Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-11-29
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Special to the Tri-Weekly Times
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San Francisco, November u.s.
About IL O'Clock last night Hugh
McMenomy, a notorious rough, go
into quarrel in beer cellar OF
Jackson street with William Connol
! ly. who shot him twice, inflicting
painful but not dangerous wounds
He is all right to-day, but confined
! to his room.
Public interest in races is evident
ly on the wane. The attendance al
this hour compares very -unfavora-
bly, with that for corresponding
period on the occasion of previous
races, and there are few signs of en-
tbusiam. Occident is being exercis-
ed on the track in company with a
running horse. He has already de-
monstrated his ability to break with
out effort, and shown his usual ner-
vousness. Pools sell according to
the following: Fullerton, $500; Occi-
dent, sos.
Kelton, U. r., November 2S.-In
rumpus at ranch sixteen miles
north of this place young married
man named Groves shot and killed
Jack Rosevear, a miner from Gold
Hill, Nevada, and father-in-law to
Groves. The deceased took excep-
tions to Groves marriage with his
daughter, and making demonstra-
tons of hostile character, was shot
down and died in thirty minutes,
merely remarking that Groves was
too quick for him.
Prescott, A. T., November 81
News from the mining camps is en-
couraging
A shooting affray occurred on Mon
day between sport named Thomp-
son and james Price, a restaurant
man. Price is in critical condition.
Cause, liquor. = -sTr-rR
Jersey City, Nov. 2s.-John H. F.
Fanion was arrested here yesterday,
charged with embezzlement. He
had been in the employ of Goodall,
Nelson & Perkins of San Francisco,
who are the owners of a Southern
coast line of steamers. A month
ago he absconded, taking with him
$4,000 of the company's money, ac-
companying woman named Lille
Wesner, whose brother lived in the
house where he was captured
When the officers first entered the
room in which they found him, he
was about to draw a pistol, but they
Immediately seized his arm and took
the weapon out of his pocket. He
allowed himself to be taken without
any further resistance, and was
taken to the First Precinct Station.
On searching his apartments the
officers found a chain with locket
heavily studded with diamonds, a
handsome gold watch, valuable
pearl pocket book, and other costly
goods, and $500 in money. He is
twenty-five years of age, and is said
to be a nephew of Charles Devlin,
the well-known street contractor of
New York. A requisition will be
sent for him, and he will be taken
back to San Francisco. Messrs.
Goodall, Nelson d Perkins announ-
ced their intention OF making an ex-
ample of him.
New York, Nov. 2s.-Considerable
excitement was created in Brooklyn
yesterday by the announcement that
Mrs. Spencer, wife of E. NJ. Spencer,
a wealthy stock broker doing bust
ness in this city. had shot herself
late last evening. The parties re-
side at 264 Clearmont avenue, and
have been brought prominently be-
lore the public for the last year or
two in connection with an action
brought for divorce by the husband.
he case has been tried twice, but
the jury in both instances failed to
agree, and a third trial was about to
he had. Little is known in refer
enoe to the shooting the family be-
ing very reticenD further than that
Mrs. Spencer shot herself at mid
night. The ball was extracted, and
it is thought-she may,recoyer. She
is the daughter of Bradbury, the cell
ebrated piano manufacturer Q
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