Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-04

Advaaesa stage Of Deesnpssitisa
Horrible steaeh = The DsAlss
are Hastily I.tsrred Afsor Being
Viewed by q Csrsaer's Jsry.
Last evening Virginia City was the
scene of an unusual excitement, owing
to the discovery Of the most revolving
case Of murder and suicide that ever
vexed the annals Of crime.
The Discovery
Was made In the following manner.
At about five o'clock last evening, Jas.
Walker. while passing along Summit
street, in company with a little niece.
noticed myriads Of flies collected on
the window and door Of q small cabin
situated on the Same street, directly
west Of the old Ophlr hosting works.
A horrible stencil smanated from the
cabin. Surmising that something was
wrong he dismissed the little girl and
proceeded at once to make an examin-
alton of the premises. He first knocked
at the door of the cabin, and getting
no reply walked round to the back
side Of the cabin, but discovered no en-
rance from that quarter. On return
ing TO the front door again he applied
his nostrils to the ksy-hole, %whsreupon
his suspicious OF foul play were doubly
confirmed. On bursting the door open
be discovered an unsighhtly corpse ly-
ing In bed and covered with blood, the
body being swollen and apparently In
an advanced stage Of decomposition.
Undertaker Nsiined.
Without waiting to make any fur
Their discoveries, he hurried to the un-
dertaking establishment Of Wilson &
Brown, on B street, and Informed Mr..
Brown that a man had been murdered,
and requested him to make arrange
ments for the burial Of the body. Dir.
Brown. in the absence Of Coroner
Holmes, communicated with Justice
Marble, who summoned a Coroner's
Jury, and repaired at snce to the scene
of the murder, Walker leading the
way.
becouo oChu nS0y rSauus
On arriving at the cabin the stencil
was so intolerable that for some time
neither Coroner o jury were able to
enter the room. Charles Brown, the
undertaken, who had taken the pre-
caution to fortify himself with stimu-
lants. lighted a strong cigar and en-
tered the cabin. In a few minutes he
came out again, r%emarking to the bal
ance Of the party In an excited nan
ner. My God, there are two dead
men In there"
Appearance Of the Bedies.
After the cabin 1.-THE dimensions Of
which were about l2xl4 feet) had
been ventilated somewhat, the Coro-
ner's jury proceeded to view the bod
los. The victim who was first discov-
cred was undressed and lying In bed.
The body, which was identified as be-
ing that OF Robert Mulligan. was ter
ri6ly swollen, and his features were
so blackened by pu~trefaction as
his RIGHT eve VAS an az wound
about an inch In depth and three inches
in length. The ak with which the
wound was evidently inflicted lying on
the bed by the side Of the murdered
man. Both blade and handle were
completely besmeared with blood. as
were iSewise tue p.iio"s anu asAnS1.
me aeao man hao a eone."
amount OF oedciothes over hin' co.re.
spending 70 the coid weather. o. isst
week. Upon ieceIIiIS ."e 'H.a, oiH"
ne died e~Sioen.Iy " "tti net
his throat anu Snln' situous" nv
showing any marx VI sioielse, W.
badly ny-oiowh' tue MES oeinR P'ieu
up Oh each otner 70 TUG uepsn .. ,,.' a.
inch. On thS 1901 Oh tne oeu LIN I'm
was iound, aoSut 10 inS"ss ionS, s.e
handle being OF PONG anu s.a ~ u VII"
oiood. Inc last eh.ry snsS !. "a Tau
gan uiaf! was vi '"e I'" may
The Other Vie'im
Was living on the floor with his throat
ON, nearly from ear To ear and his head
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nod Tho Nd
go
was identineo rs that OF hooert Oaiu-
well, Familiarity known rs "Scotty."
An omen razor and a Ratchet, both
.meared with blood were found on the
floor about eight feet from Caldwell's
body in an e~asterly direction. 1t was
the general opinion Of those who
saw the bodies that Caldwell cut his
W throat with the razor while stand
ing near the window In the east end Of
the cabin. and afterwards CROPPED his
way to the bed BY the side Of which he
fell and expired. His death was ola
much more recent date than that Of
the other victim. At the time the fatal
deed was committed he was fully
dressed, with the exception Of being
In his stocking feet. The marks ON
his stockings showed that he had been
depth. The door Of the cabin had been
locked Oh the INSIDE, ana tne KEY was
iouiia iying on '" U;ar.d tbo hoJiss
vue. ~ Srrr,sd off m ,be Cemetery
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