, 1874-10-14

used for ilvo lonra d wco; iur xiii. utulnr ~,
nine hourA for LhoHe under ID, aud e!oyen houts
for oldor girls.
TIE G0LD.11lLL SLAUGHTER.
Particulars OF the Bloody Eight ist tlac
j JMatfce altracs
from the rra!nta ixee.) Enterprfae, 0t.4
AL tts ntssr g qcoS 1as oysni bloody
Justice Mine, in Gold Canou, heswcen Lover
Gold Hill and tho Dovi1's Cato. The batto was
botweon two factions contending for tho posscs-
slo'l Of tho miuo. There tta for somo timo loon
tronblo among tho Trustoes Of The Justice ,lin-
Ing Company. atld yesterday tho sido represented
by Mr. Miucar. P1esilent Ut tho Company, ap-
pointed G. T. Kellogg, formerly Of the Grown
Point. SUPERINTENDENT, tn tho place Of I. r.
Smith, tho Superintendent now Ii, possession Of
the mine and works. Trouble waB expected, but
nothing so bloody as wl1at finally occurred.
lhere arc said to hnvo been ton mon In The
Wailor Defoat hoisting- works Mt the timo Of tho
Kellogg, brother ei II &. i. Kellogg, tic newly
appointed Superintendent, numbered twolyo
mon.
Tho fight, suoh rs It was--for tho Kol1ogg
party tirod but two or throc Shots lasted but
thrso or four minutes. Though short, tho but
tlo waa decisive Tonr men Of tho assailing
party wero killed mud ono 1nortallv wounded.
Tho hl1lcd are: William ?. Kellogg, brother
(as SO have Aaid) Of q. +. Kellogg, tho nowv-
appointed Superintendent; Michael Cain, Mi
chaol O'1soslly, and John Brown.
Kellogg was shot IN tue nwcr part OF tho nb-
uomon, and was terribly torn and mansled III
ahot having entered hls body. llo Hvod somo
| minutes utter receiving hia wound.
| Michael Gain waH shot In tho breast with q
rife or 1eyolyer He was Ainglo man and
Michael o'neiy was shot in the abdomen
with charge Of bucllshot, ono Of which cut tho
right fcnoral artery. He waa q nativo Of lro-
land and leaves o wifo 10 Gold 1Iill.
John Brown WIS shot in the bseaBt with 4 ri1o
! or revolver, tho bullet entering il tho centre OF
tho body just below tho breast bone. He leaves
vito and family III Gold uill, and was gu
| American.
W. b. shoaitt was mortally wounded, being
q way that tho bullet rassod out through tho
lower part Of hia abdomen. [sinco dead,
:, Tho four dead men and tho wounded man,
sloilitt. werc carried to small cabin s;tAated
shaft, md standing somo % fcot above
tho road on bank at it's south Billa. The
cabin was about 12xl4 foot in aizo, apd in each
corner was small couch or low Bingle beadstoad.
body Of Michael O'lieslly; on that in tho south
cast, tho body Of john Brown; on that in tho
| southwest, tho romatuB OF =. Kellogg; on that
in the northwest corner Of tho cabin lay tho
floor, noar the cot upon Which rested tho rema1ns
Of john Brown, 10y the tody OF Michael Cain.
The following ia tho hos. account Of tho battle
| TINT wo could obsain on Tho spot: WliIiam L.
Kellogg, with . party Of twolso or fourteen
mon. accompanied BY Constable Hurkins, won't
down to tho Jusiice works for tho purpose Of
taking poGscsson. Tito men with Kellogg wero
| armed, ~ lie was determined That onco iu pob-
scesion he would hold possession. 1t was known
that tho Smith faction had forco Of luen about
the works, busii at the Waller Defeat shaft md
at tLa old Jua'ico slaft, WHO weio to hold pos-
session OF tho wori1 'lntsl they iecorad instruc-
tions from supt. Smith, then IN this city. to
turn them over. 1t nppeaaa to layo been hir
foremun Of tho Justice, and those with linn, III
order to tnd out whit they wcro disposed to do.
Ilo lad the men with hiu, In order TO hold tue
works II tley vera given to hm-to hold tlicm
4 talk waB held with Mr. Dunn, when ile said
TINT Le wae ready to turn the works over whea-
over Mr. Kellogg ahoula como with proper pu-
thority; that there would ba TO trouble abont 1t,
etc. It was then thought thera would bo no
trouble. and Constable Harkn md Mr. Kellogg
started toward Gold I'LL.
After tl1oy had gone somo distance, A.r. Kel-
losg saw h.s mon going down toward the Waller
old Justice worlta and also INSIDE their war to the
Waltcr Defoas. Mr. Kellogg now faared lhat
his mon not understanding what had passed 10
tween hlulsolf aud Mr. Dunn, ttelo might 10
would 80 back aud stop Lis Men from gong 10
the Waller shaft. Whom he reached hia mon
they wolo close to tho building ovor Tho sorl;a,
aud attll auyancing. An eTe-wItneas Of ~hai
now occurred informs US that Mr. kollagg got
boforo hin men and tried to htop their adyaace.
Tho mon III the bul:ng warnoI thom not 10 al-
vance. Wailo Air. kollogg VAS thus rcnlonst,a:-
ing with hi3 Ineu. two Of them pushad past lial,
and advanced toward tho building. Quo Of these
raised his revolver rs ho moved forward. aud i'll
stnnt1T voltey vss fired f;om tho building. !
Three mon fell. two 30 badly wounded that thoy
died aloltly aftor, aud siefli.ts also mortally
Nov cnsucd sort Of parloy. mr. Ic|logs |
told shoEo witAo thu building shat ho dssiroI 10
talk with them, to tell them what lo wished to
do. lie Raid that this work nlnst not 10 on; I
tlat he did not como thoro to llHye battle with !
those IN possession OF tho works. 1Io asked If |
ho might il ho canlo alone, buL mil thst If an
other lnnn attempted to foll9W lliiu thoy would |
lire Oh the wiIo!o party.
str. Kellogg no" advanced toward tho bnild-
Ing. lie had rcnctlcd tho door, and sT,.s Just in
tho net OF raislng his foot to utop in, Euon ho
was fred on by those inside, and fell down at tho
door. Michael Cain yan up to tho building 10
bring Mr. Kellogg away, ho being sllll alive |
lag this time two or three slots wclc fired by tho
Kellogg party at those iii tho building. Alter
the killing OF Cain thero would seon, to have
been an cntiro cosfalion Of hoBtilitios on both
aiuos, aul outside parties woro allowed to mp
proach and curry OF the dead.
Iho presumption Ii thst whom Mr.. Rollogg all
yaucod to tho building some Of h!s mol ,nade u
movo to follow, otherwise tho kllling Of him was
most tronohcrons md cold.b!oodetl murder, I'll
lo went to tue building utter boiug assured that
lo would not be harmed.
+. L. Smith. Superintendent OF tho Justice
ninc OIL tlo side Of John Il. Hill, gcnt!emau
aald to represent Il majority Of tho stock in tho
mine, statea that g. T. KoIogg, tho nov Super
intondent, mover made nny demand OIL lin for
poaacAstou Of tho mine, AFR. Sniit, wAa III
thia city, at tho time, and> when ho
heard that kellogg vas nt tho lnno fur
tho purpose Of getting possession OF 1t he i'm
,nediato.y sent 2 note to Mr.. Dunn to deliver
into tho poYscsulon of Alf. Kellogg tile mine aud
all tho works, ut tho same time telling him fa(r
DUNN to come to Virginia at once, When i!e
would explain everything to him. Itwou'1 sect,
that tho battle took place before tL.s uoto
reached ita destination.
Tle bloody alair caused tho most intonBo OK
citemont in Silver CITY, Gold Hill. md this city
Indeed. along the wholo line OF tho Comgtock.
In otr whole mining history such torriblo aud
l. 1-. t4nx |