The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-30
From Mondays Daily.J
THE I'ISTuIAGAIS,

without my proiOnotury warlike
symptoms calculated u AROUSE suspi-
cions Of dnnger, pcrsas in the vicinity
Of the corner of FuuIh and CONNER
cial streets, yestcrda.. morning, were
suddenly startled blythe report Of Il
pistol, followed Immediately by a boy
ish cry OF distress. \ rush for the
scene Of the shOotiI followed, and it
was discovered tina Frank Briefly, II
boy Of fourteen yeAI, Ind been strucl;
in the jaw by u ball rom n pistol i'll the
hands Of Chris. MchIs, netting Coroner
OF this county. Thdboy WINS immcdi-
ntely taken To DIR. bx's office, where
IN Intellectual effort wns mntlo to find
4 the ball. The wOunctl boy was suisse
qucntly removed To his fathers resi-
drncc, mud, notwithstanding the fuct
that the wound is aicycrc one and the
locality Of the ball has not yet been
discovered, lac is rciinS quite comfort
ably. From n rnrtin Of the testimony
at the examination, which * now being
held before Justice Taylor, we gather
the following in rclIion to the cause Of
the shooting:
Mcllus Inns been rtiug for some time
past II" bnr-kcrrcr ut the bank I:x-
change saloon, nndpn the morning in
question q. NJ. Baits, Deputy Sheriff,
stepped to the bar If the saloon, and
WIS nccostcd by Mllus, who demanded
II small sum Of mccy due him from
Banks, and rcceivd the reply that the
''bnnk WINS closed, whcreupon Mcllus
became angry al-bcimg somewhat
under tho inilucnc, Of liquor-abusive.
After IL few wordshnd passed between
them, Banks went up tho street, pro-
cured the money, and returning met
Mcllus ns stated III tho corner in front
Oi Bcrnard's salon. According to
banks testimony, the only words which
passed between trim prior to the shoot
lnG WAS the reImnK from Banks to Mel.
IuS that ''you Ougt not To talk that way
10 me, "-rcfcrrig TO tho language in
TIC snloon-nnd Mcllus' reply, "per-
Ihl's You don't li;o it," to which the
answer WIS, 81 d. not" Mcllus then
Sprang bnck, and drawing from a rcnr
pocket II Colts rvulvcr, discharged the
same, resulting M ahuvc narrated.
Banks t~cstiiics iiat he and Mcllus Ind
Always been friendly, and he found il
"i"icnlt to bCliTc that Chris. really
""l'tcd TO shoot him. As they were at
mo time Of tie shooting only some
three or four feet apart The fact
mat he was rot hit has left banks
III unllht Ms to whether his escape In Mt
'ribntnblo to Mcllus' desire. or poor
craftsmanship. Among tho prrsums
present at the lime Of tho shooting was
SHERIFF Brown. who went to the assist
nllc" of l'ia deputy in the nrrcst Of
M"llua, who then surrendered his pis.
'ol and was taken IN custody.
P~EnsoNAt"--J. r.. Blythe, tho cnpiinl-
is'' 1" % out Mt Bull Run, making n
thorough examination Of his valuable
property, tho Bluo jacket, situated in
that district.
Frank Smith, tho lumber merchant,
Is in from ~COrnucopia.
John bacon, Of Mountain City, Is also
scattering himself around town.
Hon. W. T.. +. Dcnl and vito aro ,p
''om Virginia City, the Judge being Of
counsel for plaintiff In tho IIcndy-
Leopard case.
Jimmy Quiglcy Ia down from tho
"''th' OH his why to attend tho argu-
"'cht Of his case against tho Central
i"c'lic Railroad Company, whicl, will
'"No place ut Carson, before tho Su-
promo Court on Friday next.
I'm citizens Of Cornucopin nro pro.
r"''hG n petition TO no presented TO tho
"o"ru OF Commissioners nj ils noxt
"''''nE' asking that mn appropriation
"O ",'ne to furnish that placo with n
''o"Ho III which TO incarccrnto ccr.
crimes. f''