Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-24

At Q o'clock this morning Virgins
| City was relieved Of It's prevailing dull
ness by q report that an ARRAY at the
wood yards near the old depot had re-
suited in . double murder. The partio'
ulars Of the ARRAY are as follows:
Just before the hour mentioned A,
Dussault, who keeps q wood yard nsal
that Of Miles Finlsn by the old depot,
called to Matthew Patterson, familiarly
known as "shorty." who delivers wood
for Psquiansy. and asked him Why hs
had told Mrs. - (ths lady's name ID
suppressed, because she may bs honest.
although men fought to the death seem.
inRly Tor her ~favors) that hs. Dussault,
was Q loafsr.
Both mon were single. and OF middle
age /; and Il IL but provincial. to say the
least, that they should not DO very com.
plimsntary to each other under such cir.
oumstsuces-or at least that the oompli.
men,s exchanged should DO somewba,
%un.auivocal in their nature. Three
dsshrs will we'll enough indicate the ap-
psllation applied by Dussault to Pstter'
son. which sent the latter . few doors
above for Q pistol.
Armed with an old.fsshioasd Smith 4
Wsssou Ave. shooter Patterson returned
to where Dussault was, and. ~ the com.
plimrntary season wal renewed. he hred
q bullet over tho latter's head at q ten
foot range. y At this Dassault rushed IN
and tried to disarm bis antagonist.
Patterson, while delivering wood
three or four days ago. received an In.
Jury which had kept him 10 doors till
this morning. aud Dussault is) q large.
strong man. Naturally the parties went
down, Patterson under.
While 10 this position and In the
struggle for possession OF the weapon,
Patterson managed to get IL up against
tbs breast Of Dussault and discharge It.
The ball struck the right side OF the
breast bone, ranged over or throughEhe
upper lobe OF the liver and came so near
the surface at the back that II was read
lily extracted subsequently by DR.. Grant.
On being shot, Dussault left his pros.
trats foe and seized Q shovel which had
that moment been dropped by Pequig'
ney aud commenced beating Patterson
over the head with it.
There were several persons near ct the
| time, but NO one seems to have inter
frred with this amusement Of Dussaull
until he had covered Pattsrson's head
with blows from the blade OF the shovel
and left him senselsss on the ground.
The affrsy occurred almost directly 10
front OF Miles Finlen's office, aud when
Il was ended Dussault was helpsd into
his W office, some twenty feet further
south, and Patterson was picked up and
carried. to his lodgings on + street. .
few yards away, where hs got the pistol
to renew the alteration with bis foe
At these places these men we're found ,
few minutes later by . representative Of
the News. Dusssult was In intense
pain but able to talk, and his version oil
the ARRAY Is given above.
That the foregoing particulars are cor
rect Is more than pfouHuie' sinco ~ .os'
than three persons who saw the ahray
corroborate them in all essential Partic'
ulars.
It was evident at siRht that Patterson
had received fatal injuries. His bead
was covered with wounds, aud one blow
bad nearly severed his left Ear. Hs
was laid on the floor, his wounds bleed
ing p%rofusely. He remained uncon,
scious till his death. which occurred ct IL
o'clock.
One OF the blows received by Mr.. Pat
terson en- the head and near the front
was about FIVE inches in length and wide
and deep enough to admit tbs fingers oil
q mans hand TO the kpucklo joints.
Dussault lies In a very dangerous con
dition. His hurt 10 not necessarily fatal
but the chances for Inflammation OF the
liver. and conseuuept death, are good.