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A nn.b.nrl Kill* «*•« wif*Adlcpp—II«t Sltoo'x Twlc« “I-Dnii^litcr, jwhI Att«n»l**a *• Com-11.S t SaUide.[From the* Fi'-cho Journal.]A case of crime of unpir.lltvl fiend-ishnefis com 3 to ns from Min« nt* i’urk, Anzonu Territory- Jrom Mr. Cut I in, (be niaii cun ier betwr .11 1’iocbo and the Colomdo Kivc-r, we ledru (lie following coLCarnicgTHE FAkHTVL TIUOKDTCommitted at that place: A mannamed Michael Dt*K iy, with his t v.n-ily, who bad been residing at Pabruua-get, on a small tract ot laud, one dty, about three lnoulbs ago, wvut t** Groom District to work at his trade, that of a carpenter, and leaving hi-* wilo and family nt tlrir home in P.ihrauagt-L A short time alter leaving, two travel* era or immigrants came along that way and stopped at DeKty’a bou.se; they remained one night, and next morning Mrs. DeKtiy bitched up a team, and left with the emigrants for Mineral Park, Arizona, taking b»*r children, au infant and a girl 13 years of age, together with the necess.»ry articles for living. DeKay, on bearing what b id happened, immediately left. Groom District and started in pursuit of Ins family, and found them in Mineral Park.* Nothing serious happened at that time, and everything, apparently, moved along as it nothing bad happened, until about t« n days ago, wblt; u DeKay one morning arose unite early, aud taking bis revolver went to bis wife’s bed, where she lay sleeping with her infant in her arms, and deliberatelyPLACING THE PISTOL TO UfcK HEAD,Shot htr through the temple, killing her instantly. His d toghteroti he mug the report ot tho pistol and the cries c*tthe little babe, ran for her life into the street, crying for h-lp; h»r fiendish father after fit-r, and lirtd two shots as she ran, but foituuafcly, misled his murk, lie then went back to Hi • roprti of the dead wife and rn ither, rolled the corpse off the bed onto the iloor.and taking* large butcher knife hepb-ced it under her body.as an evidcncv that she w*-»after him with the knife to kid L’.'-n and he shot her in blt; It d*dense. The murderer after complel Lug his dirty work, placed the pistol t*» his left si I ? and shot himself;But the ball struck « rib and glanced, producing only a flesh wound. By fids time a large crowd ot men i. ul ga*ber«d near, at the cri-- *»f the girl, an 1 surrounded the house. D Kay came out and gave himself up, uhm ho taken in charge by the croud, and loud talk of lyu lung l .m was heard by many, but by the timely in: rft mrcc of several parties his neck was saved, lie is now under guard at Mineral Park awaiting his tr ul, which will take place \ shortly.Dehay is well known in Pioche bv i» ^ imany, having lived her**, together with s brother, two years ago, working r.t the carpente r’s trad *, and e rect? 1 s»*v. eral large buildings in this | ! ice. lie was iu town about two months ago. Two sons, aged about lfl and 21, have been working at Las Vega?, ui 1 wer*at that place «t the time of the tragedy,but have since gon ? to Mineral Park.
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Winnemucca, Nevada, US
Thu, Nov 18, 1875
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