The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
AN SUCH THINGS BE.

ing among some of our very first families
on McCannon street. The parties direct
ly interested, and who have always been
considered of the highest responsibility,
have endeavored to hush the matter up,
and nothing but a stern sense of our duty
to the public could have induced us to
give it publicity. As it is we shall care.
fully suppress names. As bevy of
ladies' had clustered together in the cool
Of the evening, and were enjoying them
selves, as they always have, and always
will God bless them-in sympathizing
with each other over little domestic
troubles, and-whisper it not in Gath,
nor breathe it in the streets of Ascalon--
giving their neighbors fits, wild shrek
pierced the evening air, and a young
married lady emerged from an adjoining
house and dashed frantically into their
midst. As soon as she could recover her
breath she informed her Mortified listen
ers that there was man" in her house;
Il tramp" burglar" a.a-a-she had
stepped on him" in the dark. and he
had crawled under the bed" Then
these heroic ladies, these Spartan mothers,
with compre ssed lips, and determination
written on each brow, resolved that this
mystery should be at once cleared up,
and this insult to one of their number
be promptly avenged. After holding
hurried council of war, during which
each fair belligerent insisted on giving
her views on the situation, it was resolved
to elect Mrs. Blank, a lady Of experience
and nerve, as Commander-in-C Chief Of the
forces. After brief adjournment, the
entire command was drawn up in front
of the house, armed with every conceiv-
able weapon known in domestic warfare.
There were mops and rolling-pins, and
segregated legs of tables and chairs, etc.,
etc., and there, under the silent stars
they stood, the light of battle in their
eyes, Firm, paced and slow, a horrid
front they formed" and when their in
trepid commander, who calamity stood
few feet in advance, with a rheumatic
broom raised aloft, gave the command to
''charge!" what rush was there my
countrymen. After the works had been
CALAMITY carried, light had been struck.
and thorough search instituted, an aged
hen,, that some mischievous person had
tied to the bed-post, was discovered, and
then those ladies, without looking each
other in the face passed out into the
silent night, and wendell their ways,
each to her respective domicile.
KILLING AT PAH-RUMP RANCH. We
learned from B. A. Hamilton, who ar
rived in Phoebe on Wednesday, the fol-
lowing particulars in regard to the kill.
ing at the above named ranch on tho Sd
of August. The trouble originated over a
game of poker, between j. Centers and
C. Ellis, and the amount disputed over
was $3.50. During the game Centers
grabbed up about SIS of Gordon Ellis
money, who asked him for it, but he
claimed that Ellis owed him the 81. so,
and said that he would return the SIS
when he was paid the money due him.
The following testimony of L. H. Cled
horn was given in the case, at the inquest
organized and held over the body Of
Gordon Ellis by the persons then at the
ranch: 81. Centers and G. Ellis was al
Ellis wagon. Mr.. Centers walked away
from deceased, who then drew his pistol
heard Centers saw. "you are too much
of a gentleman to shoot me when an
unarmed." Ellis then fired and shot Cen
tiers through the leg. Ellis still followed
Centers, with his pistol cooked, and sale
he would shoot him again. Centers theI
armed himself and then went back nea
where the trouble began. Ellis was thel
leading horse up to his wagon: Center
then took aim at him. Upon Ellis turn
ing and seeing Centers, he threw hi
. ,ianu Daoh VI ..,' 40 ,hot I E,,;. +ha %oi
taking effect in the right chest and Eli
then got behing his wagon. l did no
see Ellis any more until after one or wv
shots had been hred ny nim' one Oh Whicl
;ook effect in Centers other neg; l sa,
HIM after ne tell. j.. blacKWeli testlne
to the above facts also: Inc Goron ,s
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