Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-03
THE POLLOCK MURDER.
stu = Mystery-rhs IpJuries Of tne
Deceased - Verdict OF ths Cor
ouer's Jury.


The testimony Of the doctors before
tho Coroner's jury. sitting last evening
to inquire into the death Of P.riand'F
Pollock and wife. which occurred in Six
mile canyon last Wednesday under sus'
p~icious circumstances, was to the effect
that the old couple had been foully dealt
with. The injuries were thus described:
The head Of Mr.. Pollock showed q severe
injury on the left side; two external
wounds Of the scalp were shown; the
posterior wound was An ineised wound
with SEINE laceration; the wound just
back Of the ear was . perforated wound,
round and resembling q gunshot wound;
after removing the scalp the skull wal
found to be badly fractured, with . per-
foratiop Of both inner and outer tables
Of the skull; there was no injury to the
dura mater, or covering Of the brain;
there was q severe communion OF the
brain tissue; that is. the brain was In q
broken and pulpy condition. with much
internal hsmorrhsgs Of the left side OF
the head; not much Of the brain on the
right side was injured; on the LETT side
the small amount might have been owing
to the shrinkage caused by the heat Of the
ere; about ons.hslf OF the back OF the
scalp was left but little injured; these in.
juries were ante .mortsm; in q fracture
alter death there would be no bleeding;
in q fracture before death there would be
bleeding in accordance with tho extent OF
tho injuries. and clots OF blood would DO
found surrounding the parts injured; the
preservation Of the parts left to be ex.
amined was due to the CLOTHING OF blood
about such parts; all the injuries were
inflicted previous to death; the lower
and upper e1tremitiss OF the bodies were
both so far destroyed that they could be
broken of, and the lower parts OF the
faces were also destroyed; the left ear OF
the head OF Mrs. Pollock was recog.
nizabls; q burning timber or falling rafter
could not have produced the injuries
shown; the injuries found were sufficient
to produce instant death from shock;
such wounds must have been inflicted
FROM the rear upon a person in q
kneeling or sitting position; one OF
the wounds appeared to DO q gunshot
wound and tho other on ineised wound;
the perforated fracture OF both tables oil
the skull might have been made with the
point OF q blunt pick; II Is impossible
that such wounds should be self-iptict.
ed. The head and body OF Mrs. Pol
lock was 30 nearly destroyed by the fire
that little could BE- ascertained Of the in
juries she received. The opinion was
expressed. however, that her throat had
been cut; all indications pointed to o
large drainage Of blood before death.
Mrs. Connors Of Gold Hill gave in the
following testimony: l passed up Six
mile canyo about $50 o'clock; / bad
been visiting some peighbors; when i
passed the dollhouse l passed through
| the side gate, near the house; the large
gate was closed; this was at $50; i saw
no one at the dollhouse; l saw a light
after passing the house some distance;
/ looked back aud saw what seemed TO
DO a globe light on the table before the
| window; / paid no attention but passed
on; when / came to the first bend above
| the toll. house I met q man passing down
toward the toll. house; he was o tall man
with sandy whiskers; he wore o gray
coat, black pants and q black hat; he
was walking very quick; his whiskers
were quite large; he did not speak or
pay any attention to me; / only gave o
| glance ut him; l came on to q cabin on
tho roadside when l met u IN who
wore q drab wrap and q vail over her
face; she was Of medium size and was
walking fast; she did not speak or pay
any attention to me; up at the house OF
Mr.. Parke / met q man with dark clothes
on, and then q man in a buggy up near
the Nevada mill; the bend is about ten
minutes walk above the dollhouse.
The jury found that "Periandsr Pol.
lock and Elizabeth Pollock came to their
deaths at the oll.house in SiI.mile can
yop. December %. by means Of o most
cruel and brutal murder. committed by
some party or parties by means entirely
unknown to the jury"