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Show Nevadan Convicted of Murder Suicides Sui-cides in Cell. Goldfield, Xev Edward A. Hughes, convicted murderer of George Gilliam, Gil-liam, was found dead in his cell Saturday Sat-urday morning, hanging from the highest of the steel bars by a rope made of strips of blanket. Hughes had been sentenced for life and was awaiting a new trial. He left a note saying: "This is the best way to end the new trial." He shot Gilliam un a street in Goldfield while the streets were full of people, claiming that Gilliam had stolen his wife's affections. |