Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-03
CORONER's INQUEST.


Coroner Deal last evening held an in.
quest on the body Of ]. G. King. who
was killed in the ARRAY which took place
yesterday afternoon, when the folio wing
evidence was elected:
VIII. Curtis being duly sworn. testi-
fees: was acquainted with the deceased;
knew him about four years; his name is
James G. King; he is 81 years old; he
was native Of New York. The deceased
and myself came from supper together
about clock p. m; left him standing
on the corner of Main and Meadow Val
ley streets. l walked down to Lewis
store; was there perhaps two or three
minutes talking to the proprietor, when
| heard a scuffling on the outside; looked
towards the street and saw the deceased
and James Ryan reaching for each other;
after they had clinched both fell; the de-
ceased was underneath; he had knocked
Ryan over; separated them for few
moments and they got together again;
both fell, with King on top; l caught
hold of King by the coat collar, when o
man named Gleason pulled pistol and
commenced shooting at the deceased.
After Gleason fired asked the deceased
if he was shot, and he said he was; l
raised him on his feet; Gleason fired at
least twice. and / think three times; ]
then took hold of deceased and helped
him in Lewis store; asked him again
il he was shot, and he said yes. At the
time the deceased and Ryan clinched I
saw Gleason across the street coming
toward the deceased; he had pistol in
his hand and pointed toward the de.
ceased; saw Gleason fire the first and
second shots; the deceased had pistol
at the time; l did not see Ryan with any
pistol; the deceased did not use his pis.
toll until after he was shot; he fred al
Gleason; at the time deceased was shot
he was almost on his knees with his
back towards Gleason; after deceased
had clinched with Ryan he was thrown.
and was in the act OF raising when he
was shot, Ryan and deceased had some
QUARREL previous TO the shooting; |
knew ofno quarrel between deceased and
Geason previous to the shooting; the
deceased fired at Gleason after the officer
had arrested him; the deceased lived
probably half an hour after he was shot;
he died in II. Lewis store, Main street,
about 51s o'clock p. M, November Q,
bl4. At the time l saw Gleason he was
standing about the center of the street,
close to the deceased.
W. NJ. Curtis.
William Mcdonald being sworn, testi.
mes: have known the deceased nearly
eyears; at the time OF the difficulty I
was standing in Lewis store talking to
deceased, when James Ryan came down
'he street, approached the deceased and
asked him what he wanted to abuse and
quarrelled with him Inst night for. The
deceased said that he did not intend to
abuse him; that he had been drinking or
something to that effect. Ryan said that
ne had abused him, and that he never
mad killed any one and was not afraid Of
MN; deceased said he was not afraid OF
MN; Ryan stepped back, put his hands
Oenlnd him, drew his pistol, and then
'he two clinched and fell over the boxes
gu the sidewalk; the deceased had no
pistol at this time; jumped, caught the
pistol and wrsnched it out Of Ryan's
usna; In the mean time they
were partially on the ground;
some one had hold OF the deceased;
cld not see Gleason at the time the first
saot was fired; at the report Of the pistol
Iy attention was attracted towards him
saw Gleason fire the second shot; an
v@cer took hold of Gleason, and about
@,s time deceased up and fired; Ryan
La not fire his pistol; think If he had
Ssen SO disposed he could have shot the
ueceased. w. A. MCDoNALD.
tAenedy Hanly being sworn, testifes-
A1ew the deceased; was on horseback
VI Main street at the time O! the diff.
IIuty' fronting the deceased at the time
Jaw the deceased nearly on his knees
saw Mr.. Gleason pull out his pistol
~ either rested across his arm or held
with both hands; saw the flash at the
same time; went little closer, and b.
a ano. again; just as I got there I heart
ssno,ner report, but could not say who
o aseu II; l rushed up and saw the de
Ueased on the sidewalk, and I think b,
an aae the remark "give me O show,
az ata ~ saw him fire, with his pistol aimee
:" MI: Gleason; when I reached the de
Sa ne was in the act of falling over
h ~nen caught him in my arms, l aske'
o." "in II he was hurt, and his answer wa
am gone;" I saw Mr.. Ryan and tn
assessed s and thought he was ON top o
;u ue deceased, and the deceased was lean
t;S On some dry goods boxes, and at th
ue tne first shot was fred, the decease
IsI MS back towards Mr.. Gleason. an
suAnK Mr.. Ryan held hold of the de-