LOVER SHOT DEAD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 1 June 1907, Page 3

LOVER SHOT DEAD.

ELOPING COUPLE PURSUED FROM ALASKA TO NEVADA. A sensational murder was committed recently at the town of Goldfield, Nevada, by a miner named Hinds, who has just returned from Alaska. Hinds entered a saloon in the town, where he found his wife, who had run away from Alaska with a Russian, and with whom she was silling at a table dining. Hinds drew a revolver and shot the Russian dead, amid the excitement of the crowd in the saloon. Several men rushed to seize Hinds, when he sprang upon a table, and, nourishing his revolver, said: "Friends, I want to tell you something. That man I have killed ran away wjj.li my wife, and I have come all the nay from Alaska to kill him. He seduced her, and now I have had my vengeance I will take whatever medicine is waiting for me."

Having said this, Hinds stepped from the table and calmly surrendered. His wife, who was in terror of being killed »>' licr husband, hurriedly left the saloon before Hinds was taken to the town gaol.

It seems that Hinds and the Russian, who is said to have been a man of title, were partners in Alaska, and staked out a claim together. For a long time the elaim did not "pan out," and the Russian "»d Mrs Hinds, who is a very handsome woman, getting tired of the lire, eloped. Minds made no sign and stayed working the mine, striking a rich lead shortly utter lh ( . disappearance of the couple. I 'living made a moderate •■pile," lie wilt m search of the runaways, with the above result.