Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-06
THE KNIFE.
DAMS stabbed ANA hiiea
yxyth n Pocket-knffe.

y Win u
Yesterday morning, about half-past
-,o,ock occurred another tragedy, re-
sn,,ipc in the death of an ordinarily
,eocesble man. The man who killed
Lion has also been known, heretofore, as
ouiet unofending person. The facts
brought out in evidence before the Cor
opers Jury are the following:
Edward DAMS, known also as
" Frenchy," was born about 70 miles
tram Sorelle, in Canada East, and had
father living in St. Davids, Canada. He.
with several others, was in Schultzback-
s,,s dance.house, on Meadow Valley
street, some time after midnight. He
seemed to be intoxicated, and slapped
tbe face of a man named Mnlcahy.
Robert Mccullough went up to Frenchy
and said to him, This is quiet and
inoffensiye man," and told him that he
was drunk and should not have slapped
hi, face. DAMS pnt his arms around
Wulcahy's neck and said, 4" guess I'm
acouainted with this man." whereupon
Mccullough said, II didn't know you
were acquainted" Frenchy replied that
he didn't give a d-n; and if he (McC.)
wanted to pick fight be could have one,
and slapping his hand against the count
or said he cared for no one. VIM. III.
Soule said, Come and let's have an
other dance" and the quarrel was
stopped for the time. DAMS left the
honse after that, and came back within
an hour after the first difficulty. A
pocket-knife had been seen Gust after
DAMS slapped Mulcahy), in the hands
of Mccullough, who, prrceiving that the
knife was observed, covered the exposed
part with his thumb, as il to hide it.
When DAMS came in the second time,
Mccullough was standing with his back
AGAINST the bar. DAMS said to him,
You tried to pick fight with me to-
night" Mccullough replied. "Frenchy,
said nothing then but what say now,
and what I'll say tomorrow morning"
meaning Wednesday morning.. DAMS
said We'll don't give Cd d-n for
Won" to which the other returned "Well,
don't suppose you do, Frenchy" Soule
said, boys that's been fixed before.
Come, let's have another dance"
against the bar, with his back to it, said
YES, let's have another dance" De-
ceased who was standing, partly in front
of him, said, Mccullough, I've got but
one hand his left hand was disabled and
tied up but it's Cd d-n good one."
One witness also testified that DAMS
said, II have only one hand, and I've
got nothing" meaning that he had no
weapons. DAMS struck Mccullough
first, and Mccullough returned the blow,
upon his opponents neck, whence the
blood immediately came in stream.
James Davis at this moment cried out
hes cut" and drew pistol. Ben.
Hyde who was near him grasped the
weapon to keep him from firing. Mean.
while Mccullough handed the pocket
knife to VIM. H. Soule. and ran out
through the front door. Hyde then let
loose his hold, and Davis ran after the
homicide, who shortly after ran back into
the saloon, and out Of the back door.
Hyde started in pursuit and caught him
in the rear of Alexander's drug store.
officer Kelly arrived q moment later,
and put Mccullough under arrest. The
officer asked him why he had cut the
man. He replied 81 didn't cut him."
What did you run for?" Il didn't
run" Il guess" said the officer you re
mistaken, for ran after you" McCul-
Tough was taken to Jail. Meanwhile,
DR.. Bergstein arrived, and shortly after,
Dr. Lee They did what they could by
means of compression of the blood
vessels to prolong the patients
life for short time. They found
the jugular vein to be entirely severed
and the caroted artery almost en-
tirely So They first attempted to effect
allegation of the artery below the wound
but finding that at the moment impracti-
cable on account of tumor (Which also
caused malformaton of the blood-ves-
sells, and i'll consequence a greater flow
of blood, they made legation of the
vein above where it was cut. By this
time the floor was covered with blood,
and the man was evidently in dying
condition. He died shortly after, from
loss Of blood, though the physicians had
permitted little to escape after their ar.
rival.
soule, to whom the knife had be given,
hid it under wood-pile, and in the
morning delivered it to Sheriff Travis
It is an ordinary bone.handled pen.
knife, or pocket-knife, with blade per.
haps three inches in length. The wit
nesses who testified at the inquest were
Frank Barrett, John Barrett, DR.. s. l.
Lee. Dr. II. Bergstein, W. II. Soule, Mr.
Schntzbacher, Chas. Geodicke, Jane.
Davis, Ben. Hyde, IF. Cameron, Sheriff
Travis and Officer Kelly.
THE VERDICT.
OF the jury which held the inquest, jus
nee ian Hagen presiding in the absence
OF the Coroner, was in substance as fol
lows We, the jury, find that the nam,
Oh the deceased was Edward DAMS; tina
ne was a native of Canada, aged abou
20 years; and that he came to his dealt
on the morning of the 9TH Of November
1919 from wound, inflicted with
KNIFE In the hands of Robert McCul
Tough. Signed, H. A. Thompson, G. R
alexander, J. c. Clarke, d. Cohn, Geo
l'finigan, t. j. Johnson.
THE FUNERAL
took place from the residence of the de
ceased at 4 o'clock in the evening. l
was well attended, principally by the fel
Iow-workmen OF the deceased. Nearl
every one deplores the killing.