Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-28
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
WAS IT MURDER on SUICIDE
Tn. sesy or nish.si H.lLsss Fsusd
Ia . Psol OF water-ssspieious
Circumstances.

jacket tunnel tnle morning. eoe sAe ""
eumstances attending his death render
1t q mystery.
Mr.. Hsssstt has been in the employ
Of the Yellow Jacket Company for the
past twelve years, lattsrly as time
keeper, until work ceased in the mine .
short time ago owing to the influx Of
water. He slept In the Office Of the COM
pspy, near the new shaft, and II was on
his way to bed that be was last seen
alive. He Wa In Gold Hill In the eve
ming and attended the Knights Of
Pythias Lodge. That closed at $50
O'Clock. He stayed around town until
about 10 O'Clock. and them started for his
room
LAST Z X ALIVE.
He was last seen alive BY James
Parker. an engineer al the Bullion Com
bination shaft. who wal coming home
from work. The two met just o. Mike
emerged from the Homestead tunnel.
They stopped. exchanged . few words
and. after deceased lighted q cigar.
parted.
About 6 o'clock this morning the
Waterman at the Yellow Jacket In com.
ing home found lantern Hassett al.
ways carried, and which bore his name,
Q short distance from the western en-.
trance OF the second tunnel on the south
side Of the railroad track. He started to
bring II into town, but met an engineer
going to work and asked him to take 1t
to the Yellow Jacket works for tho
owner.
u BODY FOUND.
About 8 o'clock the section man en-
ploysd by the railroad. reported to
James Southerlin, the Waterman Of the
railroad at the Main street crossing, that
he had found the body Of . man and
wanted assistance 10 remove II. Chief
Of Police Amos Merit and Southsr.
lin accompanied the man and Sc
cured the remains. which proved to
DO those Of poor Mike Hassett. He
lay on his face near the east side OF tho
pool with his arms extended. There
were no signs OF . struggle to be seen.
nor any svideLcs that he had fallen into
the water: In fact It looked as II the
body had been thrown down the en-
bankment. The pool OF water 10 from
melting snow. and Ice had formed over
the surface OF the pond. It 10 on the
north side OF the railroad track. and
contained about thirty inches OF
water this morning. From near the
railroad track or south side Of the pool
the Ice was broken across 10 the east
side where the remains lay.
The remains were taken TO Walter
Cobb's undertaking rooms and there
washed and inspected by the Coroner.
There are no signs Of bruises or injuries
any where about his head or body. Both
ears on the under side and the nose are
q little scratched, which was probably
done in removing the body from the ice
in the pond.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
There is one theory that the death was
q suicide. Those holding that theory
believe he left his lantern near BY to
show where his remains could be found.
Such may prove to be the case. but at
present IL 10 accepted by only . few ~ o
correct version. There are many reasons
Why II seems improbable. In the first
place deceased was Of an even.tsmpered
disposition. not disposed to DO very
ianciiul and was never known to
be gloomy or dependent, and was al.
ways cheerful. Again. he informed
several friends that hs intended to go to
California this evening. What renders
It still more improbable. his watch and
chain are missing. The watch was Of
gold, Of the skeleton. English lever pat
tern. The chain was also Of gold. He
had them on his person when he left for
home. -.
The more generally accepted theory Is
that hs was robbed and murdered. he
had not . known enemy anywhere, and
his death could not have resulted from
accident. He was not under the in
fiusncs Of liquor. besides, the place
where his lantern was found shows that
he had passed by the pool. Il was ru-
morsd on the street that he yesterday re-
csivsd $50 from some man who was
owing him that sum. As nea al can
be learned, such 10 not the case. Mr..
Hassett informed Mr.. Abbott just before
starting for homo that he expected to
get that amount to-day from q man In
Virginia, with which he would start for
California. He did not give the name
Of the man who owed him.
AUTOPSY AND INQUEST.
To satisfy the friends Of the deceased
and the public. an autopsy should DO
held to discover IL be was killed by the
use Of a sand club. ss many believe be
was. Il 10 known that q blow from that
weapon often leaves no outward sign.
An inquest will be held tomorrow even.
ing.
MICHAEL WILSON HAssrTT.
Deceased was q nan liked by every
body. and the mystery surrounding his
death causes an unusual sadness. His
nams was Michael Wilson Hassstt. and
he was born near Gslesbure. Psnnsyl-
vsnia. in the year 1881, consequently
was ftty.ons years Of ase. He was o
member OF Gold Hill Chapter No. 8, r.
A. NJ, Silver Star Lodge No. 8. F. and
A. NJ. and Harmony Lodge No. Is. X.
Of p. The funeral will be held tomor.
row afternoon ct 2 o'clock under the
auspices Of those societies.