Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-18
MURDERED BY A CHINAMAN.

| "A CdlNAMAN.
| @. ". HARDIS ASSASSINATRD NEAR ISLAND
HoUNrAIN--THE MURDERER LYNCHED.
On Friday last G. w. Hardis left Islant
Mountain for Elko, and failed to arrive II,
had gene to purchase supplies, and his disap
pearaAce gave rise to a suspicion Of fsul play
On Saturday search was made, and Mr.
Hatch Of Halleck, Chris. Olsen and others
discovered Mardis team, tangled UP and par
Of them down, about FIVE miles out Mecca
sin and pony tracks were plainly visible absu,
the wagon. the pony tracks leading in the di.
rectisn of the camp, The Elko Lsdepenades,
says that the party followed the pony's track,
which led directly to Island Mountain, where
they learned that An Indian called Ground
Hog" had eaten breakfast and departed for
Duck Valley only few hours before their
arrival. The Indian was we'll acquainted with
Mardis, and had always professed great friend
ship for him. His camp is about mile from
where the team was found. On his arrival he
was asked if he had seen anything of Mardis'
outfit, and replied he had not. Returning to
the wagon they commenced q thorough search
fer Nardis, but without success. Later in the
day they discovered the track Of Chinaman
leading away from the wagon, which they fol-
lowed until dark, and to within mile and
half of Chinatown. Suspicion points to
Chinese gambler, called New York Charley,
who left for Mountain City on Saturday, and
action was Immediately taken for his arrest
Mardis had with him about $500 in gold, be-
longing to Chinese, with which he was to psr-
chase supplies, and doubtless this sum was the
cause of his DEATH
LATER.-The body of Mardis was found in
the woods He had been shot and stabbed,
and had six wounds upon his person. After
finding the body, the Chinaman, whs had been
arrested, confessed the crime He was in
medistelv handed over to his fellow country
men. who promised to lynch him. They were
as good SIS their word, for inside of two hours
they had hung him to tree.
A CURIOUS CoINcIDENcE.-TheS San Fran !
cisco Chronicle has issued miniature fac |
'inaile edition of April Oath (the day after the
1t contains full account of |
he murder, and preparations for the funeral.
md its black "turned rules" running up and
lown the page recall the terri Bile ending OF
he Chronicles founder. The little memento
six by ten inches in area, and on the fourth
age IS fine Autograph portrait of Charles
)e Young. Anyone who will hold the paper
p to the light cannot fail to note curious
which, although purely acct
entail. goes to show what strange truths an
,dercurrent Of coincidence will sometlmes
1row to the surface In the fourth column
1ere is description of the floral tributes to
9 seen At his residence, aud On one was an
lscription in flowers, "Died for his Mother.
his 10 printed in somewhat larger type than ,
le rest, in the center of the column, and en-
osed in square, When the memento is
old up to the light, the picture of De Young
lows through the thin paper and the inscrip. Il
on is printed exactly on his lips. The fact q
lat the printers and the photographers work
g independently of each other should have
used the word "Mother" to still be upon I
s lips, lie qnite worthy of note. Had the f
ing been accomplished for purpose, the p
pc could not have fallen into place with
ore mathematical precision, yet from the b
ct that the type was set on the night of Aug T
d, months before the picture was thought h
; the position of the face exactly in the mid
. of the page, leaves no doubt but that it
one of those problems which worked out in F
e hurly burly of blind chance, arrives at IL
astonishing and significant result.
ABOUT AS ExPECTED.-A private letter re. IL
wed in this city few days age from Byron
'rrill, Republican candidate for the Leeis.
ure in Maine, reads: eve do not expect to d.
'ry the State against the Greenbackers and
by more than from one to four n
,usaud majority" Thus it will be seen that ::
} result was fully up to the expectations of -,
i've politicians on the ground where the p.
tile was fought
IMPORTANT ARREsT.-The Genoa Courier :;
the following:
t is currently reported that the man who
TALLY murdered Christopher Hull in Jacks "
ley. on the 9Th day of last month, is now
the hands of Sheriff Williams, and will
n be an inmate of our Jail Sheriff Will De
IS has been untiring in his efforts to cap at
Q this fend, and the arrest, will give him,
the many friends of the victim, great =