Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1905-10-07
SUNDAYS KILLING
Night Watchman Mulholland
Shot to Death


night watchman, was shot To- death in .
Arthur Fryes saloon. on First street, I
about six o'clock last sunday morning +
The man who did the killing was one
Nm. McCarty. habitue Of the saloon /
alisirict
i From tho testimony adducc'l ut the
preliminary examination, it appears
that McCarty and Nulhuliand had had
vicious quarrel between them. ~ Il
result OF this quarrel, according to the
testimony of Il. T. Lockett,s 4 bartender
in Frye's saloon. Mulholland struck
McCarty and later pulled his gun and
/ placed him under arrest. marching him
away Ia the kpckup. \ little later Mul-
holland returned To the saloon and
stated to Lockctt that he had let McCar-
thy 90, a. the jail was cold and damp
and he would not put amy man in such
a place for the night.
1t seems that after being liberated
/ McCnrtv Sent to one Jack Quintcfl
and procured Il gun. Returning to the
saloon about six O'clock he walked up
to the bar and ordered drink. About
that time Mulholland Eamc in through
the back door. walked up to the other
end of he bar and 1sGpod there. sud
denly McCarty was heard to say,
rlIavc you got your gun, or something
to that effect. and before the words were
iairlvC out of his mouth, three shots
o we're exploded in rapid succession. The
only other persons present were bar
tenders K. T. beckett and 6. ;. Collius
who were making up the cash for It
change Of shift, and did not r,alize what
+ was happening until il was all over.
, -, far a. the deed itself il concerned,
it-,cclus to have been preuedtatcd and
committed in deliberate and cold
lroodcd1nanncr Regarding what may
? have happened prior to thut time there
il little positive1videncc,C
one of the shots entered Mulh"lland' :
body Il little in front of his right eide,
+, and the othcptwo penetrated his back,
Tile Wounded man was conveyed t. 4
tent frontin. on Second street, in the
, rear Of the Pioneer sakon, and prs
Martin and Rcnshaw summoned. DIR
Martin arrived first and made an exam
ination SDt proceeded - dress the
! wounds, bglt 5c found hi, patient in 4
diving condition Nuholand expired AT
eight o'clock, about two hours after the
, shooting
aAh inquest was held Suhday forenoon
and verdict rcndcrsi in ac4ordanc,
with the facts.
The preliminary examination was held
in Justice Ralph'S court Monday. The
only witnesses were Dr4s. Martin amt
Renshaw. called as experts At the in
quest. and COLLINS and Lockett, VIII,
were present ut the shooting. Aftc'
taking the avidence McCarty was COM
mitted without bail
Deputy Sheriff Murphy TN Monday
took the prisoner to pioche, where his
fate will soon he decided by the Grand
Jury and the District Court, a. the
Court is now i'm session and the Grand
Jury will convene next week o.
Through the generosity Of 10. Mcln-
tosh, OF the Arizona Club, the decreased
was given a decent burial as no reply
was received irons telegram sent to
his mother before it became necessary
to inter the remains Mr.. Mcintosh
Was assisted in making the arrange
ments by Arthur Frye and 6. T. burke.
These three prpprietors closed their
plares of business during the funeral
cerCinOnN.