Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-15
OWEN O'kEEFE'S DEATH.
THE SHOOTING ARRAY ON
RUBY HILL.
Verdict Of the Coroner's Jury.

Coroner Borowsky, on Sunday, held
an inquest III the body of the late Owen
OIkeefe, the mar shot by Edward Col
lins, at Ruby Hill, on Saturday, dur
Ing a disturbance at the time of hold
ing the Democratic primary election.
AT the time of the occurrence of the
tragedy the reports concerning the
cause of the disturbance were so con-
flic;ing tina. it was a matter of impossi-
bility to determine who was the party
in the right; hut o the excitement
having passed away. and tie Witnesses
summoned to appear before the Coron-
er's jury having testified to the facts
whereby the unfortunate man met his
death, the shooting seems to have been
entirely uncalled for. and in perpctrat-
ing the deed Collins acted without the
least provocation, numbering his vic
tim for 40 other reason than that they
became involved in IA quarrel of which
he was the offensive party. That our
readers may also Judge as to his action,
We reproduce portions of the testimony
ELECTED at HE inquest, which is the
sane i'll detail as every witness teSti-
fled to, and bears the statement out
that the act was ali unprovokeI muir
der:
John Foley testified that he was
present at the killing Of O'keefe.
There had been some dispute about
the equality of voters; MIR. McGilI
made The remark that IL man who had
received his discharge from the army
could vote without papers,; Collins
maintained that he could not. and was
willing TO wager so to that effect; |
saw there was going TO he some dis
pute over it, and ! called O'Keefe to
ore side; we retired ten or fifteen fee.
from the polls; Collins came up to us
and disputed with O'kecic about the
judge of election; Collins called him u
clay head, at The same time taking Il
pistol GU. of his pocket, exhibiting it
in our presence; he told O'kccfe that
ii he wanted anything out of him he
could have it; O'kecfe replied that he
did not wish to have any trouble with
him, he being an old man; O'Eeefe
and l then went from the corner of the
fence, Collins going toward the polls:
he turned and called O'keetea ~'loator:'
O'keetc replied, you must not call
me Il loaicr because | am moi one;
Collins replied Yes. o are; "a id
loater" O'keeie then started toward
him. and. b~clieve, was in the act of
laying his hand on Collins shoulder
when he tollinJ jumped back and
made Il kick at him; O'kccte drew his
hand as if 10 >ti;kc him, at the same
time following him up; Collins drew
his pistol and shot; 0'i<eefe helped to
take the istol away irum him after he
"a> shot: McGill and Mcbride also
helped to take the pistol away; | was
fifteen or twenty feet away from the
ariies at the time of the shoOtinr; |
head all the quarrcling from the time
Collins followed Okccie up to the
time Of the shooting: | did not hear II
threatening word from OIkeeie; COL
Inns Was Very angry.
Thonlas Brown, another witness who
Eaw the sliuolinE, testified materially
10 the above facts. While Collins Was
standing Fear the fence lie put his
hand under his coat and drew his piS-
toll. changing it from the left to the
right hand pocket. 0'keete aid that
he did not want any quarrel, and COL
Inns replied, "Iou big son ota-, no
one here is afraid of Nou," holding his
hand on his pistol all the time. | do
not think they were o than two
icet apart when the shot was fired.
Five or six persons tried to get the
pistol away from Collins after the shot
was fired. | saw Collin, ire the shot;
he po;n.ed the pistol directly at
O'Kecle and fired.
Morgan kavararyh. Thos. Brown.
George Gre%ovitch, Michael Mc\a-
mara, Patrick Mcbride. Mrs. D'Neeic.
widow Of deceased. and DR.. Connolly
also testified.
Following is tie verdict of the jury:
We. tie undersigned jurors. still
mon.d 10 appear before NJ. B"rowsky.
to inquire unio tEe cause of the death of
owen pEeefe. afcr inspecting the
body and hearing The testimony, do
find thai deceased WAS named owen
D'kecte, that he was "a native of t0Un-
" Cork. Ireland, and MAS - wear, of
= al the time Of his death from =
.@un-shot wound inflicted by Il pistol in
the hand of T.. Collins.
J.. w. Jones, Michael Evrnes,
". \. Barrett, Frank Trcyi>e,
Michael RcLan, Timo,hy Holland.
The examination of Collins has been
set for this morning.
A Coop MAS.-The nomination of
G.. l.. Waters for District Attorney of
White Pine county, by the Democratic
County Convention, held some days
since at Hamilton, is Il stron" one.
The gentleman is deservedly popular
and will, without doubt. be elected.
The tax payers OF White Pine can do
no better than place Mr.. Waters in that
position.
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have just received an invoice Of gcru-
inc blue Grass" whisky. The liquor
is shipped around the Horn To san
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