Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-18
Horrible Trasedy-A Man Murders HIs
Two Step-Sous and Attempts 70 all
Hia Wife.

Horrible Trasedy-A Man Murders Hi
Two -Step-Sous y Attempts 70 ALL
On Saturday evening there was per-
petrated, not far from Wa%rrensville, one
of the most revolving crimes that can
be imagined. A little after six o'clock
Mr.. John Cole reached home and began
to abuse his wife. He swore at her,
called her hard names, and promised,
In case such and such things happened,
he would kill her. She expostulated
with him, but to no purpose. He swore
that blood should flow that night like
water. A boy, of nine years, who was
the only other person present, seeing in
dications of serious trouble, ran away.
Cole told his wife that there was a lie
out, and that when Thorpe came along
he should face her, and that If she had
lied, she should die. A Mr.. Thorpe
came up to the place, but when accosted
drove rapidly by, not wishing to get
into any difficulty. Cole again went
into the house, threw his s%uspenders
from his shoulders (he had previously
taken off his coat) and commenced to
act and talk in a desperate manner. The
wife, fearful of her own life, made an
excuse that she would 50 into the next
room for u teapot.
But instead she stole down cellar, up
another way out of doors, and a
through the orchard to q neighbours
house, where she concealed herself.
When Cole found that his wife had es-
capped, be left the house and went along
the road 10 search of her, as 1t Is sup
posed. This wal about 8 o'clock. Not
a great way from the house, perhaps
three or four hundred rods, be encouu-
tered the two boys This %step-sons),
Henry, aged 10, and Edward, aged 10,
They were on their way to u neighbours.
aud, seeing Cole, turned out Of the way
to avoid him. He saw them n at
once made towards them. He grasped
Heury's throat with his left hand and
stabbed him in the chest with a knife.
Edward Immediately attempted to inter-
fere. Goiug behind Cole, as 1t Is
thought, Cole threw his knife around,
and cut deeply into Edwards bowels;
the knife striking on the left side,
scratching a little, skipping over thu
suspender, and then entering deep into
the body below the pit of the stomach
reaching nearly to the bnck-boue, but
not mutilating the intestines-and cut
clear across the body. Turning his at-
tention from Edward, whom he had
b%utchered in n %twinkling, he continued
to stab Henry In the chest and buck.
Cole s,aid 10 the vicinity for some little
time, saying that he would kill four
persons more and then make way with
himself.
After awhile he procured q gun and
Ibid in ambush for q man named Clark,
we believe, against whom he cherished
some grudge. But not finding this per-
son, he went to the house of Balse
Thorpe, where the boys had been living.
Soon after Mr.. Thorpe came in, and as
he was about lighting a match a cap
snapped close by him, whereupon he
fed out Of doors. Cole then seems to
have gone back home. There he kept
about him a single-barreled gun, n club
about fourteen inches long, 1.-THE and
heavily loaded at one end, and o for
midable knife. He declared that he
never would be taken alive, and kept SO
close u watch Of himself that no one
dared to attempt 10 arrest him. He
made a will conveying all his property
to his youngest boy, and had it wit
messed.
At about eleven o'clock Cole aimed
his gun at his head and fred. There
was n tremendous charge in the gun,
but it missed him-only inficting n
slight flesh wound on his right cheek.
The report was almost stunning. After
making q second attempt to take his
life, Cole was arrested, handcnffed, and
brought to Cleveland, where he was
committed to prison.-U Cleveland Plain
dealer, June 29M.