Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-02
cratic Central Committee before election

]. DU0AN
Sworn and examined: My age 10 "a;
knew ]. G. Ryan in his lifetime; know
]. Ryan; knew J. Ryan on the after
noon Of the "a Of November, 1874; I
saw difficulty between Jas. Ryan aad
J.C. King. the deceased, on that afternoon;
on the % day of November, or the day
before election, was standing on Main
street on or near the crossing by Press
Wand's saloon; my attention was drawn
down the street, that is towards the north
end; see there two men scuffiing on the
sidewalk; I see it was Ryan and King;
started towards them TO see and separ-
ate them; VIM. Mcdonald. be was there
scufiing. trying to take a pistol from
Ryan; l went there to take Kings away
from him; just at the time got up near
them ! turned around, saw some men
coming with pistols in their bonds;
jumped out of the way. toone side, heard
shot 60 on and instantly heard another,
may be few seconds after and heard
another ono right quick again; saw King
jump up to his feet, or might have been
helped up for what I know, went in
Lewis store. came out again on the side
walk. stepped to the outer edge or close
to 1t, fired shot which struck the de.
PENDANT; he wheeled around then and
was led into the store. The defendant I
think was in Smith Gray's hands at the
time, or at least second or two before
in front of him; don't know who it was
that fired the first shot that I have des-
cribed; l don't know who fred the Sec
ond and third ehots have described; I
seen King shoot into the street, in that
direction, could not tell who he was
shooting at, he hit the defendant; it was
before either of the shots that Mcdonald
got hold of James Ryan's pistol; when l
first saw them did not notice either one
of them have pistol, but before l got
half way to them noticed the pistols in
each one OF their hands. that is Ryan
and King; in fact both of them had hold
of Ryan's pistol. that is Ryan and No
Donald. At the time when first saw
it, J. @. King had his pistol kind of across
his breast like in between him and Ryan;
Ryan was hugging him SO close that he
could not get it out ahead of him. that
throwed both his pistol and Ryan's
towards the street, to the outer edge OF
the sidewalk; he was facing to the north
as it were, and Ryan towards the south;
at that time was acquainted with James
Gleason, the defendant, VIM. Mcdonald
and james Ryan; was always ON speak
ing terms with Ryan since got &C.
quainted with him, nothing more than
that, never had any difficulty; with
King, the deceased, was Just about the
same rs with Ryan, spoke when met
him, sometimes did not speak; did not
take Kings pistol from him at that time;
did not get hold Of Kings pistol at
| all during that time; did not see any
one get hold Of Kings pistol before he
shot Mt defendant Gleason; Gleason must
have been behind me somewhere out In
the street, that is was on the edge of
the sidewalk and he was ont in an angle
from it; Smith Gray when see him with
defendant was showing the defendant to-
ward Lynch's corner; from where
stood would call it northwest; he ap-
| peared to be showing him more in the
street ahead Of him than toward the
corner. E
Exhibit I'D" (map) was shown and
witness was asked il he recognized the
map, to which witness replied
l do.
The witness was then requested to
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diagram as Deals drugstore and what is
marked pres, and give his position at
the time he said he first saw the diff
Guilty between King and Ryan; witness
marks dot, marks 1t 81. d." in the
street in front OF Felsenthal's store.
| / thought the first sound of the pistol
shot that heard came from bshind me,
out in the street, off from me. it came
past me; when first got up to where
they were l thought to myself aud
turned around; see these men with the
pistols at that time; was in the act Of
catching King; I jumped off one side
and back little al the Bame time, and
as near as can Judge got against an
awning post few feet of from the de-
ceased and Ryan.
Here witness marks on the map the
middle post, it being first post south
from King aud Ryan struggling, where
he stood in front Of Lewis store.
think was as close as three feet to
King, might be more or less; the parties
with pistols that came up there at that
time or about the time arrived to where
King and Ryan was, the defendant was
one, James McGovern was another, and
the other man an not positive who he
was; only got slight glimpse at him
/ tried to get out OF the way as fast as l
could; know w. NJ. Curtis; did not
see him there; my best judgment as to
the third party that came up there that
had pistol is that he is the man that is
now tending bar in T'res Wand's;
1 believe he is called Dave; the
man I mean used to be at Lynch's 9,
or around there; do not know whether
be was employed or not; at the particu.
lar time l heard the first shot, as near as
can Judge, was facing the the pillar be.
tween Barney and Lewis stores where /,
separates both buildings-that would be
about northeast from my position; did
not hear the first shot that have spoken
of before I left my position ON Main
street; heard no shooting until after,
where Ryan, King and Mcdonald were
the three OF them was advancing toward
where l stood, that is where Ryan, King
and Mcdonald were; the direction from
where they were coming, could not tell
which would get there first, as the de-
PENDANT appeared to be coming from fur.
Their south than the other two; the Other
two came across as il they came from the
| UuIDcI.buops bOmeWnere6 tnere, lie ap
peared to be coming in diagonal line
from COINS store. and they were swing.
ing around towards defendant mot com.
ing straight across; that was oil that ]
saw.
CRosS-EXAMINED.
Standing by me OF tho point near the
crossing marked ~ D." when my atten.
ton was FIRST drawn to King and Ryan,
was Pat Clark, I believe-no one else
he did not go down with me to where
Ryan and King were, not that know of
I started to run; he told me to hold on,
or words to that effect; kept going on
until got 10 where they were; did moi
see him until after the whole affair was
over; at the time that heard the shots
I will mark and show where my position
was; stood here (pointing att D, /"
the center post); l had my back as il
were to that post, looking out towards
here Barney and Lewis stores); 1 could
SEQ Barney's doors; could not see the
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