The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-05
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A DUEL ON THE TAPIs.-We have q SON.
sation. II is no less than a duel, in
which both parties will fight on the i'm
aginary field of honor with bloodless de-
termination. The circumstances Of the
appeal to the code are these: About
break of dawn, yesterday morning, Mar
shall Dumars was aroused out Of his
sleep in the City Hall by a noise in the
adjoining room. He thought that it
emanated from a number Of persons;
bat on proceeding there he found q single
individual, with black ringlets around
bis eyes, e~xpostulating with an imagin-
ary audience. The Marshal asked the
man how he came there, and he answer
cd: They brought me- 'Who2 why,
the police Dumars thought sure enough
the fellow had been arrested; but on
further questioning. found that he was
laborinQ under delirtum, and imagined
that two men-particularly a Swansea
medico-were following him up with siI-
shooters. He had been pursued by these
phaptoma from his home at Swansea,
and sought refuge in the City Hall. He
was locked 10, and medical assistance
called in. During the forenoon whole
armies of doctors were thrusting revolt
yers into his cell. Finally, about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, he told the Mar
shal he had the thing fixed now, and that
he was going to fight q duel. His friends
had been there and the preliminaries to
a hostile meeting with his medical enemy
had been arranged. They were to fight
at ten PAGES with six-shooters, exhaust
all the chambers as they advanced, and
the one who received the fewest bullets
was to be the victor. They would not,
however, 6ght for several days, and it
was possible that the weapons might be
changed to chassepots and ne~edle-guns.
In that event, he would require time TO
practice. But, at any rate, he wished
the Marshal TO select the ground. Would
he do it2 OF course he would. As soon,
therefore, as the ground has been chosen
and the weapons are determined on, the
san~guinary combat will be in order. We
hear of q number of cases OF liquor de-
mementia in the vicinity Of Swansea,
and they are accounted for from the
prevalence Of too much lack Of employ
ment there since the discontinuance Of
work in several establishments.
THE ToLEs HOMICIDE This case has
created more and more interest every
day, MS the very delicate and metaphysi-
cal question OF insanity took the promi-
nent and indeed only defense urged by
aou.a Tbn oauara1 uttnaauaa hauino
been exhausted on Wednesday night,
professional witnesses wera placed on
the stand yesterday morning. Drs. Will
hanson. Deal and Herrick were exam
ined as experts on the question of lu-
macy, and their testimony was all TO the
same effect, viz. that from this evidence
Of the witnesses, and from their own
technical knowledge of the phases and
eccentricities of persons OF unsound
mind, the defendant, Toles, was not an
intelligent and responsible being at the
time OF the homicide. DR.. Williamson
deposed that, apart from his own perso-
nal knowledge of the defendant, he
thought firm the testimony that Toles
was not Of sound and responsible mind
at the time he killed Beehan. About 4
O'Clock the defense rested the case, and
after O recess of half IN hour, at the re-
quest Of the prosecution, Dighton Cor
son, for the State, commenced his sum-
ming up. He ran over the testimony,
and argued strongly against the POSSIBLE
ity of insanity In the case ut bar. At the
conclusion Of Mr.. Corson's address to
the Jury. another recess until 2 in the
- haA I'm RoacuamhIfnn
Judge Tilford opened for the prisoner.
We sill here state that the Courtroom
was filled to repletion, and the bench
side of the bar was graced with a very
large representation OF the ladies' OF
White Pine. Judge Tilford made a
very eloquent defense. and showed that
he had given his undivided attention to
the examination Of the wide range OF
authorities on insanity. He spoke for
two hours, and challenged the closest
attention OF his auditors throughout.
FIoHT AT ELY.-Dan. Douglass, who
arrived yesterday from Ely, informs us
that about a week ago, in consequence
OF some business misunderstanding, a
fight took place between Killinges and
Hanchett. Killinger drew a six-shooter
on Hanchett, when the latter took 1t
away from him and hit him over the
head with it. Hanchett had q pistol,
which was taken away from him by his
friends, when the two vent at 1t with
their natural weapons-Hanchett knock
ing Killinger down against a lot Of boxes,
when he wal taken off by his friends.
Subsequently Killinger discharged a Der
niger at Hanchett, without effect, when
the latter took that also away from him,
knocking him down with 1t, and choking
him a little. Hanchett was again taken
of, when Killinger started after more
firearms, hui was refused by his friends.
1t Is surmised that Killinger went to the
Burke mine with a shotgun the next day.
COMPOUNDED AND LovELY.--It has
been known in certain circles for some
time past, that a suit was cooking
against the Elko mine, on the hssump-
ton that il conficted with a prior loca-
fion-the California, the same claim that
nov has the Erie ground in irons. We
understand now that the differences
have been arranged, and that the men Of
law have been hanked ont OF a lot OF fat
litigation In consequence-the affair hav-
ing been settled, and all dispute OF title
removed. A portion of the Elko-15O
feet, we believe - wal sold yester-
day to Saddler, of Mau IL Co., for q
sum amounting TO about $1,000. From
this time forth everything in the famous
Eiko goes, and we shall hear good
accounts from that No. l mine.
A GosHurE DRuo SToRE.-It seems
that the aborigines now have a great
medicine man among them, who has
started a first-class drug store back Of the
Courthouse on Treasure Mountain. He
arranges all his simples In tin cans, and
they consist of curious Installations