Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-20
rb. Recent Killing nj Gold Hiii-Coro-
ners. INQUEST.

Gold Hill, on Saturday evening i"s'' III
the case of the killing of Chas. Thomp-
SON by spccial officer VIM. Conley which,
after viewing the body where it lay at
the sta,iou-houSe, was adjourned TO
meet q, the office of Coroner Gartrell.
Virginia. The jury met, pursuant to
adjournment, at IL A. NJ, but on ac-
count OF lack OF room, it was found adj
visablc to hold the inquest 1t Armory
Hall. The following gentlemen COM
posed the Jury Owen Frazer, n. u.
Cowen, 7. c. Gowcu, James Henderson,
C. II, Watson, \. ]. Bowen. The iol-
lowing is a condensed synopsis OF the
evidence, AS far MS we could get 1t be-
fore going to press:
DR.. Gastou-Am 4 practicing physi-
clan and surgeon was called by officer
uamlin, saturday morning, to go 20 the
s,a.ion-housc and see "A man who was
killed found the man lying on the
door; was dead examined the wound;
i, was made by u pistol ball 1t was IN
the throat, reaching through from the
point of the chin to the back Of his
neck extracted the ball from the back
of the neck /; think this is tho ball de-
ceased evidently died from the effects OF
the wound the wound could have been
produced bv u shot from the pistol now
shown me.
Officer II. II. liamlin, sworn.-Am u
notice officer Of Gold Hill-waS on duty
a. such on the night of the shooting:
About = o'clock Saturday morning |
heard Of the shooting and went to the
saloon, A man said | was too late ;
Mr.. Conley had arrested Thompson !
was told that Il knife had been slipped
into Thompson's pocket, and that he
ourh, not to have been arrested on
charge of carrying concealed weapons ;
Then went 10 the St~ation-house with
officer Nciswinder Thompson lay dead
upon the noor; Conley said he shot
him. and that he gave himself up to me;
tho man was not dead when ! first went
in: should Judge him 10 be about 10
years of age; assisted to search the
BODY; found SIS in coin on him; shis
was a little after . o'clock on saturday
morninr: A doctor had been sent for; II
man by the name Of James, who was
there, was arrested, but oil explanation
was released.
David james sworn-Reside in Gold
Hill: saw deceased on the 18th instant
a. n saloon next to Gibson 4 Gross;
he was drunk, pcaceable, but rather
laxative; saw him arrested by olhcer
Conley; deceased was playing "seven
up with Mr.. Terrill there was quite u
crowd around; | was standing ut the
end of the table. Conlcy came up n
stood between me and deceased for two
or three minutes, when all NJ once he
seized n knife which was about Thomp-
son, saving, AZ arrest you for carrying
concealed weapons" Thompson said he
had no weapons; he did not wish to
leave the table, as he had money there
at stake; | got the money OF deceased
and gave it him it was SO; met Mr.
Cross in the saloon and had . talk with
him; we agreed that there was some
thing strange abou, this arrest we did
not think it was right, and shortly
afterwards | started down TO the station
house, in order 10 bail the man out ;
Thompson lay dead on the floor; Conley
said he had shot him; he said the id
SON of a bitch" attacked him with n
knife and that he had to shoot him ; he
showed me some places cut in his coat;
Marshal Cummings and other officers
were sent for; Conley did not desire
much fuss made about it, as q crowd
might come around; the officers soon
came also the doctor; Mr.. Monahan was
in the station-house ut the time | arriY-
ed. when in the saloon, at the table,
Conley was leaning over Thompson 90
not know whether he took the knife
from Thompson's pocket or not; ne
picked it quick from somewhere; Ihomp-
son was not making any disturbance;
did not see deceased have his coat oil
AT any time while there; Mr.. Tcrrill,
who was playing with him, is the same
that is known as /" Doughnut Bill; do
not know, except from hearsay, OF
money being cut from the clothes OF
deceased preyious to the arrest; heard
that deceased was Il Highland Scotch
man.
Jas. Monahau sworn-Reside at Gold
Hill; never SAW deceased before the
night he was killed; was present when
Conley arrested Thompson; after the ar
rest | went down by the station-house,
Conley called to me, saying, "who's
there y, | said 'tit's me-" he said come
in here, | have killed that man ar
rested; | went in; he showed me some
places cut in his coat; | was in the sa'
loon about Ave minutes before the ar
rest; saw Conley make the arrest; don
know exactly what he did say; was
sitting near iDoughnut BILL don't know
how that knife cant on the person o.
THOMPSON; never saw the knife before
did not hear the pistol shot, or any
conversation in the station-house; wal
merely walking down street past there,
going towards Mrs. Gibson's saloon.
Vim. Cross sworn-Am q member oil
the firm of Cross & Gibson keeping sa'
loon at Gold Hill; Thompson came into
the saloon about l o'clock and wished
to play $40 on the game Of faro; he was
refused, as being too drunk he after
wards played ''seven up with Terriii;
some little talk was made among those
in the saloon relative to who and what
the man was, aud l heard that Conley
was going to arrest him; when Conle!
arrested him he said az arrest you TO
carrying concealed ~weapons;" took {
knife from Thompson's pocket; don
know whether this is the knife or not
he was not making any disturbances
saw no necessity for the arrest; had no
as proprietor of the saloon ordered thu
arrest; do not know who the knife be-
longed to.
E.C Phelps, sworn.-Knew Conlcy
saw Thompson on the night he wa
shot; was present at the arrest. Short
ly after Thompson sat at tho table e
play, Cornish Bill squatted behind hin
when Thompson said ''you scoundrei
what are you trying to do? Are yo'
trying to pick my pockets?' Bill sald
al am your friend" Afterwards saw
Cooley and Cornish Bill talking pr
vately together, aud next was old ina
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