Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-08
MURDER AND SUICIDE.


struction is related below, was formerly
a Member of the Assembly from Storey
county. mnd Eluch respected citizen.
We copy as follows from the virginia
Cir....;.I e.; as: evt,lif.:
San Era ncisco. Oct = About 0 clock
this morning stlc.ai t-:"I :hOts were
heard in n room y. the Nucleus led ing
house occupied b. 4. Potter and wife.
An entrluce being forced. both parties
were found in bed. NJ. Potter held II
revolver in lis hand. He was alive. but
UnconsIous. having shot himself in the
mouth. His wife VAS dead with d bullet
in the igEt ear AMI srutLer in the abdo-
men. Several empty carttidge shells lay
il the bed. Ioi.-g die! about go 4. NJ.
VII boUt recovering "uEsclnusEeSS. Inc
Coroner Vas notified aud the bodies re-
moved to TIE Moggre. As lar as can be
a. present learned Potter had been res
i14nt Of Gold Hill. where he nj ore time
had possessed COIsI4e .a!3ie property ana
had served several terms IN the State
L. GisIEtnrc lie h.d been divorced from
E!s wife, who ,..uI to i!IIs city ana open
ed a lodging house on keainy STREET, he
tween Post and STtter. Some t;mc ago
Potter came here and sought rs former
wife. since which lime it is supposed
they have been living together. hoEdny
they took IoUnIs al The Nucleus, and then
demeauor toyastIs each other w@s such
as 10 !ldca.e hat the best oil feeling ey
listed between them. The immediate
cause Of the traSoiy is supposed to te
that rer.-7.l,- Potter has laen in vfr,- re-
wax gee III! t'Se' lay ,sen l.:
aUeeo: ie"n's'"hc''' ch"Se,'' -
fZ'TaIasaQt hHti!s c. Las vile, W4o tEte
ISL! 's'1 o"H - p1,,'I. Il. h"t' LA 'ne
d,rrv and 4ts.air on ,l,. ba,.su IVES
found the following letter:
san TrAX,T-ta. Oc:ole. e. T. n.
4. Il SaIton-pear Friend Please
6nd enclosed "A rawl ,icEe. for SO and
S! interest. rs:,i for nv silver watch and
chain. opera lass and cAarms-sey.ral
Of them. I. DO not lav Won The SIS.
YOU redeem tie Articles an, vpu will no,
be A loser, Hespec,fuIlv.
l. Porter.
Mr.. Sn.tou il em,,,ov-ti as United States
Wrirner a. The Farlst. Mil deck Oman
other sheet Of pauer were notes reading
as follows:
Mr.. Greenhood Write TO It. s. Poek.
man Nobrr nv natural fatbsr Grass
Valley Nevada county Cal
Renaatb the above was written.
on am half crszx ana nav. I.en
for the last ye,r A,KP
And opain
Jobn < No,sn Ta,.o,e,b .opS
Potter DanielsonviIIe Conn and beviIl
nav ali reasonable .1neuses
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Thy nInsrrs OF the Warren and
C,r E,o;n. Co-ons,,ies o,-.a
-"
SO responsible fireman belonging to
one Of those companies and sympa,hiz-
inc With THAR action .alIs u, M, 20
,ery. under any chief enoine.r whom
III. Roard Of Town Trustees NAV slec,
They must elect their own rbief enc;.
n.er ,hev saw ar thew Won, serra m
der ANY This Of coprs. br;nos The
G,em.n ~ ,bos. .~o co,,pan;.s mt, a.
rect antsoonisn 10 the T,ustea. The
.ot;o, ia nrac;,;.o.o .,I ,o1o,l,,a,; 20
make an open issue between the rec,,ci. /
trsnt tremen and the Trustees Tbi. is
nucb 70 be regretted for there are ,one
excellent and very faithful fremen in /
those companies, and their ABANDON
ment of the fire-force is not a desirable /
But it seems to US that
these resolves are premature. Thew
leem to have taken it for granted that |
under the plan contemplated by the Or
finance providing for the organization of
The Fire Department. a certain person