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September 27, 1851 John
Watson, alias " Texas," was shot and killed by Green
Hensly, near where Fort Churchill now stands. Hensly was
hung by his associa
tes i
mmediately thereafter. History of Nevada Thompson &
West - 1881
August 31, 1861
Thomas Stead
was killed by a soldier, at Buckland
Station, Lyon County. Probably an election-day row. The
man was killed with a club. History of Nevada
Thompson & West -
1881
July 11, 1864 David
McIntyre was killed by "Charley," near Silver City; was
struck with a board. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
August 5,
1864 John Doyle was stabbed and killed by James Linn, at
Dayton, Lyon County. Linn was hanged by the citizens at
3 a. m. on the ninth. History of Nevada Thompson
& West -
1881
August 7,
1865 Colonel Charles F. McDermit was killed by an
Indian, at or near Fort McDermit, and the body was
interred at Fort Churchill. History of Nevada
Thompson & West -
1881
June 25,
1866 Hisborn was killed by A. G. Bradley, near Camp
McDermit. Bradley acted purely in self-defense.
History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
July 14,
1866 J. L. Ryan was shot and killed by J. and G.
Showers, at Silver City, Lyon County. History of
Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
July 1867
Tucker John, a Pah-ute, was killed at one of Coffman's
stations, on the Humboldt road, by Alexander Fleming, of
Dayton. Fleming suspected the Indian of killing his
brother some three years since. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
April 9,
1868 Charles Watson was killed by George Newton, at
Silver City, Lyon County. They commenced fighting
up-stairs, and rolled down locked in each other's
embrace, when the fall broke their holds. Newton got out
his pocket-knife and stabbed Watson. History of
Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
July 18,
1868 Walter Williams was killed by Peter Hill, at Silver
City, Lyon County, while assisting the officers to
arrest the latter. History of Nevada Thompson &
West - 1881
July 18,
1868 Peter Hill, alias "Russian Pete," while resisting
arrest for robbery at Silver City, Lyon County, took
refuge in the North Potosi Tunnel. While the
officers and posse were attempting to drown him out, he
killed one of the posse and then putting the pistol into
his own mouth blew his brains out. History of Nevada
Thompson & West -
1881
August
23, 1870 William Thompson was killed by Glasset, at Pine
Grove, Lyon County. The bullet passed through the side
of McCoole, the man it was intended to kill, and struck
Thompson, a bystander
.
History of Nevada
Thompson & West -
1881
December 11, 1870 Robert Wallace
was killed, by being struck on
the head with a bottle, at Pine Grove. Name of murderer
not given. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
October 1875 Dick
Wheeler was murdered in cold blood by a desperado, Pat
Birmingham, at "Poison Switch." History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
March 8, 1877 Eldro W. Knoll was shot and
killed by Tom McDowell, near Fort Churchill. This was a
deliberate, cold-blooded murder. McDowell claimed
that
Knoll had "loused" him. Sentenced
for life in State Prison. History of Nevada Thompson
& West - 1881
August 2, 1879 John
L. Lancaster was shot and killed by his brother, Morris
Lancaster, in Mason's Valley. Dispute over a
water-right. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
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