The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
JOHNNY DAILY OF SETADA.
He Figured In the Co0stsek Boon, Mined.
Ganbied. and Killed men.

Ganbied. and Killed Men
He was one of the two men that ever called
Sam Brown down." said a man who mined In
Nevada in the days OF the ConIstock boom He
was telling of some Of the bad men OF that
epoch, and had come to the doinss of Johnny
Daily. The other was Senator Stewart-only
he wasn't Senator then; Just a red-headed. raw.
boned. pushing lawyer, with his fortune to
make. Sam wasn't a good man for anybody to
tackle; he was the worst one among the bad
men; bat Stewart -crussexamined him once in a
referee trial-the lawyers hand clurchins the
butt of a revolver in his hip pocket as he badSered
the desperado-tn a way that made Sam wilt
and stammer; and he sought tewart's friend
ship from that day.
Johnny Daily dealt with Sam Brown In a
different way. Sam made his headquarters at
Bodie, and in that district he carried all before
him. He killed men Left and right, laid hands
on anything that pleased him, and. in general.
kept up q reign Of terror there as long as he
lasted He took 4 notion to come over to yir-
ginia City and try his hand there. He came
into town on the stage in the Afternoon and
evening found him in a saloon running up
against q faro game. The word got round that
Sam Brown was in town. and soon the saloon
WAS crowded with men who wanted to see the
man-killer. Presently Johnny DAILY came in,
bought some chips. and began playing at the same
table with Sam was there and remember tho
lay men looked at one another and nudsed ell
tJFs on the quiet, for there was trouble in the
air as these two men stood pushing up their
~chips-Brown big, bury. savage looking. with
his long hair fastened up under his hat, and the
marks Of travel on his long-tailed. black frock
coat; DAILY. dressed as neatly as II he had Just
stepped out of a tailor's shop. his linen dainty,
and his boots polished; his black mustache hid
the expression OF his mouth, but. 50 far As I could
tell. standing close by. he kept his eyes on the
game. Sam Brown did not know DAILY, though
Daily knew Sam.
brown played out Of luck. and at last lost all
his chips. He looked round the table, saw that
with his hand. raked them toward himself. He
acfoss the face With the Dat Of his hand. and
I sfGHn; h iata he sh ssFa ns11fs d D. DAY. fsq Disso aim fss
men behind Brown Jumped swsy thinking
sbSas Bai T0g stdod Se sEessr but srou mar ana. a fO sisho @sR
Eight started he had not only DAILY, but his gang.
down. and only laughed while DAILY called him
every vile name he could think to say.
DAILY at last. get out Of this saloon, and get out
OF this town on the next stage. find you
here sIIn nEs,, i. Ia FL Br ySg on sIs Don. t believe I
care to stay any longer anyway. Don't think
the climate agrees with me-, :.
u LClL INC oL4 I'LL W aAc LIZ
anywhere again in town that night, so far as
was heard OF. He went back to Bodie in the
early morning stage. He was the most dreaded
man in Nevada, bat he knew when he had
struck the wrong crowd
Johnny DAILY was by turns. and sometimes all
at the same time. a mining. man. gambler. and
professional desperate at the service OF the man
Or eoruo- alton who would pay him best. The
DAILY mine in Nevada WAS named for him HIS
mining partner, an honorable; respectable man,
has always spoken highly of Days dealings in
association with him Like many another OF his
class DAILY had a vein OF grim humor. A bump
tious young fellow once came from Esmer-
aida TO Virginia City with some money
the town. The combined efforts OF numerous
drinks OF whiskey and the charms OF a Mexican
CIR! whom he met az q saloon proved too much
for his discretion, and to show OF before the
a chief. Johnny DAILY heard OF this performance
and came into the saloon with his gang. They
gathered about the young fellow. praised his
courage. and, At last. AT a gwen signal. started
great cracking OF pistols and smashing OF glass
and plaster. and, until the smoke got too thick
TO see through. every shot Was hred as close 20
the young fellow : ear as a pistol could be placed
without burning him With PowdsT; When The
humbly and stood treat for the crowd.
"'I count for somebody in Esmsralta,' he said
when asked By DAILY II he skill felt like a chief,
but I've found out that in Virginia City / don't
stand deuce high
DAILY was concerned in several deadly f2hts
during his brief career In Nevada The one that
cost him his life was his murder Of a Sheriff. 4
boy in the employ OF DAILY was concerned in
Sheriff while resisting arrest. Seeing the sheriff
on the street some time after. DAILY attacked and
killed him with a knife. For this crime he wAs
tried BY process Of law and was hanged