Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-02

This mernihg about half-past 5 o'clock
. dreadful tragedy occurred at the Delta
Saloon, c street, Virginia. o.s mar met
his death aad another received . mortal
wound. The men Who suffered were
Thomas Hughes aud Richard Paddock.
Hughes lies dead at the morgus and bsfsrs
this meets the eye Of the reader Paddock
will. in all probability. have ceased 10 live.
The shooting which caused the death Of
Hughes and the msrtAl woundins Of Pad
dock 10 not easily explained. Diligsnt in
quiry ON the part Of the NKws' reporter
develop. the following facts: At the time
above stated some Cornishmen were sing
ing a drinking song in the Delta. A young
man present objected TO the sentiment sx-
pressed In the song. which seemed to 10
lacking in admiration Of the Irish. This
gave rice to words. All we're drunk AID .
lively row was soon In progress. Oficer
Mcdonald hearing the noiss ran In. - his
dsty demanded. The flrst man he met In
the saloon happened to Be Ten Hughes.
| The policemss commanded him 10 sur
render. Hughes refused and Paddock.
~ho was si,,ins ,en'n' u,.h.-. 50.
lneii ths uis'n,pah ~ $500
ru,y anu 1"r, In az u.u.i srs-
a .dr,..". an ,h.t orcs could
take him tn Jail. The officer va. deter
mined and shaking on ,"s H.
49, y, ~. m,n
"V""aS ns'' !"
And as a policeman came '.Aie ~
brought the weapon down upon his head.
making . long, ugly ya.h. 1t 10 supposed
a. -, =, a., tim.
- Co.
thai the pistol sominS in 'oh'ns
e'' WIN '"' 'a ~" ,...--,-
"a. osl, y''s"sa ,h", "a. ,hs man
ssll TO nm. floor and a deadly fight began
lst~een Hughes and Mcdonald ever me
insenslble boiy be,n men n.a ,Ss,sr.
49, o. hill ,ssir gronnI. seven shots
.sr. sroI snJ When ,he the din ceased
IIn,he. va living Ls.ide Paddock with
,hr,e .ho,. h. iis beLy. One grazed the
,Ia.,, -, - mi In sbeve the collar
I'm, Two other. l,f, a couple Of dark.
,.J .not. aver the b.art. Paddock, still
alive, was carried TO the keno t"ou, ny
'alu 9poh '1e "''''
"0". .u g..
a"u was
u" "
lis' neither oeihs hho'' WA" io't! !
sf age, and each had = wife and chiieren.
The wife Of Paddock. clutehing . chiid ~
the hand. made hsr way through me
rough crowd which had collectei. AND me
scene of grief which foiiovsA In uhe
gam~bling-room Was too terrible W % 40
.cribsi.
r
nn
After the shSotihS' onhcsf @eDnAu
WAS arrested by Captain Byrne and taken
a. A.. ats ,,il Tn. NIL, .e.lp vouud in.
aic,.J Il, Uurb..' pi.tol hal partly de-
pr;,ed him az consciousness. The DYING
Paddock Was carried 10 his home on A
stre,'' Ans ,ns o'uy uus1 .nr.
mans.I. Ia,h men L.I wives, Hughes
leave, two "a children. aud Paddock
three.
CAUSE "f u ROW.
The cause of the rev 10 act hard TO get
a, lev night. ago . man named Alsx.
,n amman.
NIXON sp''4s"''ei'
In the cockpit owned aud cohdae'eu ny
Uuyhe. and Paddock, In the struggle
Yixen lii m. inecr Of an officer severely. |
licked another In the chin and BACKED the
we N a third. When the case came into
To,r, i, wa. treated lightly and the police
iii ,ha, ,h.y could expect ne adslusts
nr.,.,,i.n from the law. The officers
a.nrr,lly .xnrr..eJ the determination TO
S,f.nI tb.m.ely.. thereafter against ruff
aans In ia. most effective way possibls.
Mcdonald happened to be the first whose
eout.y. va. nut Ia tho test and he
IN not hesitate 10 meet desperate men
with desperate measures.
THE MAN. ,
Hughes iour years As'
stable VI the fir'' rfs'in'. "
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