Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-02


pledge I" each other our Nes our fortunes, and our sa-
cred honor.
Mas Snor.-On Monday last ut IIoggs Diggings,
in this county, difficulty occurred between Messrs.
Stout and Mooney, in which the latter received u
pistol shot in the breast from the eIecSs Of which
he died in few minutes. At the Coroner INQUEST
the fellow ing evidence MAS elicited
STATE , OF SGAcclF ,OI' June gstb, 1889.
The following witnesses, having been duly sworn,
gave the following evidence in regard to the cause
of the death of Hugh Mooney, deceased:
Franklin SurAthvn, said I~N present when the diff
heultH t""k r!a,r. Mooney came up sat down and com
UneEd talking AIth aud AIR. Hodge aud theB Stout
up aud said To Mooney, Did yn circulate report
tia: had luAthsOme disease: Mooney then raised
fnum has seat, stepped with his right fot forward,
think, and then stepped back amt looked behind him,
a,ins 10 stout won't tell YOU, and commenced walk
Ing 10 hr right If stout, and stout, drawing his pistol
repeated the qrstOT-lIaVe you been circulating the
report about me: MOonr! kept gong TO the right of
stout until he got behind me- and stout again asked
Mooney II hr had made the report then stepped from
hrWctn them. stout again asked HIM " he had made
tt T'l"It. M"h'! k'P' going !" 'ne rIeht anu e"N1h
CidH ui~E St1nt then stepped behind the bod! Of
Large OAK tree that vac near, and Sn after heard the
rcr"r, II pistol aud m about four seconds heard
Cond TeI,rt fTM the pistol then l1OkVd Around and
saM MrnC! have hold Of stout. Stout fen backwards
Mooney had has arms right over StuutE shoulders. Mr.
Hodge then yam, up and took the pistol out Of stout
hAnd Mooney. AT thu tmc either had hold fthc pirtU
or " S"nis hand Stout ;hrn "" up. stepped back aud
said that h" w"II give himself up I" the auIhOrIiI"-
ana askrd II sunt would lUt with him 10 The Jus
tcc' ohec, when aud Sir. James Clark went"
him.
John CrnwErI--I reside at IIogg. D.SginGs; am EN-
Il"yed ~ MI Engineer at the quartz mill about O'Clock,
the morning ~ the 9th day o. June, 1872 fwas stand
nI ia The eng uc roo aud my attention WA attracted by
loud talking unts!dr Of the mil Hooked out AMI about
Il or steps from the East ~ the mill saw john
St James i"Igr and Frank SneAhcn under the MI L.
o large OAK tr-t John stout lad pso! IN his hand
I'd Ia he q tn.
what he SAID owing To the noise al the mill started out
nmsiiHt'iy: when | got about halfway frmn Whe'e
had been standing saw Mooney stand iK about 10 feet
um stout, and heard Stout To HIN 10 Keep of from
III Mooney then commenced walking around Stout nnd
drawing nearer r lin Stout repeatedly told Inn to Keep
III stout then asked Mooney hlr had raised that Sian
drrouS orr upon him, Mooney said TINT " he had
equal show hc would report him mighty quick: by tbs
time Mn"ncy made about thrre-quarter CIRCLE around
Stout and drew Within about six or seven feet 0i HIM lac
then made spring for SioGt Just " he jumped Stout
fired the shut slightly checked his motions he thea
jumped in and caught hnli Of stout he threw his right
arm around Ss neck and gathered his arm that he held
the piS,"l In or the pistol Itself am not positive Which
they then drew close together the mdEz.c of the p-t"
cuna against Moneys breast the pistol WAS then DIS
charged and they bath fell together James llnIe NJ
and took the pistol away from them they both having hold
Oft at III rNe; Stout then Rol up nth Mooney =.
lay upon th Rrvuhi then went upt Mo"nty, saw that
he wa'Nrry hln"k IN The race md Called FOR soine va
ter no olc starting after any vent TO the mill after .
my'vIf could not conveniently Ct any cold water.
tlru back again to Mooney. Mr.. Robbins then
np T." the cook house and got water before he got back
Mooney was dead.
James lL After hearing the evidence read gwen
In Mr.. CraX ford Iny evidence about the aAur
will not hiiI,T from II.
James Clark was IN SIR. IIaydcn's cAain and heard
n"'c looked out and Mooney rise and Stout; and
saw pistol in the hands of the latter heard him say
Mooney to Keep away several times Mooney At the same
tim, kept advancing, and Stout kept backing; then
Stout draw '"l; previous to this saw Mooney make
Urch {" get At STOUT the second shot hred when
they we're close together cnched both OF them fell.
Stout falling underneath; then went to the place
where the dculy was and the rqIcSi Of Stout went
u tcHtsrVtllo self
Sylvester Robbins-I was ut the mill at the time Of the
dhtn'y and my attention was drawn by loud talk
Stout have pistol In his hand. aud Mooney walk ing
around the boards or sAwhorse towards him had tie Is
"l In his IiShi hand, making motinns apparently for
Mooney In keep on the mill made too much noise for
" hear what VAS said rnw stout stepping back an Moon
ey advancing when he got within I'VE ten feet Of Stout
lie made spring towards him when they were rlinchcd
or nearly sn the first shot fred Mooney was close
that III" bah nr Nh" force ri the air from ;he pistol
h shirt To NOV; h. still advanced and placed his
around Sinutk shoulders above his neck the second shot
was fired from to four secnds after they were nch.d
hrfnr" 'h"y FELL they fell side by side Stuts head under.
meath Nuonrya right arm MIR iIodsr thr junrd I ri
Aid look the pistol from Snut he released him.
tr"n Mooney lac JUMPED and said that he would give
himself rp md called on H"mc one 10 go with HIM I" Cc;,
ucvllr; Me-'rs Sneathrn and Clark went with him de-.
ceased was Known and went by the name ~ Hugh M""n
ey lievc that he told me he about q; Is years
old. AMI native 81 Ireland.
Jnhn e. Hdyirn-I was at my cabin the morning the
and! ""h place heard inud talking git up, opened the
door k"i out, saw across the ravnc from my Cabin the
parcs; saw Stout with psto! In his hand and Moohty
walking around him in circle and heard Stout HAy to him
two or three tm"s To keep on At the time mUon
the pSt"l ] think that Mounty made circle nearly
around Stout and got within eight feet Of him.
near ne could judge he then made spring for stout
nj the nnuen r made the spring Stout Hrci hi. pistol
the force Of the pistol the effect irni hall seemed ~
check h,a from advancing for moment; Mooney then
rushed upon him. seemingly with all the force that he had
Appearing at the time that Mooney ruched him
Ihcarh report ~ the second shot they buth fell To the
Rrnunh then cloard my house and went over saw Stout
e. m with Mv.ArS SneAthen and clark Nav Mooney lying
nearly IN the position In which he fell eAsping for
ana ~ supposed was dying he did not live than
w minutes after he shot the second time do not
/ think tie nrst shot had any scroua effect
VERDICT coRoNEHs JURY
eve the undersigned urors. convened to Inquire into
the OF the death Of Hugh Mooney and that he
camc 10 ha death the nrning Of the eth day o Jun.
l>H from pistol shot whilst cnched, with dfhcuy
with one john Stout"
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ELECTION ~ OFvIcERs. regular meeting oil
Zcia E.campmcnt No. ). l. o. o. F., held ut their
Hall IN this place on Monday evening, June 2sth,
the following named gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing term: d. 8. Cowhick, c. r; J. D.
Bnop, HIP; 5. Davis, s. W.; 7. ElkuS, Scribe
l.. Tannenwalj treasurer; r. Chandler. J. W.
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Nav DREss-The Alameda Gdsette, q neat, we'll
conducted and reliable Democratic journal, comes
IL uS in u new Dress
We are indebted 10 Coroner Dougherty for the
cvid ncc in the ARRAY ut HoggS Diggings, in which
Money WIS shot Stout wnS tried and acquitted.