The Nevada journal., 1853-04-01

! like between them. / did not see
Squire Cook hit but two blows; | heard
them and they seemed to be like clap
with the open hand. | did not see
Squire Cook kick the defendant. |
discovered no knife or weapon, laying
round after the affair. looked round
but could not find one. should judge
that the prisoner was about l4j or 155
pounds weight, and about five feet
seven or eight inches in height.
Michael Coughldn, (duly sworn) |
reside in Saw Mill Flat, Nevada.
never saw the defendant only at Mr
Cooks last night, and the defendant is
the Same man to the best of my judg-
ment. 1t was between eight and nine
O'Clock, l went in to buy some barley,
| got the barley and went out to the
next store, and from there | was going
home, but forgot handkerchief at MIR
Cooks and | turned back to Mr. Cooks
| for it. When | went in | heard the
defendant say too Mr. Cook do you
think | am going to pay freight for you
for nothing. | turned and went out.
Going out towards the door, heard
some strokes--appeared something like
slap. turned round at the same time
and l saw the defendant picking up
his cap, or hat, Mr. Cook was stand
ing up, within about three feet of
of defendant at the time. 1 then left
Defendant appearing to be leaving by
the back door, towards Bread street.
Cross denomination. saw no knife
in the hands of either Mr. Cook, or
the prisoner. saw long pipe in Mr
Cooks hand, when | come back TO get
my handkerchief.
JoAn Blasanf, duly sworn] l re-
side in Pine street, Nevada. | am
acquainted with the defendant. | saw
him last night at my house, between
seven and eight o'clock, he came to
me and said that he would go down
to Mr. Cooks and see whether he
would pay him the freight back on
those pickles told him that if he
would show Mr. Cook a sample he
might do it; he had one with him.
Then he came an hour after that, and
opened the door and called me out and
asked me whether could loan him a
hat; Cook knocked him down and
throwed his hat off. He wanted to
90 and sue Cook, and whether |
knowed the place where he could do
it. told him he had better wait till
morning, that was the last word when
the constable took him away. | did
not see any knife about him. He
said he wanted to sue Cook, or Cook
would sue him.
The usual questions were asked the
prisoner, to which he replied that he
was born in the kingdom of Hanover, is
twenty years old, resides in Jefferson
"all kinds of business. ] followed pack
ing tho last two months.n He then
made the following
STATEMENT.
There was some pickles brought up to
Jefferson for me from Mr.. Cook, and
when the kegs were opened, they were
found to be no good. | went and took
a sample out and showed it last night to-
Mr.. Cook. did not see Mr.. Cook when
came in first. | enquired of his man
behind tho bar-who had sold them
pickles! He asked me whether there
was anything the matter with them!
and showed him the bottle where the
pickles were in: and he said himself
they were no good. He then went and
took small keg of pickles and was 60
ing to open them. | told that was not
the kind Of pickles that had bought,
and that had bought two five gallon
kegs. He got out the five gallon keg
of pickles then, and he opened and found
it was no good, the same as mine.
walked up towards them, and wanted to
see them myself, and | saw Mr.. Cook
setting along side Of the stove for the
first time. spoke to him about the
pickles, and asked him if he would give
me other provisions in place Of The pick
les which was no good He said he
would not do it, unless would fetch
them back, and some beans that had
bought of him some time ago. | told
him | would fetch them if he would pay
me freight on them. He said he would
not do it, asked him if he would not
believe me if them pickles were not
coed and told him would leave it to
MIR Steinberry, who was sitting there
at the same time and if he said them
pickles were worth one cent, | would not
have any money back for them. He
said he might look at them, and be
damned; he would not pay me any way
unless | fetched the pickles. He told
me that had got my money long ago
for them; and told him that l would
prove that had not The subject was
dropped for while, and Steinberry then
went out. After while | asked him
how he could be so unreasonable, to ask
me to mack roods up in the mountains,