Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-27
The Shooting of John sullivan by
James Harrington.
LTrom the Fnternrisn OF tho oah

From the Enterprise Of the 23d
Yesterday afternoon about 4 80 O'Clock
James Harrington shot and instantly
killed Jonn Sullivan on South c street,
in front of the New York Bakery. Ac-
cording to what is said Of the shooting
by eye-wltnesses, it was most uncaled-
for and cold-blooded affair. Persons
who were on the street and witnessed the
shooting say that Sullivan was good
deal intoxicated, and in a maudlin wav
was coaxing and pulingat Harrington to
get him to go down the street with him
to get drink or something of the kind.
Harrington seemed in bad humor, and
told Sullivan to let him alone, saving:
You will tear my coat, !" but Sullivan
still insisted, pulling and hauling in a
drunken way. when Harrington struck
him with his fist and then instantly drew
his pistol and, placing it at Sullivans
breast fired. Both men fell upon the
sidewalk, Sullivan falling upon or across
harrington. Harrington still continued
to use his pistol. firing rapidly as he Law
upon the walk. Hs fred four shots
when he got up, put his pistol in his
pocket, and started southwark along
South c street. There was no police.
man in the neighborhood, but officer
Morrow, special at Cowan & Sliter's sa-
loon, No, 66, soon came III and followed
and arrested Harrington. Sullivan re-
ceived two balls through the heart, hard
ly an inch apart, and one nearly in the
center of the breast, and fourth one
through the right hip. 1t is thought that
the first shot entered his heart and that
he was dead when he struck the side.
walk, Sullivan was unarmed and made
no demonstrations against Harrington
further than to annoy him by pulling at
him. The shooting was SO sudden and
seemed so uncaled-for that ell who wit
messed 1t were for time bewidered and
stupetied, being hardly able to believe
the evidence OF their own senses; there
fore when Harrington got up and moved
away no one made move to stop him.
harrington has for time been EMPLOY
ed as a Waterman at the Consolidated
Virginia pan mill and Sullivan is miner
who has worked at the Consolidated
Virginia mine. 1t is said that the two
men were great friends until about a
week ago, when they had quarrel and
had not since been on good terms.
was lOuBtu III tub county
Jail, but it being seen toward evening
that the people were likely to make a
raid on the jail and string the murderer
up, Sheriff Kelly got him away, and,
putting him aboard of train, took him
to Carson. Had he been allowed to re-
main in this city "601" would undoubt-
eddy have had moose about his neck
before midnight.
Harrington has bad record. He
killed man in Montana, one in Cotton
wood, Utah, and in Phoebe killed John
Lynch and wounded three other men,
one of whom died within a week or two
after being shot. man who claims to
know something of Harringtons his
tory says that he also killed two men in
Arizona, but this is probably q mistake.
The pistol used by Harrington yesterday
was French self-cocker, with six
chambers and carrying a large slug bail.
Coroner Mayer will hold an inquest
into the matter tomorrow (Monday)
evening at 6 80 O'clock.