opposite side of the street, when
the difficulty outside Of the saloon oc.
Cured, started towards the place. When
they saw the pistol they ran towards
Rosamurgay, and Knerr reached and
caught him, almost at the instant the
shot was fired. Rosamurgay was taken
to the County Jail where he now is.
Mr.. Symons informed our reporter that
the two men drank together little after
O'Clock, and that ten or fifteen minutes
later the shooting was done; so that it
must have occurred at about half past
nine o'clock.
This morning at l o'clock Thomas was
still alive. He was sleeping uneasily I'M
der the influence of narcotic.