Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-23
ANOTHER MURDER.
FATALLY srAsnsD WIFE 4
PoCKEr.KuIRk
Dspssy Csaasy Clerk Kslishss
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Ksllshse.

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Ksilshss.
d. ]. Ksllshsr. Deputy County Clerk.
vas stabbed By Denis Hsnnsssy on South
O street. Virginia. last evening about
$3.50 o'clock and soo aitsrwsfd az
pirsd.
There seems 70 be . disposition on the
part OF those Who Witnessed the array
to ssy - little about Il . possibis. and
the origin Of the quarrel between the
the men Il shfoudsd In mystery.
YAc1s AND lxRoI1s.
However, IL II known to b . fsst that
Hsnnsssy vss under the influence Of
liquor. and that Kslshsr came out Of
the Express Saloon. In the basement Of
Wells. Fargo 4 Cos bsilding. and met
Hsunsssy In front Of the saloon. The
two men then bad some words. liar and
- Of - passing between them.
One report has Il thst . seeming 70.
oonciliation then took place. and that
Ksllshsr took Hsnnsssy By the shoulder
and pulled him towards the saloon. say
inc, "Lst's take . drink" and IL VA
then he VA stabbed.
Another report 10 that there vas no
reconciliation. They vsrs seen 70 Crap
pie, and Ksllshsr Wa heard TO CRY out,
'.Don't murder me-" at the Same time
falling backward with Hsnnessy on top
Of him.
The wounded man was picked up and
carried down Into the Express Saloon.
which be bad Left not hvs minutes befors
In perfect. health. A doctor wss called.
bat said be could render no assistance.
q the wound Vas evidently . fatal one.
and Il 90 proved. for The poor fsllow
never uttered Q word. and ceased 70
breathe In lees than half an hour.
The deed vas committed With . pearl.
handled pockst-knifs OF the usual siss.
the blade Of which Il slender and about
three inches In length. The cut. which
penetrated about an inch, severed the
lilac artery In the lett aide Of the aldo.
men, very near the groin. The artery
being Q large one. the dow Of blood was
rapid, and the man Wal soon In too weak
Q condition to speak; In fsct. be Wa In
that state when he fell.
THE DEATH srauooLr.
There II the mark OF Ksllshsr's hand
On Hsnnsssy's clothing. and II would
seem from that he had placed his hand
ON the cut, % II natural whom Q man 10
hurt, and then taken hold Of his slayer
with the intention Of preventing another
thrust. bot Immediately. his life. blood
flowing % rapidly. bis strength appeared
to fall him. and he lot 60 and fell back.
ward. He fell In such . way that his
knees struck nrst. and one knee Of his
p~sntaloons ~ completely saturated
with blood. which further tends TO show
that he must have lost . great deal Of
blood before be fell.
cAusl OF TIE DIFFICULTY.
Visitors were not allowed 70 see Hen.
messy ct the County Jail this morning
and his vsrsion Of the affair u not 10 b
had. but the general Impression II that
Il was the renewal OF . previous quarrel
concerning the last election. Mr.. Ksl-
lsher has often been accused Of voting
and working against Tom Kelly who
vas . candidate for Sheriff on the DEM
ocraiic ticket last fall. His accussrs wen
vent % far - to try and influence Ma.
nanny. the County Clerk. to discharge
him from his ONCE. Ksllsher 10 said TO
have spoken to Hsnnsssy about Il last
night add to have talked very plainly Of
those who were trying 10 UNDERMINE him
In the way mentioned. and that II prob.
ably the True cause Of the quarrel.
Hennsssy claimed last night TO ofdosr
Perry, Who arrested him. that Kellshsr
drew the knife nnt and struck ct him
whom be took IL away from him. further
than that he did not know what hap
psnsd - be had to Asht for his LIE.
Mr.. Tinslsy, sx-ssnitary policeman,
picked the knife up soon after the
cutting and showed IL to the News re-
porter, Who passed along - Ksllehsr
was taken mp and conveyed down into
the saloon. II was bloody. and had
been found near the largest pool Of
blood on the walk. When inquiries
we're made for the knife NJ. Tnslsy
handed Il over to the Coroner. A knife
was found In Kellehsr's pocket. which
his friends say 10 his knife. They ssy
the knife found with blood upon Il 10 .
knife they know nothing about and have
never before seen.
TIE vorN
was Q single man. and had the name Of
bsing . very quiet. p~saosabls s'ntlsmsn.
he was ON the police force In Virginia .
short time under Chief Brssn. and was
formerly Q miner. Prior to entering the
once Of County Clerk Mahanny. he was
employed - bookkeepsr for William
Mooney, the livery. stable man. Bis re.
maids are today laying in Minsr' Union
Hall. Virginia.
TIE MulpElx1
Il well known BY the name OF Doc.
Hsnnsssy. He Il an old resident Of
virainis, and has been . eurbstons
broker for . number OF years. BE has
. wife and two children. who reside In
Virginia.
SUICIDE OF a yaIxSD OF KSILExEH.
Al l:s0 O'Clock last night the follow.
Ing dispatch was received In Virginia