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Show THE POTTS TRAGED7. Further Particulars or the Crime and Its Discovery. The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Potts were residents of this city some years ago, and the further fact that their victim, Miles Favicett, had relatives here, is sufficient justification justifica-tion for prcsentiiigaJdltlcsal particulars partic-ulars of their crime uud IU discovery, discov-ery, which have coaio to hand since our last article In reference to the matter. Last evening Mr Itcbert Ave" son, nu employe of this oflicc and the murdered man's nephew, met and conversed w ith Mr. Juste Engll'h, who was a resident of Car-lin. Car-lin. Nevada, at the time of the murder, mur-der, and until after the remains were discovered. Mr. English was personally acquainted with all of the parties connected with tha tragedy, aud was familiar with the circumstances circum-stances attending It. As has been previously stated, tho murder was committed on New-Year's New-Year's night, January 1st, 1S5S. On the evening of that day a dance was held in Carllu. While it was in progress Mr. l'ottsnas observed to drio past tlie building Iu which it was beiug ton fueled, in Miles Kawtett's sleigh, and with his horses. Later In the night Polls w as seen to return to the settlement set-tlement driving Fawcctfs horses, which were attached to a new wagon belonging to the murdered man. The tvippcMtca Is that Potts went to P'awcett's ranch in the sleigh, which he left there, aud brought lack tlie new wagon. The latter was seen next day on PotU' premises. Tho horses were placed iu charge of a neighbor. Tuo or three days later inquiries liegan to bemade as to Fan celt's n heruabsus, when the Poltses utlered the explanation, ex-planation, as before stated, Uiat he had suddenly been called r-nt and had given them a bill of sale of ail his property. This explanation did not satisfy the jieople ot Cirliu. It was believed be-lieved that there hau been foul play, aud a party was organized aud engaged en-gaged In a search for KrocellV body, as it was suspected lie had been murdered by the Potts. Hi ranch uaa visited and inspected and the road leading to it searched, but the snow .was deep and no clue could lw found. Thu3 the matter rested until the following September, Septem-ber, when tho Potts family re moved to Hovk Sprincs, Wyoming. Some time alter their removal a family named Ilrcuer rented the liou'e which they had occupied. occu-pied. About this time a rumor spread through the neighborhood to the cflect that tho house was "haunted.'' Mrs.llrewerhad been a correspoudeut of the free lYcw, publL-hed at Elko, aud on January 3, l!s!;9, over the signature of "Busy l!ee," her usual now cfejfc'ume, she wrote the following cvniiuuuicatlou to that ;ajier "Cm-lin, Jan. i, lb;. "1 have been intending to write to you for several weeks, but j ou kaon hen one mo es to a new place one-uaturally one-uaturally is kept very huy for a while. And in addition to O'.fier rcat-teisof rcat-teisof interest it Is a little exciting when one has the good luck to move into a veritable haunted bouse. Not many persons hio such a thing to hapiten to them theo days. So far the ghost natn't scared any of ll', but he Is here just th same. "Sometimes he laps CK tle headboard oflhebM; ether times hetalks across the kitchen floor, and anon h4 himmers awaynt the door, but noboily's there. Hul the pavest capers of all are cot nplntbo cellar. 1 here he hobU high revel, and upotstbe pickles and carrier on gentrrxlly." It is asserted as absolute tmlh that the Itrewer faniily frequently hiard nuaccoQntable nofe! in different parts of the house, aitlcubrly in the cellar, and that these strange sounds led to the i u vestlgation which resulted In the d.su-overy of Fawn-It's remains. Mr. Brewer in company com-pany with a railroad conductor named Lewis, took an iron rod, went Into the cellar and began a thorough scrutiny of it- While probing around w ith the rod a soft place was discovered. On tlie removal re-moval of some of the earth liu.iiau remains were discJo-eti. Tile liody had leeu cut to pieces. The head uaschaned aud fleshless. and had b?eu cut up and rtially burnt. Tlie leg", arm, aud body were in small fragment". The clothing of the murdered man showed evidence of having been partially burnt up; one of thejiockets Lf tlie pantaloons was intact and contained a locket-kuife, locket-kuife, w hicil was recognized as the property of Milts Fawcett. This discovery occurred Jan. 19, 1S9, and greatly strengthened the suspicious which had been hitherto entertained. Tlie Potts family were known to be iu J lock Springs Wyoming Wyo-ming and a telegram was sent for their arrest. When tlie Nevada officers offi-cers reached Bock Spring, nni tool; the accused couple into custody, Mr. Potts exclaimed, when told of tlie discovery of the human remains In the cellar, "Why that is old man Fawcett's lody," proving conclusively conclus-ively that he and his wife were at least familiar with the disappearance disappear-ance of the murdered man. This evidence is regarded as the strongest link lu the chain of proof which led to their conviction. Their statement state-ment that Mile Fawcett committed suicide in their hou, while somewhat some-what ingenious was received with incredulity. Tlie Elko Ftic VVej of the 21st inst- contains an account of the crime, the trial and tlie execution, from which it would appear that Mrs, Potts was a woman of wonderful wonder-ful uirvo jnd self-control. When tlie venllctof convictien was rendered ren-dered she secuied the coolest iwrson In the room, and when the sentence of death was pronounced she displaced dis-placed to emotion. Once or twice while In prison awaiting execution she shed tears, but with these exceptions ex-ceptions she showed an unmoved outward appearance. Her husband exhibited considerable firmness, though not so much as did she. Francis W. Fa cett, of Newing-tou Newing-tou Junction, Connecticut, under date of February 13th, ISM, writes to Mr. Boltert Avesou, of this city, as lollowe: "My brother Miles has not written to me for nearly four j ears now, and I am afraid something has happened to him. I can gain, no erf no to his whereabout.; I hate tried every enort lu my power or that writing could do, but to no elTect so far." Other relatUes of the murdered man have felt great anxiety rejecting reject-ing his whereabouts. Mr. Jesse English, when showu a photograph of Miles Fa celt, which is In the lossesslon of Mr. Avcson, recognized it instantly, tlie subject having been for a length of time a personal acquaintance of his. Residents of the Fifteenth Ward irt this city have a distinct recollection recollec-tion of Mr. and Mrs. PoUs. The latter is remembered as a woman of fine physique and apparently suir-lor suir-lor Intelligence. Miles Fawcett was born In Dent. Yorkshire, England, April 10, IfeSO, aud was in his 54th year when murdered. He -wastt quiet, conservative con-servative man, and attended t his own business Mrs. Potts had acquired ac-quired an apjietite for strong drink, aud would go to saloons in person and purchase liquor if unable to procure it uay other way. li. English saw ttio remains removed re-moved Jrom the collar. They were subsequently interred iu the cemetery ceme-tery at Carllu. |
