Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-23
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SAN Francisco, Oct. 23-l Pm.
sHOCKING

lImosta murder-A "Deluded" Man
and his Victim-He 6woars MS
Wife rs TO her Ridelity-His Arrest
and Examination.
The Chicago Post Of Friday gives the
following account Of a case brought before
tho Police Court Of that city:
Jas. Mcclure was this morning brought
before Justice Millikin, charged with =
series Of assaults upon his wife, Eliza
Mcclure. The testimony revealed . long
series Of continuous persecution upon tho
part Of the husband, and patient sndur-
ance on the part Of the wife. Mcclure is
q man Of the most violent temper, and for
years has beaten and abused his wife in
the most shocking manner. She has been
compelled to leave him On several occa-
sions, but he has pursued her wherever
she went, and by threats and entreaties
she has been induced to return. A few
weeks ago they rented q house, No. !82
Newberry street, in which three other
families were residing. Among these wal
q man, wife and child. This child be-
came strongly attached to Mrs. Mcclure,
and she would occasionally give it milk,
cakes and the like. This excited the evil
passions Of Mcclure, who seems never at
sase when others are comfortable, and he
forbade her having anything TO- do with
the child or her family. She, however,
continued her favors by stealth, but tie
lynx.eyed brute discovered it, and, get
ting into a towering passion, beat her
most numerically, and accused her Of
criminal conduct with the father Of the
little girl. This wa denied, but stoutly
reiterated. For several days Mcclure
continued his abuse, beating her almost
hourly. But on Tuesday he became
more violent than usual, and the poor wo-
man was beaten until she was almost in
sensible. Fearing that he would murder
her, the nsighbon interfered and sought
to pacify him, but he was uncomfortable.
He went to the bed where the poor,
bruised, helpless woman was lying, and
bringing the bible, forced her to take an
oath that she wal guiltlsss Of the crime he
suspected. He was still unsatisied, and
insisted that the man suspected should
take q similar oath. To save the poor
| woman from further violence, he con-
sented and made the required statement.
But the brute was still suspicious, and
wanted a lady living in the house by the
name Of Neatly to testify to the same
thing. This was refused, and he again
commenced to practice his cruelties.
Reused to = desperate effort by the danger
which seemed to threaten her, the unfor-
| tunate woman succeeded in making her es-
| cape from the house. but wal pursued and
dragged back by her hair. The door was
closed, and he again commenced beating
her. Her piteous screams were heard
throughout the house, and believing that
she was being murdered, the nsighbors
fastened for an officer and had the wretch
arrested. The woman was well enough
to b in Court this morning, and her
wrstched appearance and candid story
made a deep impression. The counsel for
the accused attempted to excite sym
patty BY getting up the plea Of "dslu-
sion." The Justice very pointedly in
formed the limb OF the law that his was
not q "dslusion Court" Mcclure was
committed to Jail in default Of $1,000
bail. On his way to Jail, Mcclure tough,
tho police like . tiger, and when being
searched by Mr.. Foltz, the jsilor, he re-
sisted, and it was only after q long and Sc
we're struggle that he was overcome. A
razor wal found ssorsted upon him which
he doubtless intended to use.