Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-28
at that instant discharging his pistol to-.

at that instant discharging his pistol to-.
ward the deceased?
Objected to and objection overruled.
A. That question is unintelIigible to
me as the previous question. I referred
to Mr.. Gleason's flash. He was firing q
pistol. can not swear at whom. He
fired in the direction of King and Ryan
should judge. When l gave my evil
dence Mt the Coroner's inquest and had
said / saw the flash at the same time,
and the Coroner had taken that down,
Immediately made the following state.
ment or made use Of words Of like i'm.
port: II went little closer and be shot
again." When said no shot again,
l referred to Mr.. Gleason.
q. When the Coroner had taken down
the words II went little closer and be
shot again." did you not Immediately
make the following statement or words Of
Ike import Just as got there heard
another report but could not say who
fired it,?
A. The language is not connected in
my testimony before the Coroner's Jury
az l stated 1t, used the same language
bnt he has got one portion In the middle
OF my testimony that was stated at the
commencement, where say "just as 1
got there. mean the men that | was
talking to at the time OF the row; to the
best Of my knowledge don't believe
used tho word another report. I might
have used the word when l got there /
heard report; do not recollect the
date OF the month when testified before
the grand jury in the investigation Of the
charge OF the case OF State of Nevada
against James Gleason; / am not posi-.
tive but to the best Of my recollection l
was not before the grand jury more than
one time on which l gave evidence re-
lating TO said charge, still I am not posi-
tive; do not recollect how long l was
before them giving the said evidence; l
think it was in the latter part Of Deem
Der, 1874; I was before that grand jury
three or four times and l believe / was
sworn twice, would not be positive; one
OF the grand jurors told me on the street
that they wanted me in tho afternoon Of
that day again; do not know whether
it was in connection with this case or
some other case; told him most en-
phatically that would not go, that l
thought they we're lot Of damned old
bilks; when l was witness before the
grand jury Of Lincoln County 10 the in
vestigation Of the charge contained and
set forth in the indictment in the case OF
the state Of Nevada against James Glea.
son, did believe make the following
statements or use words Of like import
after being sworn 10 give evidence as a
witness.onlsaid investigation in said case,
ION the I'd day of November, saw a
struggle between King and Ryan upon
the sidewalk opposite Lewis store"
z. After having made the statement
just repeated did you or not make the
following statement or use the words of
like import: "in few moments saw
Gleason with pistol in both hands, fire
at King while in the act OF raising mp
from the sidewalk"i
A. No did not use that exact Ian
guage but used the following: Where
it states that Mr.. King was in the act OF
raising think it should have been that
his body was resting on Ryan and one or
both Of his knees On the ground, that
was think the purport Of my testimony
as related to that portion Of the exami-
nation before the grand jury. Another
question was asked to which an objec.
ton was interposed, pending which, the
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
morning.