Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-23

81 Lnrktn - - an A.
tempt ~ Nardsr-Hsw Irieks
Wss Captured.
James Mcknight. the shoemaker on the
Divide, whoss threat was cut on both
sidss BY Thsmn Hicks. q miner. 10 In
anything but an improving condition TO-
DAY. 0nly the bsst medical attendance
and good nursing can pull him through.
I. ths meantime Hicks lies in the County
Jail awaiting the result Of tho injuries
which be inflicted.
TIE CUTTING.
The Circumstances which led 10 this
crime must discourage thoss who believe
tina. the fear Of capital punishment will
stsy the hands Of those inclined to vio-
lsnes. The quarrel which ended with the
cutting was actually absut the guilt or In
nocsnce Of Petsr Larkin, who hid been
hanged bat three days before. Mcknight.
an irishman. believed In the innecsncs Of
Larkin, while hicks. . native Of Peru,
with Cornish blood on the fathers side,
and Of Peruvian on the mothers. did not
hssitats 10 declare his belief In Larkin's
gsiit. The cebblsr's little shsp soon rang
with the angry dispute. until Hicks, whip
ming up the shosmaker's v knife. In.
fiictsd : frightful gash on each side Of
NcKnight's throat, and fod. A doctor
wa called In who attended 10 the wounds
and put Mcknight TO bed.
now HICKS WAS CAUGHT.
The manner Of Hicks' capture speaks
much for the cievsrness Of Deputy Con-
stable symons. Word Of the cutting,
which was done about II O'Clock In the
forenoon, was brought TO Gold Hill m
time Afterwards. Deputy Symons Mt sncs
visited the wounded man. who was con-
scious, and got . description from him Of
his assailant, whom no knew only ~
..Tom." lie informed Mr.. Symens that
.Tem'' had bsught Q barrel Of black.
berry brandy for 81 at the recent
.als Of the effects Of Roberta saloon
In Gold Hin. II Il probable that the men
had been drinking too much Of this brandy
got at such an extraordinary bargain.
Thus armed. Deputy Symons went about
quietly looking for his man, bat without
success until nearly I o'clock. whom he
dropped into the saloon OF Charles Tocb-
nsr, not far from where the crime had
bean committed.
A cool AND
There symons thought he had struck
the right trail. there being q man In the
barroom who fitted NcKnight's dsscrip-
ton. symons drew Tosbncr and the ether
into conversation about tho weather and
other ordinary topics. into which the sup
posed Hicks dropped easily. Presently
Svmops mentioned, In . casual way, that
h. had heard that . fellow by the name OF
pilly white had cut old Meningitis throat
that morning. In . talk over Larkin.
eyes, I heard something about that.
and there'll be . damned sight more OF
'sm get their threats cut II they don't stop
talking about that hanging" remarked
the man.
az shouldn't wonder" said Bymons,
and then asked Toebner and the other TO
take a drink. While drinking Symons
turned 10 tho man and asked II he hadn't
seen him before.
work. " ,os.t \, ri in tho Crown pointY I'm
Tom Hicks. don't you remember p.
81 thought I knew you." said Symons.
.DIds't I see you down at Roberts sale
the ether dayY"
HieIs aid th., he had bsea there. and
anne of ths incidents Of the sale were
tailsd Of. svmous turned 10 Tosbner and
s.Lsd N he knew who the lucky man was
that had got that big barrel Of blackberry