Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-03-01
JOHN w. MACKAY
The Millionaire waylaid and
Shot at San Francisco.
The Assassin Supplements the Deed BY
Shooting Himself.
w. G. Rirp"y. m Vn-uec~.-iul Speculate,
Does the shootinE-Rii,pey "a Former
ttocinnstisn-Nr Macsay'. Mound
Not SERIOUS Hut Rippcy WIN Di,.


SAN FRANcisco. Feb. aS. John w.
Mackay, the famous bonanza mining
man and financicr. was shot In tn,
back. shortly afternoon Friday, by =
man giving the name OF w c. Rippcy.
and narrowly escaped death Rippcy.
after firing one shot ut Mackay, sho'
himself through the left breast. and
will die
80 far, Maclsay's wound il not serious,
and there is no danger OF n fatal ter
mination. The shooting occurred I'm the
paved court back OF the Lick house.
which runs from Suttor 20 Post streets,
between Montgomery and Koarncy. A
white-hairod man was noticed walking
around Suttcr street, acting very merry.
onsly. during the early portion OF the
morning. throwing his hand back 10.
ward his hip pocket
IL IN the custom OF John w MaclSav
20 come out about noontimc every dan
10 the Jcweiry store at the corner oi
suttcr street and Lick alley to compare
the time OF day. aud he il always very
prompt As Mackay reached the end
81 the alley nearest Suttcr street. aud
a few feet away from where the old
man was standing. the latter pulled out
ms revolver, and fred one shot The
bullet struck Mackny In tho middle OF
the back After firing the shot the
would-bc murderer supplemented hi,
crime 10y turning the pistol ON himself
and firing "a shot into his own body.
The sclf-inhictcd wound was serious.
but rs long as he could walk he fol
lowed Mackcy mp. trying 10 fire again.
but he was so weak he could not pull
tho trigger. lie then throw up his
hands. eNclaiming; My God, am sat.
ishcd."
MaclSny put his hand behind his back.
and some one raised his coat Al IA,
drew his hand ont IL was covered with
blood, and he exclaimed 20 one % hi.
friend that the shot had taken effect In
the middle Of his back. MaclSay was
placed In n buggy and taken 10 the
Palace hotel. where medical attendance
was rendered him. Maclay's assailnn,
was taken 10 the city receiving hospital.
The old man who did the shooting
was taken 20 tho receiving hospital In a
patrol-wagon. The man was conscious.
but could not nrticulatc. The patient
was placed on the operating table.
when blood was seen 20 ooze through
his clothing, about the upper portion
OF his body. Further elimination re-
vcalcd that the bullet had entered
his left breast passed through the
trunk and come out Just below tho
left shoulderbladc. The bullet wnA
found just under the skin. The patient
was apparently about seventy years Of
age, with white hair and close-cut white
beard. In his pantaloons left-hand
pocket was found "a 4s-caliber revolver
OF the bulldog pattern, and all the
cartridges intact Also In his pocket
was purse containing twenty cents.
also an envelope containing paper. on
which was written; ID. T.. /. Linton.
La Place Iotcl--End not yet" A letter
addressed 90 the Examiner read "a fol-
lows; Food for reflection Paid $50.
900 for sapphire 90 place on the faded
person OF his wife. a sufficient amount
10 have saved five hundred OF his pau
pers from a suicidal grave. just think
OF H. Inscribe IL on his tomb"
VIM. C. Rippey was born In Cincin-
natl, and leaves wife and family
there At one time ne WAS worth over
500. 600, and made about ESQ. 900 ON
Comstocl. lie came 10 San Francisco
and began gambling In stocks His
money soon began 20 go. and then he
opened a cash grocery store on Fourth
street That venture failed, and about
four years ago he was running n bar
and dining-room on the steamer Mary
Garrett, which plies between San Fran.
cisco and stockton. At one time he
lived in Denver, and owned quite a 10,
Of property. but IL also went In his
stock speculations