Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-22

Duel Resweea Pritchard aud
Marshal Folsom The Former
wouuasd In tho Arm-Bioody
sight Whore Symons Fell Pull
Particulars OF the Array.
At $50 last evening Officer Humphrey
Symons was shot thrice through the head
by John 7. Pritchard at No. 397 South
C street, ON the Gold Hill side Of the
Divide. and died at 1910 this morning.
The particulars OF this most untortu.
nate ARRAY are IS follows: Symons was
on duty last evening aud was making
his regular rounds on the Divide. He
was talking with Mrs. Casey. who lives
at 397 South c street, whom . disturb
ancs was heard in rooms there occupied
for the past two weeks by John 7.
Pritchard and q woman whom be called
his wife, but who Is known Is a Mrs.
Hughes. daughter Of a woman named
Smslley. Mrs. Casey asked Symons II
be could not put q stop to such proceed
ings. The officer then went to the porch
which 10 situated next to the street,
passed into the hall and thence TO a
room back where the disturbance was
going on.
Mrs. Casey says that as soon a. the
officer entered the apartment whore the
quarrel was going on the shooting com.
menced, and that three shots were fred
in quick succession. She Immediately
gave the alarm and collected the neigh.
bors, informing them that Symons had
been shot. All q OF approach to
the room where the wounded man lay
were found to be closed and admission
barred. A little later. Pritchard came
out upon the porch. swung his revolver
around. and threatened to shoot them
all IL they did not 90 away and let him
alone.
While all this had been going on. a
couple Of boys had been started down
into Gold Hill to notify Marshal Folsom
of the state Of affairs, he being in at.
tendance at the meeting OF the Board OF
Trustees. He Immediately jumped on
a horse and rode full speed to the scene,
arriving there just q Pritchard had scat
tered the crowd.
The Marshal at once entered the hall
and passed on toward the In which
the ARRAY occurred. As he went in no
was handed o large Colts navy revolver.
which he took for use in preference TO
his own lighter weapon. He passed be.
yond the door leading to the front room.
when some one told him to 60 to the
left. He then entered the front room
where Pritehard was. When he went
into. the hall the woman sought to pre-
vent his ingress, but was showed aside.
When he reached the front room he
found she had preceded him and was ait
ting on n trunk. and Pritchard was on a
lounge under the front window.
As Mr.. Folsom entered the room Mr..
Pritchard said. "You are the Marshal.
I believe" Mr.. Folsom informed him
that he was and demanded his SUI.
render. At this Pritchard rose and pro.
ceeded to draw his pistol. As he did 80
the Marshal fred and shot Pritchard
through the right arm near the shoulder.
Pritcbsrd went to draw his pistol with
his left hand when the Marshal took aim
At that arm but his pistol missed fire. II
was afterward ascertainsd that there
were but two cartridges in the weapon
and that there was o blank cylinder be-
tween those.
The woman had in the meantime left
the room, aud fearing her escape and
knowing that he had the man secure.
and AZ his pistol did not work, the Mar.
shall retreated and took her. As he did
90 Pritchard snapped his pistol at him.
Telling those present to guard the man,
he conveyed his prisoner to the lock up
and then started for his man again. Be.
fore reaching the house he met Constable
Donovan with Pritchard in charge. II
seems that on the arrival Of Donovan
Pritchard signifsd his willingness to
submit and delivered himself and his
weapon to that officer.
On the surrender Of Pritchard search
for Symons commenced. He was found
in q room back OF that in which the
shooting occurred, his head near one
corner and an AZ standing near II. He
was insensibls and never recovered con.
seriousness after II. He was taken to
his home In Crown Point ravins and
cared for, but died at 1910 this morn.
inc.
After Pritebard'a arrest he was taken
~ the County .Jsil. While there he
,sosJ Ita a tioer which had accented
49, m. h,.o,.d ~ hi. achievement
aid bs had vsstsd no ammunition on
m. = of q. Some one said,
..You sr.d AT close range" Said he,
..f Ala ,ha, and 7 made syery shot
.orr, He .tstsd tbst Symons came
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