Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-31

AN INTERPRETING LOTTERY
MEMRNTO - Staying JUsTI-
FLED.
SAN Francisco, March IS, 1871.
The bulletin boards on Saturday af-
ternoon were placarded with the news
of the action of the Virginia City Wig
lance Committee, and the affair was
the staple theme of conversation for
the rest of the day. San Francisco
has a natural sympathy for Vigilance
Committees whenever and wherever
formed, so the expressions of opinion
were all one way" served him right, y
and "wonder it wasn't done before"
Mrs. Fairs Trial.
The trial of Mrs. Fair for the murder
Of A. p. Crittenden on the Sd of last
November, OH the Oakland ferryboat,
commenced to-day. The circumstances
connected with the crime are so we'll
known that it is needless to refer to
them again. The attorneys for the
people were II. II. Byrne and Alexan-
der Campbell /; and for the prisoner,
Messrs. Cook and Quint. Up to the
time l write only five jurors have been
sworn, and from present appearances
1t will be tomorrow night before a full
panel Is obtained. Every juror, as he
came forward, had to submit to q rigid
cross-examination from the opposing
counsel. OF the twenty or more OK
amined, nearly all were rejected for
having expressed n decided opinion on
the case. In one instance the some
what unusual feature of appointing
triers to determine whether or not a
challenge should be allowed, was re-
sorted to. Mr.. d. J. Tallant, the
banker, being presented, the defense
objected to him on the grounds of bias.
The Court ordered q Jury Of three to
decide If the challenge was we'll taken,
and as it was found to be true, Mr..
Tallant was discharged. Eugene Nc
Carthy, A. G. Russ, II. Sargant, pro-
prietor of the American Exchange,
and n. 2. Pritchard, proprietor of the
Grand Hotel, were amongst those ex-
cused. Mrs. Fair was attired IN deep
mourning. and sat In a high-backed
chair, next to her counsel. 4 thin vail
partially covered her face, but without
~concealing her features or the expires.
sion of her c~ounteIance. She looked
very haggard, and was certainly ex-
tremely weak. Her daughter, n cir.
of about twelve years of age, occupied
a seat within the bar, and seemed
more interested in the proceedings
than did her mother. | did not OBJ
serve any of the late Mr.. Crittenden's
family In Court during the half-hour
was there. The trial Is expected to
extend over the week, with little prob
ability of Its conclusion before Mon
day or Tuesday.
Staying justified.
Another decision, .justifying the I'M
written law that permits the Staying
of the violator of female chastity, was
given on Saturday In the case OF Den
MS Gum, charged with the murder OF
Edward Murphy. The jury only de-
liberated M hour-and that more for
appearance sake than for any need
there was of deliberation-and then
returned q verdict of acquittal. There
is no dissent from this judgment. 1t
merely confirms the higher code above
all laws, that there arc some crimes
deserving of instant punishment, and
that punishment death.
An Astroioycr Under a Cloud.
Simon NJ. Cohen, the prophet Of
Hardic Place-who, after serving an
apprenticeship rs 4 secondhand clothes
dealer, graduated as an astrologcr,
then as 4 doctor, and finally combined
Restcllism with planet-rulingand med
icinc-was brought back to San Fran
cisco on Saturday from Cheyenne, to
which place he had fled in consequence
Of the unfortunate termination of one
Of his little operations i'll prenatal
murder. ST.. III is ut present under a
| cloud, and he m~onrnfully admits 1t.
| Tic SINS llKlJ III Sltto SOAt ttt III
year would be q pcrilous II for his
happiness, so he thought to fOrtify
himself against misfortune by taking n
trip East. lie had not the slightest
intention Of running away-only an
insurmountable longing to have a look
at the wonders of the overland route,
and an irresistible curiosity to see what
Chicago was like. 1t is needless to say
that Simon received a hearty greeting
on his arrival, especially from his
bondsmen, who were kind enough to
suggest that, lest the desire to cross
the continent should again become un-
comfortable, it would be rs well to put
him in n nice room In the City Prison,
fitted up with iron bars, locks and
other ornamental devices, rs induce
ments to remain. There never has
been an abortionist punished in this
city yet, so 1t is too much to expect
that Cohen will prove an exception ;
but if he is convicted, the Lord grant
that Judge Lake may have had buck
wheat cakes or some other dyspeptic-
provoking %prsyender for breakfast on
the morning that he is sentenced, then
there will be one "quack-salvlng.
cheating mountebank the less to prey
on the weak mud Ignorant.
The E.,askor Horace Halves.
Notwithstaa ding the statements of
the press, III NElll of the late Horace
Hawcs has not yet been filed for pro-
bate. He bequeaths to his widow
g, 500 a year, with the proviso that if
she disputes the Mont Eagle Univer-
sity endowment, payment Of the an
nulty is to cease. His son, twelve
years old, gets 5000 n month for life,
$33, 900 in coin, his fathers library,
and n reserved portion of the Redwood
ranch, consisting Of 200 acres of land.
and the house OH 1t, valued at $25, 600.
| His daughter. six years old, Is nearly
rs we'll provided for. The entire estate
il valued at somewhere between $780,
900 and $500, 900. Mrs. Halves Is firm
In her determination to contest the
validity of the University grant, though
by doing so she risks the loss of her
onnuity Much difference of oniniou