Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-03
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APrsssSss Case Of rsiss.isE-wss
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On the LIST day Of July. 1875. . widow
named Mrs. 0'Neill, living ON Stewart
street in Virginia City. Vas married to a
man named John Lyman. a helper IN
the Pioneer Boiler Works OIL the Divide.
which are owned by Thomas Moore.
Since their marriage Lyman has been
abusive, and scarcely q dsy has passed
that he has not beaten and maitressed
nj. wife. This state Of Affairs wss well
known 10 all the nsighbors, who have IN
many cases been witnesses OF his aots OF
violence. SO well were these things
known and in such great contempt was
LYMAN held in the immediate vicinity
in which he lived. that his wife was gen.
.rally called Mrs. 0'Neill. the name OF
her first husband.
LYMAN beat his wife three times on
Monday, aud she had him arrested.
Yesterday the q came up In court.
and the accused MAS fined $3.50. Mrs.
LYMAN was owner in her own right OF
the property In which they lived. and
bv soms means raised the necessary
amount to pay the fine. which she did,
and last evening took her husband home
with her again.
This morning at about 4:3O Lyman
raped at the door OF John O'Seill. who
lives near the Hale aud Norcross hoist
ing works, and who WAS q brother Of the
deal woman's first husband. He told
O'Neill he thought his wife was dying /;
that he thought she had poisoned her.
self, aud he wanted O'Seill TO 20 home
with him. O'Neill did so. and when
they arrived al the house they found two
women with the corpse. who said that
life was extinct before they came to the
house. -,
LYMAN then commenced in the Wild
est manner TO lament tho loss OF his
..dear wife," but O'Neill and the officers
Of the Law did mol take much stock IN
this great show OF sorrow. ~ LYMAN
was accordingly arrested on suspicion o !
procuring the death Of his wife. The
body was removed to tho Undertaking
rooms OF Mr.. Burns. where . post
norton examination WAS made to-day
by Dr-. McMeans and Harris. the result
Of which will probably be made known
at the Coroner's inquest, which 10 to 10
held at $50 o'clock this evening.
An envelope upon which the following
was written WA found by the Coroner
in the dress.pocket IL deceased:
John Lyman has 70 many times thret.
tsned NV life that I had to do this so /
hons that this house and everything that
Ia In 1t will be gave TO my = children
Jony aud Howard O'Neill he has don
things which do bring met mi death 40
I hope that Cod will reward him accord
ing TO his deeds
The note was written In u scrawling
hand. and evidently by some one labor
ing under great excitement. The en-
velope has the appearance OF having
been worn Ivy being carried in the peck.
ct. DIR. Atkinson was called by Lyman
ut about l:30 o'clock to administer
medicine 10 the woman who Is now deal.
Ito could not discover that anything Sc
rous was the matter. and as the patient
complained % pains administered some
light opiate anil left, intending to call
again to-day. -.
This morning a NEws reporter visited
the scene Of this strange affair. The
house Is on Stewart street. just across.
the street in q northvsstsrly direction
from the hosting works Of the Andes
aud Beach and Paxton mines. A great
pumber % neighbors, mostly women,
hal gathered in to talk over the matter.
They all hal seen the wretch who called
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