Show DOUBLE TRAGEDY miner shoots his wife and is shot by officer goldfield nev rhyolite the prin cipal town in bullfrog district was the scene on friday of a double trag edy steve 0 brien a miner shot and killed his wife deputy sheriff me donadd attempted to disarm and ar rest 0 brien who drew a revolver and was about to shoot when mcdonald fired and 0 brien dropped dead the shooting occurred at the hotel golden on goldfield street steve 0 brien had been on bad terms with his fam lly tor some time and his wife was about to proceed to get a divorce he entered the house and after a few heated words shot his wife in the face she was carried to a drug store where she died 0 brien came out of the lodging house where he lived in the mean time people had heard of the shooting and a great crowd surrounded the place and preparations were made to mob and hang him deputy sheriff mcdonald and justice of the peace donnelly rushed to the scene As 0 brien was attempting to make his escape carrying a pistol in one hand and a miners candlestick in the other deputy sheriff mcdonald arrived and in a melee 0 brien stabbed him just below the heart with the sharp end of the miners candlestick just break ing he skin when mcdonald ordered 0 brien to drop the pistol and candle stick he refused and made an effort to shoot mcdonald anticipated him and shot him through the heart 0 brien dropped dead in his tracks |