The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-23
OAKLAND Man IS
MURDERED
Body Found in the TruCkee
River and Watch and
Money Gone


its neck and with skull crushed was
found floating in the waters Of the
Truckee between Camp and Camp Of
the San Francisco Construction company
yesterday by Carl Brown and T. Hart.
two lalorers on the government canal,
says the Reno Journal. The body is sup
posed to be that of N. Ahern. a concrete
worked at Camp S. and as the pockets
s'e,e rified and his watch was gone. all
Indications point towards a brutal mur-
Ger.
The laborers were working when they
noticed the body floating on the muddy
vi,ters Of the river. They Immediately
rushed to the bank and with long stick
made their way to the camp where they
notified Superintendent Price, who visited
tn, scene Of the greusome discovery af-
ter which he notified Coroner Updike.
The coroner was sick when notified and
co'ild not go, but will visit Camp today
ard hold an inquest.
Several laborers at Camp recognized
the bcdy as that of NJ Ahern and all of
them were positive that he had been
murdered and robbed. He was last seen
alive Tuesday afternoon, when at Camp 8
he had a conversation with Superintend-
ent Price and told him that he could not
agree with the government inspector at
Camp and that he thought he would
to work for few days until another con-
crefc mixexr could take his place when
he would be given another position
Ahern seemed pleased with the arrange
ineilts and when the superintendent left
him he was in the best of humor. He was
never seen again alive.
The officials att the cffice Of the con-
strnotion company say that the deceased
ashe1 two checks amounting to little
r,are- than 800 last Monday morning and
tha. two respectable laboring men cashed
checks at the same time and saw him re-
cciv.a his money They walked out CT the
office with him and were with him the
remainder of the day. When seen by Su-
Ascrn was perfectly sober.
The deceased was an Irishr,an and
was about 40 years of age His home IL
in Oakland. where he is supposed to
nave relatives The murder was enc or
the most brutal ever committed in this
,ccality and will be thoroughly investi-
gated by the proper officials. 1t is not
the first time that men have mysteriousiy
disappeared along the line Of the railroad
between this city and Wadsworth and
the ot GERS have decided to use every
means IT, locate the murderers.
Only 1. few months ago a man was seen
floating down the river by number of
employees OF the San Francisco company
and every effort was made to bring II
asloro but the water was so high that
il was swept past them and was never
heard ot afterwards. The laborers who
saw Il say that the head seemed to be
mashed and that without doubt the man
had. from all appearances, been murdered
and thrown into the river.
.shern had the whole back Of his skull
crushed in showing that the murderer had
struck the deadly blow from behind. prob
ably lein2 afraid to face his victim.
After killing Ahearn. the murderer or
mardcre,s rined IN pockets and threw
hiia into the river, thinking that he
would never be seen again. but that he
would be swallowed ~ In the dread wa
ters, witch have covered up so many
ny sterious deaths.
CLOTHES MADE TO ORDER
Our new book. fall 1904 and 1905. Henry