Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-29
AN lRHuMAn CRIME.
An AGED COUPLE ROBBED AND
MURDERED.
An Attempt Msds 20 Conceal she
Outrage By che BurninE OF sne
Bodies.

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Outrage By she Burning OF Inc
Bodies.
The dollhouse in Six.mile canyen,
situated abou. O mile and sne.half dis
tant from Virginia. was discovered to 30
on Ere about 6 o'clock last evening.
Word was sent to the Shsrin's office
that foul play was suspected, as Perisn.
der Pollock and wife. the keepers Of the
dollhouse. were missing and supposed
to be in the burning building.
Coroner Conn, Sheriff Hanks and
ether officers at M proceeded to the
scene. sad whom the are burned down
the bodies Of the two old people were
discovered In what had been the sitting.
room. side BY side. The head Of the
old man lay toward the north and
that Of his vile to the south. within
. short distance Of the outer door.
Few could credit the supposition that
the old people had been murdered. but
held to the theory that . lamp had sx-
ploded and in attempting to put out the
flames the old folks had been suffccated.
Such q theory appeared unreasonable,
however, from the position Of the bodies
and the situation OF the house. 1t was
q low and small building, and had three
doors Of eeress which would give plenty
OF opportunity to escape had they not
been foully dealt with.
The doctors examination this morn.
ing clearly proved that q most brutal
murder had been committed, and that
the house had been set N IRE to conceal
the chastity crime. The doctors Kirby,
Conn, ST., and Webber-found, In dis
sectipe the chsrred remains OF Mr.. Pol.
lock, that the deceased had been struck
q blow with some heavy instrument on
tho left side OF the head that fractured
tho skull. In addition to this there are
two holes in the head on that side. over
the ear. that appear to have been made
BY bullets entering, and one was found at
the base OF the neck. as II q bullet
had passed out at that point. The
conjecture Of the physicians was that
the man had been felled to the floor and
shot afterwards. The examination was
not concluded when the News represen.
taiive left the dissecting room, and .
difference OF opinion existed whether
the holes we're bullet wounds. The ma
jority thought they were. but q further
dissection was to be made this afternoon
to determine whether q sharp-pointed
instrument was used after the man was
f-lled to the floor or o pistol. One fact
was evident, however. the parties had
been cruelty murdered. and the house
aiterw ard SET on FIRE to conceal the deed.
The remains OF Mrs. Pollock will also
be examined to find out. II possible. the
manner in which the injuries Of which
she died were inflicted. Her body Ia
cbarred much more than her husbands
and there is little left but the bones.
The bones OF the man retain the burned
and blackened flesh except on the hands
and feet which were burned OF. Both
lay on their backs when found.
The only motive which could actuate
even the most evil. disposed person to
kill the harmless, innocent old couple
must have been robbery. They were in
town in the afternoon attending to some
legal business, and in the course OF the
dsy entered the Nevada Bank. The old
man displayed about 500 aiterward and
the fsnd who did the killing doubtless
saw IL and made up his mind that no
would get o large sum in robbing them.
Al near as can DO learned there was 10
the nsiRhborhood Of $500 in the toll
house. which tho thief and murderer
doubtless got. The couple returned
home about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
and at present nothing is known OF their
movements after that hour.
The only unusual thing noticed at the
dollhouse during the afternoon and
evening was that the front door, looking
out upon the road, was closed. This. 1t
Is said, is q thing that had never before
been seen. After passing through the
front door there Is . ball or entry about
six feet In length. where there Is q door
containing glass. This door opens I'M
mediately into the sittipg.room. and on
a seat behind this either the old gentle
man or the old lady was always posted,
for the purpose Of looking out for per.
sons passing from whom they should
collect toll. It WAS for this reason that
tho front door was always kept open,
and II was on this account that persons
passing wondered ct seeing the front
door closed last evening.
II is said that hall an hour before the
FIRE broke out . woman. or some one IN
the clothes OF o woman, was seen to en-.
ter the house. Coroner Conn desires
this woman-it any woman went there
with honest purposs-to communicate
with him.
The autopsy will be concluded some
time tonight and the inquest will DO held
tomorrow evening at G o'clock. AT the
inquest the doctors will make u full state
msnt, aud by that time somsthing may
be learned Of the horrible affair that will
give o clue to the perpstrator or perpe-
traitors OF the deed.
A Gold Hill acquaintance OF the couple
gives the age OF Mr.. Pollock at sixty
three years and his wife at f~ity.four
years. Their relatives live in Psnnsyl.
vania.