Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-08
The Peter Tragedy Additional
Particulars The Csrener's In'
qusss-verdies Of she Jury.

Tho Peter rragcdy-Adduionai
Particulars The Csre.er's In.
sas.s-Ssraies e''"e jury
SAN Fu,sc,sco. October 81 r. NJ
Al the INQUEST held ut 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon in the Potter case. the
following testimony was elected:
J. II. Jacobs. sworn-."'This morning
at ten minutes to G I heard three shots
ared in ON. Of the rooms Of the Nucleus
House. which awakened me. sprang
out Of bed, and rs I did so. heard an
other shot. dressed myself and went
into the hall, where I met the porter
and asked him what the matter was; he
said some one had been shooting; said
he thought is was in room 81; no went
TO the door OF tho anu lis
enei. He threatened to burst the doors
open; with my assistance the door was
forced; we looked in and saw 10Th par
ties lying in bed. and to me 1t appeared
US II both were dead. then diree'ea
the porter to call tho CLERK. went W
my room and In q low minute re'urn0a'
saw tho clerk and porter 4 'n'0
tho room; heard one say Let's maA'
q rush on him." 1 saw q man situhg
M in bed trying to cock q revolver. 4
rushed upon him and took tho reVoiSer
from his hand. He then Toll oaek on
the bed bleeding iro~ MS mouth !"
minister who roomsi n 'ho mouse ea"o
into tho room u spoke 10 u s'"
man m asked MN what no naa aone'
tho wounded man tried 10 speak o"'
could not.
Witness was then shown n revolver OF
New York pattern, Hopkins x Aiiehs
make, and stated 1t didn't look IKE the
weapon no had aiken from tho hanu OF
the murderer and suicide.
Joseph McCardell, night watchman'
then testified. Knew MIR. Potter by
sight; he and his wife occupied No. ~.
This morning at half.psst i've l was in
tho Office reading whom ! heard n shot;
Jumped up and listened; heard two
moro fred in rapid succession; I ran up
stairs 10 a room where some Of the boys
slosp. asksd them what was tho matter;
thew said Il was out In the yard; went
to the yard. lowered the windows Of q
room and looked in; saw nothing around
and pu, IN the window again. Heard
another shot; I returned to the hall met
Mr.. Jacobs who asked mo what tho mat.
ter was; told him thought there
WIS shooting In No. 20; went
IN tho door Of that room and listened;
hsar, n curplino noise: forced open tho
door and saw a man and IN in bed
.,,.,o,,Iv ds,J. went nfter tho clerk;
vh., 7 returned looked into tho room,
onJ saw Tho man with tho revolver held
nm 10 his heal; tho muzzle was mn to
his mouth; heard him snap the ham.
MIR two or three times; Mr.. Jacobs
rushed in and disarmed Kim.
Witness was then shown tho nickel
plated revolver which hal boon shown
the previous witness. lie said: This
looks like tho revolver which Mr.. ia
cobs took from tho man and passed to
me; I gave IL to tho clerk, but
don't know what he did with
IL. / will not swear that this is the pis.
toll taken from tho man. Tho room was
locked and the window closed on the in
side. No lights we're in the after
IL o'clock at night; from 10 to ~ min
utes elapsed between tho firing oil the
first shot and the time l broke the door
open.
John Moran, svorn-I know Potter
and his wife; no was, I believe, n native
| Of Massachusetts, about 80 years OF ago. |
His full name was Angel Knight Potter.
Saw him Yesterday forenoon and
wanted TO talk with him but hc
,ou,ht IN o,ade mo. One Of the letters
,onna in tina room Of deceased WINS nd.
.,,...., 4, ma 7, contained n pawn
49,, to- .,;, =, o,o,hos o,d mn order
o. ,w.n,v.ono ,,o,l,r, Mrs Potter