Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-04

pistol be wheeled, With his BACK toward
the street from where we were standing
at that time; we reached for each other.
both of us-that is, King and with
our left hands; we got on the edge OF the
sidewalk, where there was box; at that
time Bill Mcdonald took bold of my
pistol and wrenched il out of my hand;
/ tried, when my pistol was gone, to
grab hold of King; about that time n
shot went off; / jumped back some
way or other, can't account how / done
it, but done it, and got standing on my
legs; Immediately King jumped up,
| got hold of him, and we both fell on the
| sidewalk; parties took hold OF me, pulled
me ont of there, and the first l saw of
King he was standing in the door of
Lewis stors with pistol: | SHE'D back
down the sidewalk to get out OF his
sight; be ran out on the sidewalk and
| fred n shot-that is the last / saw of
! him; heard two shots; after the first
shot, and before I heard the report of
| Kings pistol; after I heard the third
shot l saw Smith Gray; he had hold of
| defendant, / think, at that time; inn
mediately after | heard the third shot the
| defendant and were not together; he was
| on DIS OWN ilOOh Was II
time I did not see King Immediately
after the third shot go into the store
door, and did not come up off of the
street and take hold of King and throw
him down to the sidewalk. falling down
on top of King, and Curtis taking
hold Of me and pulling me off of King;
after the first clinch between King and
we separated and got together again. l
think it was about at that time the third
shot; King and were separated after
the I'd clinch; q man in town pulled me
away, he took hold OF me; it was not w.
NJ. Curtis that pulled me away; as soon
as could loose myself from this man
who had hold of me / saw King in the
store door; did not clinch King again
after saw him in the store door.
Ross.ExAMINED.
Wien commenced the conversation
with King he was standing at Lewis
store; would not be positive whether
he was leaning or not, his left shoulder
appeared to me to be up against the pill
lar; Mcdonald was standing there; do
not know whether he was in converse.
ton or not; / was standing fartherest
south or up the sidewalk when / ad.
dressed King; have seen exhibit I'D"
at the time King drew his pistol he
stepped out with his back towards the
street; We got to oox, King and l did
believe the box was on the edge of the
sidewalk; the post can't say anything
about | believe that King partially OF
altogether fell on his knees; I can't ex
actly tell, to the best of my recollection
we swung around the box, he on on,
side and Lon the end; that was the TIM
when King went down on his knees
didn't fall flat on the ground until afte
Mcdonald took my pistol away ant
about the time the first shot went off
when King went down on his knees b,
the side of the box it is hard for me t,
tell whether he was on the sidewalk o.
l on the street; when I fell down fat
about the time of the first shot, fell OF
q, the sidewalk; l did not get on to tn
- street at all that have any recollection
Of; would not swear positive that didn't
: as soon as l heard the shot l jumped
|. back as soon as I could, we release
:, holds at the time as quick as we hear
= the shot; think King did not have hol
: of me with both hands; he had hold c
me with the left hand; whether he re
leased his hold or 1 broke it trying I
> get away. 1 don't know; after the frs
% shot and we had gotten up grabbed hol
IS of King and We both fell on the sidewalk
l should Judge it was about the middle {
e the sidewalk, 1 would not be positive;
.. mean across the sidewalk; we both fe
l. with our right sides on the sidewalk;
d don't think 1 stated in regard to the ma
n that pulled me away; Jno. Flaherty wa
"a the man got the pistol from which
70 drew; John Flaherty he is the man jul
0t referred to as being the party who too
rs hold of me; but am not positive abo,
N the third shot having been fired at tina
). time; | got the pistol the previous nigl
y after King had abused me; Flaherty wi
ie in John C.Lynch's saloon at that tim
O. the pistol was what they call "Whis
lie ler'; when came up to King 1 can
u down the street; came from the jun
lie ton of Meadow Valley and Main; don
Vi think was on the sidewalk at Pre-
t. Wand's; l don't think L was any abo
ii. Meadow Valley street.
g, Q. What place did you leave imm
n diately before you arrived at the junctit
ne of Meadow Valley and Main streets2
d: A. Corner of Main and Lacour street