The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-20
orrHx DEATH OF MRS. w1LFoRD.


and vet there is no solution of the mys
terry by which the case has from thu
frst been characterized. The substance
of the testimony is briefly as follows
STATEMENTS, JULY 7rH.
DR.. Thompson, after a post mortem
examination Of the body, was of the
opinion that the deceased committed
suicide found nothing to indicate in
sanity believed she had been dead at
that time Is D. NJ IA or Is hours.
Charles Friend had practiced medi-
cine and surgery assisted at the post
! mOrtem examination /; corrobotated the
, evidence of DR.. Thompson.
STATEMENTS JULY SRI.
Charles Friend re examined upon
further examination and reflection, was
satisfied the deed was not done with
the razor found in the room; discovered
no evidence why deceased should have
committed suicide, with exception of
adhesion of the right lung to the pleura;
all the vital organs were in perfectly
healthy condition was fully satisfied
from all the surrounding circumstances
the deed was committed by some one
other than herself.
DR.. Tjader bad examined Mrs. Will
ford last Spring for an insurance pol
icy on her life; had seen her frequently
since considered her of sound mind
and a woman of considerable business
tact after very careful examination
of the body and the room 10 which the
deed was supposed TO have been com
mitted, was perfectly satisfied the de-
ceased DID not commit suicide, and that
he wound was not made by the razor
found in the room.
Mrs Lucy Bryant had known the de
ceased for about seven years resided
during that time within 100 yards of
her house on Monday, the 5th, de.
ceased was at her house for about two
hours in the afternoon noticed moth
ing in the least unusual in her appear
ence or manner or conversation never
since their acquaintance had seen any
thing the least unusual or uncommon
in her manner or conversation.
Hiram Moss had known the deceased |
for six years lived in the back part of
the house for tine past three or four
months went to Carson on Sunday |
evening and returned on Monday night
at minutes past IL O'Clock went to
the front door and she told him to go |
to the back door went into the house,
lighted candle, got his bed. came out,
made it on the front porch and immedi
a,ely went to bed ; Was very Tired aud
must have gone to sleep Immediately !;
heard no noise in the house during the
night his brother lived with him bu,
was absent in town that nj ght got up
when the sun was three fourths of an
hour high and went to work came to
the house between Z and 9 O'Clock to
breakfast, staid an hour or an hour and
a half anu then went TO work again,
and came back to disner and found his
father aud brother there noticed there
was no stir /; heard The boy crying, but
lid not try to enter the part of the
house occupied by deceased was in
he habit of sleeping on the porch.
Peter Moss resided at the house Of
had known her for two or
hree years on the night of the 5th
vas at his fathers house near Carson
e,urned to house of deceased on Tues
lay about half past IL or l p. m
{ After dinner 1 went in my back room and
aw the boy Willy, aged about three years
lie was in the cupboard helping himself to
read called to him, he said, " getting
0me bread mammals sick - said g Is
mamma sick :" he said, Yes )" went into
he room where the stove is, and called to
Ter: Mrs. MILFORD :" from there l went
o the other door aud called " Mrs. Viii
ord" NO answer then went into the
lifting room and called Mrs. W., in a loud
dice still no answer advanced with in
ne or two steps of her bed room found
Ter lying Oh the floor, feet to the door,
covered with blood, in her night dress
'hen l saw her l made no remark but
ushed to the front door it was locked
rent back the way had entered; came
ntO the front room Of my part Of the house;
ushed into the street, went to Bryants and
allied him told him to call Mrs. Bryant
uick, that Mrs. W. was sick and l thought
cry sick; Mr.. Bryant called his wife and
he came over to the front door of Mrs VS. ;
art of the house she could not get in that
DOR, and l asked her to come in through
ny part of the house she passed through
ur part of the house +; l left her in Mrs.
VS. room and told her to advance to Mrs.
VS. bedroom she went in the bedroom of
deceased remained in my kitchen after
,e ing there one or two minutes she
topped out and held up her hand or hands;
he said: 90 My God Pete, she's dead and
old :" she said, IS Call Mr.. Bryant ;" l did
o; sent Hiram to call my father, he was
d the field; told Hiram to harness the
,reo ,cL 10 ,pa m for tha earoper and