Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-11

Deputy Simpson, entered. When asked II
he desired to make any statement, he said
''yes," and promptly began to pull on his
pants. He talked freely, bringing in, in
the course Of his long, rambling narrative,
many things irrelevant to the subject in
hand. He eaid that he had been half
crazy about his family troubles for
months, hardly able to sleep . wink from
thinking Of them. The mother and father
OF his wife also are heartbroken. He gave
his age as so, and said he had been mar
ried is years. He has had four children
by his wife, three Of which are living, and
one dead. Mrs. Tarlease had been married
before. She was the widow OF Jasper Hos
kins, Of Grass Valley, by whom she also
had three children. She has a son in Cali
fornia by her first husband going on II
years old. Her first husband was killed.
Her maiden name was Smith, and she was
born in Wisconsin. Tarlease himself is
q native Of Cornwall, England. He
has been in the United States
over thirty years. de is quite
grey, and has but one eye. During the in
terview he several times remarked that he
had done nothing that any married man
would not do under similar circumstances.
He exhibited some little agitation at inter-
walls, but all in all he seemed to be satisfied
in his W mind that he was right in what
he had done. Just as the reporter was
about to withdraw, addressing Jailer Ash
ley, he INQUIRED, aHow is he is he mnch
hurt?" Mr.. Ashley replied, "He is dead"
and proceeded to lock the cell before we
could catch the effect Of the sad
ment on the prisoner.
In all Of the above we have given chiefly
Tarlease's side of the story. Other parties
say that Mrs. Tarlease is . good, hard-work-
ing, industrious woman, and that nothing
improper ever existed between her and Har-
rison, except in the excited imagination Of
Tarlease. She Is not overly comedy, and
being well along in years, those who are in
position to know, scout the idea Of inn
proper intimacy with Harrison or anybody
else. Regarding this, of course no out
slider can say, but it would seem that Tar
lease was either wronged, or thought he
was wronged sufficiently strong to drive
him to the commission of the terrible deed
of last night. 1t may be that the woman,
having determined to quit him, resorted
to the use Of language calculated to tanta-
lie him, in the hope of driving him away,
and Kidding herself Of his presence.
Billy Harrison, the victim, was we'll
known in Nevada. He was for years en-
ployed by "Fatty" Evans in the Chop
house on the International Hotel corner,
Virginia City. While so employed, he
married a Comstock girl, but they soon
disagreed and separated. He was a native
Of Zanesville, Ohio, and about 35 years Of
age. His father and one brother reside at
Cheyenne, Wyoming. He also leaves a
married sister in Cincinnati. He owned
some real estate in GAINESVILLE, which he
was yesterday preparing to sell with the
view Of sending the money to his father.
who is in need of assistance. The news Of
his tragic death will be wired to his rela-
tiyes this morning. Billy was a very clever,
gentlemanly young man and had many
friends who will sincerely regret his UNI
timely death and the manner Of his TAX
ing off.
The examination of Tarlease will prob
ably take place tomorrow.
The affair created intense excitement,
and knots of men were discussing the
tragedy until a late hour last night.