Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-13
VERSION.
The Murder OF O'Neil More Cow.
ardIy Than We Had Supposed.

The Murder OF O'Neil More Cow.
ardIy Than We Had Supposed.
The Ward Reflex just before going to
press hastily gathered the following &C.
count Of the outrage at Osceola, Of which
we gave the particulars as we got them
Sunday morning. 1t is not likely that the
particulars Of the affair are accurately
known yet. Says the Reflex Of Saturday:
The news was brought in from Osceola
yesterday by John Thorne, the stage
driver, also by postal card from Dave
Felsenthsl, that Q number Of masked men
came into the town on the night Of the
It'll, killed R. @. O'Neil, badly wounded
VIM. O'Neil and slightly wounded Richard
O'Neil, all OF whom were under arrest at
the time for the attempted assassination OF
R. L. Bassett in Spring Valley on the 18th
Of May last. The two men who were
guarding them were overpowered. Il. ..
O'Neil was shot in the left side, just below
the heart. the muzzle OF the gun being 20
close a. to set his clothes on fire, and when
found the front part Of his body was badly
burned. VIM. O'Neil, who ID about 10
wears OF age, was shot In the left leg and
near the small Of the back. His wounds
are considered dangerous. Richard O'Neil,
who h about II years Of age, escaped with
a sliQht wound in the back OF the head.
Wm, O'Neil says that In the scufle he
knocked the mask of OF one OF the men
and recognized him.
We understand that the O'Neils were
arrested on . warrant swornyout by II. u.
Bassett some two weeks ago, but they were
not arrested and brought before Justice
Farnham until the eth Of the present
month.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE RAaEDy.
From the White Pine News, published
Saturday, we get the following, an extract
from an article. which otherwise generally
corresponds with the account Of the trag-
edy given by the Ward Reflex:
The prisoners at the time they were
shot down were in charge OF the officers OF
the law, aud our informant states. one OF
the O'Neil boys says they (the ~officers)
led the mob and took part in the shooting
also. Constable Matson had left the pris-
oners in charge OF Deputy Sheriff Al.
Nnckols. and had gone after The balance OF
the O'Neil family to have their evidence at
tho examination. During the afternoon
previous to the tragedy Mr.. Cleveland hap
pened in town, and Nuckols accompanied
him to Gregory's, turning his prisoners
over to two deputies, whose names We
could not learn. The messenger stated to
us that the citizens Of Oscoola were horri-
fed next morning at finding the body Of
O'Neil out in the street with his clothes on
fire.
After being wounded the younger Of the
boys escaped from the mob. took to the
sagebrush and ran.about two miles. LAGER
ating his bare feet in q fearful manner
The general feeling here in regard to
tho affair is, that the O'Neils have for
years been q terror to their %neighbors. and
that the people Of Spring Valley were JUS
| titled in Kidding the community OF them.
| though the manner OF doing so is deemed
| harsh and unlawful. Further intelligence
may change public sentiment materially
| regarding the tragic affair.
DR.. Tufford left here at II O'Clock last
! night for the scene OF the tragedy to at
| tend the wounded boys.