Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-05
The Killing Of Rick Moriarity, alias
Morgan Courtney, in Phoebe.

The readers of the SENTINEL have
already been advised of the death of
this noted desperate. From the is
sues of the Phoebe Record OF the Cd
and Sd insts. we gather full details.
Says the Record Of the Cd:
George Mckinney, said to he of the
lower order of gamblers, shot him i'm
the back with a pistol, firing two
shots in rapid succession. COurtnev
then ran away a short distance, in or
der that he might he able to defend
himself. This, however, he was not
able to do, on account of the rapid
firing of Mckinney. Mckinney dis
charged six Shots, being arrested by
otlicerJ. II. lIoge just as he fired the
last shot. Even after he had dis
charged the whole six charges and
his victim lay on the ground. he con-
tinued to snap his pistol, which is a
selt-cocking one. Courtney was ear
ried into the drugstore of DR.. ID. l..
Deal, where his wounds we're exam
ined by DR.. Bcrgstein.
When Our reporter entered the
drugstore the man lay upon his back
on the floor. Four bullet wounds
were visible, on his breast, neck and
stomach, from which the burning and
bloody clothes had been torn and
cut. He was alterward turned Owe
III order that he might feel easier. and
five wounds were found in his back.
The most fatal M was between the
shoulders, about three-fourths of an
inch to the right OF the spinal column,
going oblique!y to The left and com-
ing out through the breaSt-plate. An
other, which would probably have
killed him. went in about ten inches
lower down and about an inch To the
left of the spinal column, coming out
a little lower down on the left side.
Three other shots were fired.
Dr.. Bergsttin told Courtney that
his case was utterly hOpe!e>s and that
# he had any statement to make then
was the time to make it. He shook
his head. Atterward, however, when
Deputy District Attorney Mcdonald
came in he made, in substa. ce the
following statement, part OF 1t being
ELECTED iy questions:
l. Jim. Mckinney shot me; he shot
me in the back started to run away
in order t, defend myself, but he
shot so fast - Here the man vom-
tied a quantity OF blood. just then
Rev. Father ~NonteNerde came in,
and the rest having Withdrawn he
administered to Courtney the last
sacrament. Frank Cleveland gave
him the piStol-Georgie SvpherS told
me. | did not shoot Mckinney at all
| did not get my pistol out until he
shot six shots.
At five minutes to eleven O'clock
Courtney still retained possession o
his senses.
Mckinney was arrested, and for {
few moments a large crowd followed
swiftly after the officers, but dropped
off one by one. In tn-morrow'S ISSUE
we will give further particulars.
The Record gives additional particu
lars in it's issue of the Sd, from which
we extract the following:
With regard to the characters of tn
two men, MOriarty and Mckinney
thew are, from what we can learn, no
far different from each other, botl
having killed men in their time, AM
both having led bad lives. AS on
readers may wish to have the partlcu
! lars of the shooting, we give fellow
summary of the evidence given be
fore the Coroner'S jury:
Both of the parties were, wnen IN
shooting commenced, in front OF, o
very near to, Finnigan's saloon Oh
Main street. a few doors aboV
Meadow Valley. Mckinney wa
standing on the sidewalk, and MOE
aritv was walking down Wrobahl
also going en the sidewalk when tn
first shot WAS fired. The me ha'
| apparently been facing each othei
when the first shot was fired. and Jus
as Mckinney fired the second Nor
artv started to turn around, and trle'
| to get ont his pistol, but seemed unde
| some difficulty, as if his Shoulde
were broken. M0riarly ran down tn
| street. perhaps fifteen PAGES, into IN
| Main-street entrance of Pres. Ward
saloon. and out of the Meadow Va.
Iey.street entrance. then on across tn
sidewalk and into the street. No
| Kinney followed his victim closely
| the distance between them hein
never more than ten feet, and genel
ally between three and six, and as h
| ran he discharged the remainin
loaded chambers of the pistol. on
! Ger ]. II. IL D9e. who was not far dis
| tant. ran after Mckinney as soon as II
fired the first shot, and as he ran II
| commanded him to stop shooting
! III could not arrest the mar, however
until lust as he was diScharging tn
last shot.
The officer at the same time that h
laid his hand upon Mckinnev's shou
der, caught the hand which held On
pistol, and Mckinney snapped tn
revolver three times after his han
had been caught, although the chan
bers were empty. When the last she
was fired, Mckinney stood upon tn
sidewalk, and his victim was IN Tn
| street. The murderer was taken o
to Jail. and Moriarty went up TN
street a distance of forty or hity pace
and then returned holding a pistol
his left hand: