Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-29
sRurAllY BEATEN.


Last night about ~ O'Clock. Carlo
0rsezs was wAylAid ., Noce's grocery
store. North G street. BY two men who
stepped out with cooked rsvolvsrs each
and babe him hold up his hands.
lie had been spending some little time
previously at the grocery store and So
loon Of A. Bieso on the corner OF @ and
Mill streets. and when stopped Wal on
his way to his home at the north end Of
c street. where that thoroushfars unitss
with the Geiser Grade. He had ON his
person about $50 in coin. his watch.
rings and other valuablss to the amount
Of about $500.
Seeing that he was taken d such .
disadvantage Mr.. Osszs put up his
hands a. directed whom o man stood
guard ovsr him while the other SOM.
menced going through his pockets.
This fellow took 81 20 in change and
loossned his rest chain to pull out his
watch when 0rsszs put his left hand on
il ct the same time knocking down the
rufian ON guard and closing with the
man searching him.
Mr.. Onsze Is not Q large man. but Ii
compsctly built and muscular. He was,
however, set upon most hsrcsly By both
Of his assailants, (ths one knocked down
having rallisd) who dubbed their pistols
and commenced beating him owe the
bead. OF course he was no match for
tho two thus armed. but he fought like
q tiger till overcome BY the blows TO-
ceived. The two. however. did not sss
1T to follow up the advantage thus
gained. but left him PROSTATE on the
sidewalk and retired 10 the north. When
Q little way off they fred two shots. but
whether at him or not be could not say.
The bullets did not strike him.
Being thus left to himself. he arose
and returned to the saloon on the cor.
nsr. but II was closed. He then started
toward home again. This morning this
portion Of the sidewalk a. we'll a. the
thresholds Of the saloon and Nocs's store
were literally covered with gore. An
alarm was raised soon altar by some
Italians who had been aroused and police
whistles were blown vigorously. but a.
there Is no officer in that part Of the
city, no one came. The noise failed to
arouse City Jailsr Plunkstt although the
saloon IL but . few doors from the City
Jail and the place OF the assault only
about fifty yards away. No arrests had
this morning been made.
Mr.. 0rseze was conducted homo and
cared for. His 10 the worst head seen
In Virginia for many q day. One eye Is
wholly closed and the other not much
better. His teeth are loosensd and n
il gone. There IL scarcely . sound
place on his head where another blow
could have fallen. He will probable re-
cover; but the $500 Of valuAbles on his
person. which. with the exception OF the
~ 80 and plated watch chain taken,
were saved. will poorly pay for such .
beating a. he received. He made Q dss-
perate fight, however. and the greatest
regret OF all Is that he was not lucky
enough to have secured one Of the pis-
tolls and with IL have killed both OF his
assailants.
The two men had evidently been wait.
ing for Mr.. 0rsszs. A clerk In Coles
drug store passed the place whore the
assault was made but o few minutes be-
fore, and the two men we're there, one
in Nocs's doorway and the other leaning
against one Of the awning posts. He
Was allowed to pass unmolestsd. The
police OF Virginia are working up the
case. but success will probably remain
doubtful. unless the blood on their gar.
ments should lead to the detection Of
the culprits.