Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-26
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SAN L RAM INtp |, July -.
Jules Green Hood, well known in
this city as a stock broker and insur-
ance agent, committed suicide last
night by shooting himself through
the head with a pistol. He was en-
| gagged to marry Miss Mary Jobson,
but an eStrangement occurred be-
tween them. This, with recent finan-
cial reverses, is supposed to he the
Il ofthe young mans terrible act.
All preparations for the execution
of Chas. A. Russell are completed.
There is no hope for a Communication of
his sentence.
Russell was executed at % minutes
past 2 O'Clock this afternoon. He
assembled the scaffold with a firm
step, preceded by Sheriff Adams and
followed by Rev. Mr.. Carpenter and
Rev. Mr.. Williams. The condemned
man stepped on the fatal crop, glanced
a moment with his large. dark, lus-
trous ewes AT the crowd, up at the sky
through the lights of the corridor and
at the beam above his head. DR.. Car
penter asked If the statement given to
him was true. lie replied: 1t is true,
so help me God" Russell smiled
when the officers commenced pinion-
ing his arms and legs, and carefully
adjusted his feet 10 facilitate their
work. and aided all in his power to
adjust the fatal Moose. He was spared
the torture OF hearing the death war
ram read. When the black cap was
pulled over his face, he leaned to-
wards Mr.. CARPENTER and spoke. The
latter lifted the cap partially off his
face, when Russell kissed his lips and
said. God bless YOU" The signal
was then given, the spring was touch
ed. and Charles A. Russell was no
more. He died with scarcely a strug-
Gle. Rev. Mr.. Carpenter exclaimed:
Now hat they have done this to
him, they can do 30 more"
Sheriff Adams, the clergymen. and
several others on the Scaffold were
affected to tears. Russell gave to Mr..
Carpenter a full history Of his life and
career, which the recipient says will
place his character in a better light
before the world.
In the trial of Capt. Janas +. Lewis,
OF the ship Crusader, upon the charge
of having withheld suitable food from
the sailors of the Nelson, the jury
could not agree. He wa tried today
on the second indictment of cruelty.
in beating and wOunding the same
man, and the Jury acquitted him.
The last will of james Kelly was
filed to-day for probate, and recite,
that. being dangerously i'll from
wounds received May ,. 1873. in the
Belcher mine, at Gold Hill, he makes
his will, bequeathing all his property
to his sisters Mary Bane and Bridget
Delany, at New York.
The reported withdrawal Of the
steamship line to Honolulu is denied
at headquarters.
The funeral of Russell will tlke
place tomorrow, from the Howard
street Presbyterian Church, Rev. Drs.
C~arpenter, Dodge and Cunningham
officiating. 1t is stated that the luner-
al expenses will be borne by Mrs.
Page and Mrs. Moore, both of whom
were at the jail when the execution
took place.
llEAIDSBUEG, July ..
About nine o'clock last evening,
some parties We're heard bv CITY
Marshal Clack carousing in the
i1cald>burg saloon. He went to tie
front door, and hearing the proprie-
tor, {. G. Beroist, tell Ham Briggs
not to shoot, entered and ordered him
to desist, upon which Briggs turned.
and leveling his pistol at Clack.
tlred. The ball entered about four
inches above and to the right of the
naval, ranging down and coming out
above the hip bone. Some hope is
given for his recovery. Briggs is un-
der arrest, but the peOnle threaten 10