Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-07

SAS FRiScrsco. October I'll p. NJ
About half.past 8. this morning. several
pistol shots were heard In a room at tho
Nucleus lodsips.housc, occupied by A.
X. Potter aud wife. On entrance being
forced. both parties were found In bed.
AIr. Potter held n revolver In his hand.
He wins still alive but unconscious. hav.
ing shot himself in tho mouth. His
wife was dead, with ons bullet wound
In her right car and another In the ab-
domcn. Several empty cartridge shells
lny In tho bed. Potter died about half
past eight without recovering conscious
ness. The Coroner was notified and tho
bodi, s removed to tho Morgue. An in.
quost will DO held this afternoon. As
far ms can DO at present learned, Potter
had been n resident Of Gold Hill. where
no had been possessed OF considerable
property mud had served several terms
In the State Legislature. Ho had boon
divorced from his wife. who camo to
this city and opened n clearinghouse on
Kearnoy between Suffer and Post
streets. Some months ago Potter camo
hero aud sought his former wife. since
which time II is supposed they have boon
living together. On Monday they took
rooms OF tho Nucleus. and their de-
meanor towards oaoh other was such rs
TO indicate that the best Of feeling OK.
listed between them. The immediate
cause Of tho tradsgy is supposed to DO
In tho fact that recently Potter has been
in very reduced circumstances. caused.
II Is believed, 10 o great sxtont, by The
fast and ertravagant habits Of his wife,
who appears to have been Of doubtful
reputation. and that the decd was com.
mittod In a ft Of dependency and des-
psration. On the bureau was found the
following letter:
San FRAScIsco, Oct. @.
A. II. SAxToS-DEAR FRIEND: Please
find inclosed q pawn ticket for ten dol.
lars, with one dollar interest paid. for
my silver watch, chnin. opera glass and
charms. There are several Of them. II
I do not pay you tho fifteen dollars You
redeem tho articles and you will not DO
q loser. A. X. PorrER.
Mr.. saxton Is employed rs United
States weighcr ct the Pacific Mail Dock.
On another largo sheet Of paper
were three notes reading rs follows:
"Mr. GREENWOOD: writo to T. y.
Pockman. (i) her natural father, Grass
Valley. Nevada county, California"
beneath the above was:
"0h, I am half crazy, md have been
for the last year" a. n. L.
And ngain:
John X. Moran: Telegraph TO II. n.
Potter, Doniclsonville, Connecticut. Ito
will pay all reasonable expenses"
Among the effects Of tho do
ceased parties were found two
or three dollars In silver. four
thousand shares OF South Europa
mining stock and fifty shares OF
Crown Point Ilavino. Apart OF Potter's
present business here is said to have
been To rcincorpsrate what Is known rs
tho Federal mining claim. Further
particulars will In oil probability DO
developed ct tho inquest this afternoon.
A man was found dead this morning
In alley leading of Howard street, near
Second. From papers found on his
person. Il Is supposed to be q case OF
suicide.
Mrs. E. Lsvinsky was found dead In
her bed at CSC Third street early this
morning. II Is supposed sue was
strangied by o man who was seen In her
saloon In tho evening.
Fatal Accident.
Ho~LIIsrEn, Cal. Oct. IA man
named Adolio yinagro, doing business
here for some years past, accidentally
shot himself yesterday when out hunt
ing. He was conveyed to Tres Pinos
but shortly after his arrival died from
loss Of blood.