The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-01-03
TRIED TO DO MURDER.
Railroad Laborer SIashed FeiIow.W Workman
With a Pocket Knife at Cosgravc.

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tor at once was the message received
at this place last night from Cosgrave,
AID at 8 o'clock a special light extra
In charge of Conductor Holland was
speeding west at a fifty miles an hour
gait for the scene Of what was sup
posed to be a general riot among the
railroad company's laborers at the sta
ton from which the message had been
received. On board the train were
Sheriff McDeid, Deputies Rose and
Murray and Dr.. T. G. Hanson.
Not knowing what sort of a melee
they were likely to run into. the Sher-
If n deputies went fully armed for
any emergency, and an onlooker at
the depot would have supposed that
a Sheriff's posse was going in pursuit
of train robbers.
But the Sheriff returned from the
chase with one prisoner, apparently a
very docile man.
On arriving at Cosgrave the Sheriff's
party found a group of men standing
around the door of the telegraph office
with their attention centered upon one
who was lying upon the ground. He
was quickly designated as the u
Of all the disturbance and his name
given as A. Martin. The Sheriff at
once handcuffed the fellow and placed
him in charge of a deputy. Protrud-
ing from one of Martins pockets was
a bottle of whisky, the agent Of the
CRIME which he had committed.
Inside the telegraph office, lying upon
the floor, was William Fitzgerald, COM
pletely exhausted from loss of blood
from a severe cut on the back of the
| head, ranging downward, and about six
inches long. DR.. Hanson set to work
to dress Fitzgerald's injuries and had
him in shape in an hours time to start
for Winnemucca.
The trouble which resulted in the cut
ting of Fitzgerald by Martin began on
Wednesday evening, when Martin got
into an alteration with a fellow la
borer and came out victorious. Mar
tin has been with the extra gang work
ing at Cosgrave for a year and a half,
during which time the men say he has
been the bully of the camp. His con-
duct of late has been so Objectionable
to the laborers hat last night after
supper Foreman Kraus called Martin
out OF his a and informed him that
he was discharged and should leave
camp la the morning. Martin at once
jumped at the conclusion that the men
had caused his discharge. and, being
partially intoxicated at the time, swore
vengeance upon some one. Who his
victim was TO b. l.e cared nothing, but
satisfaction he would have before TAX
ing his departure. With this purpose
in view he entered one of the sleeping
cars, in which there were at the time
about fifty men. Starting down the
aisle, rolling out oaths and brandishing
IN open knife in his right hand, he
made an attack upon the first man who
came IL his way, Fitzgerald happening
to be the unfortunate. Martins victim
was at the time in a reclining posture
reading "A book. Hearing the loud talk
of Martin he raised up on his elbow
to see the cause OF the disturbance and
attracted Martins attention. The muir
derous wretch struck at Fitzgerald with
the knife, and the latter a barely
head, receiving a deep cut on the little
finger of the right hand. Fitzgerald,
who is a blacksmith by trade and one
with considerable muscular develop
ment. though short in stature, grappled
with his assailant. but Martin had him
at a disadvantage. Before the men
were separated Fitzgerald had been
frightfully cut in the back of the head.
Martin, fiourishin~ his knife, man
aged 10 get out of the car and took to
flight. hiding in the sagebrush. He was
followed by a determined set. of men
and catured. Martin offered resistance,
but was told to surrender as two Off
GERS of the law were present and that
if he refused he would be shot down.
The ruse had the desired effect and he
threw down his knife and gave himself
up. He was thereafter safely guarded