Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-10
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Hand to Hand Fight in the Viii
derness.
JAMES McSL0Y KILLED BY DAVID
MANNHEIM.
COrOner's Inquest and Verdict OF
Jury.

find it impossible to avoid. d. Man.
helm is a pioneer merchant of Eu.
reka and n of our best and most re-
spected citizens. During a residence
here of seven or eight years his course
has ever been characterized by justice
and fair dealing between man and
man. We Fan well infer, knowing tie
man as we do. that no thought of en-
gaging in a tragedy like that of yester-
day aver crossed his mind. Having
been therefore forced, as it we're, to
take the life OF his fellow-man in or
der to preserve his own, his position is
one calculated to enlist the earnest
sympathy Of the entire community.
The deceased was also an old resident
of this district. and when at himself
was a peaceable and quiet man. He
was a hard working miner and not at
all disposed to he quarrelsome, except
when under the influence OF liquor.
At such times he was inclined TO he
abusive, but no one ever thought him
a dangerous man. The ire OF decea sed
seems to have been aroused day before
yesterday when MIR. Mannheim gar
ni-heed his wages for a bill due the
latter tor groceries. The parties had
had transactions pending between
them for some time. McSloy had, we
believe, been employed at one time by
Mannheim in the Mountain Boy mine.
For the last month, however, lie had
been working at The X X on Ruby
Hill. After the punishment had
been served McSioy improved several
opportunities 10 apply TO Mannheim the
most abusive epIthets, going to the
i~atter's store for the purpose. Mat
ters stood thus yesterday morning.
At about 10 o'clock Mannheim, &C.
com panied by four children, his own
little SOL and the three daughters of
his brother, drove u to the Mountain
Boy mine. in an express wagon. The
mine is situated about seven miles
south lest of town, and neal the Spring
Valley road. An hour later McSloy
hired a house ut ~Sweeuey's stable and
also departed in the same direction,
having first succeeded in borrowing a
couple Of pistols. 1t should also be
stated here that on inquiry at the store
he ascertained that Mannheim had gone
to the mine. From this and other
circumstances, the conclusion seems
| irresistible That he was bent On
Il difficulty. Arrived at the board
lighthouse of the mino with no
one inl. it was not long until the trag-
edy had been enacted-just how and
under what circumstances, We allow
| the witnesses To explain. There were
no persons present save the children,
| and the struggle "a a life aud death
| one. AS soon as all was over, Mr..
Mannheim returned with all possible
haste to town and mforKled the Sheriff
OF what had occurred. He was much
agitated, and seemed deeply affected
by the unfortunate affair. lie refused
to talk at length upon the subject,
stating that he would leave il to others
t. give the particulars. Many friends
called on him Mt the Sberitfs office
during the afternoon, assuring him OF
their sympathy and readiness to aid
him in any way possible.
While one representative of the
SENTINEL was interviewing Mr.. Man
helm ut the office of Sheriff Sits, III.
other, in company with the Sheriff
and Coroner DR.. A. G. Bishop %proceed-
ed to the spot where the atfray took
place. Arriving in the vicinity Of the
Kentuck boarding house, near the
mine bearing the same name situated
on "A spur of the Spring Valley range
Of mountains the body of McSioy was
observed lying on the hill side a little
to the left OF the road and about 30
feet from the house. Approaching
the body a sickening sight presented
itself TO the party. The clothing OF
the man was completely saturated
with blood, and from a terrible
wound on the side of the neck the
blood was still slowly oozing
out. while the ground for
some distance about was darkly
stained with blotches OF gore.
Between the house and where the body
lay, the hat OF McSloy was found,
about Is feet from the latter, and the
ground gave evidence of there having
been u struggle between the parlies-a
fact borne out by the large amount of
blood on the clothing Of Mr.. Man
helm when he delivered himself up to
the Sheriff. After viewing the re-
mains, and the Coroner satisfying him.
self That life WAS extinct, the gar
ments of McSloy were searched.
In the right.hand pantaloons' pocket
a loaded derringer. with a new cap on
the nipple and the trigger set at half.
cock, a hall dollar ald an empty wall
let were found. In the left pocket a
bone handle jack knife and a quarter
of a dollar were also found. Nothing
was found in other portions
OF his clothing. The body was
then put in a light spring wagon,
a blanket thrown over 1t aud conveyed
TO the dead : house of undertaken
Schwamb in town.
HI INQUEST. p
At the inquisition held on the body
of James MrSloy, deceased, A.. G Bisl'-
OBJ, ex.oficio Coroner of Eureka
county, at DR.. Bishops Office, the fol-
lowing named persons were sum
moped and sworn as jurors, to render
4 verdict according to the facts elected
viz: Selden Hetzel, JEFF. Work, Dave
Rosenberg. j. B. Ayres, j. C. Lock
wood and p. Steler. District Attorney
Merrill conducted the examination
and Messrs. Hillhouse and Lansing
represented Mr.. Mannheim.
Ada Mannheim WAS sworn and tes'i
f.d ~ follows: | am IA years old;
understand the nature of an oath;
was with David Mannheim in n Wagon
this forenoon and afternoon; we starred
I from Uncle Dawes house and took tin
Ruhv HlI roai To the mine NV SiSte