Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-18
CAPITAL EXECUTION
POSTPONED!
John Murphy Reprieved
Until Next Thursday!
AurosiooRAPHIoAL hottest
SCENES At THE JAIL AND Ar THE
GALL0wsi
rBErARArIoSs FOE THE Elk
ECUrIoNi
REPRIEvED!
FOE THE Elk
ECrrIoNi
r EPRIEvED!
Irrou eur Special Reporter on the ground.l

CARson, December III, 1914.
To-day 1t was expected that when the
sun should set in Eagle Valley ii would
be upon one soul less than when 1t rose
this morning. To-day was set apart for
the execution Of the EXTREMIST psualty
known to our laws upon Jshn Murphy.
condemned and sentenced to be hanged
for the murder Of John r. McCallum in
May last. The condemned has been
rsprieved for six days, and the multitude
which had gathered to witness the de-
molizing spectacle Of a Judicial homicide
have dispersed, with their morbid curl
osity unqualified. Below we give details
OF the occurrences as they transpired to
the time Of the rsprieve. Time has oblt-
Grated. to a great extent, the facts OF the
homicide from the minds OF many, and
for the benefit Of the public, and as a
warning to all murderously inclined, We
give the siekening details As we obtained
them from his lips in the Jail OF this
county last night.
The I%ntervisw.
Murphy wa asked by one OF the
deputies il he wished to sec the repre-
sentative Of the News. Certainly"
said he. ''by all means" The ponder
Gus gate swung back and we were adj
mitted 20 the interior OF the Jail. In
the first cell to the left was the doomed
man confined. Instead Of beholding a
cowed. broken spirited fellow creature.
or a man with daredevil b~ragadocio
written ON his countenance, we saw be-
fore us a fellow bsing OF apparently 40
wears Of age, OF about . feet 8 inches in
height, and weighing perhaps, liO
pounds. not more. HIS face was pale,
and shaved only half way down the jaw
bones. His beard jet black, heavy,
course, and about 3 inches long. His eye-
brows were thick and ovsrhanging. He
was bald from the forehead to the back
of the head. The little hair that fringed
his Uranium was not thick nor was 1t
heavily sprinkled with silver threads.
No desperate look was on his counte-
nance, neither would n suppose from
his calm demeanor that he would so
soon pass from this earthly sphere TO
the great eternity beyond. He was
dressed in dark pants, coat and colored
shirt, low shoes. lie wore no vest.
When we entered. he thrust his hand
through the grated door and shook us
with a hearty grasp. Ho said that -four
or five years ago he was employed in
Gold Hill by a Mrs. Daggan, ~ cook.
and while acting in that capacity. he
had some bills struck OFF in the NEws
Office, for q sparnng exhibition, which
he gave in connection with a man called
Young Mike Donn.lly. He then, in an-
swsr to our inquiries, give the
History OF IIis Life,
Which is NJ follows: My true name
is John Murphy. was Born at Spring
field, near Fores, Morrayshire, Scotland,
in the year 1929 or 30. AT m early age
I mn away from homo and enlisted IN
the British Navy. During my term OF
enlistment I was shipped in the war
ships Victoria. lat Portsmouth, Eng
land). in the Helena. Gorgon, and also
in the Yacht Royal George. In lsi9 1
came to the Pacific Coast in q British
,nan'o.w,, anil then and there desert
81 Knocked through the mines until
,s,c. somstimss comfortably situated
nscnn;sr;ly' oftener otherwise. In tho
t.,,"r vsar I started ont and
Travelled win issen~"'
Giving sparring exhibitions IN Jackson
Amador county, and in other places. l
90. :, an. tim, in the limited States ser
49, s,l;.t,d n, Benicia with a Can
,.in Post. I deserted from his command
al ..ma 30 Nevada in 1850. where I af.
,.rxarjs ;oinod in INCA. the LIST Nevada
1919 Co = Cautnin PAYNE CON-
m.nJ;n, I objected TO being put in
re haLe houss 10 work. As i had been
promis.d A much higher position when
Joined. consequently | deserted. Be-
fore joining the army the last tim
Fought = Prise right
In 1868, in Aurora, with a man by tho
name Of Eugene. | was backed by Pat.
R.ddy. who was afterwards shot by
I.,l Manly In VIRGINIA CITY. Reddy
Ios, an arm in IN, Shooting scrapc. 1