Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-15

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how to SPAR" said " Sammy lets amt
Mr.. Potter don't like for us to be skv,
larking in the saloon;' Little Sammy
was drunk, and he wouldn't let me alone /;
then l gathered Sammy right around the
waist without the intention of throwing
him down thought didn't want to
make any noise in the house; he (Potter)
sung out to his partner, who's running
this house9, are you running it, or
somebody else?" Mr.. Charley, the Sla-
voaian, Il do lot know his namel said.
Boys, stop that noise;" l said, "Ali
right Mr.. Charley Wen stop; l don't
want to make any noise; its Sammy
who's fooling with me-" Mr.. p. said.
IF you can't stop it, go out of my
house," l said, "All right, Mr.. Potter.
I'll go OUT" then Wilson Haskin came
to me and said, "let's 20 home,"I said.
"All right, Wilson, we'll co." right then
We did start home; turned round. nv
cigar being out, and said, Hold on, viii
son, till l light my cigar" Bob Watts
was standing at the bar at that time;
says. MIR. Watts, Mr.. Potter is not treat
ing us colored men altogether right"
Mr. Watts said he knew he was not treat
ing us altogether right; said, "As long
as a colored man has plenty of money
and spends it with him, it was all right,
but after his money was gone I'D want
to kick him out of DOORS" and Mr.. Pot
ter replied back, mo, don't want no
niggers about me that hasn' got money!"
l asked Mr.. Potter il he didn't O, . 1 that
saloon for public business he said, Eyes,
did; don't want nobody in my saloon
unless he's got money!" some of the
white men who were standing by said,
You oughtn't to treat that niger that
way, he's about as good a customer as
yon'v We got; it's true he don't gamble
with you; he would gamble if he knew
how, but he spends his money, which
does Just as well as if he gambled with
you; then he replied, Howard, hush; l
don't want no more out Of you" (that is,
no more TALK we were not talking to him
at the time; was talking to Bob. Watts
then he got up, glancing towards me with
ms pistol in his hand, cooked, and leaned
right over the counter; said, "Let down
the hammer of that pistol, Mr.. Potter,
and III go out of your house without
any trouble;" he said, II will not let it
down till you get out Of my house,
threw up my hands, saying, :" am not
armed. y He said: go out of my house,
You black son of b-h, or I'll kill you. y
His partner, Mr.. Charley, said: Don't
shoot him, Mr.. Potter" He said: "I'll
shoot the black son of b-h if he don't
get out of my house." went out OF
the door backwards, with my hands
thrown up; after got out of the door ]
didn't intend to come back until he told
me to. He said: go and arm yourself
you son of a b-h, and come back q
shooting, to show you that I'm not tax.
ing any advantage Of you." l started
Off down the street running. ran till
got to the corner of Main and Meadow
Valley streets, then walked in q hurry
from there up to the house, got the pts
tol and came right and locked the doc,
after me; then, after locked the door,
ran till got in front of Mr.. Russ Scott.
saloon; some of the men were coming
down stairs at Russ SCOTS saloon; dom
know who they were; they said, "what il
the matter with that Niger? He's run.
ming; he must have done something;"
did not hear anything further that the,
said; got down to the corner of Meadow
Valley and Main streets, walking yer,
fast; then met this here little Jimmy,
Williams; lie spoke to me; I did not an
swer him; | kept on; he hallooed at m,
to stop; after l got in front of the stable
| struck fast trot till got in front O
Clute & Young hardware store, opened
the door door towards Main street l be
lieve) of Potter's saloon; l threw til,
door wide open; Mr.. Potter looked bacl
and saw me, and got up from his chair
pulling his pistol at the sam
time, he walked up to wher
Wilson Haskins was sitting; h
threw his pistol right over the drum o
the stove. l said: 9" Mr.. Potter, In
here: you told me to go and heal myself
and did So" His pistol was still owe
the drum of the stove. l said, Let he
CO." He didn't let her go. l sang GU
again, :" Let her CO." He did so. Whe,
he fired (the first shot) this man Wilson
Haskins was between me and him. Ther
l fired my pistol right to the right, scrap
. ing the wall. II had fired right at hin
| would have shot another man in plac
Of him; l did not want to hurt anybod,
else at all; would not have shot at hin
if he had not fired at me; it was not m
intention to shoot; if he had not fred a
= me | am sure / would not have shot O
him. After he fired fired Immediately
l couldn't say how many shots I fired
e Potter was standing right behind tn
| stove, his breast leaning against til
drum. l know G. w. Wallace (calle
"Curley J; had conversation with Wal
lace, in which he spoke of my being il
: danger; he came to me and asked if
carried any arms; | said. " No, Curley
| do not-arms are something that
never carry-that is, pistol. He said
t You'd better look out for yourself"
+ said to him, Why?" He said: d" 70,
ought to know" said, II don't know
!, Curley; tell me why had better Loo
l out for myself" Curley says: "If 20,
3 don't know shall not tell you" ha
! an idea who it was at the time; though
, it was Mr.. Potter. To. Mr.. Bishop. J.
l did not use any such words whateve
: as son of b-h" to Mr.. Potter.
, had drank some champagne wine, that i
: all; was not under the influence G
, liquor; if l was under the influence G
liquor that night am now.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT.
After Potter fired his first shot l fire
|" Immediately; then We both fired as rap
- dly as we could; think Potter was fl
h ing at me, and at him; Wilson Haskir
;, is alive; Wilson Haskins was sittir
= down between me and Mr.. p; don
= make habit of drinking;-I som
times throw high dice, and such like, ne
=. er sat down at gambling table but twit
;, since have been in town; 1 smoke nea