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


Ea:r: {. man with thick coarse hair be-
ing struck with II blow. il might very
possibly produce n fracture of u blood
SrsScl, as found in this case: Il blow,
with Il flat smooth surfaced i~n'trurnciit,
might produce the IU:Ilitions have
described, both internally and external,
ly: u person with thick h:lShv hair,
being struck upon the spot where l
found This internal injury on Miller,
with u hard smooth smiucc. II would
positively show external injury: IA quick
blow would cause conclusion and Il
rupture of the blvoi-ycssels. without
any external evidence, whilst II heavy
blow would produce u scalp wound, and
possibly II fracture If the skull; u blow
from falling on the ground al some
hard Substance, would produce no OK
t"riHl evidence, but would probably
produce rupture Of the hlnud-vcssc!s
and n concession of the b-ain: the in
tornal wound, where tl,r hloud-vcSScls
were rupturSI. Was OH the inside Of the
left hemisphere and about thrcs-fuurths
Of an inch from the cd%e of the imc
the flesh wound was 1 inches long,
three quarters of an inch wide. and
extended down to the skull. aud seemed
TO hS prolfced by II blunt or roWnd
instrument.
Cro-s-cronhiation: | consider that
IT," rupture OF the bluol-vcssciS wus
p;oawcCa by II fall: found but two
wounds upon the mans Lead, with the
exception Of Il slight disColoraiion be
tween the scull and the scalp. over
the region Of l,crupturcd b~lOOd-vcssclj:
don consider the effects Of tile cNtrI-
nal wound over the pnrictal bore SUI
lici,ni to- cause death; the effects Of
the scalp wound would he sufficient to
knoc!; u m"m iusynsihle and him
~ fall us though dead,
The State then rested and the defense
opened with the following statement Ly
sA%C:I. =. DoEsrY:
IIy name i Samuel J.. DursCy: agc,
80 years; hur;, III Kentucky; rcsidc in
Eihu, Nevada; lave resided in Eliu
0ycr u Years; am engaged III the stock
raising and livery business: ON Sn:ur-
day, October 9th, between the hours of
; and 3 "'ci"cl; 2. M. w4s in my stable,
III the act %! trimming my muUstarh";
enc u! my Ir.u CaInc aud iniur:ncd me
that there We're two drunken men in tie
back part of the stable lying ANA sucw-
Ing ON my hay; | went immediately to
where th,y we're; ! requested them ms
p"hi,iy as | knew how 10 get nv and
leave Ivy premises. ~ | allowed no
sleeping al smoking about lay Premises:
Gn' @: them S.:.i, ''Wait l. mIaui":'
said. "l nhH ubiig" mo Trry mucl, by
goimgi' / stepped h".,; and took II scat
on TN" water h"H 10y the pump, abUU; Ii
=: L feat frum where they were living:
remained there II 81 ~ minutes, trim
!ni:S lay muuat.c!I,: Jamca ClaVl, came
aiu!'s i'll the m"Ar lime and stopped
nci" by; Ll;;ilcr was standing iauUrdi-
atrly behind me, O sitting on the waite.
box: heard Prof. Wright and Thomas
GlhIin talking III "lr hora, training
stable; Nc ,>h";i t. attend The lesson of
horse training by Prof. Wri"ilt: hvld
my lnDiIng-giiaS ni.i comb ia ANY left
l!tnl a!i.l my shears in my light hand:
walked 81 within nbOu, i irrt Of where
The m,n lay; | said To them. ~ have
:sFt",i You before like ~ gentleman t.
x, ~ an leave my prcn,isv,:'' one uv
ipin--I th:nii both poke: heard Tia"
rcaiIrh uui" ',you may sc tt ynIr
Id stable" a. To- that effect: ais" IT,.
remark, ''.5ou uf II b--h," ct ''L-n aon
81 i b~-h;' / sid ~ that tinr, ''now.
ii"d "-N You. yOU shall Eet ont 81
hrrv;' Just at that G'ao h,trt ~nris
Sp"i;cm be;"".n them, bat cUuil Ilp.
distinguish WHIST rhvy Were; tiiuy Iuih
sprauG ri'. :l;l!cr ~#i@ingInI up vy.y
rhpIiiy; l.. went pagt'y ii VA opposite
dlr Cti,rn !TJm ne Hh.i!t q or 10 ici;:
"e.: "lougl " pos: #;HI..iu! there; ia
w"':i"tyl? ATE: tU."Ias III poo: Ia.
aPv"nS io"a:,Ia IN a. rapidly ii p,ss!-
[ I'D. - $40 I l-.1 -. 4.-..
S'i!: had tn coal. .r. .,u.s ua.l class III
my hnni', IoT II ;ht hanI h,ir, cntau-
| gt"rl ~ th' hiudla " Wy s'rg.,: could
not g! them oil nay kaHl: alv: I had no
| c~.I..!c" - defend EIyraIl iuihunc.liu to
Late, his got me-" a: ;l,lt mUri, ut
! went with yj"lrncy against u post near
hy T"r; 4a" Foley coming towards my:
tha.r were three piirl-fpr.s standing iy
th" pos; J went against; eiw Foley grub-
| hing Il! those pitc!.-tor2acr on" # ;iIcin;
threw iny LIT rr!n around them; II" SIG
crsded in getting hold oi one Of the
t@urIs; thinE ! pulled him out from b.-
hiiit the pot viii. thu foris; It: tina
;!nGc h received ~ liri from 81 uiirh-
for; the lie" cam" from hniiml: dii not
SOC Who atrIci lr siJutcd ont ia front
% lie th.m; Iuthrr Dorsey then ii.
him across the ha"h or rl.rull,9Y with u
fUrE-c"WldH't say which: hr Eel! 81 the
ground: did not SEQ Miller receive II
bio" Al; all or iIcL, rs The hin95 c!.Hir
from bsiiIl me; W.T. fees TO- face with
Miller; Miller either had It holt Of Ei"
or "Hi partially on iu", Hul ! was ia II
stopping position when lie received the
hiu"'t: this r:,dr.l the his,; hy ilis tin"
Prof. Wright sad Thomas Gihiiu warr
p~r,.'nt; pTof. Wright toll rolrY 10 get
up and tt;c lis cirGn and Egt ont Of
there; Pref, Wright told them they hnd
no got half enough; Foley VII, in Il sit
ting pca:.ipIi, but not, seemingly. get
ting NJ; thea stepped mp clos" 20 Fo-
leg and r"id to HIS, -. il I don't
give you OH If you don't ""t ont Of
horc;' Prof. Nrigl; nnl Foley raised
Miller up: Prof. Wright waah.tl his face:
Miller Wa IL a sitting position, leaning
om hIT Ean'i@ at the time hr was b.iu,
we he'd; Prof. VII .ht ami F"lrY MS.
sisted Miller ii rr!ng out ui the stnbl"
iiilnh mt they us.!,'oi Miller up. iiillrr
remarked "ruit Il mInui'.'' a. sp,uc-
thing ia that effect: Miller aud Foley
!rt: til" stable Immediately: t;liut ,lalnc4
tlnr' "rs tn" "jiy diaiui,rrytoi lnrty
pr.a"It t.: The fits" Of the fight; NICER
ia" either ~ the VGitira hofurc ! sn."
ihain in the hay; did NOT 20" tlicm in
front Uf ny riull" or IN tn" iown Uf
lifo: ~ o - ai / heard hat doctor
l"il b"cu ctIlrl ia Mr. Miller. I IL.
ur"at'l DT. Fox To- get DE-. M"iGs in ~.
tisi BIN, and not squire pains ur expense
III tliiHG ear" al Mr.. Miilvr; also EpDkc