Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-19
Another Tragedy in CALIFORNIA; A Cul
prit Shot Dead In Court-room by

Another Tragedy in CnIifornia-A Gull
prit Shot Dead In n Court-room by n
Woman.
a Mrs. Help, says California exchange
was visiting female friend, ut her residence
in Carson Valley, California. Her husband
and daughter, about seven years old, were
with her. They came over the plains last
year. The wife, in order to help support the
family, had justsopened laundry. 1t ap-
pears that during the spring they had allowed
a sick and frosted man to come to their
house, and to whom they frequently gave
meals. He was a thick-set, bad-looking man.
apparently mixture of Mexican, Indian and
negro blood; has always been suspected of
having been one of Tom Bells gang of muir
derers. He lately returned there, and has
constantly insulted Mrs. H. by improper
advances, which resulted in his being often
sent away. They live in a small boarded
house, at the lower end OF Carson-street
Night before last the fellow fired several balls
through it, very nearly killing the husband
and daughter. The wife escaped with her
child to a neighboring tavern.
Yesterday afternoon there was deal of
excitement in relation to it, and about the
middle of the day he came in advance of
mob, and took his seat on some lumber, di-
rectly across the street from the door, and it
was supposed that they were then going to
lynch him. 1t was subsequently ascertained
that Judge Cradlebaugh had issued war
rant for his arrest, and that he had avowed
he would kill the woman and her family, and
which, judging from his desperate character,
he would have done.
On the2d instant, about three p NJ, those
in the room occupied by Wells, Fargo b Co.,
were startled by the near report of pistol.
On going to the door they found that the
| disturbance originated in the next room. 1t
was ascertained that the fellow, having been
| arrested, had been undergoing in that room
| a preliminary investigation before Judge
| Cradlebaugh, who decided to hold him In
| $500 bail for trial, which he sent for, the
| Judge temporarily clearing the room. Mrs.
| Fl. was an important witness against him
and was calm and clear in her evidence. So
| soon as she aseertained that he was to be Set
free on procuring bail, she made her husband
| get up and go out, and she followed immedi-
ately. She had to pass directly behind the
| fellow, who was sitting down, leaning for
| ward, with his head resting upon his han DIS.
AS she came behind him she suddenly drew
| a revolver which, it seems, she had kept
cooked, from under her shawl, coolly placed
it within few inches of his back, between
his shoulders, and fred before the person
| nearest could arrest her arm. He started up,
partly dropping the blanket from his shouF
ders walked two OF three steps, siezed man
by the shoulders to support himself gave Q
gasp or two and expired. Mrs. H. calmly
walked off through the crowd with her hus
band to her own home. Subsequent ex.
animation showed that the ball had passed
through the heart and came out just below
the left nipple.
Popular feeling is generally on the side
of the woman, many justifying her a!
having done an act beneficial to the entire
community as well as essential to her owr
safety.