Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
District Court.
STATE vs.. GLEASON,

The examination of Peyser was con-
tinued
could not exactly tell the distance
from where I saw King and Ryan in
front of Lewis store to point on the
sidewalk at right angles with Gleason's
position; was going to measure 1t last
night, but it was muddy and did not do
it; measured about II steps, the rest
being mud, l stopped; did not go IL
steps up toward Meadow Valley street;
went toward Lacour street; L did not
measure the distance, travelling down the
sidewalk in front of Lewis store, which
have described, to point Immediately
opposite where Gleason stood; l think
about 40 feet; the defendant was below
the front of Lewis store at the time l
saw him fire two shots; he was very near
ly opposite Wertheimer's store; he was
nearer Wertheimer's than he was to
Lynch's Wertheimer's store is right
next door to Barney's, below.
cRoss-ExAMINED.
At the time heard the first report OF
n pistol shot there were three persons, a
little boy and myself, in my barber-shop;
they were John Titler, Jake Clark and
his boy, Willoughby and myself; the
front door was closed; Willoughby was
shaving-he was shaving John Titler;
was cutting the hair of Jake Clark's boy
the boy was about five or six years old
at the time / heard the first report Ola, K
was sitting down near the front part OF
the barper-shop, Mr.. Titler occupied the
front chair in the barber-shop, and Mr.
Clark's little boy occupied the third
chair; mean tho third chair from the
front of the barber.shop; Mr.. Clark was
sitting on one side-not in front of me-
in an arm. chair in the shop, Titler ant
Wllloughby in front of me, and also tn,
two chairs; l was standing, facing tn,
window, when heard the first report, OF
the side of the chair furtherest from tn
window; there were no windows in tina
barber-shop; there are two doors and
half.door at the side, with glasses; b,
the two doors l mean a door which i
sometimes called double-door; Clark
the elder, might have sat or 8 feet from
the Window can not tell exactly no,
far he was sitting as soon as the frs
shot was fired Clark got up and went t
the window, as did all the rest OF us; h
went to the window which is in the hal
door, at the side of the double-dool
there is two windows in the half.door;
mean two glasses-each glass is, l bt
lieve, 16 inches wide; l mean that tn
two glasses have Just referred to are i
the side door and next to the double
door; those pains of glass are set in th
half-door side by side with little sas
between them; believe the window
the side door IS 81 inches Wild
but don't know never measured i
at the time the first shot was fired thel
was no one standing at the panes {
glass or window IN the double door; Nj
Wilioughby and MT. litter went to II
window IN the double door and looks
out soon after the nrst shot was fire.
the panes, OF glass which compo'
the windows IN the door which ha'
described IN the front part OF the barb'
snop are ~ inches long believe, cou
not exac.iy tell; the hrst tier OF gla
wn,cn sninK Is ~ inches high. whit
naAe .nose WIDOWS IN these doors
Pau ssaineo' ana tney were paint'
70 ,o7 s'a anS ;. ~ a. sns "a gay OF Novembe
lot, 49, an ~ 81 .ha. ''he tnls diinculty o
v,uu, 81 $780, person oouid not 8
ous. 49, L ..oo ss'uguisn any ooJe
ooJeo,I W. .;ob, 49, o1. one can lo'
wv. a ~. -, 20. ~? newIs store;
it was not necessary ,.s to 60 to the windo