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Crimes
 
November 28, 1862 Cornelius Mason was killed by Edward Richardson.

December 10, 1862 Jack Williams, a noted desperado, was killed in Pat Lynch's saloon. Pistols were fired in the front room to attract attention, when the rear door of the back room was opened a few inches and a shot fired from a pistol, which killed him. He had killed several men in California and Nevada, had bitter enemies, and expected to be killed finally. He was out on bail for robbery at the time.

January 11, 1863 Morris Roach was killed by William Looney, who was acquitted.

May 1865 Henry E. Atkins killed by Daniel Hughes, both soldiers.

December 25, 1865 Herman Eggert was shot and killed by T. McNamara.

1865 Ben Bolton was killed by Bill Shepherd, who put a derringer to his head and blew out his victim's brains.

July 13, 1867 Gartrano Labuala was killed by blows on the head by an old colored man, who was fined for assault.

October 13, 1870 Lally Whitmore was killed by Edward Can, with a carbine.

May 18, 1872 H. A. Wickware was accidentally shot in an allray between Jesse S. Pitzer and Al Jonson.  His leg was amputated, but he subsequently died from the effects of the wound.

June 5, 1872 James Sullivan was killed by Morgan Courtney, for calling him "hard names." Acquitted on jury trial.

September 28, 1873 Henry Thompson was shot and killed by John G. Wiggins, both of the Fifth United States Cavalry, while on westward bound passenger train.

June 30, 1874 Wm. P. O'Reilly, prize fighter, was stabbed fatally by Charles Huff, also a bruiser, in Brophy's saloon.

March 1875 John Ledgway was found dead in the ruins of his house that was burned; he was an apostate Mormon, and whether he was murdered or not was never found out.

October 1875 Doe Miller was killed by Samuel Dorsey, who struck him with a board. Acquitted.

September 19, 1877 Wilson was killed, near Rock Creek, by his partner, during a struggle for the possession of a gun.

April 1878 John F. Bohm was killed by Frank Reed, at Rock Creek.

 
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