Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-23
A VERY Bah AFFAIR.
James r. Anderson Severely Beaten
BY w. j. PenrOse.

BY w. j. Penr0se.
About 1880 O'Clock last evening one Of
those sad occurrences took place which dis
turb a community. 1t had its foundation
in a published article in the Leader Of last
evening. Grieved at what was written,
W. ]. Penrose of Ruby Hill came to Eure-
ka about 7 o'clock, and evidently looked
for the author, James E. Anderson. PEN
rose met Anderson on Main street, mid
way between Jack Perry's corner and Tim
Rouse's saloon opposite. Penrose addressed
Anderson, "Hello, jim" This was heard
by some parties on the sidewalk. A mo-
ment afterward q scuffie .ensued, and And
erson was knocked down. Some parties
then rushed forward, and Penrose ran to
the Sherif's Office. Anderson was picked
up, bleeding profusely from the head.
Under Sheriff Mason and E. J. Butler
were upon the scene Immediately after the
occurrence, and Mr.. Butler assisted in
carrying Mr.. Anderson to DIR. A. G. Bish-
ops office. Upon examination, Mr.. An
derson was found to have q severe wound
ON his head back Of the right ear and .
slight one on his forehead. He was for q
time insensible, and recovering partially
became delirious. The wounds bled freely,
and blood oozed out of the right ear. An
hour later Mr.. Anderson was conveyed to
his home on Mob Hill. The Doctor inform
ed the reporter that the wound in the back
OF the head was very serious, but he did
not believe the brain was affected.
A SENTINEL reporter made every en-
deavor to find some one who had witnessed
the struggle, but his efforts proved fruit
less. A report was currently circulated
that Penrose approached him from behind
and struck him with a piece Of stovewood.
This same piece of wood, however, was
found in Anderson's hands when he was
picked up, and is said to have been placed
there by some excited individual who
rushed up after Mr.. Fenrose left.
In an interview with Mr.. Penrose at the
prison, he gave the following account of
the affair to the reporter: 81 met Auder-
son in the middle Of the street and said,
: Hello, JIM He Immediately went for
his pistol and drew it. l struck him on
the right arm near the shoulder and it
staggered him. l then grabbed him
around the neck and bent him over. The
blow l struck him on the arm evidently
made him loose his grasp on the revolver,
for it dropped on the ground. / immedi-
ately reached for it, and still holding him
by the neck / dealt him several blows over
the head. l kept the revolver, and have
delivered it over to the Sheriff. l had q
revolver in my brooches pocket, but Jim
drew his SO quick l couldn't draw mine"
Later in the evening Mr.. Penrose was
released under bonds.
The following is the article, as published
In the Leader last evening, which brought
about the unfortunate affair:
A SCOUNDREL'S WORK.
STEALING LETTERS TO BOLSTER A LYING
SCHEME.
In September the editor of the New York
Mining Record wrote a business letter to the
present editor Of the Leader. who was then
connected with the Ruby Hill Mining News.
This letter, among other things, incidentally
alluded to the fight the Record had inaugu.
rated against the management of the Eureka
Con. There was nothing, however, In the con.
tents that any man in the camp was not vel.
come to read.
The letter. together with others, was laid
away in Q private drawer, from which 1t shortly
turn up in the hands Of one W. J. Penrose,
and the natural inference fs that Penrose stole
1t. believing that 1t would prove the person
who received 1t TO be the author Of the letters
against the Eureka Con.
The services of this fellow Penrose, for good
and sufficient reasons, had been dispensed
with by the Leader, and he at once sought to
injure the paper by q systematic course of
lying, to which we paid no attention. for his
opposition to anything or anybody is more
preferable than his help. Finally, to make any
Roadway against the paper, he conceived the
idea of helping the cause by sending this
stolen letter to superintendenkRead The re.
suit vas directly the opposite to what he
anticipated. It showed Mr.. Read, who un-
thinkingly opened the letter. that the editor Of
the News was not the author OF the letters in
question, and gave him a true insight into the
Character OF the contemplate scoundrels who
were resorting to such dirty means to ac-
complish a dirty end.
penrose is q Deputy sherih and Constable
of Ruby Hill. The Leader would respectfully
represent to the Commissioners and Sheriff
that a sneak thief is hardly the person to fill
that position.