Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-21
District Court.

The Court met at the usual hour.
Peck vs.. Glissan was set for May Sd
next.
Tho examination OF VIM. Bell was
then proceeded with. He stated:
At the time I have last mentioned l
saw the defendant James Gleason. He
was walking across the street. When I
first saw him he was coming from the
direction Of COINS store, the drygoods
merchant. When I first saw him he was
ON the west side Of Main street. When
first saw him I should judge that he
was so or 60 feet from Ryan and King.
He was coming in the direction of Ryan
and King. 1 saw him fire one shot at
that time. did not see the defendants
pistol at that time or when first saw
him. When I first saw the pistol he was
near the center Of the road, should
Judge he had walked 20 or Is feet, am
not positive. / see him have the pistol
in his hand. l did not see him draw it.
When first saw it in his hands he had
the pistol in both hand as near as could
Judge, and fred shot. advanced one or
two steps and fred second shot. I see
Smith Grey take ahold Of him by the
arm and they started towards Lynch 8,
in that direction. He was firing in the
direction OF Mr.. King and Mr.. Ryan on
the ground. In my Judgment the de.
fendent was 20 feet from the deceased
when defendant fired the first shot.
When he fired the first shot be stopped
for an instant and walked two or three
steps further and fired the second shot.
As near as could Judge he held his PTS.
tol in both hands, fired shot, advanced
and then fired the second shot, holding
his pistol down he being in q STOPPING
position. King was laying over Mr..
Ryan in kind of stopping position.
could not say whether his hands were
on the ground or on Mr.. Ryan-righi
near the sidewalk, within foot or two
Witness was then asked the following
question:
Surprising that step tpointing to step
there was the sidewalk in front of Lewis
store, and the floor close to the step tc
be the street, and down this way (point.
ing toward the Judges desk) to be down
Main street, what was the position OF
King with reference to the sidewalk and
the street at the time the defendant fired
the shotsp To which he replied:
This is the position Mr.. King was in
here witness gets down on his knees will
his hands extended forward on the fool
and snys he does not know whether his
hands were on the ground or on Mr.
Ryan. Mr.. King was on top of Mr.
Ryan.
Now state Kings relative position tc
to the edge of the sidewalk, which por
ton of his body was nearest to the side
walk. or was his body parallel to the
sidewalk?
The witness nsks the Judge what he
means by parallel. The Judge placed
his hands at equal distances from each
other, md says they are parallel to each
other.
This here is the sidewalk (placing hil
hand ON the steps); as near as l coult
judge his head was down the street
pointing in the direction toward where
stood; he was lying in this position
Cleaning over on his hands in stoopin,
posture), and his hands and his heaC
nearer to tho sidewalk than any othe
portion Of his body, and his feet ex
tended into the street; do not meai
that his feet was towards Lynch's, bu
more this shape witness here describes
an angle and says not at right angles, bu
diaeonally upward from the edge OF tn,
sidewalk).
by COUNSEL,
Please place yourself once more Of
near as you can. in the position tina
King occupied with reference to the side
walk when defendant fred the first an{
second shots?
II is just as I described il befor,
(places himself in his former position)
his head down the street toward,
the sidewalk and his feet diaeon
ally up the street on the ground
when defendant fired the shots he wa,
crossing tho street in this direction
When defendant fred the shots the dc
peased's back was turned toward him be
cause he was lying in this position
(which witness describes.) When tb'
frat shot was fired by the defendan
there were two persons very near to KIM
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