Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-19
LOCAL ITEMS
THE HARRINGTON MI-RDER
TRIAL.
Testimony Of Fran NIX schoonm.t.,.

JUN II. Lynch, winch occurred on the
9Th Of July last.
At half past two O'Clock jury was OBJ.
tanned and the trial proceeded The
first witness called was Frank Schoon-
maker, who was present at the shooting
of Lynch.
Frank Schoonmaker sworn.-I knew
John h. Lynch on the 9Th of July last
! didn't know James Harrington then;
believe l know him now. l was in
Lynch's Chop House at about / or 3
O'Clock on the morning of the 9th of
July. John H. Lynch, James Harrinp-
| ton and Messrs. O'Neil and Sullivan. and
Mr. Mebber, the waiter, were there when
Mr.. Lynch and myself went in. Messrs.
Sullivan, Harrington and O'Neil were oc-
cupying table on the east side of the
room. Lynch and myself took table
nearly opposite, on the other side. About
the time we had finished our lunch no.
tlced that Sullivan, whom l did not
know at the time, had my dog by the
back, and raised at arms length above
the table; he then let it drop; I immedi.
ately got up. and, going to their table.
asked MN what he meant by abusing the
little dog. He remarked that he did not
know whose dog twas, and did not mean
TO hurt It. Mr.. O'Neil then arose, re-
marking that it did not matter whether
the dog was hurt or not Then Mr..
Lynch remarked to O'Neil that he had
better not have anything to say about it.
then said to Sullivan that as long as he
did not intend hurting the dog we would
let the matter drop and have nothing
more to say about it, which seemed to be
mutual; l walked out of doors, followed
by the other four. When O'Neil was in
the doorway the waiter called him back
to settle the bill; meanwhile Sullivan
and were talking the matter over in o
friendly manner, when O'Neil came back
to the door, and, pointing his finger at
Sullivan, called him q id coward:
then Sullivan said something about the
dog, whereupon hit Sullivan in the face:
we elinched and he jammed me against
the closed door. Just as We clinched
heared a shot. The first thing l recol-
iect after that was seeing Lynch lying on
the sidewalk. In order to see if he was
dead or not, asked him if be was killed;
l then felt blood trickling down my side,
which was the first intimation had that
| was shot. Charley Pryor and John
Tyler took be to drug store where |
found Sullivan holding one of his wrists
which was quite bloody. He said that he
was shot in the wrist.
QUESTIONED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Before We clinched stood within two
or three feet of Sullivan, Harrington was
to my left about three or four feet up the
street from me, and Lynch was probably
as far behind me. l think Lynch was
then leaning on a step-ladder; l saw q
movement Of Harrington selbow-simply
throwing his elbow up. Immediately
after saw the elbow movement heard
shot which came from my left. | felt
shock at the time which could not ex-
plain. l am satisfied that was paralyzed
Tor time. heard only one shot.
CROSS EXAMINED.
neither saw pistol in Lynch hand
nor on his person in the chop.house, nor
did l see him have pistol previously
that night. I did not hit O'Neil over
the head with my cane. He did not say
"if you and your dog were both dead it
would not matter"
The redirect examination elected
nothing new. The Court adjourned till
10 o'clock a. IN. to-day, at which time
all the witnesses for the prosecution are
ordered to be present. The witnesses
for the defense will probably not be
needed to-day.
~ The War Ended.
On Sunday at noon the American flag
was raised over the Raymond & Ely
hosting works. Somebody saw it and
asked his neighbor what it meant The
neighbor thought a moment, and re.
marked that the Raymond 4 Ely VS..
Heimes case had perhaps been settled.
A bystander overheard it and told his
friend that the great lawsuit had been
compromised. The friend told an ac-
quaintance that the Hermes had "gone
up" and that on Monday five or six
hundred men would be put to work on
the Hermes claim by the Raymond 4
Ely company. So the news spread.
Idle men in the streets were talking
about it; busy men in stores and saloons
were thinking about it; a number of sci
entifc persons went into the last named
places and took astronomical observa-
tons in order that there might be no
mistake about it.
In order that we might tell the people
! the facts in the case we called on Super
intendent Day, of the Raymond & Ely,
and he informed us that he received on
Sunday dispatch from the Secretary
in San Francisco, the words of which
were as follows:
CAN tight. You can proceed immedi-
ately to work disputed west ground"
Upon the reception OF the telegram,
men were Immediately put to work on
the ground which had been in dispute.
Mr.. Day also informs us that more men
will be put on as the mine is further de-
veloped and more working room thus
made. Il
DEAp,--A poor old Indian was on Sun
day found dead on the hillside to the
southeast of the RECORD printing estab-
lishment. A gentleman informed us Of
the fact, and We set out to find his body.
This, however, we we're unable to do, and
after long search we gave it up. We
have been informed since that the dead
body now lies in q hole on the hillside,
covered with brush. This is probably the
same one whom we mentioned in Sun
days issue. He had been deserted by
his friends and left to die alone and al
most naked. We are told that he lay
there exposed to the fierce storm which
passed over this place few days ago.
We believe that it is the Coroner's duty
to bury those who die INDECENT, and in
case OF his inability to perform the duty
and we are told that he is in this case
unable to do soft devolves on the JUS
tice OF the Peace. Thus far we have
heard of no steps being taken for the
burial. This poor old man died alone,