Death of "Emigrant" RIDGLEY in NV in 1858
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Death of "Emigrant" RIDGLEY in NV in 1858
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Weekly Stockton Democrat
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
Sunday, 14 March 1858
A MAN SHOT at GOLD HILL -- The following particulars of a shooting affair at Gold Hill recently, which resulted fatally, are given by the Nevada
'Democrat' of March 10th:
A man named RIDGLEY, alias "Emigrant," was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at Gold Hill by a man named TERRY. RIGELY [spelled 2 ways] left Nevada yesterday morning in the stage for Gold Hill with the intention of shooting TERRY.
A friend of TERRY having heard of RIDGELY's intention, got on a horse and started for Gold Hill to put TERRY on his guard, who armed himself with a double barreled shot gun loaded with buck shot. RIDGELY shot first at TERRY with a revolver, when TERRY discharged both barrels of his gun at RIDGELY, the shot taking effect in his neck, breast and arms, killing him instantly.
We learned last evening that TERRY was on his way to Nevada to give himself up to the authorities. The difficulty originated some weeks ago in a quarrel between the 2 women who have been kept by RIDGELY and TERRY.
The above are all the particulars we could get last evening, and, if correct, TERRY was certainly justifiable. RIDGELY has been regarded here as a desperado, and no one will mourn his loss. It was reported in town yesterday that RIDGELY had gone to Gold Hill for the purpose of killing TERRY, but those who hear the report did not credit it.
Vern D
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch <deesar@frontiernet.net>
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Weekly Stockton Democrat
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
Sunday, 14 March 1858
A MAN SHOT at GOLD HILL -- The following particulars of a shooting affair at Gold Hill recently, which resulted fatally, are given by the Nevada
'Democrat' of March 10th:
A man named RIDGLEY, alias "Emigrant," was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at Gold Hill by a man named TERRY. RIGELY [spelled 2 ways] left Nevada yesterday morning in the stage for Gold Hill with the intention of shooting TERRY.
A friend of TERRY having heard of RIDGELY's intention, got on a horse and started for Gold Hill to put TERRY on his guard, who armed himself with a double barreled shot gun loaded with buck shot. RIDGELY shot first at TERRY with a revolver, when TERRY discharged both barrels of his gun at RIDGELY, the shot taking effect in his neck, breast and arms, killing him instantly.
We learned last evening that TERRY was on his way to Nevada to give himself up to the authorities. The difficulty originated some weeks ago in a quarrel between the 2 women who have been kept by RIDGELY and TERRY.
The above are all the particulars we could get last evening, and, if correct, TERRY was certainly justifiable. RIDGELY has been regarded here as a desperado, and no one will mourn his loss. It was reported in town yesterday that RIDGELY had gone to Gold Hill for the purpose of killing TERRY, but those who hear the report did not credit it.