Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-16
LIGHT BREAKING ON THE OREGON
InFAMY.

The Bastardly Attempt on Governor
Paekard's Life.
The Past Histsry OF the would.be
Assassin.
Decision or tho Electoral Connis.
sion on Louisiana.
Il Will Not Go Behind the State
Returns.
tsrsclAL DrrArcurs TO rur Com HnL
DAILY HEws.!
The Attempted Asssssinatiea 81
0svsrner Packard.
NEW YoRx. Feb. 1G.--A Trib,me's
Warrington special says the following
IL received here: "NEw ORLEANS, Feb.
l5.-To Marshal Pitkin. Warrington:
Enough has been gathered concerning
the attempted assassination TO find that
an organization existed for that pur-
pose. that lots were drawn. and that
Weldon drew the lucky prize. For sew.
sral days Packard has been In receipt OF
information Of their doings and actions.
Tho country will be astonishsd when
the whole truth about this affair comes
out. The ball raised a welt across the
Governors knee. aud his hand Is much
swollen. Tho assassin is shot through
the left arm. The only accomplish was
captured unhurt.
~(Signsd): STOCKTON, Deputy"
The administration has also received
the following: 1.-THE assassin claims to
be . United States Detective. I went TO
see him. He is by birth . Sieilian or
Southsrner. He says he was hired to
do the bloody deed and be wanted TO
kill Hayes. He will jivulgs the whole
thing"
n ASSASSIN.
Nrw York. Feb. lG.-A Times New
Orleans special says the assassin is
handsome, aged about twenty-five, and
said to have bscn about two months in
the South. living at Mobile. He Is n
Democrat. and his attempt was made
from patriotic motives. His one.armed
companion il q dark looking man. like
many Of the desperate Sicilians about
New Orleans. and refuses to talk.
New YoRK. Feb. lG.-A Worlds New
Orleans special says, Leon and Judge
Foreman. who were present, say that
wsldon's pistol snapped, and Packard
vas shot accidentally by a pistol aimed
al tho assailant.
AN WITH wELDoS.
NEW YoRx. Feb. 16.-A Heraii's New
Orleans special says. whom captured. the
assassin only said. "wsll. I have shot
the scouadrsl. anyhow" Ex-Governor
Han noticed Weldon previously in the
room q having = very strange wild look.
and thinks him to have either been in.
. n or laboring under some unusal sI-
element. Being interviewed as to who
sent him there. he replied nobody. He
said 10 came from Philadelphia with the
ambition to a v his country. his pur-
pose being to kill Packard. and Hayes
afterwards. A bottle Of whisky and ab.
sinths were found in his pocket. His
appearance. however. was not that OF q
dissipated person. This evening Pack
ard was found In his room up stairs sit
ting on the side Of the bod smoking q
cigar. as usual. quite cool and collected.
He was very ~reticent, but spoke Of his
escape rs u very narrow mo-. All the
parties present ON tho occasion give
Packard great credit for having saved
the mans life. after falling. from the pis-
toll shot OF Chief OF Police Loan. A
dozen pistols were pointed at him. when
Packard planted himself across his body
and protected him from further harm.
A SUSPECTED AccoMrLicr.
Philip Stern, q ons.lsgged peddler.
residing at 134 Ninth street, has also
been arrested a. an accessory. and on
being interviewed, stated that in the
morning he had gone to . saloon at AZ
Toulouse street. and there saw a young
man, whom he described az Weldon.
taking q drink. Weldon asked him II
hs had q six.shooter pistol with him.
stsrn replied no. While Stern was won.
dsring why Weldon. who was so well
dressed. should ask him 10 drink. the
latter said: EDO you know Packardf"
Stern said he had heard Of him, but had
not seen him. Weldon said: "wait
awhile and I'll fI him. / I'm going TO
kill hin; you'll zee It." Al this Stern.
thinking II was q joke, laughed. whom
Weldon called TO q ons-armed man
standing near and asked him to take a
drink. Tho .ons-armsd man. Huttls.
consented. and Weldon asked him II he
knew Packard. He said yes. After
taking the drink the latter and Weldon
went to the State House. followed by
Stern. who. having only n leg. got
there just in time to be arrested. Col.
Loan said no believed Weldon to have
BEEN instigated to the deed by others.
whom he would give awny before morn
ing or else would commit suicide. He
thought he would commit suicide. be-
sauss he appeared to have been much
under the influence Of opium or some
ssdativs. and lad already spoken Of boz
Ing much depressed and unable to
sleep.
vELpoS's clRHKR IN NoBrLE.