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1870
May, 1870
AD ROGERS was shot and
killed in the hills about six miles east of Pioche, Lincoln County. He
had gone out to examine some mining claims, in company with Moses
Black. The latter reported that Rogers had been accidentally shot with
his own pistol, which had fallen from its scabbard, the hammer
striking a stone and firing it.
June 29, 1870
RICHARD H. DODD was
Killed by Williams Dodds, at Pioche, Lincoln County. Hard feeling
between the parties the cause.
September 4,1870
ANDREW WHITLOCK was
killed by Jas.Maxwell, at Meadow Valley Mill, Lincoln County. The
former was an important witness in a lawsuit over the title to a
ranch, and Maxwell took this way to keep him from testifying, and then
escaped over the line into Utah.
September 20,1870
HARRY GORMAN was killed
by George Hirsch at Pioche, Lincoln County. Grand jury ignored the
bill against Hirsch.
October 30, 1870
R. H. CARSON, alias
'kit," was killed at Pioche by parties unknown. Antonio Cardenos was
indicted for the killing, but was not convicted.
February 15,1871 JOHN CLAPPY, with several
aliases, was killed by Jas. D. Kennedy, in Pioche. Kennedy was
convicted of murder in the second degree, and obtained a new trial. The case was
finally nolle prossed.
February 18, 1871,a Mr McDONALD was killed by
" McCoy", at Highland, Lincoln County. McCoy
then shot and killed himself, supposed to be insane. Was a stranger in the
vicinity.
February 22, 1871 THOS. COLEMAN was killed at
Pioche, Lincoln County. Morgan Courtney and Barney Flood were arrested, but were
discharged from custody, there being no direct evidence against them.
March 12,1871 THOMAS GORSON was killed by
Mike
Casey, at Pioche, Lincoln County. A business settlement was the cause.
May 3,1871 W. R. WARNOCK
was killed at Pioche,
Lincoln County, while passing some fortifications on mines (to discourage claim
jumpers); a number of parties were arrested, but no convictions.
May 30, 1871 MIKE CASEY was killed by
James
Levy, at Pioche, Lincoln County. Acquitted. Mike Casey is
the man who Killed Thomas Gorson on March 12th.
July 7, 1871 SAMUEL C00KLIN was killed by a
sheriffs posse, at Pioche, Lincoln County. He resisted the officers, firing at
them; they had to shoot him.
August 5,1871 GEORGE M. HARRIS was shot and
killed by D.A. Myendorff at Pioche, Lincoln County. Harris
slapped Myendorff across the face; thereupon the latter killed him. Myendorff
acquitted.
November 26,1871 JAMES
BUTLER was killed by Special Officer Shea, at Pioche, Lincoln
County. Insulting and threatening language was the cause. Acquitted.
November 26,1871 JOHN
G. WOOD was killed by Pres. Standifer, at Pioche, Lincoln County. The
citizens held that the killing was justifiable.
1872
July 12,1872 FANNIE
PETERSON was killed by Mike Holland, at Pioche,
Lincoln County. They had been living together, and had separated some time
before. Sentenced to fifteen years in State Prison.
October 2, 1872 CHARLES
HICKEY was killed by Mike Holland, at Pioche,
Lincoln County. A newspaper article reflecting on Hickey, supposed to have been
furnished by Holland, the cause. The Grand jury ignored the bill against
Holland.
November 5, 1872 JOHN
F. STRAIN was fatally shot in an altercation between George
Manning and a man named Dow, at Pioche, Lincoln County.
Cause, an election row. Manning, charged with the shooting, was examined and
discharged.
November 20.) 1872 Wm.
McCarthy
was killed by James Woods, at Pioche, Lincoln County. Quarrel over
a game of cards. Woods was acquitted, as McCarthy struck first.
December 28, 1872 THOMAS
RYAN was killed at Pioche, Lincoln County, in an under- ground
fight between employees of the Raymond and Ely, and Pioche Phoenix Mining
Companies. No one was punished for this deed.
December 29,1872 CHARLES
SWANSON was fatally shot at Pioche, Lincoln County, by some
unknown person. He was at the time going to work in the Raymond and Ely mine,
but at that time a quarrel was in progress between that and another mining
company, and guards were posted about the works. It being dark, Swanson was
doubtless taken by the guard as an intruder and shot. A reward of $1,650 was offered
for the arrest of his slayer but he was never
found.
1873
May 1, 1873 THOMAS
WELCH was killed by Frank Soule, at Pioche, Lincoln
County. Old business transactions. Soule acquitted.
May 8, 1873 S.
D. POTTER was killed by Jeff Howard, at Pioche,
Lincoln County. Quarreled over a game of cards. Howard got ten years in the
State Prison.
May 17,1873 CHARLES
SANBORN and GUS
WRIGHT were found dead in the water at Coyote Springs, six miles
from Bristol. No clue to the perpetrators.
July 6,1873 JOHN
H. LYNCH was shot and killed by James Harrington,
at Pioche, Lincoln ,County. Dispute over a dog. He wounded three other men at
the same time. Harrington was sentenced to fifteen years in State Prison.
August 1, 1873 MORGAN
COURTNEY was shot and killed by George McKinney, at
Pioche, Lincoln County, who lay in wait for him and shot him in the back.
McKinney was acquitted.
August 1, 1873 B.
H. KISTLE
was shot and killed
by D. W. Cherry, at Pioche, Lincoln County. He was stealing
Cherry's barley. Cherry was acquitted.
September 2, 1873 JOHN
MANNING was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff McKee
at Pioche, Lincoln County, in self-defense. Acquitted.
October 5, 1873 ANTONIO
CARDINOS was killed by Charles Peasley, at Pioche,
Lincoln County, in a bar room fight. Acquitted on self-defense. See
October 30 1870
November 2,1873 JOSEPH
W. THOMAS was killed by Wm. Rosamurgay, at Pioche,
Lincoln County. Dispute concerning wages. Sentenced to fifteen years in State
Prison.
November 3,1873 MATTHEW
CAHILL was killed by Robert McCullough, at Pioche,
Lincoln County in a Hurdy House. McCullough got out on bad, and went to work in
a mine, and had both eyes blown out by a blast. He left Pioche for medical
treatment, and thus got free.
1874
November 2, 1874 JIM
KING was shot and killed by James Gleason, at
Pioche, Lincoln County. He got twenty-one years in State Prison.
1875
June 26, 1875 JOHN
BASS was killed by officers McKee and Kelley, at
Pioche, Lincoln County. He opened fire on the officers, firing five shots. They
had to kill him to take him.
1876
March 13,1876 EARL
HAMILTON was killed by John Rice, at Pioche,
Lincoln County. The latter was ejected from a ball-room and while the same was
being done he stabbed Hamilton with a Bowie-knife. At Hamilton's request Rice
was not prosecuted.
1877
April 20, 1877 TIM
SULLIVAN was stabbed and killed by William Donnelly,
at Pioche, Lincoln County. The quarrel originated among the children of the men.
Donnelly escaped; no attempt was made to recapture him.
1878
July 20, 1878 MICHAEL
DONAHUE was shot and killed by Robert Frazer, at
Pioche, Lincoln County. The former was a witness in a lawsuit and Frazer took it
upon himself to keep him from giving testimony. Frazer died while waiting trial.
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