Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-07
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ANOTHER MAN KILLED.
,u,ouio CaIdinos Shot by Charles
Peasaly.

PeasfIy.
On Sunday morning, at a quarter to
o'.loeL. Antonio Cardinos, Mexican,
WAS shot and killed by Charles Peasely,
in the Union Saloon, lower Main street.
The Union saloon is a place frequented
bv people of all nationalities and colors,
and is situated in that part Of Phoebe
known ms Chinatown. Thither our re-
porter went Sunday about II O'Clock.
In front of the saloon were seated per-
haps half dozen men, while one or two
Others stood up. Opening the door, he
entered a small barroom, part of whose
walls had been despatched vita blood.
There was also dried blood upon the
floor. and on the card table. Behind the
bar stood a barkeeper who was at the
time attending TO thirsty customer.
Several men stood at and around the
bar. and toward the rear of the room,
which appeared to be about ID feet long,
lay the dead man, with napkin or
handkerchief over his face, but with his
person exposed to the waist. A fellow
couptryman sat near the head Of the
corpse, and famed it in order to keep off
the flies. Our reporter accosted the gen.
tleman behind the bar, Joseph leftover
who, upon learning what was wanted,
politely told him the following story:
The name Of the parties are Charles
Peas4ly and Antonio Cardlnos. There
had been some little trouble between
them, but not enough thought to cause
shooting. They had been scuffling u
little, and Cardinos was very insulting,
although Peas4ly tried to evade the quar-
rel. Peasely was standing with his ell
bows upon the counter at the end tow
ard the street. Cardnos was standing
half way down the counter which is
about light feet lougl toward tn back
door from Pc sely. Jim. Moran was
standing between the two. Cardipos
called Peasely coward and dared him
to go into the street and fight. PeaseIy
sad I've are old friends, and why
should we Qurrel?" speaking in
gentlomanly way. Antonio con-
tinued to abuse | said, "Come and
take drink. There's no use of you,
old.timers here in Phoebe, wrangling
about this little thing" The four of us
took a drink. Moran said, They're
both fools. l don't see any cause to
quarrel" l said, Come, 80 home; l
want to close up. don't see any money
in this" asked them to take another
drink, which, however, they did not do.
Gardinos asked Peasely why he (Pease-
Ivy talked about him behind his back.
Peasely said, II don't talk about you.
What are you down on me for?" An
tonic remarked, II don't like you no
how" or words to that effect. II knew
Tom Peasely. He was n mana fighter;
but you are cur, and dare not go out a
hundred yards--out on the strickland
fight me. You are cur and G. d.
s. Of b. Peasely asked him two
or three times, "Why are You down on
me? I'd liked to know what you are
down on me for?" Then Antonio said,
I'D like to fight you! and you're no
man. and stepped ont from the counter
about four feet. All this time he had
been standing with his liquor in glass
in his left hand, his right hand behind
on the right side, under his coat. Pease-
ly Immediately pulled out pistol,
put the weapon nearly to his neck and
shot. In the first wranging, Antonio
told him, I'm kill you yet " There
tol or a knife. always thought the two
men were very friendly. Peasely was
very quiet man; the other was quarrel
some. | know nothing of the cause
which led 10 the quarrel.
From other parties it was learned that
Peasply bad remarked ON one occasion,
sometime before the shooting, to friend,
that the worst trouble he ever had was
with Antonio, who had threatened to kill
him, and that he (Peasely) was afraid of
him.
gentleman working in one of the
mines Informed our reporter that at 2
O'Clock on Sunday morning he saw and
recognized two men, one OF whom was
Peasely; and that the other man handed
Peasely something. he could not tell
what. 1t was reported that Peasely had
lett the saloon, procured a pistol and re.
turned. Some say that Cardinos usually
carried pistol; whilst others deny it.
IT seems to be generally admitted. how
ever that Peasely was not in the habit Of
carrying weapons.
When Cardinos was shot he staggered
back into chair, and leaning upon ta-
bic, died in few minutes. The blood
spurted from the wounds, and flowed CO.
piously, entirely covering the table. The
carotid artery on the right side was cut BY
one of balls; and the other bullet passed
IN just wh,re the neck joins the chest,
both wounds being in front.
Cardinos was buried yesterday. The
preliminary examination Of Peasely will
not take place before tomorrow. The
Coroner's jury returned verdict to the
effect that Cardinos had died from the
effects of gun-shot wounds inflicted by
Charles Peasely. Deceased was a native
OF Durango, and between 3S and 40 years
ofage.