Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-25

District Court.
The Court met at the usual hour.
In the matter OF the estate OF NJ. Pas
coe deceased. the petition Of the sole heir
was filed. Notices ordered to issue. Day
for hearing set for May LIST.
Solomon vs.. Fuller: time for Sling
amendments to statement was extended
to June LIST.
Snod9rass vs. Hill, set for Sd Of May.
The trial OF Gleason was then resumed.
The prosecution having rested. Judge
Pitzer. counsel for defendant made the
opening address. After which DR.. Deal
was sworn, and examined as follows:
0. Doctor what was your official pc
sitlon on the I'd day Of November, 1874?
A. Coroner of Lincoln County, State
OF Nevada.
O. Do you know W. NJ. Curtis. sitting
there between Goldthwaite and Hunt?
A. l do.
@. Did you call jury in your capacity
as Coroner, to inquire into the cause
of the death of Jas. G. KingI
A. l did.
O. Here witness was handed paper,
and asked in whose hand writing is this
body Of the writing OF testimony pur.
porting to be given before that jury; by
body do not mean the signatures?
A. In mine.
@. Look at the names Of the jury that
is represented there as having found q
verdict in that case, are they correct?
A. They are to my recollection.
@. Look at the signature of the first
witness that you introduced before that
Jury, and state who made that signature?
A. Mr.. Curtis.
@. Was W. NJ. Curtis. that you have
mentioned, q witness at the time and
place that the evidence purports to be
given?
A. He was.
Q. Is that writing that you took down
as his testimony, taken in your official
capacity as Coroner correct?
A. 1t is.
@. Is that the testimony that you hold
in your hand now Of the first witness e1.
amined before you--the testimony OF
Curtis, the first witness examined before
you?
A. It is.
@. Now you look at the sigg ature Of
VIM. Mcdonald and X. j. Hanley and
state whether they are the signatures o.
the parties they are represented to be?
A. They are.
Q. State, Doctor. whether the paper,
you hold in your hand, and fastened n
the top, are the written proceedings o
the Coroner inquest now under consid
Grafton, including the verdict OF the jury
A. They are.
Counsel for defendant filed the report
of the Coroner's Jury.
Counsel for the prosecution asked per
mission TO interrogate. Ha
Q. Ii it not your usual custom In tax
ing evidence before Coroner's Jury t
ask the witnesses questions and the
take down, yourself. the substance c
what you understand the witness to hav
said and not always to take down the e,
act language used by the witness?
A. Yes, that il the custom.
O. In taking II down, do you not gel
orally condense as much rs possible III
substance Of what you understand III
witness to have said? ...,...
A. Yes
@. In taking down the testimony of v
NJ. Curtis, of ". A. Mcdonald and X.
Hanley, which testimony is contained
the papers now offered in evidence
tho defense. did you not take down sal
testimony In tho usual way. as stated /
you in your answer just given2
A. I'did
RE-pIREcT.
@. Will you be kind enough to look
the testimony taken down by You befo
the Coroner's inquest, heretofore d
scr,bed, Of W. NJ. Curtis. where the wi
ness says, II asked the deceased il !
was shot, and no said he was" con
you have recorded those words or Il
sentence M you hnvs read II to tho Gle,
and he has recorded ut this time, cou
you have been mistaken In the followi,
language; Immediately after the /,
PENDANT fred tho first shot. and bpfo
he fred tho second, King fell back on h
kness, leaning a title up tho sire,
turning to mo and said, Curt, a
shot," The latter portion of tho ou,
ton. whore deceased should have sai
"Curt. l am shot," Is what / particula,
refer tor
Objected to; objection overruled.
A. The testimony ns written is
given by Mr.. Curtis to the best Of l
recollection t aAa
Q. Look q little further on and sec
the following language is correct to I
best Of your Judgment rs given by ,
witness Curtis. II then caught hold
the deceased aud helped him in Lew
storc. asked him again il he was 81
and he said yss." -,
A. Yes air.
q Did ! understand You 10 say d
tor 1t was In your opinion correctF
A. Yes air. In my opinion.
JAMES aLnAsoN.
Q. Did you ever nee that pistol bef
shows him pistol with two loads 1
chargcdf 'A 81 ~ II ~.
A. Yes sir. ssqrS-se.re.
q. State if you had that piatcl on
evening Of tho I'd Of Nov, l674r
Yes sir.
Q. How did You happen to part v
III
A. Smith Gray took 1t from me.
Q. Examine the pistol and see il i
in the same condition now to the lbes
your Judgment that it was at the Ii
Smith Gray took it from you, when
say Smith Gray did take it from y
relative to the number of chamber
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