Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-14
MYsrEnIous KILLIxe AEyAn A,

Friday Rveaias-J--.an. II, 1915
MYSTERIOUS KILLlNG AFFAIR AT
EIRGrNIA.-About 5 O'Clock p. NJ, yes
terday, at Virgins, one Charles Ken
nedy either killed himself or was
killed by a woman named Emma
Whiting, with whom he was living.
The following account, from the Enter
Prise Of this morning, we find to be
substantially correct: sit appears that
the parties had had some trouble in
the morning and that the quarrel was
renewed In the evening, when a lad,
the son Of the woman, went to officer
Cartier and told him that Kennedy had
struck his mother with a bottle and had
shot Mt her. Cartier procured a war
rant ut Judge Livingston's Court, and
in company with officer Morrow, went
to the house occupied by the parties, q
frame building on the west side of A
street, between Union street and SUIT
ton avenue. When the officers entered
the building they found Kennedy lying
upon a bed, with a large sized navy
revolver near his LEFT hand. He was
lying OH his left side, with his eyes
closed, rs though asleep. 1t was not
until after they had secured the pistol
that the officers saw that the man Vas
dead. The fatal shot took effect in the
neck of the deceased, just below the
right ear, severing the ,jugular vein,
and doubtless causing almost instant
death. Two shots had been fired from
the pistol, one ofwhich passed through
the bed clothes and mattresses ut such
M angle that 1t Is thought 1t must have
been fired by ONT one standing in
front of the bed. Some suppose that
this was the shot fired by Kennedy at
the woman. while Others are of the
opinion that the woman fired both
shots mt Kennedy when he was asleep.
There were several broken bottles
living about, and other signs Of there
having been q row in the room. The
woman was found in a house In the
vicinity and acted "a though much I'M
~toxicated, or partially demented. She
has been engaged In some Of the dance
houses in the city, and we believe has
been living with Kennedy for sone
months. She was arrested and taken
to the station-house, where she col-
continued to act strangely and talk
incoherently. Charles Kennedy was
an Englishman by birth, and was
about 81 or 35 years Of age. He was a
member of one of the Masonic lodges
of this county, and was for some time
employed as an engineer at the Hale
& Norcross mine. His remains we're
taken to the undertaking establishment
Of Wilson & Brown, b street. Coroner
Symons will hold an inquest on the
body this evening, ut O'Clock, when
more light may be thrown upon this
rather mysterious affair"
LARGEST FREE LIST IN World.
Neighbor wiegand, publisher of the
People, Tribune here in Gold Hill,
announces In his issue Of yesterday,
under the head Of "Resourccs and
Support, that his free list "embraces
the press of America, England and
Australia, all public libraries, houses
of ill-fame. OH application of keepers
or others. the more prominent clergy
men Of all denominations In America,
and any clergyman who applies for 1t,
congressman and other leading men
in the United States, and all public
officers who desire it those Of our own
community who wish it and are unwil-
ling to pay for it." Now, we just con-
slider that pretty good for a starter In
the matter of dead-headS. calling as 1t
does for an indefinite number boy
ten million copies regularly. The
vaunted subscription lists Of the rival
San Francisco dallies fall into hope
lessly abject insignificance by the side
Of Wiegand's free list alone, without
mentioning his regular subscribers at
all.
TIE BALI. LAST NIGrr.-The grand
ball given by the Odd Fellows, ut
Athletic Hall, Virginia, last night, was
considerably the best of the season
Nearly half the company present was
composed Of invited guests from Gold
Hill, Carson. and other neighboring
localities, being members Of the Order,
with their ladies. The occasion was
the installment of officers OF the En-
campment, which ceremony took place
before the ball commenced. The ladies'
present far outnumbered the gents, anu
II was quite difficult to say which were
the best looking, those from abroad or
those about home. The hall was con-
siderably too small for the company,
but although the sets were much
crowded, especially the first part Of
the night, yet everybody contrived to
have 4 glorious good time. The music
was the best In the State, and the hall
handsomely trimmed with flags, pic
lures, etc. The supper, provided at
the expense Of the Order In a convent
ent hall near by. was the best we have
seen for a ong time. At 4 o'clock this
morning. when we left the hall, the
hall was still going on, with no signs
of stopping.
Liberal AcrIoN.-The Manhattan
Life Insurance Company, Of New
York, notified J. II. 7. Martin, their
agent In Virginia City, yesterday. that
they would pay the widow OF Judge
A. w. Baldwin Is. 900 upon the policy
held by the late Judge for $2O.OOO, but
which had been forfeited by lapse OF
payment of the premium within the
time specified in the face Of the policy.
As the time it was delinquent was
short, they very generously allot the
above sum to the widow, which will
crafty both her and his numerous
friends, and rebound to the credit OF
the company wherever 1t has an estab-
lished agency and business. The late
Judge was also insured In the New
York Mutual for $4,000, from which
no response has yet been received. 1t
Is to be hoped, Notwithstanding tbe
same lapse occurred in payment as In
the Manhattan Company, that they
will act with equal liberality.
EXTRA Bus Observation-Disclosures &
Co. will put on an extra omnibus to-
night for the accommodation Of people
attending the opera from this locality,
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