The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
MURDER IN
GOLD CIRCLE
DISTRICT
Foul Crime Costs the Life
of Colorado Mining
Man----Suspect Under
Arrest


cial 10 the Star from Golconda says:
Tom Bean, Colorado miner, was
brutally murdered Wednesday night
at Gold Circle, the new gold camp AZ
miles northwest of here, in Elko
county. George Dove has been ar
rested on suspicion of having COM
mitted the crime and the evidence,
though mainly circumstantial, Is
strong against him. Dove was brought
to Golconda last night by the Gold
Circle deputy sheriff and was turned
over to the custody of Constable
johnson and placed in jail here. The
jail is being closely guarded to pre-
vent Doves escape and to assure the
safety of the prisoner, who will be
turned over to the Elko county au-
thorities.
The victim of the atrocious crime,
was struck down while on his way
to his tent in the outskirts of the
camp. The rear part of his skull
was caved in. heavy club evidently
being the death dealing instrument
used by the assassin. Beans body
was found early yesterday morning.
lying face downward in the snow and
about 40 yards distant from the sa-
loon in which the murdered man was
last seen alive the night before. His
face was frozen in the ground and
hot water had to be used before the
body could be removed from its icy
resting place. Beams pockets had
been rifled and 500 in gold which
he had the night before was missing.
Persons who arrived this morning
from Gold Circle state that the evil
dence against Dove is almost conclu-
sive that he committed the murder.
According to their story Bean and
Dove were in one of the saloons the
night before and the former dis
played several $40 gold pieces and
"a check for 500. Dove endeavored
to get Bean to endorse the check and
get it cashed, but the latter refused
and they got into a quarrel over the
matter Dove striking Bean. After
this clash the men made up their
quarrel and then Bean asked Dove to
take him home, which request the
latter eagerly agreed to and they
went out together. This was about
10 O'Clock Wednesday night and was
the last time Bean was seen alive.
Suspicion naturally fell upon Dove
as the murderer when Beans body
was found yesterday morning and the
story of what had happened in the
saloon the night before became
known Threats OF lynching Dove
we're freely INDUCED in and to pre-
vent this the Gold Circle deputy
sheriff took the suspected murderer
into custody and hurried him away to
Golconda. No money was found on
the prisoner when he was searched.
Dove asserts that he is innocent of
the crime, but it is believed that the
officers will have no difficulty in Sc
curing the evidence necessary to con-
Wet him of the murder. II is stated
that there is man in Gold Circle,
whose name cannot be learned, who
claims he knows where the money is
that was taken from Beans pockets,
and it is likely that this man can
give important evidence in regard to
the crime. though he asserts that he
had no connection with 1t.
Bean was interested with a man
named Allen in claims at Gold Circle
and had only been in Gold Circle
about two weeks. He came from Col
orado and left his trunk in Golconda
when he went ont to the camp. This
trunk was opened today in order to
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