Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-06
Death OF John Hinch.

We herewith give the full particulars
OF the death OF John Hinch. former
resident of Phoebe. The account is
taken from the Black Hills Pioneer OF
July 18th, 1876.
1t is our unpleasant duty to chronicle
the details OF the first homicide that has
occurred in this mining camp. and it
seems to have been cool, premeditsted
murder. At Gayville, two miles above
Deadwood, on Sunday night. the 10th
inst, John Il. Carty. Jerry MCCARTHY.
and man named Trainor. were gamb-
ling in q saloon at that place. John
Hinch was standing by as a spectator
Trainor, who made him gift OF an in
terest in a mining claim, being his part
ner. After watching the game while,
Hinch concluded that h is partner was
being swindled by Carly and McCarty,
and induced him to omit the game. This
seems to have been the only cause for
the horrible tragedy which followed that
can be ascertained; il there were any
other cause. no one can be found that
kLows anything about it. Hinch then
went into the saloon of Turner & Wilson
and to Bookkeeping his bedding at that
place. An hour or two after, Carly and
Mccarthy came in, and asked the man in
charge of the saloon to blow out or turn
down the lights, which he refused to do.
They then awakened Mr.. Hinch,
saying to him, Get up and take a
drink" Hinch, believing they were
making conciliatory proposition. start.
ed to get up when McCarty fred two
shots at him; and Immediately after,
when he was in half upright position,
Carly attacked him with large
sheath-knife, stabbing him both from the
front and rear. The unfortunate man
fell back in his blankets fatally injured,
and fingered in great agony until lC
O'Clock the next morning. when death
relieved his sutferings. The perpe,ra.
tors, as soon as they had committed the
murder, hurriedly disposed of their min.
ing claim-giving one-half to their land.
lady and the other to a friend, we are
told. and then stole two horses and made
their escape. The next morning thirty
or forty men started in pursuit, securing
the country in all directions, but failed
to get trace of the murderers. 1t is be-
lieved they are making in the direction
of the Big Horn. One is very large
man. and may be easily identified by a
glass eye. We have not been furnished
description OF the other. A reward OF
$500 has been offered for their capture.
A sort OF coroner's jury was the next
day appointed by miners meeting.
which have returned the following yer.
dict. or report:
GAYvILLE, July 10, July.
The undersigned, appointed by a
miners meeting to hold an inquest upon
andaview of the body of John Hinch. de-
ceased, do find that the said John Hinch
came to bis death by injuries inflicted
with knife in the hands of j. r. Carly
that Jerry McCarty fired two pistol shots
at deceased before the stabbing; that
owing to the condition of the body, we
could not ascertain whether either or
both Of the shots took effect; that the
knife wounds were sufficient to cause
death aud we do further find that the
killing was without just cause or provo
cation.
ID. MCDONALD. NJ. LYNCH.
WIN. LIAR, :. SHONLEN,
JAS. McCoNLEY, II. SPENCE,
W. II. BApcoCK.
Hinch was inferred last Tuesday in
Wildwood gulcb, large number at
tending the remains to their last resting
place. He formerly lived in Pansmint,
Cal. and afterwards in Phoebe. Nevada,
where he now has wife residing. He
is said to have been an industrious. we'll
disposed man.
1t is now suggested that a miners
meeting be called at Gayville to declare
the transfer OF Carly and MoCarty of
their mining claim as illegal-which it
undoubtedly was-and to appoint a
trustee, or trustees, TO run it for the
benefit of Hinch's widow. 1t is said to
pay from S25 to $50 q day. to the hand.
There is still hope of the capture of the
murd erers. The fact that they asked
the bar keeper to turn down the lights
before making the attack. would seem
conclusive that the murder was pre-
meditated-that they had arranged for
the butchery before entering the saloon.