The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
FOUND DEAD IN HER BED FRIDAY
MORNING.
Supposed to Have Been Clicked to
Death by Some one who Entered
the Place With the Intent of
Robbery.

Friday morning at about nine o'clock
Mrs. Eliza Lawson was found dead in her
bed by T. L. Edwards and Jos. Phillips. 1t
was her custom to get up about seven O'Clock
every morning and Friday morning on
being called by A. Alderman, who works
for her, no response was given. He did
not think anything of it as she was in the
habit sometimes Of not answering. At
about nine o'clock Mr.. I. f. Edwards called
to see her on some business and he in com
pany with Mr.. Philips, knocked on the door;
receiving no response, the door was forced
Coroner was notified who took charge of the
body, summoned jury and post norton
examination was held by Drs. Campbell and
Bjornson. There was nothing to show that
death resulted from natural causes, every
thing being in normal condition. There
was a slight discoloration on the neck and
blood had oozed from her ears. There were
prints of ones finger nails in the neck that
were very distinct, showing that some one
had evidently choked her to death. 1t is
supposed that some one had entered the
place with the evident intention of robbery
and awakening her had caught her by the
throat to silence her cutlery and during her
struggles to free herself she was choked to
death. No clew so far has been reached
that would tend to fix the murder on any
one.
Mrs. Eliza Lawson was well.known here
and in fact all over the coast She was
born in louisiana about the year 1920, and
in lS49 came to California with Mr.. Lawson
At his death she fell heir to his property
situated in San Francisco, one piece of
which ia next to the old Chronicle building,
and which was hers at the time of her death.
She was in Virginia City in early days
where she acquired some property and
drfted here in II, where she has since re-
sided She had one boy who died in Stock
ton some years ago. She was well off, being
estimated to be worth in the neighborhood
of 100000. She has no known relatives,
but it is supposed that she has will which
is in some ones keeping in San Francisco,
California.
The funeral took place on Saturday and
was largely attended.
The Coroners jury was composed of l..
+. Edwards, r. Husbands, G. 0. Newell, j..
A. Denton, George Nesbitt and John
Murphy. They could not all come to the
same conclusion so made two reports as
! follows:
Phoebe, New. Sept, TO- 1894.
To the Coroner of Lincoln County: We
the undersigned jurors impaneed by you to
inquire into the death of Mrs. Eliza Lawson,
deceased, find from the evidence brought
before us that the deceased came to her
death either by strangulation or sufocation
produced by some unknown cause.
Signed:-T. H. Edwards and r. Husbands.
Phoebe, New. Sept, 10, 1894.
We the undersigned jurors at Coroner
inquest held on the body of the deceased
Mrs Eliza Lawson, find that she came to
her death from strangulation or suffocatior
produced by some unnatural cause unknown
to us. Signed:-C. o. Newell j. A. Denton
George Nesbitt and John Murphy.
IT.
AT the Primary election held Oh the 9th
of September at the several precincts below
the following were elected delegates to tn,
Silver Party County Convention to be helt
at Phoebe on the 10Th of September, WED
nesday next, 1894.
Pioche.-A. s. Thompson, J. A. Denton
J. A. Clark, J. B. Wheeler, John Cook, T
j. Osborne s. Il. Wertheimer and II. f
Prudential.
DeLamar. A. L. Meikle, John Shier
John Purtscher, Thomas Grieves and Johl
Smith,
Hiko.-A. w. Geer and Dave Service.
Eagle Valley. George Moody.
Lake Valley.-Peter Edwards.
Overton. -Chas. III. Morris.
Bullionville. "a. III. Godbe.
Panaca-Henry Mathews, Henry Wedge
Jr., A. o. Lee and Luke Syphus.
Helene. J. Douglass