Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-19

The killing of DIR. Heb mex At CerrO
GOrao, and Escape Of the Muir
derer.
DIR. H. A. Hehner, of Cerro Gordo, was
recently killed at that place by one Grady.
The Inyo Independent, Of the 18th instant,
gives the following particulars Of the affair,
which seems to have been a cold-blooded
murder:
During the day preceding the shooting
Grady had had some words with Hehner,
it is supposed about some mines on the
Belmont side which the latter had but q
day or W before relocated. Grady, with
one Randall, got to drinking and began
'.hunting" for the deceased. About 9
O'Clock, as the Doctor was sitting in
Hughes saloon, Randall and Grady en-
tered. With pistol in hand, and without a
word of warning, Grady passed up to the
back of the deceased, and reaching the
weapon around Randall, fired. As his
victim fell, the assassin coolly asked,
(which way did the ball ranger" At the
time there were present Mr.. Ellis and a
man whose name we cannot learn, besides
Randall. Mr.. Hughes was out, but upon
returning took Grady in charge, disarmed
and removed him to Hoff 4 Co.'s store.
Here, in the excitement Of caring for the
| wounded man, his murderer was allowed to
escape. A circumstance or two goes to
| show that Grady concealed himself in town
for q day or more, and then went over to
his cabin at Belmont, some three miles
south of Cerro Gordo, took his blankets
and left for some Of the outlying camps Of
Darwin. No warrant was issued for his
| arrest, Justice of the Peace Bowen having
no Constable for his township, and there
being no citizen willing to undertake the
chase and capture at his W expense. The
| citizens attach blame to certain suspected
parties for assisting the fleeing man after
he had reached Belmont. Sheriff Moore,
at this point, strange to say, got no word
of the matter until Saturday morning,
when he sent orders to Deputy Sheriff
WEIGH, at Darwin, to go to Lee District,
Hunters Ranch and elsewhere to capture
him if possible. John w. Grady is q man
of medium size, light complexion, strongly
bnilt, a native of Ireland, and 81 years of
age. Two years ago he kept a restaurant
at Cerro Gordo, prior TO which time he was
| employed at Swansea, where. it will be re-
m~embered, he once assaulted and badly
cut a Chinaman with q knife or Ratchet.
Immediately after the shooting, DR..
Hehner was removed to his drug store,
and against his protest a messenger was
sent for DIR. Lesesne Of Darwin. The ball
had entered back Of the left hip, ranging
through the bowels-producing q wound
which DR.. Lesesne. upon his arrival the
next evening, at once pronounced fatal.
The deceased faced coming death bravely,
aud calmly made . will.
DIR. H. August Hehner was at the time
OF his death t~hirty-two years Of age, q
native of Limburg, Province Of Nassau,
Germany. He had no relatives in this
country, but caves a sister, Miss Lena
Hehner, residing At Frankfort-on-thc-
Main. He was Q man Of considerable
scientific attainments in languages, chem
istry and mineralogy. He came to this
county from Los Angeles some four or five
years ago, and except while absent, has
from time to time practiced medicine or
engaged in mining or prospecting. But
for his erratic ways he had the talent and
| ability to earn q high rank in his pro-
f~ession, and at all events did not deserve
the cowardly assassination by which he
came to his death.