Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-22
The Bullet Again.

Yesterday morning, about clock,
Police Officer TRAY. M. johnson was
shot, and it is feared fatally wounded,
by man named John Nixon, a miner
from Ruby Hill. The causes and cir
cumstances of the affair were as follows:
Early last Saturday morning, Nixon,
went into Knights saloon to get q bottle
Of whisky. There was no one in at
tendance except the Chinaman who
cleans the saloon, and upon Nixon talk
ing a bottle OF whisky and insisting upon
carrying it away the Chinaman ran into
the street and called to johnson and
Sheriff Gilmore, who were standing on
the sidewalk u short distance below.
These officers proceeded to tho saloon
where they found Nixon, who was final
ly induced to put the bottle back on the
shelf, which be did very reluctantly, and
appeared much incensed, especially at
Johnson, for his interference. The fol-
lowing day Nixon was still under the in
huence OF liquor, and meeting johnson
on the street talked very abusively to
him, when the latter retaliated by strik-
ing him with cane. A scuf1ie
then ensued during which johnson
drew his siX-shooter and struck
his antagonist blow with it on the head,
infiicting wound from which the blood
flowed freely. They were then separated
and met no more that day. Yesterday
morning, about O. clock, Mr.. johnson
had just come from his house and was
standing in the doorway of the Sazerac
| saloon, when Nixon passed on the side
WALL Nnthtnrr I
and johnson stepped back into tho sa.
loon and was lighting his pipe by the
counter. when Nixon returned and fired
at him through the open door, the ball
entering the left side of the neck, two
inches above and abont the center of the
clavicle, ranging downward, crossing the
spine and coming out at the point of the
scapula. The wounded man instantly
fell, and as he lay upon tbs floor Nixon
returned and fired second time, the bal
entering the floor short distance from
the PROSTATE man. Johnson, still unable
to rise, then drew his revolver and fired
three shots apparently without any def.
mite aim or purpose, as at that time
Nixon was not in sight, but was walking
up the street, when he met Tommy Kelly
to whom he gave himself up and whom
he accompanied to the Jail. johnson
was taken to the Office Of DR.. Chambip
where he received such surgical treat
ment as his case required, and wa,
shortly afterward removed to his resi-
dence on Spring street. DR.. Chamblir
considers the chances for recovery unfa
vorable. The patient suffers intensely
and there had been no perceptible chang,
In his condition up to l O'Clock tbi
morning. I Eureka Sentinel, 20.
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The following is extracted from let
ter written from Beaver to the Salt LAX
Tribune and published in that paper o,
the 18th. Speaking Of what induce,
Lee to change his mind, the writer saws
An old resident OF this city, and a,
apostate Mormon, detailed to mo a con
versation he had with Lee at the militar
post couple of months ago. Georo
A. Smith bad held meeting in Beave
as the royal party passed THROUGH. an,
during his discourse he said that if Ie
was really guilty of the heinous Grim
charged against him it was only RIGHT h
should be punished. In the next breatl
he asked the prayers of the congregation
for the safe deliyerance of brother Dame
This invidious discrimination ba
come to the knowledge OF Lee, and whe
my informant visited the prisoner, b
spoke bitterly of such sanctimoniou
treachery. His visitor said Lees onl
plan was to make clean breast OF it,
These fellows, he said, have piled q
the odium of the massacre upon you
shoulders, and now they are figuring I
give you up as victim and thus oIea