Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-19

pistol In hand, stood only abou,
three feet away.
"I'll fix you good this time.'
said Marshall, raising his pistol.
"Don't shoot! TIM not armedy
cried McCann.
Marshall pulled the trigger, ant
with q groan Mccain fell to thu
floor. He was shot through the
abdomen, the ball, a very large
one, going entirely through hi
body.
FIENDIsH AND L,HEADED.
Mccain continued to breathe
heavily, and Marshall leaned over
to feel his pulse. 1t was evidently
too strong to suit the desperado
for he began batteriDg the head OF
the PROSTATE man with his pistol
and kichiDg him, crushing In the
left temple, breaking the ribs or
the left eide, and not quitting until
all signs of life were gone. The
face was terribly disf1gured.
After Marshall had finished bis
cold-blooded work he wiped the
blood from his pistol on the wool
EN- shirt of the dead man, put the
pistol in his pocket, and, with as
pNuch GOODNESS aud uncOncern as IL
lie had only taken q drink, walked
out of the stable and over to the
Bell eville Hotel, where he ate a
hearty breakfast.
EArAT WrrNrcc
Marshall thought he was alone
with McCann, and felt certain that
there was nOta witness to his dew
ilish deed. He was mistaken. A
Fish Lake valley teamster named
WtntersOn, who had got into town
late the night before was sleeping
In one OF the stalls, not ten feet
from where the shooting took place,
and saw the whole affair. 1t was
all done SO quickly that no had no
chance to interfere, even IL he had
dared to do 80, and when he saw
McCann fall he knew tl.at his only
safety was to keep quiet, for he re-
allied the fact that y man who
would kill another in such q way
would not hesitate to illustrate the
saying that "dead men tell no
tales" When Marshall left the
stable Winterson lost no time in
getting out. At first he was afraid
to say anything about the affair,
for fear of being suspected of doing
the deed himself, or of falling 4
victim to the wrath of Marshall in
the event Of the story being dis
credited.
Great excitement prevailed in the
community after the finding of the
body, and it was not long before
there were whispers OF suspicion
that Marshall was the guilty party,
as 1t was known that he had threat
ened the old man. Hearing these
things Winterson told what he
knew about the affair to one of his
particular friends.
THE HANGING.
The Ia formation was at once con-
veyed to the Vigilance Committee,
and at 8 O'Clock Thursday morning
eight men entered Marshall's room
In the Belleville Hotel, compelled
him to get up aud dress himself,
even to his boots, put q rope around
his neck. and taking him to .
heavy framework near the princi-
pie blacksmith. shop of the town,
pulled him up to the crossbeam
aud left him hanging. The body
was cut down about three hours af-
forwards, rolled into u butcher cart
and taken outside of the town linz
its, where it was dumped into
hole In the rear of the slaughter
house. Mr.. Raphael says no cof-
fin was furnished, the people hold
ing that 80 cold-bloOded n murder
er was not entitled to that much
consideration.
He DIED GAME.
Marshall did not utter word ar.
ter his seizure. When asked il he
had anything to say, he simply
shook his head. He died game
not showing the least sign of weak.
ness.
Both men were single. Marshall
was about thirty years OF age and
McCann nearly double that.
: AhO AOPOlu VIUV N1uIsDaIl Wd6
taken from Sheriff Ogg and posse
IL incorrect, according to the
Chronicles information. The fac.
that sheriff Ogg is one of the pro-
prietors of the Belleville Hotel, In
which Marshall was stopping, may
have had something to do with the
starting of that rumor.
THE LYNCHINa APPROVED.
Public opinion in the county is
almost unanimous with regard to
the doings of tho Vigilance Com
mittee. The men who did the work
are well. known, respectable citi-
zens. All law-abidIng people think
1t was q good thing. and they hope
1t will serve to subdue the spirit of
the self.cocker and the bowle-
knife, which has been too preva.
lent of late. The majority of the
people of Esmeralda county are
quiet and industrious. They want
peace and harmony, and are bound