Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14

IL will be remembered In connection
with the recent terrible domestic ira
gedy In this town, wherein Joseph
Mark or Marks serlsusly wounded his
wife, attempting to kill her, and Inn
m~sdlatsly afterward shot and killed
himself, that q young man named
Alex. Fraser, now residing here, was
implicated. An anonymous letter,
written by some evll-minded person
In Gold Hill to Marks at Empire was
the only Implication and was the real
cause Of the tragedy. Il excited him
to the highest pitch Of frvnzied jsal-
ou,y. and compelled him TO the com
mission OF tho dreadful deed. II was
our opinion at the tlue, and still 10,
that a fouler, cruslsr Islander was
never perpetrated. aud upon the ssul
and conscience Of the writer OF that
letter rests the dark stain Of murder,
and all the guilt attendant thereon.
concealed or not. he will carry IL to
his grave. When Marks and wife
were living at Eureka. Marks and
Fraser worked In the same shoe shop
together. and Marks being psor, at
his request Fraser came and boarded
with himself and wife. Fraser subso-
quently experienced q severe spell oil
sickness. during which Mrs. Marks
carefully and kindly nursed him. Az
ter recovery he went TO California,
and finally came to Gold Hill. Marks
and wife came from Eureka to Gold
Hill last Christmas. and found their
old friend Fraser here, hard at work
a. usual. Gratitude aud friendship
induced him 10 asslst them all hs
could, and the same natural ssnti-
ments to befrirnd Mrs. Marks after
tho pair disagreed and separated,
Marks residing at Empire aud his vile
returning to Gold Hill. She worked
hard, washing. sewing. or ut any 9TH
or work she ceuld get. to earn an hon
est living. and what little assistance
Mr.. Fraser Is shown 10 have rendered
was netting wrong or what the neigh.
bors or all right mindsd people would
not justify him In doing. Even when
Marks received that cruel anonymous
letter. two weeks before the tragedy,
came irenziedly to Gold Hill and met
both his wife aud Fraser, his CONVEX
sation with them apparently di.pellsd
all suspicion Of wrong In hls minds and
he so told them, and departed OH his
return to Empire. declaring his belief
that thsrc was nothing wrong In the
least between Fraser and Mrs. Marks.
Ho parted with Fraser OIL the most
friendly terms; yet the letters found
upon him after death, showed evidence
Of the most tortarlns Jealousy on his
part, perhaps aided by other anony-
nous communications or slanderous
information. The result IL known.
Mark, lies Ia his grave, aud tho wife
has nearly recovered FROM her wound,
vet the tongue OF SANDER 10 still busy.
SANDER say, that Fraser was coneeal-
ed Ia the house ut the time OF the
tragedy, aud that Ii was Fraser who
shot Marks. yet family residing In
this town iestiiies positively that Mr..
Fraser was visiting them at their house
that same evening and was there both
a. the time OF the tragedy and before
IL. These slanderous, unjustinsblc re-
ports are becoming seriously annoy
Ing and Troublesome TO Mr.. Frassr,and
he dsss not propose TO submit to them
quietly any longer, but Will hold the
sources responsible, II they can DO
found. With this view he sends US
the following note, desiring Us to pub
lish L.:
COIN HiLI- May IL, 1874.
To whom IL may concern: A great
many slanderous reports come to my
ears every day regarding myself and
Mrs. Marks. | have waited for these
to stop until patience Is no longer .
virtu. /: and II soma OF the mean,
s~nssklng. contsmptible towards that
rai,e those reports do not stop forth
with, they shall be made to pay the
penalty OF the law. defy the world
TO say with truth, n word regarding
our relations toward each other, that
either need DO ashamed Of | have
been acquainted with Mrs. Marks n
considerable length OF time, and al
ways heard hor spoken OF as n good
and true woman, and all who knows her
respects her. 1t 10 too bad that a lady
who Il trying to make an honest, re-
spectacle living, cannot DO let alens.
| am surs | know nothing wrong OF
her, and II I have called TO see her OF
ten, after what has occurred and while
she was not able TO help herself and In
need OF help, 1t was but right that
should do so. ask ne persona epin-
lon as to whether | have done right or
wrong, as lsng as | know that 1 was
right. Que consolation Is, that none
OF those who arc acquainted With Oh
Their Mrs. Marks or myself, believe
one word Of thoss mean lies and cruel