Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-07
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RnY1ieuIafD 81 y bsiieys h..s.
frsgsay The Murdered uaa
Rheaxhs - Have Besn = Victim
sfIyseh Law.
Arsrrs. July g. DR.. Dreyfuss re-
turned yesterday morning from Bailsy's
ranch, where no had boon to hold m in
quest on tho remains Of Michael Dow
ney. found dead under circumstances
already published. The Coroner has
furnished ms with the following state
msut Of the circumstances OF the case,
which contains the gist Of the testimony
sdduced: I found the remains about q
mile west Of Bailsy's ranch, down an
smhankmsut, in o. little gulch, covered
with from four TO six inches OF sand.
They had been buried up. or nearly 80,
and there was q dead sheep on top Of
them. After uncovering the body l
found IL stretched out the full length.
though badly burned and eharred. The
boots were distinctly recognized by II;
Walters to be the boots of Michael
Dowuey, on thcy were peculiarly sewed
with buckskin strings. The hands wero
comparatively sound. In ono pocket i
found a pocket book containing two let
tiers, addressed to Mike Downey. Battle
Mountain; also bills and other papers
containing his name; also. the keys OF
tho cabin, which I afterwards tried and
| found to ft; also, four quarter dollar
| pieces blackened by fire. and the pocket
| aforesaid was stained with blood. Tho
hat was found in good condition In a
hole about two feet from the remains.
I found in il two holes, which j sup.
posed to be SHOT holes. i also found
blood stains ON the ground near by. and
on the remaining clothes. The skull
was severed from tho body. and WAS an.
parently uninjured. Everything fell
apart when the remains were disturbed.
The general belief In the nsighborhood
Ia that thoro has boon foul play. Some
Of the Indians explained 10 me that II
they could see Joe Wood-with whom
they a converse in their own Language
they would throw some light on the
subject.
The Jury after hearing the testimony
rendered the following verdict: We hnd
that the deceased was named Michael
Downey; was q native Of Canada, oil
Irish descent, aged about thlrty-eigh'
years, and camo TO his death about al,
weeks ago, In this county-having been
found In q gulch about q mile west OF \,
NJ. Bailsy's ranch. near the Austin ant
Battle Mountain stage road-by means
Of being shot with n shotgun. in thu
hands OF q person unknown to the jury,
Downey, the murdered man, is sale
10 have been o very quarrelsome ant
troublesome man. and 10 have threaten
cd the lives Of several persons living II
the vicinity Of whore ho met his death
and the general opinion seems to DO tina
this Is a case Of lynch law on q sinai
scale. We hardly think amy further nc
ton will DO taken by the authorities II
tho matter, as the only available ties
timony Ia that Of indians, which Ii no
admissible In the courts, and conse
~quently the case would not only DO yer.
hard to unravcl but would entail u larg,
and probably iruitlsss expense ON tn
county.
Esthssiastie Inception OF th'
Aneriean Rifle Team at belfast.
BKLYAsr, July G.-The American
team arrived in this city this evening
Their reception surpassed that givcl
when they entered Dublin. Mayo
Lindsay and the corporation Of tho cit.
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