Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
BLOODY soDlE.
The Festival OF Death Coutiuus'-
Two More six-shootsr Converts.
Roa;, C,,, P,.,,. S,pt.nb.r s..

Bodis Free Prss'. September S.
Last evening about 8 o'clock two
flashes OF q siI.shooter were seen and
two reports heard at the lower end OF
Main street. at a point between the two
dance houses. Immediately q large
crowd copgregated from the dance
houses and adjoining dwellings, and q
man was found on the ground on the
east side OF the street. In the confusion
no n picked him up. He was asked
who shot him. but life was so near ex-
tinct that he could not give the iniorma-
ton. The man was Immediately recog-
pizsd as John Ackwell. . miner. who
worked some time ago In the Standard
and other mines. The wound was made
by quite q large ball and was fred at
very close range. His coat. when 3rst
picked up. had q strong odor OF burnt
powder. The ball entered the chest aud
ranged in the vicinity Of the heart.
THE CAUSE
OF the shooting 10 about as follows:
Thursday evening Ackwell called on q
Spanish woman who has q suite OF
rooms In the long building south OF the
dance-house. While there he had q dis.
pute with the woman-called Spanish
Dora-over certain money transactioas.
and, as she says. he beat her on the
head with q six-shooter. In the scufie
the gun dropped to the floor. and was
picked up by a cousin OF the woman or
some other person who came into the
room. Ackwell rushed out and lett the
house. A short time before the shoot.
ing. last evening. two friends Of Ackwell
called at the house and asked for the
gun, as II belonged to n Of them.
This request the woman refused to
grant. She said she knew nothing about
the gun. She was in o rather disabled
condition at the time. her face being
bandased up. The callers made some
demonstration in the way OF loud talk.
in the hope OF getting 1t, but were
obliged to leave without accomplishing
their mission. The cousin who took
the woman's part on Thursday evening
was also present on this occasion. In q
few moments Ackwell passed down the
street. and when he came within q few
feet Of the house the shots were Hred.
At present it is only a surmise as to who
did the shooting. but it 10 probable the
matter will be more thoroughly unrav.
eled at an early date.
THREE vIoLrSr DEATHS
In forty..ig hours Is Q terrible thing to
contemplate. The deceased Is about
thirty years Of age. and has q brother
living in Reno. An inquest will proba.
bly, be held today. The remains were
visited by an immense crowd Of people
during the evening.
SHOT IN THr GROIN.
This morning about l o'clock an
elderly Spaniard named Costello was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
John Ram. The latter came into the
saloon. was intoxicated and excited.
He was a partner OF Ackwsll, who had
been shot but Q few hours before. and
was much disturbed over tho event.
While in the saloon he became dc.
monstrative, and Costello was among
Others Who were e~ndsavoring to quiet
him. An eye witness says that Costello
had his gun out and was e~ndsayoripg to
Ram, when the latter had his gun
out. He backed to the rear end where
he fred the shot. In e~ndeavoring to
get possession Of the weapon and pre-.
ven q nght. James Flannery got shot in
the hand, the small finger being badly
maneled.
Officer Fsrnsvorth took the man in
charge. At this hour. 2 A. ", Costello
is very low and may be dead before this
reaches the readers. The i'll feeling be-
tween the two men grew out Of the arrest
OF Spanish Dora, who il implicated in
the killing Of Ackwell. The two men
were present in her room when Farms
worth took her In.