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Garland Globe | 1906-05-26 | Page 7 | Double Tragedy

Type issue
Date 1906-05-26
Paper Garland Globe
Language eng
City Garland
County Box Elder
Rights No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s61g1ht0
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Article Title Double Tragedy
Type article
Date 1906-05-26
Paper Garland Globe
Language eng
City Garland
County Box Elder
Page 7
OCR Text DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Miner Shoots His Wife and Is Shot by Officer. Goldfleld, Nov. nhyollto, tho principal prin-cipal town In Bullfrog district, was tho scono on Friday of n doublo tragedy. trag-edy. Stove O'Brien, a miner, shot and killed his wlfo. Deputy Sheriff McDonald Mc-Donald nttemptcd to disarm and arrest ar-rest O'Brien, who drew a rovolvor nnd was about to shoot w.hen McDonald fired and O'Brien dropped dead. Tho shooting occurred nt tho Hotel Golden on Goldflold Btrcct. Stovo O'Brien bad been on bad terms with his family fam-ily for somo tlmo and his wlfo was about to proceed to got a divorce Ho entered tho 'houso and after a fow heated words shot his wlfo In tho faco. Sho was carried to a drug storo, whoro sho died. O'Brien camo out of tho lodging houso whoro ho lived. In tho meantime mean-time pcoplo had heard of tho shooting and n great crowd surrounded tho place and preparations wero mado to mob nnd hang him. Deputy Sheriff McDonald nnd 'Justlco of tho Pcnco Donnolly rushed to tho scono. As O'Brien was attempting to make his escape, carrying n pistol In ono hand and a minors' candlestick in tho other, Deputy Sheriff McDonald arrived and In a molco O'Brien stabbed him just bolow tho heart with tho sharp ond of tho minors' candlestick, just breaking break-ing tho skin. When McDonald ordorod O'Brlon to drop tho pistol and candlestick candle-stick he refused and mado an effort to shoot. McDonald anticipated him and shot him through tho heart. O'Brien dropped dead in his tracks.
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