Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-22
THE ASSASSINATION OF Nc
70 LAUGHLIN.
Full Particulars OF the Coward
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The SENTINEL had an item the other day
regarding the assassination Of Tom Nc
Laughlin, at Belleville. The Candelaria
True Fissure brings full particulars as
follows: From what can be learned Of the
affair and the causes which led to the assas-
sination, they are about as follows 1t
will be remembered that some time last
fall a street fight occurred at Marietta, in
which one John Gillespie and John Brophy
were killed and Henry Brophy wounded
by Mclaughlin. The causes which led to
the Marietta fight arose from a bar-room
| row over a game of cards, and was several
days in eliminating. The two Brophy
brothers and Gillespie forced the fight on
Mclaughlin, and the result, as stated, was
that two were killed and n wounded.
Mclaughlin had an examination, and was
acquitted on the ground OF seif-defence.
Henry Brophy, the surviving brother, has
from that time until the assassination,
been making threats that be would get
even with Mclaughlin, and that when he
did get even it would be in a manner
which would make sure work. During
Sunday Mclaughlin was around Belle
vile, and at dusk had his horse saddled
preparatory to going home to Marietta.
He remained around town until half-past
min or ten o'clock, when he mounted his
horse and started, but did not go further
than Jackson's saloon where he dis.
mounted and took several drinks, and
talked with his acquaintance. He and
Jackson stood alone on the porch of the
saloon and talked for some time, n at
about twenty minute Of IL Jackson said
he felt a little cold and would go in and
get a coat. AS he returned to the door
Mclaughlin had mounted his horse and
rode down a few steps toward Marietta.
Jackson called to him and asked if he had
cigars and matches. Mclaughlin wheeled
his horse and returned again to the corner
of the saloon. As be came into the light
from the saloon windows, about 30 feet
from the door of Brophy's restaurant, he
replied to Jackson's inquiry that he had
'cigars and matches, and everything he
wanted" At that instant the gun cracked
and he fell off the horse dead. The body
was taken into the little room mentioned
above, and upon examination 1t was found
that a whole charge of buckshot had struck
him in the right side of the neck, pretty
well down toward the collar bone, sever
ing the jugular vein, and cutting
away nearly all the side of the
neck. Death must have been almost
instantaneous. The flash Of the gun was
seen to come from the doo of the restau-
rant, and next morning, when an examina-
ton was made of the premises. the powder
marks we're found on the inside jamb OF
the door, where the person firing the gun
stood and extended the muzzle nearly to
but not quite outside ; and therefore,
when it was fired the flash powder-marked
and burned the decreasing. A search OF
the premises revealed the fact that Brophy
was not around, and during the day his
wife stated that if any one could find him
they were welcome. The evening before
he had had his horse shod, and at dusk
tied him to a post in the rear of the res
taurant. The horse is also missing, and
fresh tracks across a manure pile showed
plainly that he had gone in the direction OF
the Benton road. The Coroner's jury
found a verdict that Mclaughlin had come
to his death from the effects of gunshot
fired by som party unknown to tn. jury.
These are about all the facts Of the case as
ascertained at present.