Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-05-10
A TERRIBLE MURDER.
AN OLD LADY DRAINED BY
TRAMP III CARSON
VALLEY.
The Booy Dragged to Bed and
Set en- Fire.

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bridge about II miles from Carson il
Carson Valley Was brutaily murdered
by Il tramp.
Her husband went ont in the field
about 1 o'clock to irrieate and spent
the afternoon about half mile from
the house, leaving her knitting by a
window. When he returned at 4
o'clock he found smoke issuing from
the bed room and rushing in f"nr2
the bed in flames He called for his
wife and hearing no response. pro-
ceeded TO eXtinguish the flames with
buckets Of water and then went about
the premises to find his wife. He
finally discovered blood on the floor
where he had left her setting, and
! traced it 10 the bed room.
| HORRIBLE SIGHT.
Lifting up the charred bed he found
the dead body Of his wife, with her
head crushed in with blows of
Ratchet and the lower part Of the body
searched and blistered 10y the heat.
He at once drove to neighbors house
| and gave the alarm. and soon the re-
port Of the murder spread over the
valley.
A horseman was sent TO Genoa to
notify the authorities, and the Sheriff
started in persuit Of a tramp who
about o'clock was noticed hurrying
,,l hA 20 70,
continually looking back as if in fear
of pursuit. The man was in Jail here
not long ago and had a very bad
character.
There were two cuts on the woman's
head, one on the back OF the head and
one on the forehead. 1t is supposed
that the woman was sitting by the
window with her back TO the open
door, when the tramp came in behind,
using a Ratchet he bad found in the
wood shed She was between SO and
co years Of age, hard OF hearing and
probably had 10 warning of his APP |
preach. The first blow must have /
stunned if not killed her. bat he struck |
again TO make sure of his work. |
There was quite pool of blood on the !
floor near the window and blood all /
along the floor where he had dragged |
her 10 the bed room. The Ratchet was
left lying on the floor where he had
used it,
The body was dragged TO the bed
room and the feather bed thrown
back. The body was placed between
the feather bed and the Stats. There
was some money in the house, but it
was not taken. the murderer probably
overlooking it.
EXCITEMENT IN THE VALLEY.
There was great excitement in the
valley as the news of the tragedy
spread among the ranchers andmany
having seen the tramp bur
rying along the road. Sheriff McCor.
mick started after the man from Ge-
noa and several ranchers mounted
horses and got on the trail. When
hey started however the fugitive had
1t least five hours start and heading !
or the mountains beyond Garnervihe ]
The stage driver who came in from I
last evening says he met
he man and gave him some tobacco. 7
lie appeared little foolish.
THE SUSPECTED Man.
On Tuesday a man exactly answer
ng the description of the tramp who
'ot his breakfast at the house of the Y
lnrdered woman, was arrested here r
or vagrancy. He begged enough d
honey to get a pair Of russell shoes a
nj the man who was hanging about v
re vicinity Of Mrs. Sarmann's an Q
wered his description. Coroner Selby c
ED an inquest yesterday and the jay
ound q verdict of death from the
ands Of an unknown person.
The ranch where the murder occur h,
ID was formerly owned by G. w G. :,
erris, who died recently at Riverside y,
al. 1t is now the property of "a. F. IN
'angberg. Fl
Mrs Sarmann was 62 or 60 years of
re and had resided on the ranch \
here she was murdered for the past
n or twelve years Her friends say (
at she frequently expressed fear
at she would be murdered by tramps.
Deceased leaves besides her hus-
md two married daughters, Mrs. .
,ter Hoffman and Mrs. Henry Ere
TT, and one son II years old, all Of
lom reside in Carson Valley.
The funeral will take place from