Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-23

purchased two boxes of strawberries
and a small bag OF apples for Mrs.
Knapp. the wife OF the proprietor OF
the laundry. After completing my
purchases I passed along c street In
the. direction Of Union. before reach
ing which. however, I met Mr.. Virden.
Feeling somewhat tlmid about going
home alone, l said, "Mr. yirden. will
you please walk down with ME" He
said "Certainly." and took the straw
berries out OF my hands. We walked
down Union street to Fand then passed
up F to Taylor. just as we turned In
to Taylor street at the corner of the
Episcopal Church, Nirden said there's
a man coming along who appears to
be following us. He walks very fast.
Let's cross over to the other side Of the
street" BY this time NE had passed
half way down the Episcopal Church
sidewalk on Taylor street. just at
this moment, rs we stepped off the
sidewalk. johnson overlook US. He
caught virden by the shoulder and
said, "You damn o of -, l am
going to kill yen. virden dropped the
Strawberries and closed In with him.
A violent struggle ensued, Virden
exerting himself powerfully to keep
Johnson of at arms length. The
encounter took place In the mid
die Of Taylor street, between the
Episcopal Church and Mr.. Cordiell's
new house. Virden backed slowly
down Taylor street closely followed
by johnson. Virden finally got away
aud ran alongG street In a southerly
direction. did not know at the time
that he wa. stabbed. Aftsr johnson
got through with Virden he turned
back and caught me by the thioat; call
ing me bad names, and saying. Car
rie, you have deceived me; | have n
id good mind to XIII you, too" His
right arm was lifted up, rs II holding
a knife. | said, "for Gods sake. please
johnson, don't kill me-" and screamed
at the top Of my voice. He seemed to
be frightened by my outcries, and left
me. passing around TO the real Of the
Episcopal Church, near BY, and saw
him make a strike at the rear door. or
a motion IS though he was going to
open It then he turned away along e.
street, and / saw no more Of him.
[ thought when he ran from me he was
trying TO get into the yestry-room OF
the Episcopal Church. When l saw
Virden run down G street l wondered
at his leaving me. l know now from
his movements at the time, that he was
hurt. I scraped up what strawberries
| could on tho ground and ran down to
the laundry. i ran so fast | fell and
hurt my knee and my hands.
have known MIR. Virden since '66
or CT. My husband introduced him
to me. johnson and Virden always
appeared to be- good friends. Virden
used frequently to advise my husband
In regard to stocks. l did not know
that johnson had any Ill feeling to-
wards him. We were all members OF
the same Lodge. Mr.. johnson Is ma
tive Of Sweden, and at the present time
is 80 years Of age. I was married to
him In San Francisco, In 1852.
Reporer-How long n time have you
lived unhappily together?
Ansrer-Six or seven years. My
husband was jealous Of me and fire.
quently beat me and threatened to
take my life.
Reportsr-Did your husband have
any weapons In his possession
Ansner-Yes; he always carried a
deringer with him when he went up
town. He kept q double barrelcd shot
gun In his bath room. Hp had q dirk
cane. an ivory handled bowie-knife.
and two or three other knives besides.
RepOrter-Did he convey his prop
erty over to you at the time you pro-
cured the divorce?
Ansrer-Yes he said l might rs
we'll have it rs the lawyers. 1 after
went to him and told him that |
willing to divide, and asked him
what he would give or take for the
property. He valued the house and
lot on E street at $1,000. | decided
the property back to him on his paying
me $600.
Csnciusisu.
But little more remains to be told.
Virlen, after escaping from the would
be assassin, made his way to his o
rs best he could in his badly wounded
The remaining particulars
of the affair have already been mar
rated. This morning tho wounded
man was quite comfortable, having
slept a little mt intervals during the
night. To-day, however, he Is not so
we'll. This morning we visited the
spot whore the encounter took place,
and verified Mrs. Johnson's statement
in regard to the strawberries, a num-
Der OF which were still to be seen scat
tered about in the middle OF the street.
Her screams were also heard by per-
sons residing ear by. johnson was
arrested yesterday afternoon at about
four o'clock, by Constables Baldwin
and Hughes, and lodged in the County
Jail on q charge Of an assault with q