Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-20
sheet. His Wife Fer Fesr Of q
Divorce.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. Nh,

From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. It'll
Shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon a brutal wife-murder was
p~erpetrated at No. 1914 South Fifth
street. The murderer Is named vii.
liam n. Oskins, and he has lbeen en-
ployed for a long time past as foreman
Of the carpenters engaged In the con-
struction Of the Government apprais-
ers' stores on Second street, below
Chestnut. The victsm was Mrs. Mary
A. Oskins. The two lived for a num-
Der Of years at No. AL South street,
where Mrs. Oskins kept O millinery
establishment. The husband and wife
appeared TO get along very unhappily
together, in consequence OF his dissi-
pating and drinking q great deal. On
several previous occasions his wife left
him. A day or two. ago she said she
would leave him for good, and went to
the house Of Frank Register, No. 1924
South Fifth street, where the murder
was committed. Mrs. Register was
the sister of the deceased. During the
time abe was there the murderer called
upon her several times and tried to
induce her to return and live with him.
Yesterday morning he made another
visit, and his wife told him that In
consequence of his bad habits she was
afraid of him, and would not live with
him, and that she intended to take
measures for a divorce. He expressed
his Willingness to this, and said he
would come again to-day and talk the
matter over. He then left, and MIR.
Register cautioned him against making
any trouble, rs IL would b useless,
and advised him to meet tho matter
quietly. He answered that he would.
About 3:45 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
he called again. when Mi. Register
wa out of his office. The clerk, John
s. Stow, was in the front office. Mrs.
Register and deceased had just come
In, having been out to consult a law
yer with regard to procuring a divorce.
Oskins, walked In, apparently rather
excited, but with a steady step. Ho
appeared to be somewhat under the
influence Of liquor. He walked up to
his wife, who was sitting on a chair,
and said to her: "Are you going to
make this your residenceP" She en-
deayored to make some reply to the
effect that she did not know but what
she would have to. He mumbled
something which could not be heard.
He then deliberately took of his hat
md placed 1t on the mantle, pulled q
siX-barrelled revolver from bis pocket
and fired several shots, two Of which
took effect-one in the head near the
left temple, and the other near the
heart. After he fired the first shot she
tried to get behind q bookcase, but he
forced her into q corner of the room
and there fired the fatal shot. Mrs.
Register, who was In the room, en-
deaYored to get the child out Of the
room and render assistance to the poor
woman. Before she could do this,
however, the shooting was all over.
The firing attracted the attention Of
the neighbors, and Colonel r. A.
Winslow, who lives OIL the corner Of
Fifth and Powell streets, was called
In. When he arrived he arrested
Oskins and took him to the Central
Police Station, where the pistol was
found on him. He was arraigned be-
fore Alderman Becker, who committed
him to await the result of the Coro-
ner's inquest. Oskins Is about forty
five years Of ago, and his wife was
forty-four. She, for her age, was a
very fine looking woman. They have
two children, one a young man about
twenty years Of age, and the other a
boy of ten or eleven,