Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-05-14
MUnDEFs AND SUICIDE.
An Old Carsonite Takes his Own
Life Through RemOrse.


lived here during the Bodie excite
ment. and who left here about 81,
years ago. j w. Stevens ran ;
six horse freight wagon between
here and Bodie. The family after
wards went to Idaho and settled il
Lewiston, Nez Perez county. 4
recent paper which has reached
here from Lewiston contains al
account of the suicide of Stevens
The act was caused by remorse
over the killing Of Mason Hedrick
in 1881. He was tried for the muir
der, and acquitted on the ground Of
self defense. He killed him sell
with the same pistol he used in
killing Hedrick. The following
confession was found upon his per
son:
LEWISTON FLAT, Feb. II. 1886.
DEAR FRIENDs:-As | am about
to pass in my checks this morning,
| wish to say that | haye been awful
wicked and sinful. | am strongly
impressed in the belief that we
have God over us all. from the
fact that | had either Il present
ment or vision before I murdered
Mason Hedrick, for | took the
drop on him as shown to me in my
vision, previous to this, and of
which | was too cowardly 10
confess in Court. Mr. Sullivan
and J. W. Poe are perfectly limo
cent as to knowing the true story.
they even tried to throw me off my
guard themselves, yet was too
sharp for them. | never felt much
remOrse in killing Hedrick, as he
was a rough man and treated me in
that way. and my intention was TO
treat or deal with him honorably
from first to last. 1t may be that |
will find him in hell when | get
there and we will talk the matter
over again. | am only joking now,
for | think our hell is pretty much
what we make for ourselves here
and | feel to say that | have
made myself pretty good dose.
also wish to say for the good of
science, that a man when shot
through the heart can halloo, as
was the case with Hedrick. He
called out murder" three times.
and very loudly at that.
Because it is the opinion that
nan Cor woman, as the case may
oe) has got to be somewhat insane
10 contemplate destruction of his
ife. as | have. Now | do not real
re anything unusual with me at
present, and | feel sure that no one
Use would if they were here look
ng at me. | wish that | had al
yays lived good life SO | could |
lave enjoyed this life. But it is
O late for me and [ am anxious to |
,ass through the Dark Valley and
ee what is beyond. | am fully |
ware that it will be d hard trial to
ather and mother, brothers and
listers. But the fact is | am cor
ered now worse than ever | was
Besides. | expect to have lady by
he name of - whom |
to marry on her arrival at
lewiston, and such wretch as l
m. it would be another addition
D my wickedness. | expect the
ldy here soon, and | wish my
olks to provide for any of her
ANTS, and of which | implore her
)rgiveness. | wish my brother
Ileck to be well remembered in
he property leave, and what few
nall debts | owe to be squared up.
have arranged everything so you
an see how | stand, and now as |
M about to skip out |
nall 60 out doors so as not to dis
lrb Mr. SCOTS sleep and l pray
,r you all and wish you all to pray
,r me, and so saying, good bye
lther, mother, brothers and sis
RS.
our sinful and affectionate son,
forgive me and forgive me,
j. w. Stevens.
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