Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-04
THE BoulE HOMICIDE.
A Bioody and Desperate street.
Fighs-Two Men Killed and Oae
Wounded.

From the Bodie Standard OF the 28th
ultimo We condsnss the following. rela-
tive to the recent desperate aud fatal
street ARRAY which occurred at that
place:
About half.past s O'Clock yesterday
evening Henry Heiff-a miner-who had
been in ellison Il BARRIERS store purcas.
ing a pair OF gum boots. stepped upon
tho sidewalk in front OF the store. when
he was confronted by George Taft, On
engineer at the South Bulwer mine. with
whom he had had o difficulty on the
previous day. Taft said. according to
witnesses: ''You said you would kill me.
did your" at the same time pulling a re.
volvsr and firing at Hsiff. The shot did
not take effect. Heiff thersupon drew
his own revolver. and q lively fusilads
commenced, directly In front OF ellison
& BARRIERS and the Bodis Pharmacy.
Taft jumped out into the street. ran a
little way. fell on his face and died.
One OF the bullets from Heifrs re-
volvsr had struck him 10 the right side,
passing through the heart and out OF the
body on the loft side. He was removed
to the sidewalk In front Of the phar.
macy. Taft received another wound in
the left arm near the shoulder. The
street ut this point, which 10 the central
portion OF the town, was crowded with
people. Con Sullivan, Q miner at the
new Standard shaft, passing quietly at
the time, received q bullet just over the
hip pocket Of his pantaloons, also pass.
Ing through his body. and coming out
at the lower portion Of the abdomen.
The poor fellow fell down In the street,
and was removed TO Cullen 4 McDsr.
motifs saloon. A few minutes later he
was carried by friends to the lodging
house Of ID. @. Mcleod, whore he had q
room.
Hsath's wound consisted Of O slight
flesh wound in the wrist, o ball passing
across the cords, without severing them.
After the shooting he ran down the
street to Judge Psterson's once, where
he surrendered himself. He was turned
over to the officers, who took him to DR..
S~tsvenson's office. where his wound was
dressed. after which he was lodged In
Jail. Taft's body was at once removed
TO the undertaking establishment Of E.
A. Friend. A Coroner's Jury was sum.
moned, and viewed the body within
thirty minutes from the time when he
accosted Heiff 70 rudely. Con Sullivan.
the b~ystander. who was shot In the street..
passed a very bad night, suffering acute
~. He was somewhat easier this morn
ing, and hopes are entertained Of his
recovery. He il q brother OF the Sui.
Ivan who was killed by Harrington In
Virginia a year or so ago. It was stated
that this IL the third time In which he
has received wounds In street encounters
in which he had no part.
When the firing commenced. q lady.
the vito OF one Of our leading merchants,
had just stepped out from the Bodie
Pharmacy. and was by the side Of Taft
when no received the first shot. Later
Sullivan fell down directly ut her feet.
Henry Heiff 10 n thick.set German, Q
miner. recently employed al tbs Red
Cloud. Neither he nor Taft have here
tofore been regarded % dangerous, or
even quarrelsome men. The difference
occasioning tho bloody duel 10 said TO
have been caused by that fruitful source
Of trouble in this world-a woman. IL
is not known positively who fired the
shot which wounded Sullivan.
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