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February 1859 William Bilboa
was shot and killed by Sam Brown, the notorious
desperado, in the streets at Carson City. Nothing was
done with the murderer, although the act was a wanton
butchery. History of Nevada Thompson &
West - 1881
November, 1860 Jas. N.
Stevenson was shot and killed by John L. Blackburn, in
Carson City. History of Nevada Thompson &
West - 1881
November 18, 1861 John L.
Blackburn, Sheriff of Carson County, was stabbed and
killed by Wm. Mayfield, a gambler, at Carson City.
History of
Nevada Thompson & West - 1881
November 1862 Parsons Atkinson
and his nephew, Wm. Rogers, were killed by Wm. Barnwell
and Stout, at Pine Nut, Ormsby County. The murderers
fled the country and were heard of no more. Dispute in
relation to coal. History of Nevada Thompson
& West - 1881
October 26, 1863 Maldonado,
alias " Muchacho," was killed in an affray that closed a
prize fight near Carson City. History of
Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
December 9, 1863 Joe McGee was
shot and killed by John Daley, in Carson City, with the
same gun with which McGee killed Jack William, just one
year previous. History of Nevada Thompson
& West - 1881
1865 Hiram H. Noble, a
bystander, was fatally shot by J. J. Comer, alias "
Pike," who was engaged in an altercation with a
notorious character named Squires, at Carson City.
Verdict, accidental. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
November 21, 1865 G. A. Bell was
found murdered, about five miles from the Brunswick
Mill, on the Pine Nut Road; had been shot, and the body
multilated with an axe. Bell was a wood and lumber
dealer; the body was rifled of all valuables. History of Nevada Thompson &
West -
1881
February 2, 1866 Martin V.
Burnhart was killed by Thomas Peasley, in the Ormsby
House, Carson City, Ormsby County, in self- defense. The
former attacked him with a six-shooter, and though
mortally wounded, Peasley managed to kill his assailant.
History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
February 2, 1866 Thomas
Peasley was killed by Martin V. Barnhart, in the Ormsby
House, Carson City, Ormsby County. Mistaken identity the
cause.History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
1867 Tim. G. Smith, Sheriff of
Ormsby County, was shot and killed by Thomas Riley.
Smith was attempting to arrest Riley. The murderer at
the time escaped, but on the second of June, 1868, Asa
L. Kenyon
recognized him as he was traveling along the overland
road near Dayton. Kenyon raised a posse and started
after him. Riley, upon being overtaken, began to shoot
and severely wounded one of his pursuers, H. A. Comins.
Riley seeing that his pursuers were sure to capture him,
and getting out of ammunition, killed himself.
History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
December 13, 1867 Caldwell was
killed at Glendale, Ormsby County, by Joseph Stanley
with a knife. Dispute about a cow. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
June 6, 1868 John Bach shot
and killed C. H. Maisch, at Carson. Cause-a woman; wife
of neither. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
July 6, 1869 Mrs. Priscilla
Wilford was found murdered at her house in Clear Creek,
Ormsby County, with her throat cut. No clue to the
murderers. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
August 1869
John L. Roach was shot by Frank Rankin in Pine Nut
Valley. Trouble grew out of a wood ranch sale. Roach
died August 21st. History of Nevada Thompson &
West -
1881
February
15, 1870 Wm. A. Decker was shot and killed by George
Price, at Empire, Ormsby County. The dispute was over a
game of cards. Price got fifteen years in State Prison.
History of Nevada
Thompson & West -
1881
September
29, 1870 Ah Cum, a Chinawoman, was killed by Ah Lin, at
Carson, Ormsby County. History of Nevada Thompson &
West -
1881
September
13, 1872 George Wilson was killed by Wm. H. Pierce, at
Carson City. Pierce kept a low gambling den, and Wilson
was an inoffensive sick man. Pierce got
thirty years in State Prison. Pierce made several
escapes before convicted. History of Nevada Thompson &
West -
1881
July 15, 1873 Robert Ash was
killed by Owen Ferguson, at the Carson County Hospital.
Ash was stabbed thirteen times with a surgical
instrument. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
May 12,
1874 John K. McCallum was shot and killed by James
Murphy, at Carson City. They had a row sometime before,
and met again with the above result. History of
Nevada Thompson & West - 1881
October 18, 1874 A Chinaman was
killed in Chinatown, Carson City.
One hundred and fifty shots (estimated) were fired, and
then this one was killed with a knife. A general battle
among themselves.
April
6, 1876 James Sloan was killed by John Murphy, at
Empire, Ormsby County. The Coroner's report says: James
Sloan came to his death from pistol shots fired by John
Murphy and David Best. History of Nevada Thompson
& West - 1881
December 14, 1876 John
Emery was shot and killed by "Yank" Buswell at Pine Nut.
The former was drunk and endeavored to collect some
money owed him by Buswell. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
September 9, 1877 Ah Ping, a
Chinaman, was killed by Lum Gee, in Carson City, Ormsby
County. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
October
20, 1877 Ah Fat was killed in a general row in
Chinatown, Carson City. A fight among themselves.
History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
December 22, 1877 Ah Fung
and Ah Quong had a fight in Carson City, during which
both Celestials were killed with the same knife.
History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
February 7, 1878 Ah Song was
shot and killed at Carson City, Ormsby County, by
someone unknown. History of Nevada Thompson &
West - 1881
June 2,
1878 Albert H. Adams was killed by R. H. Clark, in
Carson City, Ormsby County. The latter had struck a
brother of young Adams, and was accosted on the street
by Adams when Clark shot him. History of Nevada
Thompson & West - 1881
July
29, 1878 William H. Bethards, was killed by Thomas
Flynn, at the Carson State Prison. Both men were
prisoners. History of Nevada Thompson & West -
1881
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