Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-26


ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
SAN FRANo1sco, Feb. 25.-The Dolliver
case, being on a charge Of indecent expo
sure, has been on trial for several days in
Police Court No. 2, and has been, through
out, characterized by much acrimony on
the part Of counsel and witnesses. Last
Monday ex-District Attorney D. ]. MUIR
ply, ON his opening for the defense, al
luded to Police Officer John Maroney,
prosecuting witness in the case, as an
Australian convict and thief. Maroney
evidently brooded over this attack. About
1870 this morning Murphy was standing
near the dock in the Courtroom, when
Maroney entered and pushing aside the
officer standing near Murphy. he drew q
pistol and without q word fred. The ball
struck Murphy in the right side Of the
neck, passing completely through. He
fell to the floor. the blood spouting in jets
over the bystanders. crying, Murdered
for doing my duty" The greatest excite
men ensued, and more than one cry Of
Lynch him" arose. Maroney was in
stsntly seized by Sergeant Apgar and taken
below to the City Prison. On the way he
attempted to shoot himself, but Apgar pre-
vented him, and the ball passed through
the latter's vest. Msroney was then dis
armed and locked up. Murphy was taken
to the prison hospital, and medical attend
ance summoned. His wound Is believed
to be fatal.
At the time OF the shooting Murphy was
addressing the jury and referring to Ma
roney in the most offensive manner. The
whole history of the case has been pecu-
liar. Deliver, who ia q man Of advanced
age. and very wealthy. was accused Of tam
pering with some dozen or more Of little
girls. Maroney, who was the arresting
officer, has had charge of the prosecuting
witnesses land of generally forwarding the
prosecution within his province. The de-
Tense has been backed by abundant means
and every effort has been made to impeach
the prosecution. Your reporter, after the
shooting, interviewed Maroney in his cell.
He was laboring under q degree Of agitation
bordering on insanity, and his remarks
were fragmentary and almost incoherent.
He exhibited little desire to speak at any
length, saying: "The public knows ali
about this case. II knows how I have
been bounded by the prosecution for do
ing my duty. Every means have been
used to draw me of and to break down
my witnesses. I have been offered "a, 900
to draw out, and ! have $500 now in the
hands OF the authorities that were given
to one OF my witnesses to try to induce
false swearing. ! have been SO worked up
about this thing that I hardly knew what
! was about. ! was drinking some last
night and again this morning." Being
asked as to the immediate motive Of his
act, his utteranees became incoherent and
general in nature. Chief of Police Crow
ley in many respects corroborates Maro-
ney's statements. He said that the latter
was as straight and square q man as was
OF the force; that he had done his duty in
the case. and that the manner in which he
had been pursued for so doing was q perfect
outrage; that the stories regarding his
having been q convict. thief. etc., were all
perfect nonsense. There wa not q word
OF truth In them. He also mentioned the
attempts that had been made to corrupt
Maroney and the witnesses; without, OF
course, supporting In any way Maroney's
rash course. He nevertheless seemed Of
the opinion that he had received extreme
provocation.
Murphy was found In the Receiving
Hospital. lying on his back, with o ban
daged neck. evidently suffering much, but
in the full possession Of his faculties. The
belief IL nov expressed that the wound
may not prove fatal. as nons Of the princi-
pal blood vessels have been severed. The
affair creates great excitement, and SOM
ment varies according to the famil-
iarity OF the speakers with the cir
cumstances Of the case and the individual
feelings.
dispatch from Mineral Park, Arizona,
at Hsokburg, thirty miles from this town.
says that 6 desperate character named j.
0. Weldon on Feb. 81 shot and killed,
without provocation. q peaceAble citizen
by the name OF John Bullock. Citizens
rushed to the scene aud opened fire on
Weldon. which he returned. slightly wound.
Ing Indian Agent Chas. Spencer. Weldon
was shot through the breast, and after his
pistol was emptied he surrendered. He
was held in custody till the night OF Feb. 81,
when a party Of 10 men took him out and
hung him to the beam OF the blacksmith
shop. Weldon declared publicly a short
ago that he was glad Guiteau killed
Garfield.
WISNEMucoA New, Feb. rs. - Last
l.. j. Rosenberg, q sporting char