Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-10-08
COLD FLOODED MURDER.
THOMAS ZEIMEITZ STABBED BY
ANTONIO PATAGNA.
The Murderer Arrested Immediately
After Committing the Deed.

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most thrown into a panic by the
preparation of as cold blooded a
murder as was ever committed in
this State, or any other, when A.
Patagna stabbed to death Thomas
Zeimeitz on the Main street of Day
ton, just few feet below the TIMES
office. Mr.. Zeimeitz had arrived in
town on the afternoon stage from
Virginia City, which got here about
20 minutes past 3 o'clock. He was
accompanied by Thomas Hully, the
Como mill man, and the two ex-
pected to continue on their way to
Como in a short time Mr.. Zeimeitz
came up to the TIMES office, the ed
itor of which paper is the Registry
Agent of Dayton precinct, to see if
his name was entered upon the reg
istry list. In the office, at the time
Zeimeitz came in, was the editor,
Mrs. Fairbanks and her sister, Miss
Clara Guild. Zeimeitz passed the
time of day with all and stated that
he had not long to stay as he want
ed to get to Como before dark.
While he was in the office A. Patag-
ma walked up the street past the
office, and in a minute or two pass
ed back again, going by the office
door Just as Mrs. Fairbanks and
her sister went out to 90 across the
street to the Fairbanks residence.
ZeimeitZ shook hands with the ed
tor and left the office not two min
utes after the ladies left. He start
ed down the street, and at a point
about % feet below the office met
Patagna, who had turned around
and was coming up the street again.
The two men met and Patagna put
out his right hand short distance
and said chow do you do, Tom"
Zeimeitz extended his right hand to
grasp that of Patagna, when the
latter, quick as lightning, drew a
knife, and crouching slightly,
plunged it INTO Zeimeitz stomach.
Both Mrs. Fairbanks and her sis
ter, who were standing in the yard
across the street, saw the deed dis
tinctly, and both screamed at the
top of their voice. This startled the
people on the street and Mr.. Fair
banks, who was busy in his office.
He ran out and Patagna and lei
meitz were then scuffling along up
the street. Directly in front of the
office door Zeimeitz fell fiat upon
his back and Patagna stopped over
him and was in the act of stabbing
him again when Fairbanks pulled
him away. Patagna raised the
knife against Fairbanks, who jump
ed inside the office door and shut
it. Patagna then walked swiftly
down the street, was met by Thomas
Wayne, Deputy Sheriff, and placed
under arrest. He would not give
up his knife until Mayne forcibly
took it from him. During this time
Fairbanks was trying to get lei
meitz into his office. When asked
if he was hurt he answered, 81 am
killed" He took hold of a tree at
the corner of the porch of the office
and sank to the ground. By this
time many people had gathered. DR..
Pickard was telegraphed for and
Zeimeitz was made as comfortable
as possible. A wound was found
just below his navel and a cash was
found on his left hand. Zeimeitz
died at % minutes past A o'clock,
before the doctor arrived. His body
was removed to the Odd Fellows
Hall, and Coroner's Jury immedi-
ately summoned. After hearing
the testimony of three witnesses and
of the doctor. who made a post