Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-16
The oREEy.EYlD MONSTER.
A Wife, Fren.ied with JssIsusy,
bhUots Her supposed Rival.

Last Sunday evening at Sacramento
Mrs. George Hamilton, wife Of an engi'
neer on the Central Pacific railroad,
shot and severely wounded . young CIR
named Nettie Wiuklcpleck. with whom
she believed her husband was having
criminal relations. We oondenss the
circumstances Of the affair from the Sac
ramento Bee, whose reporter interviewed
the various parties concerned. He found
THE WIFE
In Jail. She said: Last evening ]
requested my husband to 60 with me
and face the girl, SO that I could sscer'
tain whether she would make the state.
msnts to his face that shs had made to
me, and which he said were false.
refer to the admission by her, made to
me, to tho effect that she and he had
been acting improperly with each other.
We arrived at the house where the shoot.
ing'took place. aud I told him to remain
down stairs while I went up to get Net.
tie. She came out into the hall. where
upon / told her that Mr.. Hamilton was
at the bottom OF the stairs and desired
to see her. She and I then started to
90 down stairs, and when we had got
about half way down I shot her.
The whole trouble grows out OF the
fact that my husband has been keeping
this girl and paying for her board and
room rent. aud that she has ut the pres.
emit time u wine.colored silk dress that
he bought for her. I got the pistol on
purpose TO shoot her and my intention
was to do her bodily ipjury-to hurt her
and while I am not sorry that ! did
not kill her, ! will state that my inten.
tons in that direction were good. 81
am sorry / did not do u better jobl" I
got the revolver on purpose to shoot her.
Having been told by the reporter that
the girl was not dead. Mrs. Hamilton
said, II am sorry; | shot three times.
She is not ut to live."
"When I shot the girl my husband
ran, aud when I came down the stairs
the crowd was coming from the livery
stable and everybody wanted to know
what was the matter. I told them that
there was a little shooting going on, and
while I was talking my husband came
up in the crowd, whsreupon ! took him
by the arm and said. Come, papa,
well 60 down to the station house and I
will give myself up"
Mrs. Hamilton Is slightly above the
medium height, % years OF age, With
Rrsy.blue eyes OF q dark shade. OF 70.
bust figure and with considerable claims
to good looks. She possesses an extra.
ordinary amount Of vim, which she dis.
played throughout the interview.
II HUSBAND.
Whom the reporter also found in jail, is
q man Of sinewy build. about Ave feet
nine inches in height, by occupation q
railroad engineer on an express train be-
tween Sacramento and Truckee. having
been on the road since 1871. an Amer.
lean. "a years Of age, OF forid Dom.
plexion aud although the posssssor OF
an honest o~ountenanco his face il not
one with which msidens would be In.
clinsd to fall IN 1--we. He o~trroborated
his wifs's account Of the shooting, but
said there Was no inst cause for; that It
was the result Of unreasonable jealousy
on the part Of his wife.
THE GIRL.
Nettis Winklsplsck is q we'll developed
girl OF about II years Of age. q brunette;
and while her face Is not handsome, Il Is
u pleasing and frank one. She could
talk but little. but said Mrs. Hamilton
had 40 cause to be jealous OF her. Also
that she had seen Mr.. Hamilton only
once since she left his house, and that
was on the street about four months ago.
She also stated that Mrs. Hamilton had
no cause to have any suspicious OF her
Is regards Mr.. Hamilton.
A surgical examination developed the
fact that one bullet had struck her In the
upper lip. ranging to the left Jaw; an.
other bullet had penetrated her left hip,
ranging inwsrdly, and q third bullet
had entered her head on the left side,
well mp toward the top. and could not bs
reached with . probe. Her condition Is
very critical. but she declares that II she
lives she will prosecute her would.be
murderers to the full extent Of the law.
The pistol with which the shooting was
done was q small six.ohambsred rsyol.
yer, carrying O No. ~ cartridge,