Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-28
SHOOTING Arr.AY AT VIRGINIA
Statement or the Parties Ce.esr.d.

About Z o'clock last evening . shooting
ARRAY occurred near the old Ophir dump
Virginia City. at the corner Of Carson
and Howard streets, by which John L.
Moore was wounded in the loft forearm.
The ball struck Moore's arm on tho out
side, about three inches below the elbow
joint, and ranging downward between
the bones Of the arm, came out at the
wrist. The difficulty viii be better I'M
dsntood whom It 10 stated that Mr.. Nc
Namara, the man who did the shooting.
rents the building where no lives OF Mr..
Moore, and that the latter occupies
two or three rooms In the house. Ac-
cording to Mr.. McNamara's state
ment, Mr.. Moore came to the part
Of the house occupied by him, ono
Namara) broke down the door. and or
dered him out, at the same time making
hostile demonstrations with q pistol.
Mr.. Mcnamara seized his w pistol,
aud lodging behind tho table to escape
the aim OF Moore, ordered him away,
under pain OF being shot II he refused.
Moore started of, and after q little
turned TO come back. when no was COW
cred by Mcnamara. and ordered to keep
away. Moore advanced again threaten.
ingly, with pistol in hand, when Nc
Namara fired. with tho result above
stated. Mr.. Mcnamara claims that his
intention was not to kill Mr.. Moore, but
to simply wound him, 80 as to protect
himself and family. az he regarded
himself in danger. knowing Mr.. Moore
to DO a violent man when aroused.
Mr.. Moore states that after coming homo
last evening he attached his garden hose
to the water Pipe in his building and
proceeded 10 irrigate the surrounding
plants and shrubs, aud that whom he
was nearly through with the work. Nc.
Namara came to the door and accused
him Of wetting the carpet in q o OF
the house. together with q dress belong
ing to his (AIcNamara's) daughter. Mr.
Moore put the hose away in his own
room. and returning to McNainara's,
asked Mrs. Mcnamara II any damage
had boon done to articles in the room,
to which sho replied in the negative.
lie then told Mcnamara that he must
leave the house as o as his month
expired. Some angry conversation
thereupon ensued, and Mcnamara,
becoming much excited. drew q navy re-
volver and threatened TO shoot; where
upon, Moore, seeing that he was in
earnest. tried to paciiy him, but did not
succeed. md AZ he was turning to 60
away. Mcnamara fred. Moore then ran
around the building to escape, but was
met by Mcnamara. who ran around
the house in the opposite direction.
before ho could reach his room. and 1t
was with the utmost difficulty that he
could keep Mcnamara from shooting
him again. Mcnamara then walked
Moore of TO town ut the muzzle OF his
pistol, not allowing him q chance to
rest himself. although he was almost
exhausted from the loss Of blood and tho
pain OF his wound. Moore states. fur
ther, that he had no pistol on his per-
son, and made no hostile demonstrations
whatever. Neither Of tho above state
monts are vouchej for. but simply given
they were received. Both men
were taken to Judge Knor's Court.
where tho wound Of Moore was
by DIR. MeMeans. assisted by
DR.. Harris. Tho wound WAS probed,
md the ball was found to have passed
the arm and out at the wrist, a.
above. McNarmara was arrested
ut the Office Of Judge Knox. by officers
and Smith. The wound,
although very painful. Is not OF a dan.
gerous nature.