The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-16

being struck: there might hay. teen II
moment between the two blows: don't
know where Late am from when lac
appeared un the scene; Lutte did r2. say
anything; supposed he took an interest
i'll it, being his brother; Lutc Dorsey
was leaning on.N fork. and when Sam
Dorsey struck Miller. Lutte struck me
very quickly afterwards; can't say that
| noticed every blow that WAS strucli by
Snh Dorsey towards Miller; nobody
struck him but Sam Dorsey: he struck
him with II piece Of board; can't dcs-
cribe the piece Of board; don't know the
length of II; was ) or 1 feet from Miller
when he WAS struck 10y Sam Dorsey;
Miller WAS struck on the back Of the
head, ut Last the scar WAS on the back
of the lIcal; two blows were struck, one
on the lack part of the head, and the
O;her l don't know on what pat of the
head; Miller got the first blow before
Lutc struck nic; that was by sam: cant
state the lime the second blow WAS
strGck; WIS strucii myself mil cant
tell abuat the second blow; Rm not ccr-
tain about who struck the sccuud blow:
Miller fell over on the ground on his
back: hc had his feet gathered mp; did
1905 AAES ~ III I I'A l2sli
outside the fence; found him To he i'll
sensible; could not tell how deep the
cut wasi blood WAS running ont OF the
heal; the cut was on the back portion of
the head; Miller spoke along in the
night after he WAS struck; did not speak
III the yard after he WAS struck; the diff
iiculty occurred between one and three
o'clock in the afternoon OF Saturday
last; can't say that anyone was present
hut the two DorScys, myself AMI AIillcr;
have known Miller two months; lie
ca:mc from Cherry Creek 10 RUBY Val
ley; heard he WAS comfortable ut Cherry
Greek; he was running u tiir.sliing ma
chine at Ruby Valley; Cont know his
age.
We went down to Dorscys nn;l met
| the hoS;lcr. It's ! supposed; I said, Char
ley, Is there my harm in ON Soing in
here and lying down II few minutes; he
I said, Not that | know OF: We then went
III end lay down; Miller was sick Mt the
time, and was vomiting after We wCreiu
the corral; when the first blow was
struck by Sam Dorsey, Miller was Just
strengthening up; it was from ) to 10
minutes from the time we were toll to
leave that the row commenced; Tsaw
the club raised ana heard it strike: this
WAS the first blow; heard the second
blow, but did not see ii struck; between
the " blows / was struck; | did not
pa? so much attention to The blows after
| WAS struck Ivy Luther Dorsey.
Cr"ss-cr'ht Hdiiua: The witness
pointed out and identified the ho;tlcr
who gave him permission to lie down i'll
the stable, and said: | FIRST knew Mil
Ter i'll Ruby Valley, where | have lived
two months; came to Elko with Miller
from Ruby Valley tn do n little trading:
was i'll D0rscy's stable in the morning
before the row occurred; Miller was with
me; was not acquainted with the Dor
scy Bros; We merely went dawn there
tn lonk for fast horses: myself and Mil
Ter went to the Springs and came back
sober; we came into E:lkU OH the morn
ing train: NC had been il The stable /
or q minutes when Dorsey told us to &C;
ont rs he wonld not haze us lying III the
stable; the first time we were told 10
get out l said "nll right." | came to tho
conclusion from the start that il was not
more hnn . or III minute. from Tie time
We were told TO get ont until We started
to do so; can't explain how il WAS that
SaIa Dorsey struck Miller OIL the back
OF the head when hu wns stan,ling in
front Of him; did not sec MIR. Clark
there ut MI to my Euowiydsc; sam Dor
suY Was between Z and d icct from us,
ON the watering trough; cant say how
large or vide the building is: it ii over
Il feet, but don't know HAT it WAS 30
feet; Miller said tn Sam Dorsey the first
time he told "a to get out, "wait IL mini
utc;'' Srm Dorsey llai u piece ri board
III his hand when hr ]S;ricl; Miller:
dun't know what he did with tn. gir3i
and shears: Dorsey WAS not ont of my
sight; don't know where. he got the
board; did not see thc bOnr1 in his land
Mt the tin9 I've had the glass and shears:
don't think ne had; can't say how long
the piece Of board was: will swear that
IL WAS over q fDct long; cant say huw
wide Ii was; was not badly excited nj
the time; the huStlrT did not say he was
10. boss and We could not las down
there: can tell tho exact. position Mil
Ter fell in: ut the time | saw him he was
lying on his back crippled up: he lay
in that position about II second before
VIC raised him M: Miller was carried
OUt of the Stable: myself and u mnu
dragged him ou;: cant shy how fer we
dragged him; he was not bic 20 help
himself before VI got him to the stable;
the imam that helped him on. Of the sta
bic or shed went to tho door: Tom Es-
tclle helped mc get him down Ia Wnl!;-
cr's stable; he stepped along with our
help; ] saw that the wound was llrgs
and that il wns bleeding; ! got him US
far las ] could aud lhrm stopped Is tho
fence; think the wound was nhDu! two
inches long and ahuut unc-cigh!il If nn
inch wide; don't know how deep it was
JorS J.. wAiRgH.
Firing s'rorH, Saik: | was mol ucgun;utcd
with Dec Miller; Is man was brought TO
my stable. wounded on the head, %, Hast
Saturday afternoon, Ivy Thomas Est"ll
and two strangers, about 81 or ! O'Clock:
they were partly dragging and rGrtly
carrying him; they put him III the stable
with ny permission: hat was ahDu. ~
OF 4 o'clock; the man YVES ins"neihlc;
H. WA cut on tho head; wns brought
Saturday and removed SUNDAY on
GnmsE's dray; never heard him spcal: Il
word: seemed to he inSCmsihlr,
MNETnN IIYMEn.
Hiiy sr"yH. sYi'. reside in Elko.
Eliu county. Nevada; was not nr1urint-
Cl with Miller: gaw him iiIst at Gar
rcrht'G lD-igiug hons, lat SUNDAY even
ing; WIS hruuf.h; to tie house sick III
iH4"Tsihtc; remained with him Sunday
night till ll:3O u~'cluch. aud went in at
3 O'clock again: was there afterwards:
wts with him MI Monday afternoon un-
I'll he died. which was nj & 81; assisted in
nursing him; the only wound | ruw WIS
on tho right side Of the hcui in the {