The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-26
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KANSAS Cry, June %.

KANSAS CRY, June %.
A startling tragedy was enacted here
last night, resulting in the death, by sui
eide, Of the wife of Hayde Brown, the
condemned murderer. The execution OF
Brown is to take place at Moberly on
Friday. He is now confined in Jail in
this city. His wife, an intelligent pre-
possessing woman of 2G years, came here
with her three. year-old child a few days
ago, and spent nearly all her time in her
husbands cell since her arrival. During
the entire day yesterday she was there,
and it appears that an agreement was
made between him and his wife that both
should commit suicide. At half past 7
o'clock last night, accordingly, as the
time approached, the woman, in her
boarding place, wrote note of explana-
ton, pinned it to her child's breast, and
making bed upon the floor, placed a
revolver to her temple and put a bullet
through her brain. She expired instant
ly. Two policemen went to the jail to
notify Brown of his wifes act, and as
they called him into the corridor they
saw him put something into his mouth
hastily. They Immediately grasped him
by the throat, and after protracted
struggle, succeeded in removing half an
ounce of morphine from his mouth. The
morphine had been given him by his
wife. When called to the corridor,
Brown uttered oath after oath, and curse
after curse, and after the poison was
removed he begged to be killed, and
cursed his fate. Brown is thoroughly
bad man, and the strange devotion of his
wife is the subject of much comment.
LEADvILLE, June %.
William Cunningham was killed, and
j. P. O'Brien severely wounded yester-
day, while the latter was quarreling with
Tom Hogan. O'Brien fired at Hogan,
missing him and killing Cunningham,
when Doc Norton, who was present, fired
at O'Brien with the above result.
ST.. LOUIS, June 81:
So many evidences of the inaccuracy
of the national census, just taken of this
city. have come to light that a number
Of business and professional men of
this city have called meeting to be
held at the Linden Hotel tomorrow to
consider and determine what is best to
be done in the premises.
SAN Francisco, June %.
A Portland dispatch says: The trial of
the cases against the late Ex-Governor
Grover, ex-Secretary of State S. +.
Chadwick, ex-State Treasurer A. H.
Brown, and the Board of Land Commits
sioners, commenced this morning before
Judge Deadly. The testimony is vol
luminous, and the investigation of the
cases will consume several days. These
cases have been the subject of much
newspaper comment for the past two
years, and much public interest is felt in
the result. Proceedings are instituted
against the defendants on the ground of
charges preferred by the Investigating
Committee at the last session Of that
body.
The Board of City Hall Commissioners
to-day resolved to employ counsel to
bring legal proceedings to compel the
Board Of Supervisors to make l5.cent
tax levy for the continuance of work on
the New City Hall.
In the suit of the city to recover taxes
from the Spring Valley Water Company
for the fiscal years Of 1876 and VI, the
Supreme Court has overruled the demur-
rer of defendant, reversing the decision
OF the lower court with leave for the
defendant to answer. The effect of the
decision is to make all corporations pay
taxes on their capital stock.
At the Portland City election yester-