Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-16
OVER AT HAMILTON,
Great Interest in the O'Neal As
sassination Trial.

Sevemty.lve Witnesses In Attend
anee-38 Of Them for the state
The Widow Very Bitter Against
the Assassins, and n Boys Cry
ing for Vengeance.
HAMILTON, Aug. 15.-Your representa-
| tive arrived here at 8 o'clock this morn.
ing, after being eight hours on the road
The night was clear and lovely. The moon
was with US, John Ford Of Eberhardt and
myself, until the hour Of our arrival here.
The air was cool, and If sleepiness had not
overtaken us on the long, dusty road, the
ride would have been delightful. On our
arrival here it was impossible to get q
room at any one Of the lodging houses.
They had closed and put out their sign
lights. Through the kindness Of Dick
Willis your quid nunc got q half Of Capt.
Strickland's bed, the other half being
already occupied by Counselor r. "a.
Beatty, who snoringly babe us welcome.
Capt. Strickland is the most devoted man
to the Stars and Stripes in this town. l
have never heard Of a man so patriotic.
When l got out this morning q friend OF
the house came in and showed me some
thing under my pillow. Sure as you live
the emblem Of our country folded up.
The Captain sleeps always with the symbol
OF liberty under his patriotic sconce. Dick
Willis wondered if Beatty and l had slept
well with it in the bed. Bob says he did
not feel it and ! Am sure I did not. Any
man who is disturbed by the American
flag under his pillow (even if he is an
execrsble Democrat) had better get up
INT go to some other country. 30 much
for sentiment.
All last night and up to the. time Of
writing-10 o'clock A. M.-men have been
coming from Spring Valley and neighbour
hood to be present at the preliminary ex-
animation Of the alleged murder, the
lynching and assassination OF r. @.
O'Neil. There are already rs witnesses in
attendance, SO of whom are summoned for
the State. The town is full of people, and
to one not knowing the cause of the influx
it might seem that the flush days Of Ham
ilton had returned. The interest in the
trial is very great, and besides those i'm.
mediately concerned many others are here
to attend it. The O'Neil family are all
here. Mrs. O'Neil is very bitter, and why
should she not be? Has she not lost her
husband, and the father Of her children,
cruelty, miserably assassinated The two
grown boys, Richard and William, wounded
and beaten by the mob, are here, deter
mined thst all they can do shall be done
for vengeance upon the murderers Of their
father, whom they, also, barely escaped
with life.
Gen. j. r. Kittrell and r. M. Beatty are
present as counsel to assist Major Treece,
District Attorney. in the prosecution, and
Baker 4 Wines are here for the defense.
The examination will be had before Justice
OF the Peace Bush. There is no telegraph
operator here now, so I have just been in
formed, 30 that l shall have to send you
news Of the trial as opportunity occurs.
Jake Cohn, returning from Taylor,
kindly offers to bring this.
Big Sim is in Hamilton on cru!ches.
Coming out of Ward, down a steep hill,
the harness gave way and he with others
had to jump out to save their necks. In
doing so he sprained his ankle.