Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-20
.,nc or A WOMAN NEAR NE.
VNDA CITY.

I'm Saturday, February llth, we
hI;sbed an account of the arrest of
Ueyman, his wife and their son
charged with having received
disposed Of property stolen from
;yht ears in Truckee, at various times
Fin the past fifteen months. The
roc narties thus implicate1 were TAX q.
tn Nevada City on Sunday, in
.roe of the sheriff. From the time
her arrest until she left Trlckec,
rs Hcvman labored under great dis
sss of mind. and at times her grief
e uncomfortable, and sad to behold.
doe Murray, counsel for the parties
der arrest, accompanied them to
,yada City, and was indeiatigable in
efforts to inspire the poor woman
th courage and hope. The bail at
n asked bv the Court was $1,000 in
ch case. but Judge Murray got it re-
Sced to 81 800 for Mr.. Heyman, 81 800
Mrs. Heyman, and $500 for Gus.
Sil was obtained for Mrs. Heyman in
eyada City, and she was not incarce-
ted in the Jail. Yesterday (Monday)
orninc, Mrs. Heyman left the Ma
mail Exchange Hotel at Nevada City,
the Colfax stage. There were only
10 passengers on board-MrS. II.
hkiur an inside seat and the other, a
I'M. riding on the outside with DAILY,
driver, The road leading out of
Iyada City for hall mile was ex-
edingly rough. and the stage for that
hson went very slow. When DAILY
rived at Grass Valley he was sur
ised to find that there was no lady
Assenger on the inside, hut finally
Included that the woman did not start
contemplated, and would remain
Ter and take the afternoon stage.
bout eight O'Clock the same morning,
gorge Smith, Sheritf-elect of Nevada
Dunty, in passing along the Nevada
hl Grass Valley road, a couple of
hndred yards above the old Nevada
lOuring Mill, and within the limits of
Ie Nevada City corporation, saw the
bdv of Il woman lying on the edge of
small reservoir within a dozen Yards
] the road. She was lying with her
Zee downward in the water, the latter
|eing at that point not over six inches
leep. The back portion of her head
|nd body was not covered by the wa
er Assistance was procured, the
prpse was placed in wagon, and
pken To the undertaken, Groves,
! here an inquest was held. w. J. Or
Rn and others who were present, re-
p-nized the body as being that
4 Mrs. Heyman. Her husband
Jas sent for, and the scene of sorrow
bat ensued beggals description. The
esult of the inquest is not known
)ere vet, but there is not the shadow
u doubt but that the deceased delib-
fa'clv committed suicide. Before
Paving Trlckce the actions of the un-
brtlnafe woman indicated that she
las liable to take her life rather than
b to Jail or submit to the humiliation
public trial. Mrs. Heyman was
~ ut forty-Sevey Years of age, the
bother of eight living children. three
= whom are young girls. between the
|ee' of seven and thirteen wears, we'll
Intelligent and interesting.
nj showing evidence of good care and
ralnin", that only Il motEer can give.
lie deceased has for many wears sup
orted her large family by her indus
y and tact. having been engaged in
ne millinery and dreSsmaking busi-
eSS. She has lived in Truckee for
'ine Years, and has been considered
n honest, industrious woman-a kind
eishhor. with many good qualities of
cad and heart. Tho serious charge
lade against her took people here by
arprlSe. Whether she was guilty or
OF .! Is a question upon which we can
Her no opinion in the absence of evil
en'e. She is now beyond the reach
an earthly tribunal. and her tragic
'te has plunged large family Of chill
reh and other relatives into the deep
st OF mourning,