Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-07-21

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few II any cases equal ths ono perp,
trated in this town on Last Sunda
morning, about 8 o'clock, IN point {
~recklessness, horror and brutalit,
A young woman, named Annie Ms
Manus, but who was familiarly know
here by the name OF Dolly, who ha
been engaged as a waiter girl in a "a
loon for some two months past, wa
most mhumanly attacked by he!
paramour and dreadfully cut With |
knife, receiving sixty-ire wounds
from the effects Of which shedied or
Monday afternoon. It appears from
her statements and by letters found
among her effects. that the murderer,
name is Bernard j. Cossroye and .ha.
he had followed Dolly from San Fran
cisco with the intention Of numbering
her. Cosgrore arrived In EIko some
ten days ago; since which time he
compelled Dolly to live with him, and
most OF tho time kept her locked up
in her room, carrying the key in his
pocket. On Saturday he received
$40 from his mother in San
Francisco, to enable him to
return home, which WIS accompan.
led with an affectionate letter from
u OF his family. During that day
and night he was engaged in gamb
ling. until he lost his money when he
became morose and ugly, and finally
endeayored to steal money from the
dice board. until some one, becoming
aggravated with him. slapped him
across the face with his open hand;
VIII sn g. NJ. Banks, a policeman, who
happened to be at hand, took him
away and escorted HIM up Fourth
Street, toward his room. When about
halfway home the 1sn (called by the
name OF Barney, than)fed the officer
and said he could end the place with
out difficulty. Banks sauntered round
for a few moments, when he heard
the cry OF murder and piercing shrieks
from the direction OF the room
pied by the parties. He Immediately
went to the house, where he found
the door locked. and was obliged to
break it open. On entering the room
which was in darkness. he Lit a match,
when he saw Cosgroye leaning over
the woman, who was in bed, and
pounding her. as he supposed, with
his fist. Getting the position Of the
man by the momentary light furnish
ed by the match, he grappled with
him and received a stab in the left
arm. While striking at him with a
heavy mahogany cane, he hit the brick
wall OF the room and broke it. Banks
received a second cut in his left side, |
that so panied him that he was CON-
PEELED to seek the open air, when he
moved down town and gave the alarm
policeman Sam CASTOR and con.
stable Baugh, who quickly repaired to
the scene, and found the woman lying
on the outside OF the house. On en-.
tering the house, they found the walls
OF the room and the bed despatched
with blood, and the murderer had es.
capped. BY this t1me several persons
had collected. Physicians we're sent
for to attend the woman, and officer
Banks, whose wounds were bleeding
~profusely, went to his room. The in.
human wretch had taken to the sage-
brush, but his track had been watch
ed. Sheriff Fitch and his deputy,
Johnny Meadowcraft and others were
awakened and started in pursuit, BY
the assistance OF a dog, that took the
track, the man was discovered: AID
tho assault upon him the Dig was
badly cut in the neck and shoulder.
The supposition was that the fend
was armed with a pistol and Eonld
not be taken alive. Sheriff Fitch
moved on him and fred three shots,
one OF which struck the man, making
a fiesh womnd On The left side. Find.
ing tina. his pistoI failed to revolYe he
went 10 hs afies and procured a
Henry rife. FIFE than approached tho
man. covering aIss With his rife as
well as he ecds!G4 ~ sa1 darkness and
h5sp Ia surrender. Tho
WAS fosES3 B1ax 81 the ground,
apparently dad Is k8s hand was
found a dagger c1Tsr.d With long
blnck hair skd Ssoo.L Tie prisoner
could not b. Essae ~ speak while be.
ing taken " psfs1a. but was aulky
and obstinate,
DIR. White was called 10 attend OF.
ficer Banks. sId DIR, Grain and DIR.
Meigs attended the woman.
On the person of the woman was
found four wounds that penetrated
the cavity Of tue thornx, piercing tho
right lung. One of the wounds was
the clavicle and n little to tho
right Of tho sternum, entering The
body between the first and second
ibs; another about four inches below
he frs, mentioned; still another
about two inches from the second and
, little TO tho right Of the 'sternum:
another entered the body from tho
at the inferior angle Of the soap.
ila, about two inches to The rioht NJ