Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-25
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tng. Hanged ~ = Men.
CINCINNATI, Jan. ga Gdsdte special
SAYS Edward Williams, who. with Mrs:
Meeting, was arrested for the murder OF
the lattsr's husband. vas taken from the
Jail last night at Barboursville, West
virginia, and hanged by q mob. The
parties we're assured by a minister that
sufscisnt evidence Of their guilt had
been obtained. The jsil was surrounded
By q mob oil excited people. but both OF
the prisoners denied completely In the
murder. although . minister continued
prayer with them and asked. q comics
sion. The mob forced the keys from
tie jailsr and took Williams ont. and
placed him under q tree in tho court
ward. with a rops around his neck. n
ina on q barrel. He then made q con-
fesaion, and expressed the hope that the
crowd might obtain Gods forgiveness
for their crime, M he had for his. lie
declared he was happily started on his
tourney home to heaven. He died after
6ftsen minutes Of terrible agony. Mrs.
Mssling was then brought out. aud.
placing her in front Of tho dead mur-
dsrsr, the crowd called for her comics
sion. She said that Williams had been
her paramour for three years; she had
been trying for the past three months to
poison her husband. without success,
and that Williams struck Meeling on the
head with nm ax. while he was asleep. on
Wednesday night. afterwards cutting his
throat. She assisted In destroying the
evidence Of the murder aud In buryiug
Meeling. She accused herself Of being
the cause Of the murder. but begged pit
fully for life. Though the feeling was
very strong against her. and the crowd
voted unanimously for her execution.
no man could be found that would put
the rope around the womsn's meek,
abe was re'srneu y lan. ~,
10y VI s's. .L ..;n.
Weossern's n'iss ~ ~
Carson HAT ane 70 'ne
fe<iers csarss " s'rg'"'a.
wAsHrxaros. january zo.- repre-
sentative WOODBURY. viii shortly intro
dues . bill approPrianng Szoo.oVo 70
enlarge the carson a,in,, anu e1Pee,s y
pass II on recommenda'ions OF W. n
dsrman ana Professor .ose,s: 'ol.lne.
oy. o eviaent Necessity OF in'..a Su
coinage 'acilities 10 prepare 10, specie
resumption Al the date now hiea oy last
years act OF Congress. ms oni 70 rs
move the ieaerai courts 70 'nslnia NV
hangs nro II 40 suuic'aiy onian'.w
because o'ov; pfauiey Pro.,s's nS"n y.
IL WIZ prosao'y pas, ~ 'Se sa"sS -
reeommendeu ny on',ea ouA'ss ,Iasss
hiilyer anu sawyer, JUSTICE risia anu
all "a prominent lawyers pfaSueing IN
the Nevada iederai courts. o'ewai, =
ball with the same provision. passed 'ne
Senate last WINTER out was men uhoP-
posed.
The Mckee Trial.
g, Lorna Ian. 24-Althoueh Il WINS
.,sn.,.ilv undsntood tbat Inc greater
mart of The day would be given up to le-
eal argument, the attendance upon tho
s,ial Of William Mckee for alleged com.
pliapce with the whisky ring far sur
nassed the accommodations Of the court
room The ;uror, remained .t their
ho,sI under ouard Of A dcputy marshal.
Irnon o~nsn;nv of conrt Judge Krum cor.
,inrsd ,ho arcument for tbe defense.
.,,,r, n nnmbsp az authorities 10 show
4. ;n-no,nns,snca of Ina evidence Of nc-
somn,;ce, uneorroborat,d. Special ref.
srsrrs mas mada 40 tbe ca.e of tbe Unit
Al co.,. st.tss w.. William Fullerton.
,r;sd In Nav YORK. In 1870. where the
evidence was merely that OF accomplices
and where the court intcrvened after the
testimony was in and ordered nm ncquit.
tai oil defendant. Judge hrum charged
that the court could not DO satisfied from
the evidence before IL thai hcheels con-
necuon WIN me nng nau oeeh SHOWN
and asked that the cas- Do aiiowed 10 70
no further.
Colonel Broadhsaa. 70, o proseeu.
uon' SAID u was IN hosurai'y 70 say una'
The court should, al this lunctufe OF tne
tr.ai. stop procesd,ngs anu exclude
further evidence. anu ,hal ,hs evidence
thus lar vss pefJuiea n 70 instruct
me Jury 'na1 they u nnu no Veruic'.
IL 10 ev,uen! 70 inc eouI. 'ne'. mas oeen
no ieea, testiuiony 70 PROVE 'ne issue
Counsel thsn wsnt on 70 snow INA, coh,
spiiacy mac IN TINS case oeen es'ao,isneu
and tnat ae'snuant was connecteo WIN
y" defense CLAIMS u IN imcompe-
tent tesumony. WINE the prosecution
assert the conspiracy was a continusd