Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-19

cedsd the tragedy Is in substance as
follows:
About two months ago Thomas and
William Mitchell, together with George
Doherty, formed partnership for con-
ducting the business of butchering and
selling meat 1t had been the custom
for Doherty, who was the practical man
of the firm, to deposit the cash every
evening at the grocery store on the op-
posite corner, and draw II out on the FOL
lowing morning. Owing to some unex
planned trouble all hands agreed to dis
solve tho partnership and divide the
money. Saturday evening Doherty de-
posted With the grocer $4045, but sub
seouently called and Withdrew it. Ten
minutes afterwards William Mitchell
| visited the grocery and demanded the
money. On being informed that Doherty
had drawn it, he grew very indignant,
and walked rapidly to the butcher-shop.
| In few minutes more cries OF murder
were heard In that direction and quickly
| large crowds collected in front of the
| shop. While the confusion was greatest,
William Mitchell stepped out the front
door and walked down the street in
slow, deliberate manner. The crowds
going in were shocked to find Thomas
Mitchell with blood dripping from his
hands, and Mortified when they were in
formed that Doherty's dead body lay in
tho back room. On being closely ques-
toned, Thomas Mitchell said that his
brother William had stabbed Doherty.
| The. Coroner and the Chief of Police
were Immediately notified.
The Coroner conveyed the body to the
morgue and made hasty examination
of the wound. He found that the i'm
mediate cause OF death was knife wound
between seven and eight inches in depth,
beginning about four inches below the
left nipple and ranging upward, inward
and backward, cutting either the heart
or aorta in It's course. The wound was
made evidently with thin, sharp, long.
bladed knife-one OF those kind generally
used for sticking beef. The orifice Of
the wound is about an inch Ia length,
running about PARALLEL with the course
of the ribs.
About 10 o'clock the detectives ascer.
tanned that the Mitchells had friend re.
siding on Pacific avenue. near Polk
street. Thither they went and found
William Mitchell. He Immediately sur.
rendered himself, and stated that he had
done the deed in self defense, and tina,
he had been in consultation with Jot
Wood, his counsel. who had advised him
to say nothing further. The officers
took him to the City Prison, locked hin
up and entered charge OF murde
against him. He stated, while in prison
that the deceased and his brother had
quarrel over business matters; that de
ceased got his brother down on the floor
and that he, fearing that his brother
life was in danger, inflicted the deadl.
wound.
This morning in the Police Court tn
prisoner was arraigned on charge O
, murder, and officer Coffey testified as t
what the prisoner had confessed to him
viz. that the deceased was trying to Gu
his brother, and in the excitement OF tn
moment he picked up knife an
stabbed the deceased. Mitchell was bel
to answer the charge rs. F. paper, 13t
instant.
Tom and Billy Mitchell formerly keI
lumber yard in the lower portion {
a Phoebe. afterwards run the Pom
Saloon in connection with Joe Parker
on Main street, where Wertheimer' g stoi
q now stands. This was previous to th
big Ere in 1871, after which they built
. saloon about the same place running tha
. for while. After quitting this saloo
Billy Mitchell left for Arizona, followe
by Tommy shortly afterwards. The
:, were teaming there; also selling lumbe
;. We do not know how long they hav
:. been in San Francisco. Billy Mitche
was always we'll thought OF in Pioch
while in business here.