Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-26
Oh Qarsea aailn Appeal
CARSON CITY:
Thursday ............ March &c, 1874.
EDWARD WELSH, tho man whose body


was found in The Carson River day be
fore yesterday, doubtless committed
suicide. Thc reasons are abundant fol
so believing, as the following brief mar
ration, gathered from an account given us
last night by Hon. A. J. LOCKWOOD State
) nGtor and / or nlan o: the Morgan Kill,
seems to Indicate Welsh first got work at
quartz mill about eighteen months ago.
lie and a German named Fisher were
employed at the same time, rs battery
feeders at the Morgan Mill. Mr.. Lock
wood set them al work. Fisher is since
'lead-disd Of pneumonia. After work
Ing about three months at the Morgan
Mil, Welsh, Who vas a frst-rate hand.
got employment at tie Brunswick Mil,
and he worked there three hundred and
siXty-7even days in one year" IS Lock
wool SAYS 1t WAS after this long stretch #
rYorking days that Welsh. poor fellow.
',aving settled up all his atiairs and
Drawn the money that Was coming TO
MS account, came here to Carson. in
tending to so East to see his mother As
the worst fate would have it, he got on
spree, was arrested, lodged in jail, tried
n ths Justices Court for his INSIDE
meanor, and fined for being found drunk
On the street. In few days he was
toCnd drunk q second time and was re-
arrested and again tried and fined. The
APPEAL reported the case at the time
III. Lockwood hearing that Welsh was in
this bad scrape, cane ND here and inter-
posed in his behalf. BY way of recruit
ing his shattered nervous system. and
bent upon getting over the i'll effects of
his spree, NslsiI went 20 Genoa and
spent some days, quietly, with friend |
there. When he returned to Empire he !
20: work at ths Bruns1ick Mill again. |
Meantime, as we learn, Father Tormey |
had Induced him to sign the pledge But |
the demoralizinG effects OF his unfortu-
nate spree N Carson. and the consequent |
loss OF his money preyed upon his mind;
and he got drunk again and yet again, at
Empire. All this while Lockwood stood
bis friend. Twice he told Lockwood
that he meant to jump in the River, but
Lockwood dissuaded him from such a
course. Ins last time that he was ever seen
alive, he and another man, whose name
las lot reached US, started to walk from
empire to the Brunswick Mill Welsh
had just bought new suit of clothes.
out they were still at Empire He told
he man who was in his company, after
hey had walked some distance, that he
hould return to Empire, adding You
nay have that new suit, for it will be
lseless to me- He turned back; and
II that has ever been seen of him since
Ias the poor sad remains which were |
AIKEN out of the cold river on Tuesday
rening. Mr.. Lockwood tells MS t
hat tins poor fellow had told !
I'M that his mother lived in Baltimore.
nd that he, Welsh, owned house there
'r which he had been efsred as much i
) $40, 000. Tbs disasters which fol- '
WED his excesses broke his heart. and 7
e fell a victim to his own unconouer- b
be remorse. Lockwood saws he was a
ne of the most Industrious and reliable :.
orklng men with whom lie ever came :.
contact. 1t is relevant to this account s,
lat we should add the statement of Mr.. u
Ubic Administrator Meder. that the N
Mount Of money left by the deceased in d,
adtmniler's safe was s113 Is scarcely a.
ough to liquidate the expenses of his .,
neral. We are thus succinct in MAX Ia
2 this statement III order that the T
ends and relatives OF the unfortunate cl
an may be sppIised of the particulars as
his taking Oft. His remains had de- 60
ut burial; and his friends may derive =
mt comfort may be had from the st
oWled5e tLa: he Was esteemed by DIR
7se who knew linn as an industrious, NJ
nest, capable man. 1t was upon Mr.. att
ckwocd's testimony that the coro- til
S jury arrived at the conclusion that be
deceased took his own life. gL