Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-19
REApRUErRaaas
Her Hasband's I.ifo 10 ThTeateaed
kim Her ChitA and Oats Her
Own ThrOaa.

The Topeka lKansas) Commonwealth
learns from Emporia, that Mrs. Muir
dock, of Ell Dorado, wife Of Bent Muir.
dock, editor Of the Walnut Valley
Times, seeing a storm coming up on
Sunday last, and thinking 1t was an.
other hurricane. became crazy and cut
her child's throat, and then cut hei
own. A later dispatch says the baby
Is dead, and Mrs. Murdoch will die,
Her husband was away at the time.
In this terrible afflction Mr.. Muir.
dock will receive the sincere sympathy
OF his brethren of the press throughout
the State.
The Lawrence Tribune says of this
dreadful tragedy T. ''
We. learn with feelings of un-
feigned sorrow of the terrible death OF
Mrs. Murdoch, wife of B. NJ. Murdoch,
Esq, editor Of the FL Dorado Times.
As we hear the statement, Mrs. Muir.
docks mind had been so wrought upon
by the scenes during the recent tornado
which destroyed 80 much of that beau
tiful village, that on the approach OF a
storm she entirely lost her reason, and
instantly cut her throat and that Of her
child. The babe was dead and Mrs.
n. beyond the hope Of recovery. She
was a most estimable and accomplished
lady, and her tragic end is among the
most distressing events which has ever
come to our knowledge. The afflicted
husband and father Will have the SYM
pathy of every heart capable Of human
emotions"
The Topeka Record Of a later date
has fuller particulars Of this deplor.
able event. It seems, according to
the Records account that Mrs. Muir.
dock had worried over threats
that had been made against heI
husband, growing out Of the county
seat contest. 1t seems that O
letter had been sent to Mr.. Murdoch In
which was O picture Of a man with q
rope around his neck. She has stated
that for some time she could constantly
see that picture. This and the lorna.
do, and other things, undoubtedly un'
settled her mind. She had hid the ra-
zor In the bottom Of a trunk some two
or three weeks before, and had contem.
plated the act all the time. Only the
morning Of the deed she asked her hus.
band which Of the two children he
liked the best, and the child killed was
not the one he expressed a preference
for. The child was about sixteen
months old, and died almost Instantly
Mrs. Murdock's windpipe was nearly
cut OIL, but the jugular vein was not
injured. Tho windpipe was ut once
sewed up, and she Il improving fast
She could talk well yesterday morn.
ing. If those who make threats against
and talk about newspaper men, knew
the effect on tho female members Of
their families, there would probably
be less done. This insanity undoubt-
eddy grew out Of threats against Mr.,
Murdouk because Of his course OH a
county seat election.
Ever since the letter with the picture
Of u man with a rope around his neck
was received she has watched When
ever strangers came into town, to see
II they were not after her husband.
Just before the deed was done, hon.
Sidney Clarke and M Or two other
gentleman rode into town, and she saw
them. and thought she saw n rope in
the wagon and had come after her hus.
band. She Immediately seized her
child and went behind the house and
cut the child's throat from ear to car,
and then her own.