The Nevada Democrat., 1856-10-15
nTysterIous Nrursles i. se:. FrancIsco.


On Wednesday evening last information was
conveyed to the police cifice of San Francisco
that a woman had been found murdered in her
bed in house on Washington Place, Ga small
alley that runs from Washington to jackson
street, near Dupont, Capt Lees proceeded to
the scene of the alleged assassination, and found
the body of woman lying in bed, dead and
stiH. 1t was dressed very scantily in night
clothing. On the body, just under the ribs and
little way from the GENRE to the left, was a
wound about an inoh aud 4 half in length, and
apparently of great depth, Judging from the
aperture of the wound il would seem that
long and keen knife or dirk had been driven
upwards In the direction of the heart, causing
almost instant DEATH There was very little
blood upon the bod-the hemorhage being prin-
cipally internal. The body was removed to the
Coroncr's office, cad an inquest was held over
it on Thursday.
The murdered woman was known by the
name of Yictoirc Roton3; she was native of
France, and had lived in tbs country about five
years. The following is from the evidence ta-
ken before the Coroner's Inquest:
Louis Mallet being ewo~n, deposed TO the fol-
lowing relation: He said, that he was intimate
ly acquaiated with The deceased, whose real
name WIS Louise Potion. and that he had lived
with hcl in California during the last five years.
He resided at the Lagoon, and was employed
there in a restaurant called La Petite Nincenne;
the las time he saw oaise was on Tuesday last,
about 2 C'clcck, at the lagoon, whittier she had
gone to sGe hin, and she then left him saying
| that she would return the next day The next
day he waited III one O'Clock expecting her ar
rival; but as she dd not come, he asked his en-
ployer, who was coming into town, to stop and
inquire about Louise. His employer came to
the City. but finding the house in which the girl
dwelt, shu, up, he informed Mallet of the fact
on his return; Malct feeling uneasy, mounted
his horse and rode in, and went to the house of
Louise, which he found closed; he Knocked but
receiving no answer, went to the back door and
kicking it open, went in. He then went on to-
describe what ha saw ia the following manner:
Il went into the bedroom and saw that the
bed was all tossed, and did moi see the deceased;
| went into the front room, but could not find
Le.; l went back again into the bedroom and
felt the bed and found her covered up; | un-
covered her. and found her lying on her back,
stabbed in the leit side; size was dead; | gave
the alarm, and number Of people rushed into
the room; / afterwards sent for DR.. Olivera,
NiOs Oh ulIINul. tANllllHtu lCIs anu plOHouuVtu
her dead: he said he thought she had been dead
for eight hours; it was then between five and
six O'Clock. =. NJ; shortly afterwards police
officer came and took me to the Station-housc,
where remained until about nine o'clock, when
| was released; the deceased had no enemies
that know of ia this city; she had no money,
unless about $50, and thnl@she could not
have been murdered for her money; she had no
Ijewelry, unless II brooch and finger ring; the
| mo bsxn bo1 any I'M Nv
about her, or would have kaown it; she show
ed me $50 on the morning she came to see me
last at the Lagoon; the deceased is a native Of
France, and aged about twenty-sevcn years;
the back door was locked, and the key taken
away out Of the door,"
Quite a number Of p27soas have been arrest
cd on susp;con among others young French
man, named Eugene who it is said was lying
on the trunks in the back room of the adjoining
house Oh the night of the murder.