Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-06

At 9 O'Clock last evening those n the
street and in the nsiehborhood Of 3S
North O street were startled by The
sharp report Of . pistol and. following
in rapid succession. the screams Of q
woman. Those who rushed to the
upper floor Of the building Of that
number and entered the front room
found George ssndsrson lying on his
face, blood streaming from . eunsho'
wound in his heed. and his wife near by
explaining that he had shot himself
through the head. A badly battered
bullet was found lying on the carpet and
. pistol near.
The impression received BY oil who
saw the condition Of things was that q
case OF suicide was before them. and the
story Of the woman confirmed II. she
said that she had long feared her HUSBAND
would kill himself; that be had said be
..ouQht to b In the boneyard and would
probably 30 there soon."
She went on to explain that yesterday
he went to pay some money ON account
Of stocks; that he took $40; that hs
soo came back saying. AZ no handed
out $40, that he bad saved that much,
and that in reply she said. What does
that amount tor" that he then pulled q
pistol from bis pocket; she started for
the door, had gone Ave or SIX feet, heard
q click, then q report Of the pistol.
turned. saw her husband fall. and then
ran screaming into the hall.
Persons about the lodeing-houss. who
saw Mr.. Sandsrson just before the acct
dent, say he acted and appeared a
usual. SO much for attendant circum'
stances, all OF which bear out admirably
the suicidal theory. except perhaps the
last.
Coroner Brodsk. whom he arrived, had
the body OF the dead man taken to the
undertaking rooms OF Conboie Il Co..
South @ street. where Q representative oil
the News. examined the gunshot'wound
in Mr.. Sandsrson's head. 1t was . cen
ter shot, the bullet passing plumb
through near the q from one side to
the other. A very little examination
convinced the reporter that Mr.. Sander
son could not have fred that bullet Into
his own head.
In the Hrst place. the bullet entered
from the left-or at least such was
clearly the indication OF the wound a'
the time IL was examined. In the left
side Of the head there was simply q bull
let hole. On the right side the bones
we're not only shattered, but driven out.
wsrdly. bulging or burning the wound
considerably.
Secondly-Aftsr Q careful examination
OF the flesh and hair on both sides oil
the head. no marks Of burning or burnt
powder were visible. neither was the
hair, which extended close down to the
wound, at all sinRed. Both hair and
flesh had o perfectly normal appearance.
II has been ascertained BY expert
msnts upon dead bodies with hre arms
that q man cannot shoot himself. the
ball entering his fssh where barred. a.
was Mr.. Sanderson's in this instance,
and not burn the flesh or send powder
into Ii. In other words, that . pistol
fred into human fesh at . range oil
three feet or less will show the results
above mentioned. A man cannot shoot
himself In the head with Q pistol three
feet away. At the same range ~ thai
above mentioned human hair will be
singsd by the fash Of . pistol.
These things, together with the fac'
that the bullet entered Mr.. Ssnderson's
head from the left side and not the right.
render II very certain that he did not
shoot himself.
Mrs. Sanderson was, under the cir
cumstances, arrested and 10 lodged In
Jail. She now refuses to make q state
msnt. The NEws does not wish to try
her on paper. neither to make any
charge OF murder against any one. II
10. however, clearly Of the opinion that
Mr.. Sanderson did not shoot himself.
The question for juriss to decide IL who
shot him.
Coroner Brodsk will hold an inquest
on the body Of the deceased tonight.
An autopsy was made at IL A. u. today
by Dr.. Kirby. Hon. James A. Stephens
has been retained to defend Mrs. San
derson. Here the News leaves the case
for the present.