Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-03
11ailp Wationa Democrat.
ener,s Inquest on the Body OF G. r.
Coio Cullen.

a. Innuisition taken for the People OF the
~ at The Coroner's Office, No. As i street.
sta'e l'.s me- E. Hamilton, Coroner of Ypba
Ca"ntv Cs,vn upon the view of the body of G. ?.
COu CUTIan then and there lying dead, upon the
Ouf 1% Of Henry Efkins, A. W. May, A. Hor-
ons" r woodrow, j. 5. Bowen, L. N. Kim
'Ii ,OIii G.. W. Harrison, Michael Carey, John
walsh, T, E. Cady. G f. Tripp and L. P. Walk
GOOD and lawful men of said County.
rho' being duly sworn to enquire into all the
listing circumstances connected with the
Jao,h of said G. 7. Cullen-and when and
'rhere, and 10y whom the same was done-do,
v. mon their oaths cay, that on the morning
If the first day of September A. d. 1861,
Istveen the hours of five and seven o'clock,
,bs said G. p. Cullen, was shot with pistol
and stabbed with kite, held in the hands Of
+ II. Pacey, of which wounds said G. p.
CaDeu died in less than five minutes after re
oaing said wounds; and the above killing
ID: committed on the landing, and steamboat
Z, said landing, near the Feather River
Bidge called Falls Bridge.
In witness whereof we subscribe our hanls
and seals:
enry Eik;ns, A. W. May,
A. Horton, Edgar Woodrow,
is. Bowen, +. n Kimball,
Geo w. Harrison, Michael Carey,
John Walsh, t. Cady,
q T. Tripp, l.. p. Walker.
J. j. osborn, being duly sworn, lcposes
and saws: | reside in the city of Mary ysville,
nv occupation is teacher of common school.
About fifteen minutes before six o'clock this
morning, as is my usual custom, | went down
10 tue steamboat landing, near the Feather
river bridge, and after cOny ersng with sey-
eral gentlemen, occupying several minutes, |
then walked down towards the water, and
walked out on one of the piers of the bridge
called Falls bridge-at that instant the
whistle was blowing off steam for the second
time; about three or four minutes after the
whistle blew, heard the report of n pi. tol
about that time | heard some one hollow,
and at that time heard another report OF
uisol; my attention was then drawn par
ticulayly to where the reports were made
looked and beheld the deceased, | think, adj
yaneing rapidly around the heads of his
team n the omnibus; | then beheld the ob-
tct of his pursuit. it was Mr. Pacey, retreat
Ing around the shed there, | then discovered
pistol in the hands Of the deceased and
heard it go off, and saw the smoke; and at
that time they both disappeared from my
sight, one behind the omnibus and the other
behind the shed then and there | heard
some one, two or three reports from pistol );
the next saw was the deceased rctreating
back towards the steamboat at a rapid rate
and Mr.. Pacey in close pursuit; they both
Jumped upon the bowsprit of the boat, al
most together; then and there | saw a knife
in the hands of Mr. Pacey: and in pursuing
deceased across the bow of the boat. Mr.
pacey, about feet from the foot Of the stairs,
in attempting TO stab the deceased in the
L., al, -, .f
boat; he recovered, and pursued the deceased
to the head of the stairs in the furecaste
near the bar; the deceased then turned
around and followed for help. and at that
instant | saw Mr. Pacey strike the deceased
with the knife he had in lis hand | think it
was in the left breast; the deceased threw
up his hands and fell backwards MIR, Paccy
then jumped AZ hm and stabbed him many
times, ! cannot tell how many, it was iunu-
mcrable and after this staL biug was done.
he stepped back and swore that the son of n
gun, Cor some other oath, | cannot tell what J
must shoot better next time, and chat he had
got his just reward He then went around
the smoke stack or chimney as it is termed
and went down stairs. | was standing at TINS
time on the pier of the bridge. then asked
Mr. Pacey if he was shot; his answer was.
Yes, / am shot; wont you go with me to
town 2'
then ran across the pier, when Mr. Faey
stopped with the express wagon and Mr. John
Vest left with Mr.. racy for town; saw the
mate of the boat order the crew To take the
deeeasedo of the boat, aud they did SO, and put
him under the shed Of the opposition boat
company; he was alivetheu; | think he died
in one minute after he was laid under the
shed. The boat left before he died the de-
ceased cried out Lord, help help!' as Mr..
Pacy was in the act Of plunging the dagger
into him. | think it might have been two or
three minutes from the time the first fIing
took place to the end of the killing; | do
Lot know who fired first
H. 3. Itacylck. being duly sworn dcposcs
and says: | reside in the city Of Marysyille
my occupation a merchant; about o'clock
this morning, Sept. lst, lSGl. the first saw
Of the affray was standing in front of Ma
Lofts warehouse a. the steamhoat landing
at the Feather river fridge was talking
with Captain Somers he left and went to
the boat; then went into the shed back OF
the warehouse, the first ] knew Of any
toable heard the firing Of pistols, | then
stepped out OF the shed and looked at the
i+yee or steamboat luuding; saw Mr. Pacy
hrng his pistol and as he fired he retreated
uaek; am not positive how many shots he
hFed ihen at any rate he emptied his Teyol-
yer suppose he enfptieu it fog he threw il
upon the boxes where he was standing;
Gld not see the object he was firing at when
We Threw up his revolver on the box; he
drew a knife from his pocket; he then started
ana ran for the boat; while they were run
h'ng 1t was the first sight that had Of tLl
man he was after | could not tell who il
was and cannot tell whether it was the de-
ceased; when they got aboard of the boat
lost sight of him ! remained in my position
lhe next saw OF them was the nan lying or
Wedeck and ! saw Mr. Pacy striking the
man with something, cannot tell what aftel
mat Nr, Pacy left the boat, and in a very
Jew moments he jumped into an express Wa
wagon fand came up to town; | saw
nc 10 more; heard firing before | came out OF
u'e she'd but could not tell whoit was.
-, Hafio~ NayHard, being sworn says. | re-
ilue IN Sutter county; my occupation ranch
,"s about G o'clock this morning came a
'uund at the steamboat landing at the Feath
river bridge heard the deceased and the
ns o,an 'hat killed him talking | locked up JUS
'"e deceased shot at the other one--l NEAR
si s,'V man that killed him-I heard another
,' n'o' nrcdi cannot tell who fired that; the
sI 'L"1 mat killed the deceased ran around tn,
rItu' n% the deceased jumped down off the ON.
"'oG3' they both exchanged several shots
jjou'u not tell how many then this man, the
deceased, ran on the boat and the other OF
p"er him; | saw they had a scutlie in the
ooat and | saw the man that killed the de-
yeased have a knife in his hand the man tha
Killed the deceased get into an express wagor
ana ride off towards town; saw the deceas