Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
RoRRislE BUTcAERY.
A Mas Behsaded and 0uartered-The
Suppossd Murderer Arrested :

lrrou the silver Btats (Winnenueea) Apr. sol
Yesterday the Sirer Stale alluded to
the mystsdous ~disappesrance Of o man
named sharp from Rabbit Hole sulphur
mine. and there wero strong suspicious
that he had been ioully dealt with. and
that the Sheriff had left for The mine to
investigate the matter. To-day Sheriff
Nash arrived In town with Rover. the
suspected murderer. and from him we
learn the following particulars relative
10 the Affair:
Last Saturday s~vsning the Shsriff. 90
companied BY =. J. Neworthy. owner
Of the sulphur mine. William Spencer
and James Knapp. lsft Mil City for the
mine. They arrived - spring within
Ave miles Of the mine ON Sunday AFTER
noon. where they found y. w. Rover.
who Was employed at the mine with
sharp. Mcworthy asksd him II be had
seen Sharp sines be (Mcworthy) had
left the camp. 70 which he sullenly rs-
piled.
''So, N oop. Z nAvs ornsn srszsEss 10
ATTEND TO"
The party remained ct the springs all
night, and kept clsss watch Of Rover,
without letting him know that he was
suspected, and next morning started 10
tho mine, taking Rover along with them.
Upon arriving at the camp, the Sheriff
examined an AZ which was lying there
and noticed that IL was bloody. bus
whsthsr the blood was that OF q human
being or from . quarter Of beef at the
camp there was no Q Of ascertain
ing. Search was then commenced in
tho vicinity Of the camp for anything
that might give . clsw 10 the murder. u
one had been committed. About $50
yards from the camp the Sheriff discov-
cred where the earth hsd bean recently
removed, and upon digging unearthed q
portion OF Q pair Of p~antloons. Fur
Their search vas rewarded by finding .
leg. an arm. the bead and trunk Of the
murdered man In different places from
$50 to 900 yards from tho camp. each
having been
CONCEALED IN A SApaEn HOLE,
Which vas marked By dirt thrown on
the sagsbrush in the vicinity. which
conveyed the idea that the murderer
evidently intsndsd 10 rsmovs the pieces
at some future time. A coat was also
found with the collar cut Cd. which Is
supposed to have been done at the timo
tho head was severed from the body.
The body vas horribly mutilstedi The
right leg was cut OF nj the hip. the left
below the knee. the right arm near the
shoulder. and the head from the trunk.
The right arm. left thigh and both legs
bslow the knee have not been found.
The head. trunk and other pieces were
collected and wrapped In q blanket, and
pkrosrrxp IN 4 SHALLOW GRAVE,
To await the action Of the Coroner.
]. N. Sharp. the murdered man. re-
sidsd In Oakland. California, whore he
kept the Parker Hotsl for q number OF
years. His watch was found In the
camp, but NO other valuahles Of any
kind. though he Vas known TO have Sow
sul hundred dollars on his person whom
he LEFT Oakland three wssks ago for the
mines. Lstters Of an adsctionats char
acter, signed ''KAts." wsro found In his
coat pocket. lIr
Rover IL . small man. apparently
about 40 year, Of sgs. He b very rsti-
cent, and refuses 70 give any informa-
ton about the msttsr. He was brought
here heavily ironsd BY Sheriff Nash, and
IL nov In jail. .aVru