Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-09
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An Man Rrains q Woman
with an AK, and Creates n Reign
of Terror in thc streets of Ruby


of Terror i'm the streets Of Ruby
Kill. -
A horrible tragedy occurred at Ruby
Hill yesterday morning. III consequence
of which a most estimable woman will
probably lose her liz. The affair took
place at the clearinghouse owned by J.
MCGEE Scott, situated on the main street
Of the town, directly opposite John Lam
bert's store, and the victim was Miss An
ME McCuen, a young lady employed In the
establishment. The fellow who perpetrat-
ed the deed is an insane Dane by the name
of 0. d. Jensen. The following are the
particulars, learned by a SENTINEL repor-
ter, who visited the locality Immediately
after the occurrence.
HIS VICTIM.
About 6 O'Clock yesterday morning, Miss
McCuen was in the dining room pouring
out a can OF milk, when the front door
opened, and Jensen, AK in hand, walked
into the room. She asked him what
brought him to the house at such an early
hour, but he made no reply, and advanced
touard her His threatening manner and
will looks alarmed her, and she sprang to
| the door leading TO the kitchen, and at
temnted 10 close It. Jensen was too quick
for her and raising the weapon. shouting
at the same time, cit is a blood atoHe-
mentl" struck her on the head, the sharp
blade cleaving a frightful cash from the
crown TO the jaw-bone, laying the right
Eve out on ne check. and exposing the
hrain for a distance ~ four inches.
Kun A"ooA'
The noise had attracted the attention Of
Mr. Tamher who was in his store on the
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opposite side OF 'he s'fce'' anu ne ran
across, entering the kitchen door just as
the maniac had delivered the fearful
blow. He shouted to him to stop, when
Jensen swung the ax over his head and
MADE q pass az. nm, bisins nm . siose
tha thioh To the knee and inst grazing the
flesh. Lambert Immediately ran out into
the street shouting murder, the crazy man
In full pursuit. IL was u tignt race, ana
would nave ended disastrousiy 10 dohn
had not a man named DIN pulled a piston
and checked Jensen Tor a moment. bing
Williams was the next man that attracted
his notice, and he made a dow at
him. Williams ana zen,
and the ak blade struck between ms legs
in the ground. He .sprang TO ms feet,
which he gained just IN time to receive a
glancing blow on the mead lnnlcting a
severe bnt not dangerous wound. mr..
jenkins now interiered' selZinS ana throw
ing him 70 tine ground, ana john ADfaihs'
ADVANCING with a doubie-barreied shotgun
discharged a toad OF Duchshot into ms
night thigh, and anotner IN the cali OF ms
leg. rms Drought MN 70 terms, ana he
CAV up the s,fussie. hp,s c,oNu nao
sa'hereu " ,hls I'M - nn..a.
was SHOWN 70 iinsh 'snsen ~ So. ~
eounSeiS pie,altsu : ING -" ue"' :"
to"n anu iousca III jail
THE MANIAC
The man Jensen is a well-known charac-
gar in .,a around rpreka He has bean
P"''
-,
asa ana,ia nj .eo,l. wara d;snosaJ a.
laugh at his absurdities, and regarded him
as harmless. For the past three months
he has lived at Ruby Hill, cutting wood
ana dDlDb ftUFts. d1u has bNtIi tlbpfDNtu
by Mr., Scett grading out a lot adjoining
lie boarding house. His first violent out
break occurred about a month since, he
having had an alteration with Mrs. Lam
bert. threatening TO kill that lady because
she burned a pile Of rubbish in her yard.
He is evidently crazy on the subject Of
religion. In a conversation with him
Yesterday afternoon. he WAS very taika-
tive-had a full knowledge OF the deed he
had committed and gave his reasons for
il. He said that the woman was Brigham
Young in disguise. that the Mormops were
about 10 take Ruby Hill. and that God
Almighty had been urging him for the past
month 10 kill them and aycnge Him. God
had apneareI 10 him in A vision on the
night previous. and commanded him 10
slay This woman. and he obeyed the behests
of his Maker. This was the burden of his
speech, and there Is no possible doubt but
that he is crazy.
THE VICTIM.
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