Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-29

remained there about minute; he then
made few steps, tottered and fell on
his back; he had his pistol in his left
hand; the deceased did not speak. l
think the deceased fired two shots and
snapped three times; am q Peace off,
Ger; knew that the officers were going
to arrest the deceased. This is not an
incorporated town. l did not see the
deceased disturbing the peace. l saw
nothing in the action of the deceased on
Meadow Valley street that would Justify
me in arresting him. | would consider
that it was proper for an officer to arrest
any one il he used such epithet as liar.
Phineas Watkins, sworn: l was in
the rear OF the house of the deceased; it
was about p. m. when / saw the de-
ceased driving down with his team-not
driving any faster than usual the next
that l noticed l saw him come out of the
house, and while on the steps, saw him
fire his pistol in the ground; in three or
four minutes saw him come out at the
bars. step over the bars and stopped as
though he was in the act of unhitching
one of the traces of the harness. The
next l saw was officer Kelly. and then
Mckee, who ballooed to Kelly to look
ont, and then | saw the deceased throw
his hands on the wagon; 1 did not see
anything in his hand; then | saw his
pistol go off toward Kelly; the next
thing l saw was both officers shooting at
the deceased; L went in the house, and
the next thing saw was the deceased
reel and fall; think the deceased fired
the first shot; do not think the pistol
of the deceased went off accidentally
when ne was coming down the steps; I
think there were about six shots alto
gether.
W, L. Mckee. sworn: Yesterday
saw the deceased-he was slightly in.
toxicated; he was driving his team fari-
ously through the street; I followed him
up to Main street and told him he was
liable to run over some one, and I could
not stand it, he must quit it; he did not
| say much, but drove his team in front of
Quillen's and stopped; was then on the
corner of Press Wand's, and he came
back on foot and said to me, "how fast
is a man allowed to drive on these
streets; I'll drive my horses as fast as
please and where l please" then took
hold OF him, stopped him, and made
him 60 to his team; he went and got on
his team and started down Main street,
shook his fist at me and said, you d-n
s-n of a b--h I'll see you again." he
said, "I'll go down and get my gun and
come back and fix YOU" he came down
to his house; as we got to the house we
heard shot go off, we saw him as he
was going out of the yard; Kelly ran
around quick, and the deceased fred at
him; l ran up, and just as he drawed
again, shot, and l think hit him, and
think saved Kelly from being shot; |
had no idea of meeting with any resist
ance when came down here; did not
see any pistol in his hand; / could not
see his head in the yard; at the time he
shook his fist at me he was driving. and
l could not get to him to arrest him, or
/ should have done so; there had been
no previous difficulty between the de-
ceased and myself.
Levina Bass, sworn: | am the wife of
the deceased; his name was James Bass,
he was 45 years old; l think he WAS born
in Indiana; he died yesterday, the 26th
day Of June, 1875, in Phoebe, Lincoln
county.
The jury rendered the following YER
dict: We, the undersigned jurors sub,
penaed before d. l.. Deal, Coroner o!
Lincoln county, to inquire into the cause
of the death OF James Bass, after having
oil the evidence adduced, each and all dc
say that the deceased was named James
Bass (colored), aged As years, native
of Indiana, and that he came to his death
from the effects of gun-shot wounds in.
ilicted by officers Mckee and Kelly, and
that such wounds were made while the
officers were making an arrest and the
deceased was resisting said officers with
q fire-arm.