Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-23
|nOMExrlC TRAGEDY.

Jealousy. wild Desperation.
,r.ier mud dSaici,lc !....Am As,Omy.
puS Letter the Cause Of the
IOo,ly Deetl-.lorOmer's Inquest.
mn the Gold Hill News. April Isth.l
Saturday evening, q terrible do
Z tragedy was enacted In Gold
Joseph Marks, a shoemaker.
his wife, inflictinga 4 severe wound.
hen, evidently surprising he had
her, sent a bullet into his own
causing his own death about
r hours afterwards.
THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY
small cabin, near the north end
he railroad bridge across Crown
ravine, aud the time about =
ck in the evening. The cabin con-
of two small rooms, the front one
a. parlor, sitting and bedroom,
khe rear one as Kitchen and work
pom. The house adjoining it, on
rest. is occupied by some Cornish
RS, aud next beyond is the cottage
ence of J. f.. McDoi ell and family
but twenty fee, from the cabin first
bioned. The screams of a woman
heard, and a pistol shot, suc-
ed almost Immediately by another
and those who hurried thithcr
r. Il Marks living on the floor of the
~ room with his head against the
- and his arms resting upon the
- of a rocking chair. Upon the
n. near his right hand. lay Il Colts
H Shooter with two shots discharged
- it. the other three remaining
E ed-and Il bullet wound in his
y \, just above the right ear, indi-
b that one ct tile shots had done
work. He was alive, hut died
y two hours aftrward, remaining
betty inSensible from the time he
found until death. The first shot
frel;s ct his wife, and it took effect in
face, coaSSing under the left cheek
and Ranging upward toward the
ee &f the nose. Sho was shot in
doorway. She fell, rolling over Il
or two, but regained her feet i'm
aiatcly, and rs she was doing so
ri the second shot. She tl,01ght it
fired at her, and ran for dear life
fcDonell's house.
TIE PARTIES.
bseph Marks was a medium sized,
nt built, dark cOmpleXiOned man,
Fears Of age last August, Il native of
lada, OF French IMrcntAge, bu;
acd i'll Ohio, where his parents did
where he has brothers and sisters
residing. Mrs. Agnes Marks. his
b, is Il rather good looking, sensible
w - ~ gel ~
and native of Sweden. They
be married in Denver, Colorado,
ne three years ago, she heiiiy di-
red from another husband. who is
living at cheyenne. her stated rea-
Is for the divorce being drunkcnnt IS
his part. Marks is u Shoemaker by
llc. and together with his wife lived
a while AT Eureka. from whence
by came to God Hill last Fall. Since
en he has worked for Mr.. William
coll, shoemaker, on Main street,
Rr the NesScy House, for about
fee months, a short time at Wood
lft's shoe store opposite the -NcwS
fice. and lastly at Empire. lie was
al>idercd Il good workman, hut was
u successful in sc 'uring steady en-
~ HiCIit tcIc, lucIcipC Ntilt ~ I-II-
r. a few weeks ago with his wife,
here he found steady work. She.
,wevcr. objected to going with him
Empire, and not living happily to-
'ther, she left him and returned to
Did Hill, mcupving the little cabin
ey had left when they went to En-
r.. He, it seems, loved her passion
ely. and tried to get her back, but
lc refused and ScOrned him, main
ming herself here by washing, sew
gand doing any work she could get,
'claring her intention and desire for
final separation. not wishing to ever
We with him again. He came from
mphe and plead with her to return
him, but she steadily refused and
'pul>ed him, until finally, lie seems
have worked himself up to the pitch
desperation and jealousy regarding
pr, aided very materially by an
nonymous letter received by him
Iom cold Hill, telling him that his
viie Was playing him false. The fear
u result is known, and upon the head
the writer of that letter rests the Ell
re responsibility ofthc terrible crime.
TIE wIFE's STORY.
Mrs. Marks. although severely
onnded, is getting along very COM
rtahlv, being well attended at the
'llse Of Mr.. Mcdonnell, and. is able
converse with ease. We visited her
noon to-day, and her statement of
sad affair, in addition to what we
we already related, is substantially
follows: When she was residing
lth her husband ut Eureka, he used
gamble, drink and ill-treat her reg
ariy. until at one time the authori-
= had to Interfere. Here in Gold
III he bcha yed better, and they got
'ns quite happily for II while, yet oc-
Sionally he would gamble IL little.
q alway ill-twated her when he
me out loser, sometimes takir@ her
the throat aud smothering her
'uth with his hand VIXEN she tried
scream. Ske feared him, and for
II reason dreaded removing to En-
re with him. She did so, however,
q there he followed up his gambling
u uiii.treatmetlt, until determined to
ar 1t no longer she left him AS peace
!! !. as possible and returned to Gold
Nv where she has since been living
me and supporting hcrSelfas already
>cflhed. About five weeks ago he
NE after eer, but she refused him a
'vate interview, leaving the little
pln and going to McDonnell's house.
'nen went to the house where Mr..
:oii and wife, mutual friends of
'lfs, resided. and sent her a note. |
!, !; responded by going there. and
III 4 long conversation, an ns,,.L in the |