Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-07
The Story Of Nellie Bailey
Continued.
AN OLD MAN STRUCK IN THE
HEAD BY CUPID.
How Lopez Escaped Ninety-nine
Years in Jail.
THE HEIRS GET A ROUND
SUM AT LAST.

TFor these dispatches q day ahead of those
read here in the San Francisco papers, we sre
indebted to the Territorial Enterprise. How
long this "cinch" will last, by which the peo-
pie In this community are deprived, through
A. Richardson, Associated Press Agent in Sau
Francisco, of the freshest news Of the day.
depends. We shall see what we shalleee.-Ed.
SENTINEL
Nellie BaiIey's Record.
WAUKEsHA, Wis, Nov. 3.-The girl,
Nellie Bailey, who was arrested in Indian
Territory, and held to appear before the
United States District Court at Wichita,
Kansas, for numbering her English lover
and stealing his jewels and money, came
to this place last Winter. On April IL
last she was privately married to q young
man named Reize, and in June she left
him. but has corresponded with her
husband ever since her departure. 1t
seems, however, hat Reize has begun pro-
ceedings looking to a divorce. During
her stay here Nellie Bailey always wore
the best of clothes, and was accustomed
to the best of society. Her letters to Mr..
Reize were of what might be termed a
loving nature, telling how much he was
missed, and he pleasure it would give
her to once more embrace him. She
frequently alluded to "B," who was con-
tinus!!y giving her trouble, and what
made matters worse was that her parents
sided with him. Reize was seen tonight,
and he said: II became acquainted with
Nellie Bailey shortly after her arrival
here. We were married, as you have it,
in April, or about one month after our
first acquaintance" Reize claims that
she drugged him the night before the
marriage. and that his marrying her was
an involuntary act.
A Romance Of the Bar.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Joseph H. Brad
ley, a prominent Washington lawyer, oyer
80 years old, was married in Philadelphia
on Wednesday to Miss Mary Harris, whom
he defended for shooting a Government
clerk, named A. j. Burrows, at the Treas
nry Department, nearly two years ago.
Miss Harris came to this city from Chi
cago in search of Burrows, who, she
claimed, had broken a marriage engage
ment with her. Visiting him at the Treas
ury Department, and finding him still
faithless, she drew q pistol and shot him.
killing him. She was indicted for murder,
and the trial resulted in a verdict of ac-
| quittal. Senator Voorhees, and Bradley
| appeared as her counsel. When the YER
| dict was announced the excitement was
| very great, and among other demonstra-
tons Miss Harris turned and kissed Brad
ley. Not long after she was pronounced
insane, and was committed to an asylum.
subsequently she was released from con
finement, and finally discharged as cured.
During all this time Bradley manifested
an interest in her. Miss Harris is a fine
looking woman, As years old, and has
remained here ever since the shooting of
Burrows.
A Verdict for the Heirs.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The suit brought by
the heirs Of the Kerr estate vs.. the South
Park Commissioners, to recover the value
Of eleven acres of land in the heart of one
Of the city parks, which has been in the
Courts thirteen years, was decided in the
United States District Court to-day, the
jury rendering a verdict for the heirs,
fixing the value of the property at $3.50, 900
at the time it was taken possession of,
which, with interest, amounts to over
5000, 900.
~ SAN
GALVESTON, Nov. 5.-A News Laredo
special says: Lopez, the Mexican who was
last week given ninety-nine years in the
| penitentiary as a member of the gang that,
in 1881, murdered Henry Bishop, robbed
his store. outraged his wife and servant
girl, had the finding set aside to-day on
account Of the jury failing to find the
accused guilty of murder in the first
degree.
when Suicide Is Not Suicide.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The Supreme
Court has decided that self killing by an
insane person, understanding the physical
nature and consequences of its act, but not
it's moral aspect, is not death by suicide
within the meaning Of the condition in a
policy OF insurance upon his life, that the
policy shall be void in case he shall die by
suicide.
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