Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-05-19
a RECORD or TWENTY YEARS
Eight Mysterious Murders
of the Perpetrators Punished

show that eight mysterious murders
have been committed in this section
since 1875.
About IL O'clock on the night of
March 30th, 1879. John Ledgeway,
aged 81 years. was murdered and rob
bed in Carson Valley, and his cabin
| burned to cover the guilt of the viii
| lain who committed the horrible deed,
| The murder was not discovered until
the following day. The ruins of the
| house and its contents wee still
smoking and in the midst Of the heap
the charred remains of ledgeway,
nothing but the trunk and stubbs Of
! the limbs being left. The skull WIS
broken into several pieces, and the
brains were baked and scared by the
fire. 1t was Thought that an Indian
committed the deed, but, although the
officers put forth their hest efforts, the
guilty party was never found.
\ murder most foul was committed
at the saloon in Jacks Valley, some
time before daylight, August 8, 1880,
the victim being Christopher Hull,
the proprietor Of the place Hull was
about so years old, and nearly a Grip
pie from hard labor. Hewas shot just
below the breast bone and deep cash
was cut in the head near the base OF
the brain. He had evidently been
called from his bed by ii knock at the
door, and. on opening ii, was shot. He
was robbed of a watch and about 500
in coin. Some time afterward a young
man named Harry Fowler was ar.
rested on a charge of having commit
ted the crime, but he broke jail and
was never heard of afterward.
November ~, 1881, Edward Doud,
who lived alone three miles south of
Double Springs, was found lying on
the floor of his cabin literally cut to
pieces, and wrapped in blanket COW
cred with blood. Near by was an AK
red with blood, with which the terrible
deed was committed. The Coroner's
jury found that Doud came TO his
death about two weeks before the dis
covery of his body, and that his death
was caused by wounds made with an
AK. in the hands Of some person or
persorz, unknown to the jury.
Sunday night, Jan. q, 1887. about
10 O'Clock. odd Bailey" an aged
negro who lived on Clear Greek, near
the Ormsby county poor farm, was
shot and instantly killed. He was
sitting by the fire. his wife and others
having retired, when a shot was fired
through the window, and he fell for
ward, dead
The next murder of this character
was that Of Chinaman. who was
found November IS. 1887, u the road
north of Small's Station. Lake Valley,
shot through the head. tits supposed
he was killed by an Indian.
On March %, 1889, Balma Celas, a
Frencbman aged about so years, was
found dead near his cabin in Pine |
Nut He had been dead three or four !
days when found. There was q wound !
on the back part of his head, produced i
with some blunt instrument. and his !
neck was broken. Several arrests !
were made but no one was ever con
victed of the crime.
Miss Alkaline Eggleeton was muir
dered at her home IN Antelope valley
on March s. 1891 The particulars of
this murder are familiar To every one
in this section
And now the awful death Of Mrs.
Saarman adds still another to the long
list OF mysl rious and terrible crimes
which ha7 been committed here
within the past twenty years.
All of the above mentioned murders
ire still surrounded with mystery and
always will be. A determined
fort is being made TO discover the
nurderous wretch who killed Mrs
;aarman. and if found and his guilt
ST blished, the most condicn judg-
nent will be measured out 10 him
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