Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-29
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
4 Masked MURDERIR.
4 Bold, Mysterious Aifair-And .
Res0lute Woman.

SAN Josr, CAL. April 27.-Tbs follow
ing report OF q strange occurrence was
brought to this city yesterday: On Sat-
urday evening about 8 o'clock . bastard
ly attempt was made TO take the life Of
Mrs. John II. Paul. who resides In an
isolated place about Q quarter Of . mile
below Mountain View Station. It APP
pears that Mrs. Paul IVES sitting in the
kitchen alone. her children having gone
to bed and Mr.. Paul having gone 70
town to attend . lodge meeting. She
heard o hard knock al the door, and
upon opening II wa confronted BY
man, his face being covered with . lssth-
or mask. The man Immediately stepped
into the room and closed the door. Hs
addressed her in Spanish. but Mrs. Paul
informed him that she did NOT under.
stand the language. he then said in
English, ~ have come to kill you; you
know too much about our plans. How
much did old man Martin Murphy give
you for the information you gave him
last year2 We intended then 10 follow
and kill You. have come now 10 kill
you"
Mrs. Paul then fell upon her knees
and begged for her lie. saying that she
had four children. The rufian replied,
"It 10 no use; I have come to kill you"
Mrs. Paul thsrsupon arose, and - she
did so the man ired two shots at her In
rapid succession. One ball passed
through the fisshy part Of her left thigh.
inficting q painful but not dangerous
wound. and the other bullet passed
under her armpit, causing an sbrasion
Of the skin. Mrs. Paul In o moment
recovered herself. and taking . pistol
from her pocket fred at the assassin,
but missed. The sooundrsl took the
pistol from Mrs. Paul. who had become
exhausted. and struck her several times
over the head. He then left her, sup.
posing that she wa dead. As Dor a.
Mrs. Paul recovered consciousness she
dragged herself to the bedside OF her
children and sent one OF them for Mrs.
Babcock. the nearest nsishbor. Mr..
Paul was Immediately hunted up BY
Mrs. Bsbeock. and when they, accom-.
panied by others. reached the place.
Mrs. Paul was found insensibls and
apparently dead. DR.. Bradbury Of
Redwood City. was Immediately sum.
moned and rendered medical aid. The
wounds on the head inflicted BY the
blows from the pistol arc considered
serious. Mrs. Paul recognized the
would.be murderer a. one Of the men
who robbed her house some time ago.
It wal not customary for Mrs. Paul to
carry q pistol. 1t was usually placed on
q high table. and early IN Saturday
evening she was astonishsd 10 And II In
the hands OF n OF the children. Being
busy at the time she placed II In her
pocket and thought no moro about 1t
until the attempted murder. Mrs. Paul
Ia the lady who accidentally discovered
the bold scheme TO abduot ex-senator p.
w. Murphy. Nj. Paul says the whole
thing is 90 strange u to make II bard
for him to credit the statement Of Mrs.
Paul, and be Ia utterly at Q loss to con-
eeive Of any reaso for such . murder.
Gus assault. Mrs. Paul Ia the ''Miss
Cooke" whose challenge to female riders
has made such . ripple In Eastern sport.
ing circles and induced the Minneapolis
Trottins Association 10 offer . $4,000
prize for Q contest between Miss Cooke
and an Eastern luminary.