Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-27

Between i2..and l o'clock to-day a we'll
known citizen. named Peter +. Hcarn.
committed suicide by shooting himself. at
his house near the head OF Bullion Ravine.
DR.. sehnabel was called bu, the man WAS
dead before he reached him. The physi.
clan found. upon examination. that the
bullet. which was from an old-fAshioned.
Misunderstanding deringer pistol. had en-
tered three inches 10 the right OF the breast
bone. below the ribs. and had passed in
ward. downward and backward. In its
passage IL tore Oh the lower lobe Of the
liver and lodged against the right aide Of
the spine. q few inches below the point Of
entrance. The pistol WAS taken possession
Of by DIR. Schnabel. II carries a large
ball. aud tho hole made by IL il
~frightful. Father Haupts was also called
TO administer tho last sal rites Of the
church. but he was too late TO Afford the
unhappy man any relief.
A Nrws reporter was soon upon the
ground and found the man stretched out
In the dining ROOM. where lac had been
placed by some friends. 40 far as could
be learned Hearn did not utter any coher-
ent words after the occurrence. He evil
IDENTIFY hal nothing 10 say. ana In The
vorli without . feeling ~ regret,
Mrs.. Ur.rp. who vas In a bon.e op,o-
ait, the one In which The lead man law
was interviewed. she TOLD a pitiful story.
which wa, In ,nb.t.ner A %foliow.. .My
maiden name was Christina Williamson :
4 have bcen m.r,i.J h, mi. man Tor .even
YEAR. xe were m.r,,.I An Graz
Valley c.lifo,ni. . ,.n mon,h. ,f,s,
onr m.rriag. ha 49,, ah,sin, ma
.nj .ho,,iv .,,ar a., 10, Go. y.,iav
AMI e,ro m -. -. ~, -, ,hi:
teen var. ~, 49,. .hon, 80, 49, an.
IN COLL uili sni ~ hssn lin, ~;,h
him. N. h.. 49, 80, ma t;nJis H.,
has aLn.cI ms e@on,innsi,v. many . Tina
he b.. M, me- nn, ~ ~. han,. al
would - ! H., 49, .om. h.sr mi,
ba L,i T., 80. .o.isI -.
n. saiJ l.. Ma mo, 81, a. 80 I,,in.
for me ami a., he M, moi ..r. wh.,ha,
be rot work or not he Ia. NOT lone .ny.
,hinr ~. a.. ~ ~ -, ~.
.i,hs,.. 80 In $50. ns
~ -, .oh s 800 IA.
mas 49,"
- '"e $500
Am sick and near confinement, and I
don't know what 10 do"
,ramn,ei Law her mother via Wa p1es"n,
pay"puea oy ne' nou "no p, saa
NJ T hs5 ,wmrsnp .s.iy.. nv aIscs..o'1
NJ. 49, ann.asa, ~ n" msn,siIx nro..
trate aud wa very naturally greatly ex-
cited.
With reference to this mornings trag-
ely Mrs. Hearn said. Yesterday morning
Mr.. Hearn got mad at me AMI ehokel me
nearly TO death. and then threw me down
on the floor. You can see the marks Of
his hands on my throat. The marks Of
tho mans fingers were plainly To he seen
upon the woman's neck. There were
several purple and blue splotches
which bore tho appearance OF hav-
ing been made by the garroting
proccss.-REroRrER. When | got away
from him | went down town and swore out
a warrant for his arrest. a. wanted him
bound over 10 Keep the peace. was
afraid 10 sleep in the house and siaid
all night with a ncighbor. This morning
at & o'clock I went home. Just after the
whistles hal sounded he came tn the house
anil passed to the kitchen. Was In the
iIOut tutths iAt Ndlltl TUT NV 'hh
into the kitchen. went into the room
aud he asked:
.'Ar, YOU going 10 appear against me 10.
days''
what dill I 20 down town for yester-
dayg'' I aid.
.W.ll. you'll not have a chance 10 do
that ag,in'"
4 saw him take a pis,ol ont al his packet
anJ nall mn M. .hirt ani .hoot himself.
1 ran ont Of The hou.e over here, lie stag.
y,reI m the front door. adi,tance of about
twenty feet. AMI f.ll. Then the men came
.nJ rs,,i,J him away. That h. The last I
~ az him
lie iivcJ ,bon, nf,sen ar twenty min.
u,.. I'm, WA Unconscious durinc All thai
i'm.
~snh..o,s,,,v IN. rs,o,,sr ealleJ pnon
H. 80 IT,, ,rn,ismsn al h
caspsI q .%,.,ns, rIss,n rs. tor ss..nIt
soI Gs,,s,v ,h., ,he man v.s.rrss,sI sns
.iiows,i A. 90 nnon his own ,-scocniz.nce
m. ,ii,I r,s .st for , o.clocS today.
JnJ,r coal .,iJ ba hal lnoun usarn
for npmlsr az y,.rs anil hal NJ.
wax. hslJ n sao.i %oplnion of linn.
Nearly all The people of the town who
ver Acquainted with the man have thought
him a rooI. stealy man, II vas known
th,t n. h.J b.,n drinking considerable of
late bn, tbi.. N /, elaimeI. was caused by
family ,ronbiss. Some ca 40 far As 10 saw