Year: 1871

A Man Hung ON the Tresils work Of a Rail.


road.


(From the Cold Hill (Nevada) News, July 14.l


About eleven O'Clock last night George Il. Kirk was
taken by the Vigilance Committee to a point on the
Ueiger grade, opposite the Sierra Nevada Mill. and
summarily hung. Directly after the hanging OF Ar.
thur Perkins, q few months ago by the Vigilance
Committee, Kirk, tog ether with several otncr bad
characters, were notified to leave. All OF them did
so. Kirk going to Eureka. He got urea OF that part
OF the country and took the chances Of coming back
after being absent few weeks lie only stayed day
or TWO before he received another peremptory notice
TO leave, and went to Carson.


He remained there TIL yesterday afternoon. when
he came back to Virginia, although he was fully
advised that was at the risk Of his life; but he
pressed his intention of going to Ophir canon, in
leave on the stage this evening, taking trunk and
some things that ne had left at Virginia, ana also
said he had Just money enough to take him out
there Last night he took bold cruise about town,
although frends advised hm TO keep quietly out OF
sgnt Till he should leave the city; but under the in.
he was ut SCOTS dance house on street for short
time and other places. He llnaly went to the house
opposite the City Hall. He had been there but q
short time and was sitting IN the front room drink
ing wniskey with the woman, when suddenly there
came a knock at the door, which was locked. Mary
asked WnO's there ~ "A friend, was the reply. She
McCrcady OF the police. The officer stepped for
ward ana said, George want you; come along "
Kirk arose. and was talking with the Oincer VINO al
lust stepped outside OF the door, when several men
sprang upon him from The darkness. They thrust
the oicer rudeiy aside, and IN an instant had Kirk
inside OF carriage which was standing In the
street, apparently for the purpose, and drove or IN
the direction Of Cedar Hill. The stranger had also
disappeared This stranger was evidently one 0
the vigiants The place selected for the execution
was the old car track OF the Sierra Nevada NINE
leading from large surface gravel pit or work
1ngs Just above the Geiger grade, and directly op
poste the mill. This track comes out on trestle
work. TO the neiGh OF twenty feet more above the
steep hillside, and the particular point OF SUSPENSION
was about fifty or sixty feet from the road. Judging
from fOOt-tracks and other infOrmation there must
have been nearly or quite two hundred OF the com
mittce; but so quietly speedily and systematically
was the affair conducted that no intimati0n wa'
given OF their movements, and no one about towr
seemed to know much or anything about IL Till 1
was all over.


The rope was tied around the north strncer Of tht
track, and. judging by Kinks neck being broken ant
deeply cut into by the rope, he mus nave stood
upon the track and jumped or was dropped on
Some little blood had also OOZed from MS mouth
Death was doubtless immediate.


sheriff Atkinson found the body Of Kirk suspended
where we have described. His 1eet and knees wer'
bound, his hands tled behind him. q handkerchie
bandaged around his eyes, and upon the front OF hi
shirt was pinned piece OF white paper with th
following inscription written tncreon:-"Ge0rx
Kirk committed 0Ol-returninQ town.