Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-16
GORED BY A BULL.

From the Reno Gazette of Monday we learn
| the following particulars of shocking and
fatal accident
w. A. Morrison, who exhibited several
| Jerseys and Shorthorns at the last fair, went
| out to the grounds yesterday morning with
two men to remove his cattle and take them
home. Nevada, Jersey bull, aged six years.
has been vicious and hard to manage for the
past three years, hence considerable caution
was needed when he was to be moved The
men all knew this, however, and the animal
was taken out of his stall and htched behind
wagon without trouble Enoch S. Smith,
one of these men, who has taken care of the
animal for the past four years, mounted the
wagon and drove down to the Hickman farm,
where they belonged. He was assisted in
this work by Mr. John Morrison, who drove
the cattle behind the wagon. Arriving at the
ranch, Smith commenced untying the ami
mails and placing them in their respective cor
rails John promised to be back and help
him move Nevada, and supposed Smith would
want. The latter, however, was Overconh-
dent of his ability to manage the brute, and
after untying the bull, lead him without
trouble into his corral Smith turned then
to the fence thinking to tie the animal, when
without any warning move the viscious brute
thrust horn into the unfortunate mans side.
Morrison was coming at the time to help
Smith and called to him to get over the
fence, as was the custom when tying the ami
NAL. Smith paid no attention, however, and
by the time Morrison reached the spot and
lifted the unfortunate man out, he was dead
The horn penetrated clear to his heart and
Enoch Smith was dead almost without a
groan. Deceased was in the prime of life,
nj oF how
working and deserving young man. He has
been in Nevada for five or six years, and
worked nearly all that time on the Hickman
farm where he met with his shocking and un-
timely fate. He was a native of England and
has brother now living in Liverpool.
GARRoTED -The Sauer Stale of Monday
has the following account of case of CARROT
ing in Winnemucca:
Last night at about half past six o'clock J.
Abbott. the we'll known cattle raiser and ship
per, left Hoffman store for his brother res
dence on Fourth Street. A short distance
from the store he saw three men, two of whom
looked like roughs who had been elected from
Hoffman's store short time before. One of
hem rushed up behind him and threw his arm
around his neck and strangled him, while an
'ther struck him in the pit of the stomach. |
Mr.. Abbott was armed, but was Unconscious |
before he could draw his pistol. When he
became conscious he saw the men running
Town by Major Buckners residence. The
,arroters took all the money he had on his
$13-and his watch. He went
Jack to Hofman's store, gave the alarm, and
he officers arrested two men who are sup
osed to have been implicated in the affair
fr Abbott is seriously i'll to-day. He ex-
eriences great difficulty in breathing and his
eek is stiff and sore. DR.. johnson, who is
tending him, prescribes absolute quiet and
est for his patient, who can scarcely speak
bove whisper, and has to be propped up
nth pillows to enable him to breathe.