Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-12
A Strong Plea.

strong plea, before the Board OF
Pardons yesterday, for his release.
Cosgrove in 1870, was an iron mould
er working in San Francisco. HIS was
fascinated by young lady acquaint-
ance, named Annie McManue. Re-
port says he wanted to marry her and
that she had consented. In the early
part of that year she disappeared from
San Francisco. information finally
reached Cosgrove that his sweetheart
was In Nevada in a house of prostitu-
ton. He Immediately came to this
State and had no difficulty in find
ing her. He pleaded with her and
begged her to leave the life she was
leading and return to San Francisco,
but she refused, and in a frenzy OF
desperation and despair at her refus-
al, drew knife and killed her. 1t
is said sixty five wounds or cuts were
found on her body.
Many of San Francisco's most prom
inent men interceded in his behalf.
among them being d. o. Mills, Shar-
on, Fulton Iron Works, Union Iron
Works, etc. Cosgrove has two sisters
in California.
This crime occurred III Elko, Elko
county, on June 6, 1870, and he was
sentenced to life, being committed on
Sept. %, 1870. Cosgrove was then
twenty-seven years old. twenty-five
years of confinement has served to
change him to an old with grey
hair.
Those who jnterceded on his part
say he has at various times given the
warden valuable information, that
has prevented serious breaks for lib.
! erty, and that when the big break &C.
Cured several years ago, he found
himself free 10 escape, but when he
found the escaping convicts were
killing men, returned to his cell.
His attorney, j. d. Torreyson, pre-
sented the fact that in serving twenty
five years, he had practically served a
forty years. sentence, considering the
credits he would have received, but
all to no avail.-Carson Tribune.
As parties in Reno, San Francisco
and Carson are making strenuous ef-
fort to secure the pardon of Cosgrove,
the people of the state should know
the character of the man it is propos
ed to turn loose to prey upon society
again. That the people Of the State
may know something of the man and
the horrible crime he committed, we
publish to-day the sentence passed
upon him by Judge Keeney ON the
18th day Of September, 1870. This
will be followed by the circumstances
Of the crime as they appeared in the
INDEPENDENT following the commits
sion of the murder.
Read the following blistering worda
Of Judge Keeney and then say, If you
can, that Bernard j, Cosgroye should
be pardoned:
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
JUDGE Gro. D. KEENEY, Presiding. !
| Sept. 26, 1870. !
| STATE OF NEVADA,
yB.
BERNARD j. CoBaRovE.
This day having been fixed as th,
TINA for passing judgment in this case
the defendant appeared in Cour
with, his counsel and moved upon
: statement for new trial. The Cour
: overruled the motion, and ordered thu
defendant to st and up and receive hi
, sentence, when the Judge addressed
him as follows:
eat the May term Of this Court yo1
were indicted by the grand jury o
, this county for the murder of Anni
, McManus, and to that indictment you
, pleaded not guilty. For that crime
, you have been tried by jury at tn
present term, and verdict of murde