Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-25
SUICIDE OF ". 6. sIplEMAH.
Tue bsay OF Deceased Rsssrasd 90
virginia Cay -ressimssy Ne.
gardisg che AFFAIR BEFORE the
Csrsssr's Jury The Verdict -
funssai To-day.

The remains Of W. E. Bidleman wcrs
tatsp 10 Virginia City this morning by th,
express train. Yesterdays issue Of thu
Nrws contained the intelligence that Mr.
Bidlsman had committed suicide at hi
ranch. near Clarks's Station. The even
was received with sorrow in this com,
muuity. for the deceased vas we'll known
and we'll liked throughout Storey county,
Mr.. Bidleman was . member Of Mount
Davidson Lodge No. 8, I. D. o. F., and
when the train arrived at the depot this
morning Q large delegation of the mem,
bers Of that order we're present 10 receive
and take charge Of the body.
Mrs. Bidleman. who 10 now In Virgins
City. says she knows Of nothing which
should have impelled her husband to the
rash act. His business arrangements
were somewhat disarranged. but he had
ample 10 meet all his obliga'
tons. and that. too. without experiencing
any great in~convenience. It ls evident
that his misfortunss were more imaginary
than real.
An inquest into the matter was held 81
Bidleman's lats residence yesterday. The
following evidence 10 reproduced from the
Reno Joar@ai Of this date:
Julia W. Bidelman, wife OF deceased.
being duly sworn testified As follows
The shooting occurred at abont @ O'Clock
In the evening he came into the house
and walked into the, bedroom and imme-
diatsly shot himself with q pistol he kept
In the bedroom I was sitting In the al.
Joining room reading . newspaper; l
called " William! I" I suspected what was
tho matter. because be hal threatened be.
fore TO take his lifo: I think II was yester-
day morning no said he hal . notion 10
shoot himself; he had spoken before about
10 when In low spirits. but never before 81
positively - yesterday he would have
been flfty-one years Of age on the 10th OF
this month ; I am his wife ; there wa no
one In that partlof the house; ! went In
when no shot himself /; I saw him enter
the bedroom /; he did not say y word when
he came In, but went right IN the bed.
room and committed the deed /; deceased
was q native Of PennsylvAniA ; he has been
greatly depressed In spirits most oil the
Winter. and has not slept scarcely any q
greater part Of the time ; some OF the time
he appeared all right.
Matt. Rapp testified: ! came here yes.
terday afternoon at about ? O'Clock ; !
came down 10 look ct his cows. by arrange
msnt with deceased !; expected IN buy ono
ar two; deceased and ! walked over tie
ranch I; VI were old friends /; i have known
him since 1862 We used 10 run together ;
tho cattle were out. and did not look at
them ; We returned To the house 81 About .
quarter 10 Q o'clock; We drove up the
cows : deceased and walked to the house
through the gate. but turned and went
out again aud he walked into the house
and into the sitting room ; went over to
the corral ! was at the corral about two
minutes. but heard no pistol sound ; l
heard . report, but did not recognize II to
DO the report Of . pistol ; did not pay
any attention TO 10 till Mrs. Bidleman ran
out and called /; she called out fearfully ;
then ! ran over 10 see what WAS the mat
ter. and she said. q into the bedroom.
quick. and SEQ Mr.. Bidlemanr' l then
went into the room and saw him dead ;
Charles Adams was with mo; we came
IN together the deceased WAS sPpAr'
emily sitting down when l hs saw nun ,
he Vas bleeding ireeiy OUT OF MS iignI
ear /; ! Jaw = Pisi"i lying on tne Del !
lac WAS leaning ngainstA uuhki w the room
and facing the door ~ We came In there
wAs . kind OF hole In the bsi where he
had been sitting. and the blood appeared
on the bel around the depression Va the
bed /; he must have fallen from the bed
whore he was sitting when he shot him
self /; i took hold OF him with Mr.. Adam.
TO see what was the matter. or " wo could
do any thing for him. but ho was dead
VI looked al his ear where the blood came
out Ani felt his pulse. but II was all gone ;
No then let the body alone. In the alter