Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-23
Condition of Mr.. Virden
ARREST OF HIS wuulu-ss ASSASSIN

Up to the present time We have re-
Trained from giving a detailed account
OF the recent stabbing case, out Of de-
ference to the wishes Of Mr.. Virden,
who was stricken down by the knife
OF the assassin. bu. in order to correct
the errors embodied in the sensational
and ,uppositious versions which have
already been given of the unhappy
Affair, we will now proceed to lay be-
fore our readers a full and correct &c.
count of the matter, and its attendant
circumstances.
The Divorce.
It will be remembered that two
months ago Carrie b. johnson sue
ceeded in obtaining a divorce from her
husband, Charles Frederick Johnson,
In the District Court Ut Virginia City.
Assuming her maiden name OF Brolin,
she has since that time been employed
rs a laundress at the Nevada Laundry,
situated about half a mile below Z
street, near the old Provost Guard sta
ton, John.on has been for some time
past employed at the Gould IL Curry
words attending to the cables. continu-
Ing at his work regularly until yester-
dsy afternoon, when he Was arrested.
The divorce was obtained upon the
ground of extreme cruelty, and john
sou did not interfere TO prevent, but
assisted her in obtaining it. lie, how
ever, stipulated that the divorce should
not be published in the newspapers,
ret m the Court records are public
property, always accessible TO re-
porters. It's publication could not
we'll have been prevented. Since
the divorce, Johnson has expressed
himself rs feeling lonely without her,
aud has tried to win her back,
enllsting the services Of Dir. Virden Ia
his behalf, they being brother Masons
and good friends. IL was In this way
that the unfortunate victim was drawn
into the difficulty which may yet re-
suit In his death. There are rutnors
that toe great intimacy had existed
between Mr.. Yirdeu aud Mrs. john
son, vet no one attests to the relia6ili-
~ Of such slanderous reports. They
we've all three personal friends, were
together frequently, and johnson was
apparsntly on the most friendly terms
with Virten. therefore, the assassin's
attack was entirely unexpected by
Virden, aud he could hardly realize
that il was really Johnson who had 50
cruelty attempted his life. For this
reason, and also in order to shield, II
possible, all parties to the tragic affair
from the attendant notoriety, disgrace
or punishment, that he at first refused
to diyulge the name OF his assassin.
except to a reliable friend, repeating
refleetiyely and regrctfully the words !:
$50 friendly and yet so treacherous;
| wouldn't have believed it." Vir-
dsn's statement to the friend referred
to, Is corroborated by the following
Statement Of sils. Johuson.
Or rather we should say Mrs. Brolin,
the divorced lady. In order TO lay be-
fore the public the most correct aud
reliable statement possible of the mat
ter, our reporter interviewed the lady
last evening at the laundry where she
IL working, and she fully aud volunta.
rily, in reply 10 his critical questions,
made the following statement Of the
tragic affair, to which she was probably
the o,riy eyewitness, although there
ara corroboratious by Others, which
will probably DO produced Il necessary:
Last Saturday evening MIR. Virden.
who was au old-time acquaintance n
friend of my late husband M myself
called upon me and stated that he came
"a the bearer of a message from john
con the substance Of which was that
he wanted me to come BACK a,id i've
with him. 1 told Virden did not
dare to 90 back, for the reason t.at ne
iJohusoi) treated mo bad and hau
threatened TO take my life on several
occasions. Mr.. Virden said nat ne
had promised to deliver the message
and with that remark the conversation
dropped, and he soonieft. On Mon-
day evening. at about six O'Clock,
net johnson ut the corner OF b anu
TAYLOR streets. He said, "How DO
YOU do. Carrier" | made him no re-
oily, but proceeded on my way to Y
street to make some purchases. Halt
an hour afterward | met him again IN
front Of Hatch S grocery store, on U
street. He said. "Csrrie, amt you
goins to speak to me said No.
snd ho LET'S INC. AT Hatch's store 1