Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-07
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A Domestic Tragedy...Murder and
Suicide.


of two tragedies of peculiarly narrowing ma
ture. The first in order Of time occurred in
Sullivan street, where young colored wo-
man named shipley was shot dead in her
own chamber by an unauthorized lover, who
Immediately blew out his own brains, and
falling beside his already lifeless victim, died
Immediately thereafter.
The murderer, who was also colored, was
named Eli Brown, and was single man.
Mrs. Shipley was living apart from her hus-
band, but it is represented that she was
respectable woman. Brown had followed her
for some time, but without gaining her attec-
tions. Finally, his visits became so disa-
greeable to her that she requested the woman
with whom she boarded TO deny MN admis-
sion to the house. This was done on the
morning Of the tragedy, when, brown haSinS
called and asked for Mrs. Shipley, ne was
told by the woman Of the house that ne conla
not see her. But he had already seen her
slipping into her bedroom, and SO, brushing
past the landlady, he rushed into the cham
Der of his victim and shot her down without
warning, firing two shots at her in quick sue
cession, one taking effect in the heart, the
other entering the right side. The woman
staggered pace or two and fell dead, when
the murderer placed the muzzle Of the pistol
to his own head and finished the tragedy.
Both of the parties are said to have been re-
specially connected, and were living in com
Portable circumstances. The friends Of
Brown assert that he was an industrious and
peaceable man up to the time of his becom
ing enamored of Mrs. Shipley, when sud-
den change was observed in his demeanor,
and he became idle in his habits and moody
in his temper.
Browns object was to marry the woman
after she had obtained divorce from her
husband, but his overtures had been peremp-
torily rejected A few weeks before the trag-
edy occurred, he called onthe woman with
whom Mrs. Shipley boarded, informing her
that he was going away for a short time, and
that on his return he should call and give
Mrs. S. one more opportunity to accept his
proposals. Should she still persist in reject
ing him, then said he, Il shall shoot her on
the spot, and myself Immediately after"
How strictly he kept his word is shown in
the tragedy related above.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE AFFAIR-A HUSBAND
KILLS HIS WIPES PARAMoUR.
The affair on Sullivan street occurred on
Monday. The other of the two tragedies
mentioned happened on Wednesday, and in
volved the murder by husband of his wife's
paramour. The chief actors in this tragedy
were Robert C. Haines, the injured husband,
and William H. Williams, the invader OF his
domestic peace. Haines is a painter BY
trade. Williams was the we'll known bill
poster, doing business on Ann street. 1t ap-
pears from the evidence adduced on the in
quest that Williams had been living several
wears with the wife of Haines, during all Of
which period the husband had been unremit-
ting in his efforts to induce the infatuated
woman to return home and lead better life.
The following letter-the last written by
Haines to his wife, tells the story OF his
wrongs in a manner which cannot fail to
elicit the sympathy of every reader whose
heart is in the right pluce
MY DEAR WIPE:-This is the fourth let
ter have sent to you, hoping still to win you
back to lead better life. am still willing
to forgive you, for shall never more be hap
by in this world while things remain as they
are. | take another turn Of mind that new
er had before you acted so. My mind wan
ders so sometimes that scarcely know what
am doing. Dear wife, unle IS you comply
with nv wish. God only knows what will be-
come Of me. 1t is hard for me to bear, after
living lawfully together for fourteen years, TO
be served so, and by man that | have be-
friended and thought he was good man and
my friend. But feel as though can for
give all for you, if you will only reform and
lead good life. Such life as you are living
always has bitter ending-both in this
world and in the world to come. Think, be-
fore it is too late, of what you are doing, and
pray to God to forgive YOU, and you will be
much happier. Dear wife, my mind feels
composed this evening, more than it has for
some time past, but God only knows how
long it may remain so. l implore you to
listen to reason from one who still loves you,
and always shall as always did. But,
from some cause or other, you abused my
kindness. / am willing, however, to forgive
you. We will go out west in the spring, and
will begin business for myself in some
small rising town, and you can lead new
life where no one knows you, and live and
die happily. Your afectionate husband,
r. c. HAISEs.
This last effort to reclaim his erring wife
seems to have been as Intellectual as his pre-
yious efforts had been, and the Jesuit drove
him to frenzy. And yet he was cool enough
on the morning Of the murder to call at Will
liams' house and warn his wife nf the despe-
rate deed he had resolved upon committing.
This was at seven o'clock. At noon he went
again, and meeting Williams on the stoop,
drew a revolver and shot him down without
warning. Williams died in about five min
utes, two balls, which were fired simultane-
ously from the pistol, having passed through
his brain.
A great sensation was created in the city
by this affair, as Williams had an extensive
circle of acquaintances, and besides he was
somewhat noted as ward politician.
REMARKABLE GROUP oP SLAVES PROM NEW
ORLEANS,
There is now on exhibition in this city 4
group of slaves from New Orleans, who are
attracting considerable attention from our
citizens. Among them are several children
who are white, with straight hair, uncommon
ly fair skins, and exhibiting throughout the
strongest evidence Of their Caucasian pater-
nifty. And, indeed, there is other evidence Of
this paternity, if any were needed, as the
fathers of two OF them are well known-one
being the rebel Brigadier-General Huger, the
other the Brigadier Withers, both Of Vir-
ginia. Withers is cousin ofthe late Stone
wall Jackson. These children were raised
in Virginia, but were sold at tender age by
their parents and eventually found their way
to New Orleans, where they entered into the
common lot which befalls the mongrel as
well as the negro in the Southern States.
Harpers' Weekly, Of last Saturday, has cap
ital wocd-cut illustration Of this group, which
includes, besides the children alluded to
above, three adults who were formerly slaves
in Louisiana. One of these adults exhibits
his masters initials branded very prominently
on his forehead, an evidence Of ownership
which over two hundred Of his former broth
er slaves carry about with them.
PRINTERS DEvIL.-A cognomen faceti-
tiousIy given to printers boy. Origin -
When Aldus Manutius, the printer Of Ven
ice, set up in business, he possessed little
negro boy, who had been left by some mer-
chant vessel in the port. This boy was
known all over the city as "the little black
da.-;ln ,uhn halnnd the nvaterinns hnnk-ma-