The herald., 1898-12-02
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
MRS. GROSS WANTED BY THE
NEVADA AUTHORITIES
SHERIFF BURR ARRESTED HER
On Telegraphic Request From the
Sheriff of Nye County, Nevada.
Result of Hancock's Charge

opportunity OF facing, in the courts of JUST
| ice, her former paramour, John Hancock,
and instead of being the sole accuser, she
will be accused as well. She charged some
weeks ago that Hancock had murdered DR..
Engelke and Pete Edmiston on the desert
| in Nye county, Nevada, and on last Tuesday
night Hancock replied with counter-charges
| OF murder against the woman, with the re-
| suit that she was arrested last night on
| charge Of murder. Sheriff Burr accompa-
MED by Deputy Sheriff Smith made the ar
rest, and it was done upon telegraphic or<
der from the Nevada authorities.
in her original statements to the officers
Mrs Gross, who was named Mrs. Myers
| when she was the consort of Hancock, said
that Hancock had murdered the two men
two years ago while they were all travelling
together to Salt Lake City. Hancock was
arrested later by the Fullerton authorities
on charge OF burglary and pleaded guilty
| to that otlense, receiving "a sentence of ten
years IN San Quentin penitentiary. Han
cock at first protested his innocence of the
double crime, but while en- route to the
lpenltentlary made a statement accusing the
woman OF having induced him to kill En-
geke, while she murdered Edmistop,. The
officials OF Nye county were advised Of this
statement. 1t had been thought that they
were rather lethargic on the case, us no
word had been received from them regard
ling the eXtraditon of Hancock, but evil
IDENTIFY some additional evidence must have
been secured, for Sheriff Burr was advised
by the Nevada officers by telegraph late
yesterday afternoon to arrest Mrs. Gross
on charge Of murder.
Sheriff Burr had kept trace of the move
ments of the woman and her husband ever
since the case was first made public, and
knew that they, together with the 7-year-old
| son OF the woman, were residing at 1G0S
North Main street. About o'clock last
night Sheriff Burr, accompanied by Deputy
| Sheriff smith, went to make the arrest. The
Gross family occupied several rooms in an
annex in the rear The woman and the boy
had retired, Gross being absent at work.
When Sheriff Burr made himself known the
woman admitted him. She was informed of
the charge which the Nevada authorities
had brought against her and received thu
| information with Characteristic GOODNESS, re-
questing that her husband be sent for, as
she would like to speak with him and ex-
plain the reasons for her enforced absence.
| Mr.. Smith went In search of Gross and in
4 short time brought him home.
| Sheriff Burr asked Mrs. Gross what there
was in the charge, but she replied that she
, did not care to make any statement, and
| while the officers waited in one room she
prepared herself in the other for leaving.
Gross was greatly perturbed over the ar
rest, and when his wife informed him about
it inquired by what authority she was being
taen away She replied that Mr.. Burr had
come after her. Gross turned and asked the
sheriff who he was, and on being informed
that he was the official mentioned and had
the proper authority from the Nevada offic-
ers for making the arrest seemed reconced.
The pair oonversed in low tones for short
time and it was agreed that the woman
| would take the child with her. She kissed
Gross good bye but did not apparently feel
the least disturbed over the turn affairs had
taken, and walked coolly to the hack which
was in waiting. During the ride to the
county Jail the woman maintained stold ST.
lence regarding the charge made against her.
She was taken to the female department in
the Jail and given to the care of the matron,
the boy being allowed to remain with his
mother.
| Naturally she has no love for Hancock,
and denounced him in severe language She
claimed that he was merely trying to make
his exit more dramatic aud to cause her
trouble and annoyance by bringing the
charges against her She denied them in
toto and stuck to her original statements
made to the authorities. Mrs. Gross was
seen in her cell by a Herald representative
and at first maintained the same sullen ST.
lence she had assumed while with the offc-
| ers, but after few questions had been
| asked regarding the case, she became more
| communicative and made a short state.
ment.
"Hancocks statement is a deliberate lie,"
she said. That is just his play since he
knows quite well that he's going to get his
| fill OF prison anyway, and he might Just as
we'll make things as unpleasant for me as
possible. Isn't it ridiculous TO think that
| could kill Pete Edmiston with a light tan
of the handle when it took five hard blows
from Hancock himself to finish him up"
Then you saw him kill Edmiston." ?" was
| asked.
| No. calmly answered thiSextraordnary
woman, Il didn't see the start, just the fin
ish. Hancock killed Edmiston and Engelke
| ard no one knows it any better than he
| does. What did do about it? What could
| DO? | saw clearly that was tied to this
demon and simply made up my mind to get
away from him at my earliest opportunity
and let the authorities know of his brutal
| crime. | did so when l reached Los Ange-
| les, and it would certainly have been foolish
on my part to say anything about the affair
had L. taken the part in it with which an
charged. ] merely wish to say that Iadhere
strictly to my first statement. made to the
authorities and deny any and all the horri-
| be stories that Hancock, in an effort to
make his exit as dramatic as possible, has
| told about an innocent woman, as lm.'
| During the interview she maintained her
naturally sullen demeanor. She is-27 years
| OF age, but appears to be considerably older.
| She had her little son in tn, cell with her
while the interview took place and kissed
his hand several times, displaying. how
ever, little emotion. She will be detained
tere until the arrival Of Nevada officers
with extradition papers.
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