Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-10

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layer. Public Administrator and OF Of
feio Coroner, on the 9TH day Of Novsm-
Ter. 1875. to inquire into the aus OF
the death OF Nellie Ross, having been
Gully sworn according to law. ETC.. do
ind that deceased Was named Nellie
loss, and was q native OF New York.
iged about 90 years; that she came tc
or death on the sth day Of November,
1876, in this county, from natural
causes"
Signed : John Carlaus. John L. Cav.
tnaugh. John O'Neill. X. l.. Higgins,
a.. MeArjery. John Cunning. VIM.
later. Edwin Beers. Frank l.. Reed.
Considering tho well-known char.
ictsr Of the woman. the public may be
inclined to look spon the verdict rem
Csred by the Coroner's Jury as q little
singular. The evidence OF DR.. Conn.
Who was called in to attend her Is strong
4 gainst the theory Of death by poison.
md as none Of the witnesses testified to
laving seen her take poison. there was
o other alternative for the jury. with
tao testimony adiucei. but to render
the verdict il lid. Portions Of the tes-
,mony would seem to require an es.
ianaiion. particularly that part Of DIR.
TOMS where he says that the woman
vas over to tho County Hospital the
evening OF her death. and DIR. Van
iandt said she took enough morphine
t. kill three persons. such q state
rient would seem to require the pres
tuce Of DIR. Van Zandt at the inquest,
hut a. he was not summoned to appear.
CT ut least was not present. that part OF
lr. Conn's testimony carried no weight
against his own positive statement that
be thought the died from nat.
ural causes.
The testimony Of DIR. Conn and Robt.
Patterson Is the most important taken,
aud is therefore given almost in full.
Leon Thai testified that he had pur-
chased four ounces Of laudanum for the
Noman the evening previous to her
death. she stating that she wished TO use
|, a. an injection. to alleviate pain. His
I stimony showed that the woman acted
very strangely q short time after he re-
tirncd with the l~audanum. and he feared
she had swallowed ID.
We're anything adequate to the ex.
Iense to be gained by such q course, We
lave no hesitation in saying II Is our
tslief. from the testimony adduccd,
t,ken in conjunction with the reputa-
ton Of the woman. that q post mortem
examination would show that she CON-
riitted suicide. However. a. no one
would be benefited by such q course. it
il probably as we'll for the matter to
r.st as 1t Is. The following Is the testi-
riony referred to
Robert Patterson. sworn-knew de-
ceased for about three years or more;
81, WAS named Nellie Ross. a native Of
New York. and about &c years OF age;
sle has no relatives ON the coast that l
know Of; Sunday morning l left the
house about II NJ. and left deceased in
her usual health and spirits; returned
a: 3 ?. N. to 60 to bed, and found de-
ceased insensible. and supposed II was
I ON the effect OF drugs; I then went to
Perkins drug store TO SEQ IL | could set
Ir. Van Zandt; he being at the hospital.
Nrr. Perkins advised me to SO for DIR.
1 Johnson, and informed mo that n Ger.
I i'm party had purchased four unees OF
| udsnum: I went TO DIR. Robinson and
I Id him I wanted him TO go and attend
rpon a person who had taken poison;
> told me ho hal no stomach pump.
a al advised me TO go to DIR. Conn; l
died on DIR. Conn. AMI he Immediately
' ent with mo to the house: no exam
,ed tho patient and seut for an emetic;
Q examined her quite carefully. inhaled
or breath. and said there was no
{ anger; she had tikrH some drug. but he
"a not anticipate any fatal results; the
I a,ient appeared to DO unconscious;
' lille the messenger was gone Tor the
. netic, the doctor called me one side
a al said he would try IL she was con-
s,ious and know what was going on;
{ iat he would prepare to insert tho
somach pump; while he was doing that
I took hold Of the patient. and she mo-
/ oned the pump away. In answer to
/ Is question whether she had taken any
{ rug, she signed that she had not.
When the emetic arrived and the Doctor
' a. going to administer 1t, she motisned
/ away NJ IL she did not want to take
[. This il the fourth attempt she has
t,aie upon her life by the same means.
I he last serious attempt was about six
weeks ago. I was with her up to the
+. me Of her death. which occurred about
. A. NJ. Her pulse was nearly as strong