Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-18
GEORGE mcCULLoUGH SHOT.
A Dispute Over ~ Mine Results
Probably Fatally.

Considerable excitement was caused
here yesterday evening about 6 o'clock by
the arrival in town Of J.. J. Daley from
Spring Valley, who gave himself up to the
The reason Of his giving himself up was q
shooting scrape out at the Reeves Il Berry
mine, some IL miles from Eureka. We
give below the particulars Of the affair as
we get them from J. j. Kermeen. Thu
Reeves d Berry mine. over which the
trouble occurred. is owned, SO our informa-
ton is. by three persons, to wit: Mrs.
Williams As, W. X. Neele e and George
Mccullough u. Mr.. Kermeen tells US
that he held Neele's 1 under lease and
that he sub-let this interest to ]. j. Daley
and Hank Storey. Mccullough was in
possession OF the property in his own in
terest and, we believe, as agent for Mrs.
Williams. He was working the mine,
which is considered a fine property, and
has recently been taking out some very
rich ore. Yesterday morning Mr.. ker-
msen, with the sub-lessees, Daley aud
Storey, went out in a wagon to tbs mine,
accompanied by j. W. Walker. who was TO
go TO work on the sub-lease with the other
two. They took their tools along, pre-
pared evidently to go into the mine for
business. The party arrived on the ground
about II o'clock yesterday morning, and
they were moving towards the mine, the
miners carrying their tools on their shout
ders. They were confronted by McCul-
Tough, who warned them not to advance.
They continued on. however, and McCul-
Tough said 20 man OF them should go to
The min alive, or words to that effect.
Hank Storey was in front OF his party, and
As he came within reach, Mccullough put
his hand on his shoulder and drew a pistol
from bis o~yeralls pocket. just as he drew
his pistol, Daley, who stood near by IN the
rear OF Storey, drew his pistol and fired
three shots into Mccullough. McCul-
lough's pistol fell from his hand and he
dropped. AS he lay on the ground he tried
TO seize his pistol, but he had not strength
enough left to grasp 1t. When Daley hred
be was not more than six feet from Nc
Cullough, and, in all probability, his shots
were fatal, though Mr.. kermeen says he
came away before this could be certainly
known. Hank Storey and two Reeves u
Berry miners took Mccullough and car
ried him int his cabin to IN his
"Nuouss hI. hcEinocu saw ohiJ main
OF one wound-blood oozing out through
MuCullough's pants at the thigh. He and
Daley then got into their team and came
back TO town, Daley giving himself up to
the Sheriff, a. stated in the outset.
DR.. j. r. N. owen was called upon to
go out to attend Mr.. Mccullough, and left
town for the mine at Z o'clock in a buggy.
accompanied by Officer Ticket. About 8
o'clock Sheriff Sweeney and A. Jackson
started out for the scene of the tragedy in
light buggy. At o'clock this morning
no one Of either party had returned. The
cause OF the delay is left to conjecture.
The distance is not so great, but the road
Is pretty badly. cnt up, and the parties
going out had TO travel mostly in the dark.
The superstition prevailing is that McOnl-
Tough was killed outright or MORALLY
wounded. Still, If SO, the parties, 1t seems,
would have got back by this time, unless
they lost their way.
L~ATER-Parties who came in from the
scene OF the shooting at 2 o'clock this
morning state that Mccullough was still
awe when they left. and it was thought
possible that he might survive.