Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-29

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TEE EUrF CASE was up yesterday in
the District Court. AS has been several
times before stated in these columns.
this 10 a case transferred for trial TO this
! district on a change of venue from Storey
county. The history of the cause is in
| substance as follows: In June, 1874.
the prisoner. Charles buff. Bill Davis.
VIM Patrick O'Iseiliy (the man whom
Huff. killed., and some other prize
fighters and patrons of the ring were in
Brophy's saloon, Virginia City, making
arrangements for sparring exhibition.
The prisoner and O'Reilly got into
scuftie and were separated. Huff got
angry with O'Reilly (whe seems to have
been tight, and who had torn the de-
PENDANTS coat lappel) and told Kim that
if he didn't let him alone he would 'iay
him out colder than , mackersl." Pre-
sently O'Reilly got a: Huff again and
resumed his teasing. when. all at once,
Huff out with knife and stabbed him
in the bowels so that he died. Huff was
tried and convicted Of murder in the Sec
ond degree and sentenced to twenty years
in the State Prison. Sometime since
the Supreme Cour: found an error in the
proceedings Of the Court below and
granted HUFF . new trial. That is how
he came to be in Court yesterday. We
were present yesterday afternoon during
part of the proceedings. The veteran
prize fighter, Bill Allen, was undergoing
a cross-examination at the hands of Mr..
DsLong. We noted that the ex- Minister
spared very wsrily with William. After
taking good square look at that brawny
muscl-man we could not find it in the
heart of US to blame him. Testifyiug as
to O'Reilly's character, Mr.. Davis said
that he lths dsceased) had once defend
ed himself from man who attacked him
with q pistol. and after being shot in the
knee knocked his man down with a brick
and then arrested him. II WAS told he
would go agin' six shooter with rock"
says Bill. Miss Lilly Clarke testified
that she saw the sffrsy, and that Huff
stabbed o Reilly in the abdomen, once.
with . knife. This case was continued
last night, his Homer consenting to a
night session to avoid carrying the case
over Sunday. Huff, who is a muscular
man of 80 or thereabout, has that pallid
look which all men have who are long
confined in prison.
TEE CAUSE OF Dr.. ZABEIsKrE's SICK
sEss.-By Mr.. Gowen of Silver City We
were yesterday informed that the sudden
attack Of sickness which had Frustrated
DIR. Zabriskie was caused by a dose of
croton oil. The circumstances of the
case are related as follows in the Chron-
icle of last evening: In Silver City,
last evening. some cowardly rutfian,
wishing to be funny, perhaps. perpetra-
ted an outrage which may yet have fatal
consequences. Last evening. about 8
o'clock, DIR. Zabriskis. the we'll known
and venerable physician, who had been
passing the evening in Joe Munckton's
salcca, was seized with a very painful
collie. The only thing the doctor could |
ascribe as q cause was that be had par
taken freely of water from the pitcher !
behind Munckton's bar. His pain in
creased, and finally the old gentleman,
who is 20 years OF age. WAS SO ill that he
had to be put to bed whore he is now. 1t |
was soon discovered that some miscreant |
had dosed the bar pitcher With croton
oil. The doctor waa its only victim.
Every endeavor has been made to find
out who dossd the water. but so far
without success" Croton oil is nothing
more nor less than a poison. Many
persons have been killed by it. 1t has
been known, not unfre4uently, to per-
forate the stomach and intsstincS. thus
producing the most dreadful pains and
causing fatal termination. No punish
ment 10 t., severe for the man who
would be &. ~ of such piece Of NAL
iciOus mischief a. this.
REMOvAL.-Louis Mohr 4 Co., pro-
prietors of the Central Meat Market,
will to-day remove their shop to the
east side OF Carson street, opposite
heir old stand. Their rooms are new,
neat and their meat is of the best
quality. See their reconstructed adj
and give them a call.
They will merit your trade.
DoCrok MC3iEANs and Geo. Sanders
we're among the old timers whom the
rial Of Huff brought down yesterday
rom Virginia City.
NR. H. F. RICE returned from tide
yater yesterday. He looks as if the salt
zen air had blown BEAUTIFULLY upon
lin.