Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-04-13

The Examination, before Justice
Lyman. 81 lhe parties charged with tho XIII
Ing Of VIA Henry Ia slaughtefhouho duioh
on Thuraday afternoon, commenced ut one
o'clock y n. saturday and continued until
lats hour Ia the evening J. H. WOODWARD,
n 4 l,town. WIN Rawlings, Ole Jackson, o.
@ noIiitt, WIN. Weaver, c V. Brown ana
II Mills having bean arrested on the com
ulnint Of james Lynch, we're brought into
aourt aud pat upon their examination
Tho complaining witness was placed upon
The stand aud the entire time ui the court
for the balance VI tho day and evening con
smmod Ia taking his testimony, which, on
account OF its great length covering W pages
OF legal cap paper we ara Obliged TO omit
We gathered from tho mass Of testimony,
howeyer. that tbs iIenTys bought The house
IA which these parties lived, who, ON beng
requested to leave, did 30, taking win
them their effects, and appeared TO be pfep"r'
lna 10 leave the Premises soverpd having
already started down the trail with Their
blanketn, when 7 j. brown approached tho
housa whore WA Henry and Jainea i.ynch
we're aud claimed box, which he took into
tho yard, Horny plHo claimed the box ana
told Nj Lynch 10 bring u into the house !,
| LYNCH took hold 10 do NO, brown also taking
hold at the same timei hcutile ensuod, H.
finally lot 40, drew his pistol aud threatened
IA shoot! al that moment he observed JAMES
Henry with riffs leyslcd upon him, com
mandlng him 10 lover his pistol, brown
abeysd and jumped behind The corner OF the
house and fired, striking James Henry III the
arm. Al this the parties with the blankets
droppod their loads and began nring also, az
did Nc Lynch aud WIN Henry nom the IN,
aida AZ tho house James lenry's arm blca
freel, and ho started TOT wn Henry house
YIN Henry ven, 20 the door TO SEQ u james
saa salc aud received ball In f'- bfeaA'
which Killed him. Mi lynch did not see uh'
man wha nred tho fatal shot, but uihss y
MA. Mailtt. an a gun was found aexl morn
ina directly Ia front u The house correspond
lax In appearance with one no "a" holil'' hav'
~ tho night
The defense attempted to show by thu
wttness that tho nenrya and himHot wen
Ia tho habit Of shooting al aud about I'M
house OF these parties, making threats. etc Una
a deadly Ieud existed and ngh. was ''nin'
nen, Tor long time previous to this shoot
,np, that the nsnFyA were tho aggres Sers e'c
but lhe Justice ruled lhe questions e1s
order consequently ths shooting hitherto
notiooa llom time 10 time was not inquiries
inio
Al ton o'clock oa Monday, Yesterday iefc
na,,, court met again Ensign and Ganah
n,r The prosecution aud Nugent aud harsu
A Johnsan fof the defense, and L g ieAlne'
Cl,fk to take do~n testimony S beiufo
lamca uenry Was introduced AZ wines
tar ma prosecution His testimony did no
vary materially ffom that gwen BY lynch
e.cepk that be vas = little more positive
IA he ileAuty af & q Meiut as TIE lart'
wae occupied thc position VA hvnt q th
houae, lrVm whence the natal Shot y sal
pOssd ~ have been nrod u VII ff"SseV
! take svVen,i days ior the pfOsVs atioh " ~
: t,r,,usN. after witch Il "a nhdcfsteed We
u. ,iefalase viii tatrseloce quite IA army =
Mi,u, ssos, ecV0pS,a seNer'l days saero