Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-05

me there was going to be fun at the Jus
tics; va walked down to the Waller De
feat shaft; was in rear OF the crowd
heard q man say "don't come any far.
Their ho kept backing up; Kellogg said
he didn't want to have any trouble; had
a pistol on my person; did not arm my
self in anticipation OF trouble at the Jus
tice.
Y. @. Jacobs, sworn-Reside at the
Succor House in Lower Gold Hill; am q
miner; heard that Kellogg had been
appointed Superintendent, and that the
men in the mine were going to resist; q
little after six O'Clock, while ! was sit
ting on the porch, I heard six or seven
shots fired almost altogether, like q
bunch Of firscrackers; went up the road
and saw two men coming down the hill
who appeared to be wounded; Mr.. Fish.
er was with me at the time the shooting
occurred.
Z. LigLi, sworn-I reside in Gold Hill;
am a miner. Saturday evening. at about
8 o'clock, i met Shiflstt; he said: "Mr.
Kellogg has been appointed Superin-
tsndent Of the Justice mine. don't
think the Smith party will give up the
mine psaceably." He asked me as q
friend to GO down with him; I said l
would 60. There were six or seven men
who went down at the same time. I saw
six or seven men in the Waller Defeat
works. I remarked; "Ths building Is
filled with men," As soon as the men
struck the trail the door went down.
The man on the outside said, with an
oath, 1.-THE door shall not be shut down
on me-" The men kept pressing on,
and the shooting commenced. Rieley
was shot first. The men were shot in
the doorway. i was armed because i
didn't know what might happen. Mr..
Shiflstt was AZ or 48 years OF age; he
was a native OF Virginia. When the
door was raised I saw some men stand
ing ON the steps; Kahn had o revolver in
his hand; the men on the steps had
guns in their hands. When the door
went up and the men crowded in the
shooting commenced; II lasted about
five seconds. Az va left the works Rielsy
said: IL nm shot in the groin" Shift
lett was shot through aud through. No
shots were fired from the outside. /
think the same man shot Shifstt and
Kellogg. l went up the bank with
Shiilett and Rieley.
James Grant, sworn-I reside in Gold
Hill; am a miner; about 5h o'clock saw
Bill Kellogg; no told me his brother had
taken charge Of the Justice mine; said
he wanted half a dozen men to take
charge Of the works; told him / would
GO down; Mr.. Kellogg and Tom Harkin
were at the old Justice Works; we went
on down TO the Waller Defeat shaft; did
not dream there was going TO DO any
trouble; when We struck the trail the
door Of the hosting works wa shut
down; II was afterward raised up and q
man came out and said "don't come any
further;'' Kellogg told them no didn't
want to have any trouble; Michael Kahn
hal q pistol in his hand; | vas armed;
asked Kellogg II there was going to DO
any trouble: he said he thought not;
asked him IL / should carry q pistol;
he said thoro would DO no great
harm in having II along with me
The men inside the works told Kellogg
he might come in, but would allowno n
to come with him I; Kellogg told them he
wanted no trouble. but wished TO speak
with them ; when the firing commenced
the men were outside Of the forbidden
limits Kellogg told the other men to
stay back Rieley went in the works