Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-09
tragedy. published in the Coll. We make

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the following extracts:
Potter was at one time q well-to.do lum.
Der merchant Of Gold Hill. Nevada. and
for three successive terms represented
Storey county In tho Nevada Legislature.
while in Gold Hill he was universally
respected. and was looked upon as one
OF tho rising men Of that place. For
tune favored him, aud In addition to the
profits no made in his business. he was
very successful In stock speculations.
Three years ago no was reputed to be
worth $4,000. About that time he
camo TO this city on q visit, and one
evening entered q then notorious house
ON Pine street, and there met . woman
about twenty.three years OF age. who
went BY the name of Lola Mercedes. and
after that night visited the house several
times, and finally became infatuated
with her. He learned that she had been
the wife Of T. .. Bachmann. now OF
Grass valley. Nevada county. and was
the mother OF q child. n little girl. That
sho hal been divorced from Bachmann
ASp MAS aoISo q % BAD To worsE.
lie concluded that he would try and
save her. and offered to marry her II
she would quit tho city and so with him
10 the State OF Nevada. Sho accepted
his offer, and they were married ut the
Co.monolitan Hotel In this city. They
,h.r III, Tor their homo In the noun.
,,i,.. hut thew soon discovered that
Their unio, WINS . misalliance. and they
coniJ moi a,res. She was ~oxtnvaeantly
fonl n drcss. and had n temper which
M man could control. This led 10 FIRE.
ansrt si,;fss which were followed BY
In.n., ..nsr,,;on Soon AFTER bis mar.
..."a NJ l@~.,nno h.,an ,o diminisb. In
s,as n.nos =, s-S,,oyaonnco Of his
IL III Sns,asss was moi ma sueeess
wi :. !, hai h..n anJ bo mnd. somo
u ans,ss In m;r,nc snsculaiions
~hicI rssnl,sJ ai-sas,rousIy. Before the
s.nara,;on he came 10 This CITY with his
- ,rh;. .ss .I,out a vcar 400. and
aW.. ,hav hal becn hero n short time.
,h. ..n.s.,;"n ,oot nlacc. anJ
~ sr,r yon pryoncr
ro,,,wo, decree vas entered about
.s~sn wor,hs 400. after which he 70.
..a. ~ Go,a H;,I WHARF be made n
,;,,is uon.y. He. however. was not
n'eae me!. - 80 .,a vaar.
.,o,sssn. ~. H. ..,rrn.
leu 'or 'no ss' ,av. h.r ana n.Lad
60 ns'I, me- wss. Sha .ccen,sj
nor W ~ al ,wo mon,hs ..o
nm ..msrr;.d lftsr MARRIAGE 6c
Sa.s. No Al Ksarny st,eet.
W s.. n. ~ Ioac;n,.Sonso 10,
III. hn, i, MI No. proys a paving in.
.s.en "a b NV mn tbs nlace last
sasn sna. H. ssaonJ marr;o,s
naN"- ."assa, ,S.s h,s vita vo. es
~ :, .how os tormeriv and AZ Ina
INV =. srnn,v hos vsr,s mors
, my n,.os ihsn che rrcs;sad
an Ph;sh pn,,a, wos ,sslons
~ ~; Al No, ,ana 40 m.Ls him foel
s.M,,n s.u's.S re- Last Wondsy ,bsv
Nn.y ~ S,.,.,s W,rss ani ,sLoi
sen' 49, =, ,shioh ,i,na Dot
~. Isd ,h., hs int.nSsa ~ 90 h
Ss,S nm al hat h;s wifa von,S ra.
uo,u ILL., a..;a" IL "hso,cs TN
nas ' M nn, haxo n sn;,e vacant
"ns :. n,oS;,aJ ,hsm with n beJroom
anu NJ P'S""
THE FATAL
An examination revealed tho fact that
TIA woman hal been shot in tho right
ssr and in tho abdomen. and the mai
hal shot himself through tho mouth,
ths hall ranging inward aud lodging
bsck Of tho ieft eve. In the bod be-.
tween The man and woman the Coroner
found four metallic shells. II appeared
on Investigation that tho woman must
have been asleep when she was shot In
The head. for there was no indication Of
a struggle, and the hair was singed.
showing that tho weapon must have
been held very close when 1t was dis
charged. Potter had then shot her in
the abdomen, and had attempted to
shoot himself, but missed, the ball pass.
ING upward and lodging In tho ceiling,
and after that no had shot himself in
thu mouth. Finding that death did not
come soon enough. he removed the
.h.iIs tr,m ,ho voanon and sou,bt IN