Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-01
FATAL ARRAY,

| An unfortunate and fatal affray oc-
Cured in Dry Valley on Wednesday last.
we received on Wednesday evening a
statement Of the difficulty, but no par
ticulars. Yesterday the Coroner. Mr.
Philson, was notified of the death from
unnatural causes of one of the parties.
and repaired to Dry Valley to make the
proper Investigation. At present writing
we nave no returns from DR.. Prisons
investigation. We have, however. had
an interview with James Evans. the man
VINO did the cutting which is supposed
70 nave caused the death of Henry Lucas.
Repairing to the County Jail, the accused
was brought forward. He seemed much
shocked when informed that Lucas was
dead, and we then told him that it was
probably mistake. He seemed more
composed, and proceeded to give YER
sion OF the affair in straightforward
manner, not seeking to conceal any facts.
Evans is man probably 80 years of age,
with good expression of countenance,
and giving no appearance of the ruffian.
We should judge him to be quiet and
lnoffensive man. He gave his name as
James Evans, and made the following
statement:
Lucas was hosting the car, while 1
was shoveling tailings. Both Of us start
ed from work about the same time. Lu-
cas- said l didn't shovel enough sand,
when told him l did as much as pos
sibly could. He said he could load a car,
ring the bell, and wheel it back in five
minutes. l said that if he could, l didn't
think he could. He said l lied; that he
could do it. told him l thought he
| lied. The remark he made was: eff
| you tell me lie, you id whelp, I'll
| break your jaw" l told him whelp
was s-n OF b-h. After other
words by me he sprang OFF the porch and
hit me near the eye. 1.-THE effect of the
blow was plainly to be seen, making
scar upon the cheek 1 then picked up
the neck of a bottle, and struck him
twice, and ran away when he stopped to
get rock to throw at me. He then went
in to supper. l walked home, near
by. think l struck him somewhere
about the shoulder. gave myself up to
Mr.. Mccall, Deputy Sheriff, after l
learned that Lucas had been hurt. Mr..
Mccall told me it was all right there
was no danger, but to come next morn
ing as he might want me. I went. 1
stayed around the saloon two or three
hours; nothing more was said to me, and
went home and ate my dinner saw
number OF men standing around where
Lucas lay; saw MIR. Mccall coming to-
wards my house, and supposed he was
coming for me; went with him. The
event occurred about o'clock D. m. on
Wednesday last. l was brought to Jail
yesterday afternoon. Ihave wife and
child in Dry Valley; was married in
Phoebe in June, 1871. Judge Pitzer is
my lawyer. AZ -
The frankness of the aScnsed, his
straightforward manner, an1 This general
appearance, left favorable impression,
and we have given his version Of the oc.
currence almost in his own words.
| We have from DR.. Philson the report
OF the Coroner's Investigation, from
which we gather all the material facts
! disclosed by the evidence. .---.
DR.. d. l.. Deal testified that he was
called to see Mr.. Lucas, and found two
incised wounds on the left side, made
with knife or other sharp instrument.
AT thepost norton examination he found
that one OF the wounds penetrated the
| left lung, between the seventh and eighth
ribs, and that in his opinion the wound
! described caused the death of Lucas.
None OF the witnesses sworn testified
| to having seen the fracas nor was any
| Knife seen in the hands of Evans.
Barney Deschamp testified that he had
| known deceased since July, 1871; that
his name was Henry Lucas that he was
a native of Huntington, Canada, and
aged about 43 years.
The jury found that deceased came to
his death on the 29th of November, 1872,
by an incised wound, made with knife
or some, other sharp instrument, by some
person Unknown. tE,
No preliminary examination will prob
ably be had, as the Grand Jury meets on
Monday, and such action will not be
necessary. "- H.
PIocHE CLUB RooM.--The building on
the east side of Main street, just below
Clancey saloon, has been purchased
by Messrs. W. L. Brown, r. w. Allen
and Geo. I. Finnegan, and is now un-
derSolng repairs necessary to fit it for
first-class club room. 1t will be stocked
with choice wines, liquors and cigars,
and will be thrown open to the public
tomorrow Monday evening. The pro-
prietors will spare no pains to make
their house favorite place of resort.
WATER SUpPLY.-Geo. c. johnson filings
his banner to the breeze, after cessation
OF business for some two years, and
agrees to supply water to customers at
reasonable rates. See advertisement.
MESSAGES are at tho Western Union
Telegraph Office for Thomas Sedgman
and J. J. Kennedy.
The Best Roll Butter at Clute 4
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