Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-08
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O'clock Mr.. bixler came 70 tue MUSE
and said he had heard that two men
were killed at the mine; the interest !
took in the matter grew out OF tho fact
that I was a stockholdsr in the mine;
said TO Mr.. Smith that there would be NO
use Of attempting to hold the mine after
q new Superintendent had bean appoint
cd. Mr.. Smith said that Dunn would
not give up the mine except by his or
dsrs.
Jack O'Brien, sworn-I reside in vir-
sinia City; am q miner; know nothing
about the occurrence On Saturday last OF
NV own knowledge; some time ago !
asked Mr.. Smith II he could not give
me a position in the mine; saw him on
Saturday morning; he said II / wanted
to 90 to work to 60 down and see Dunn,
and he would set mo 10 work; told Mr..
Smith that I had heard soms parties
were going down to take the mine away
from him; a certain party came TO me
in the morning and said that they would
want me at the Justice mine in the after
noon; Tom Hughes told ne net to 60 to
the Justice mine; heard that soms one
went to Monahan on the same business;
told Mr.. Smith that he had better 60
down 10 the mine, as they we're going to
take II away from him.
Cornelius Jones, sworn-Reside in Gold
Hill: AM n miner; l was standing in front
OF the Delta Saloon on last Saturday
afternoon; some men came along; Mr..
shiastt asked me to 80 down to the jus
tiss: I went along down; We went down
the trail; q man anne out and said don't
come any further; there were ~ or IA OF
us; the man kept telling them not to go
in; / could see the men with shotguns
inside the works; saw Michael Cain
drawing . revolver out Of his pocket;
when / came up the road Shifiett,
Rielsy and Brown followed me; when
the firing commenced the man al the
door raised 1t and stepped inside; 1 un-
aerstood that the men would use force
TO get possession Of the mine II neces-
sary ; the men did not stop when the
man at the door told thsin to do SO;
| Cain drew his pistol before the firing
commenced; Shitiett told me to take the
pistol for the purpose OF assisting him
II necessary.
Conrad HduJ, sworn-Iisside in Lower
Gold Hill; keep a clearinghouse and
barroom. About 8 o'clock last Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Shiiiett and Mr.. Mitchell
came in. Mr.. Mitchell said: MIR.
Haub, have you got a pistolf' lie
wanted il for Shifstt. lie said: loan
il TO me-" I said: "I don't know how
soon I may need it myself" shiiistt
looked somewhat excited. l did not let
them have the pistol.
q. II. Starr, sworn-Haye been watch
man at the Justice for a month past;
was at the old Justice works about 20
minutes past 8 last Saturday afternoon.
Superintendent Kellogg and Hhrkin
came down to take possession OF the
mine. An agreement Was entered INTO
by Dunn and Kellogg so that Dunn
could have possession for Smith until
half past 4 o'clock: then ii was to have
been given up II Smith had not been
heard from. There were six strange
men at the mine; did not know what
they were there for; saw no arms ON
thsm; was outside the building when 1
heard shooting; saw Tom Harkin at the
foot Of the steps when l heard shots
fred; am positive that he was there;
none OF the men left tho old Justice to
60 to the Waller Defeat shaft.
". l.. SaLkeid, sworn-I reside in
Gold Hill. am q millwright ; was at
work at the old Justice works ; About
one or two o'clock OH Sunday afternoon
three or four men came around the
works ; at five o'clock Tom Harkin came
down with Mr.. Kellogg; he took me
one side and told me that Kellogg had
been appsintsd foreman. and asked me
IL l had anything TO do with the mine; 1
said. no ; Mr.. Kellogg showed me n dis
patch and said that he had possess
ION Of that portion OF the mine and
thought he should hold il IL was to-
wards six o'clock F; i went out and sad
died my horse and went home ; MT.
Harkin said II any n resists MIR. Mel.
logc in taking charge of the mine, i will
have him prosecuted to the extent OF the
law.
TThs weapons aud ammunition foundin
The hsisting-works were shown to jury.
They consisted Of q lG-shootsr (hsnry
riHe), q double barreled shotgun, three
reyolvsrs and q smaller pistol. together
with a quantity Of powder TASKS and
ammunition: there were also found in
the works 100 cigars and two dsmijohns
partly filed with whisky. -REp.
W. II. Smith, sworn-l rssids in Gold
Hill; am Superintendent Of the Belcher
mine; Mr.. Kellogg showed me SOM dis
patches to the effect that he had been
appointed Superintendent Of the Justice
mine; he made no remarks or threats
that he was going to take forcibls pos
sssion Of the mine; he said he thought
there would be no trouble; no didn't
think that Mr.. Smith would show fight;
Mr.. Smith said to me in 4 conversation
in front Of the Bank Of California that
three Of the Trustees controlled the
mino, and that ho didn't propose to give
up the mine until compelled to do 80 by
proper authority; the conversation oc-
Cured at about 4 o'clock ON Saturday
afternoon.
T. y. Smith, recalled told W. ii.
Smith that I intended TO hold possession
Of the mine until / was relieved by the
Board Of Trustees; at the time ! had Ia
conversation with Mr.. Smith had not
been notified that l had been relieved
from the superintendent OF the mine.
Thomas Hughes, sworn-Rssids in vir-
cinia City; am Constable OF Township
No. 1; know nothin. about the shoot
ing; employed nobody to 60 down there;
the enly words l had with anyone wero
with O'Brien; he told me he was going
down there to work; told him he had
batter not GO; had heard that there was
going to be u change Of superintendent
and that there might be trouble.
q. f. RsRoqg, sworn-Rsside in Gold
Hill /; am q mining suporintendent-
witness here produced instructions from
the Board Of Trustees, sent by tsie-
graph, directing him TO take immediate
possession OF the minel-went to Derby
X Garhart's stables and inquired II Mr..
Smith was there, or his team; they said
no had left ut about 1 o'clock, and had
probably gone to the mine; went down
to the Waller Defeat shaft and asked
Mr.. Wood IL Mr.. Smith was there; he
said he wis not, but that the foreman.
Mr.. Dunn, was inside; wsnt in and
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