The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-08-24

SO much for the persons concerned in the
tragedy of the Flat.
Herewith | enclose copies Of the testimony
of the witnesses examined before the coro-
ner's jury, together with the statement Of
ellison, taker an drticulO mOrus:
DEP, sITI"N OF DoLLIE STfMs.
State Of California, county Of Placer, SIS :
Said witness being duly sworn deposed as
follows:
My name is Dolle Adams my age is Al
years /; l am the wife of Frank G. Adams. of
this township, and reside on the North Fork
of the American river, below Cape Horne,
on Thompson's Flat about l O'Clock, p NJ ,
Fay l4th, left the cabin to gather wood
to cook dinner for my husband and the
hands at work for him on the claim the
trees are mostly cut away from the bottom,
and / had to climb some distance up the
mountain side, before | could get enough to
kindle the fire f.; | had gone about five hun
dred yards from the cabin, and was search
ing for small sticks of fallen timber, wien I
thought | heard some one groan, as if in
pain | paused aud listened the groaning
became more distinct, and | started at once
Tor the place from whence the sounds pro-
ceeded ; about ten steps off | discovered the
man whose remains lie there, pointing to
the deceased,) sitting up with his back
against big rock he louked so pale that
thought him already dead, but he continued
to moan until reached his side; hearing
me approach he opened his eyes and begged
me For Chrst's sake to give him drop OF
water = / asked him What was the mat
ter? ? He replied. L am shot in the back ,
Dangerously 3 ! demanded. Fatally he
faltered. Without waiting to question him
further | returned to the cabin, tod Zenie-
my daughter-what l had seen. and sent
her off on a run for the men. Taking with
me g0urd of water. some milk and bread
for thought the poor gentleman might
be hungry and weak, as well as wounded
| hurried back to his side. where | remained
until 'iather'-as we call my husband
como with the men. We removed him as
gently es we could to the cabin then sent
for DIR. Leibner. aud uursed him until he
died. yesterday, just at sunset.
Question by the Coroncr-Did you hear
his statement taken down by the Assistant
District Attorney
Al did.
Did You see him sign it 2
Ayes, sir.
Is this your signature thereto as witness
Ali is, sir.
(Sigued) DrLLIE ADAMS.
DIP, sITIrN MISS Y. V. ADAMS
Being first duly sworn. witness testified as
follows My name is Y Xenia NoIumni kd.
ans. / am the daughter Of Frank CT. Adj
ans and the last witness reside with them
on the Flat, and my age is eighteen years !;
a little past o'clock on Saturday last. my
mother came running into the house and in
formed me that a man dying from a
wound, on the hillside, and that | must go
for father Immediately. I ran as fast as my
legs could carry me to where they were
clearing up fer they never cleaned up
week days on the Fat. and told the news !;
we all came back together and proceeded to
the spot where the wounded man lay well
tering in his blood he was cautiously re-
moved to the cabin. where he fingered until
yesterday suudown. when he died.
Odd he speak after he reached the
cabin
Ale did frequently at fist with great
pain. but afterwards more audibly aud in
telligibly.
Q-What did he say
A-F'rst. to send for Squire Jacobs, the
Assistant District Attorney, as he had a
statement to make. and scme time after>
wards to send for his wife; but we first of
all sent for the doctor.
Q-Who was resent when he died
A-Only myself; he had appeared a
great deal easier and his wife had lain down
to take a short nap, and my mother had
gone to tie spring and left me alone to
watch; suddenly he lifted himself spasmod
icaily in bed glared around wildly and NUT
tered something inaudible seeing me he
cried ont Run run run! lie has it !
Black Bart has got the vial Quick or he'll
set the world on fire See, be opens it Oh
my Godl lo,k ! lo"k look ! Hold his
hands tie him chain him down! Too
late too late oh, the flames FIrei fire !!
firep His tone of voice gradually strengths
eued until the end of his raving when he
cried .ire!' his eyeballs glared, his mouth
auivered. his body convused. aud before
Mrs. ellison could reach his bedside he fell
back stone dead.
(Sisnedy Y. V. ADAMs
The testimony Of Adams corroborated in
every particular that of his wife and daugh-
ter. ard set forth more fully the particulars
of his demouiac rawlings. He would taste
nothing from q glass or bottle. bnt shudder-
ed whenever any article Of that sort met his
eyes. In fact they had to remove from the
room the cups, tumbers, and even the cas-
tors. At times he spoke nationally, but
after the second day only in m0mentary
flashes Of insanity.
The deposition of the attending physician,
alter giving The general ldcts win regard 10
the sickness of the patient and his subss-
quent demise, proceeded TINS:
/ found the patient weak and suffering
from loss of blood. and rest, aud want of
nourishment; occasionally sane, but for the
most part Aighty and in a comatoSe condi-
tion. The wound vas an ordinary gunshot
wound, produced most probably by the ball
of a navy revolver. fired at The distance OF
ten paces 1t entered the back near the left
clavicie. beneath the soapula, close to the
vertebrae. between the intercostal spaces OF
the fifth and sixth ribs grazing the pericar
dunn it traversed the mediastinum, barely
touching asophagus, and vena azy gos, but
completely sever.ng the thoracic duct, and
lodging in the xiphoid portion of the stern
um. Necessarily fatal there was no reason
however. why the patient could not lnGer
fo- a week or more but it is no less certain
that from the effect of the wound he ulti-
marelv died. | witnessed the execution OF