The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-07-16
A Fatal aasrIei sG Minsr. In
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ASan Bern trsin , dispatch OF June S
'ny.: A hnribi- , r.,;r oseorr-d here
this morning ab mt 8 o'clock a,
Stark Hotel. whi,h I. snl,sd ia tic
immediate death of John Augustus
Peterson. the probable death Of J I'm
Iayitr u the narrow escape Of death
OF H.rinan. Taylor. Peterson, Hat
man ana whnftid, who all seem to u-
more or So conc. med in the affair. mr..
oSu'rs of the rich Burning Ilo-cow
mine in Calico District. Considerable
qiHrrrling has been the result OF their
I'ini partnerships. Some Of the partners
have heretof 70 coue TO blows aud
threatened more dire Vengeance. but,
until last evening it ~ns not known that
nuy differences existed between Taylor
aud Peterson,
Taylor has be, II afflicted With brou-
cbit's 'r consumption for a l. t:m-,
aud has frequent remarked thai
he did not expect to Law, long. He is "a
victim OF :he habit Of drink. aad when
IN this condition ia extremely qnarr-l-
zone. Peterson is 7 ported to have
been a very psaS."ble Iuan. aud ctr.ied
no aocar'"s nt the time h WIS killed.
Lest night r.ylor qua r,lvd With Peter
son in Bripkmey-r'S saloon, ali n
serious atlrny would h 1--we ?, shifted then
had it not been Tor the Interference OF
other part: q. This morning TAYLOR.
who L. stopping at the Southern Hotel.
r'si very early, or. Az , ported, did not
90 to bed during the waul- night, hav-
ing been drinking heavily. and went
TO the Southern Hotel. where one of
the partners, ]. Is. whitd-ld, WAS stop
ping. He entered whith LIS room
about . O'Clock. VIII L. ia latt,r Was in
bed. and commenced qnGrreling. He
drew n pistol, VII n Whitfield sprang
out Of bed aud put him out Of the rJom.
About s o'elucS hs was at Starku's
Hotel ag4in. AMI asked Pst-is,n TO go
over 10 BrInkmryer's aud take q dunk.
Peterson decl'n,d. having Just eaten
his breakfast. Tbs two men then walked
into the street. between the hotel aud
the gas comp Nny's Cnire. Suddenly
Taylor drew u pistol and fred three
shots Ia rap i succ .ssiSn at Peterson,
the Latter running away aud erdsnvor-
ing TO ey de the bullets, as they c,rae
thick nnd fast. Hartman, who had
been standing on the hotel porch, rau
toward Taylor 10 secure the pistol.
when the latter fred al hun. III bull
let passing through his coat and striking
a pocket book glanced away from his
body, cut of II vest button, AN W, Mt
through the other side Of his co Il. Tay-
Tor then tur ned tn, pistol on Lims-I.,
the ball passing through his left nipple.
lie Tell and coeked the pi,tol ag ,in and
leveled it ut his own breast, out the last
load had been discharged, and it only
mapped. Meanwhile Peterson had
reaehsd toe hotel porch mud fell dead.
Taylor ID still ali. I. aud it is probable
that he will Peterson and
Taylor were both natives Of Sweden,
miners by occupation. and each aLou,
% y-ars Of age. Both were single men.
Formerly they were residents OF Ivan
pah. and were woIl-known in this
county.
Taylor is we'll known throughout
Eastern Nevada. having mined in mos,
oil the camps in this part Of the Slate
during the past ten Years. Hs wa, mt
Mineral Hill in III anil ~, aud in
Eureka "me years later. lie was
always a wild. reckless sor; of a fellow,
bat was not suspected If being at all
dangerous. Some OF our readers VII
remember him a. "E.>maucing Bill"
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John .. NJ Her, sent from Ormsby