Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-23
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Question by counsel for the defense:
fon say he (King) turned TO me and
said: Curt, | am gone" and told me
not to forget what he had told me, what
did King the deceased, refer to at that
time. he told you not to forget what he
had been telling you?
Objected to by the prosecution, objsc-
ton oyerruled.
The night previous 10 his getting shot
] saw ! IN talking to q man that / had
not seen King speak to for over or about
three years; they we're talking for long
time; | asked him (King, what he was
talking to that man for; he stated that
he dld not commence the conversation.
that this man that refer to did; asked
him what the conversation was abont.
That man was j. p. Cullen; King told me
that Jno. p. Cullen had told him that
Mrs. j. J. Monahan had offered any man
$500 and powder sufficient to blow King
to hell because, that King was friend OF
NJ. w. Fox's; he (King) also stated him
self wouldn't it be a nice thing il that
cruel hearted woman would have him
blown up inst because he was friend OF
Fox's, and that be king was entirely
innocent Of the killing OF her husband;
that was the last thing we talked about
whilst VIC were together during his life.
time. l knew from what l had heard
that Jno. Z. Cullen was a particular
friend Of Mrs. Monahan's, also that /
had not seen Cullen speak to him for
about three years previous to this night
have mentioned; mean by about the
three years previous to the night have
mentioned, that it was Just previous TO
the assassination OF Jno j. Monahau, on
Meadow Valley street in this town. 1
particularly interested myself about Jas.
.. King because he was talking to par.
tlcular friend of the widow OF the late
Jno. j. Monahan, because I knew that
she had no friendly feeling toward King,
l mean Mrs. Jno. j. Monahan; l an.
swered you about Mrs. j. j. Monahan
because | was friend OF Kings, and l
did not think j. P. Cullen was since
the assassination of Jno. j. Monahan,
l have not had a word of conversation
with Mrs j. j. Monahan; the reason |
knew that she Mrs. Monahan) had no
friendly feelings toward Jas. c. King.
was because King told me SO on several
occasions. have no reason to iisbe.
lieve King, his word was as good to me
as his oath.
By counsel for the defense-Do you
not know that when you state that you
know thing to be true. from the state
ment of King, even if King had been
under oath that your statement Of that
circumstance is false or unwarrsutably
incorrect?
A. have no reason to think SO.
n DO haliar., hat
right to impose upon jury and Court
hearsay circumstances and state them as
if they came under yonr immediate OBJ.
servation?
A. am not trying to impose upon
them. Judge Pitzer, you ask me for an
explanation of what King meant by
saying Curt, do not forget what have
been telling YOU my explanation you
have got.
Q. Is it possible that you intend to say
that your last three answers are 10 eI.
PLANTATION of what King meant Just be.
fore his death when he remarked to you,
Curt, don't forget what / have been
telling you" and then swear upon your
oath that Mrs. Monahan was not Kings
friend, or words to that effect. and give
US reason that King had told you so?
A. have no reason for it only as
have stated.
Q. Then l apprehend you have no
reason at all except hesrsay?
A.. That is what have stated; have
stated it ms King told me. l was sworn
before the lcoroner's jury. my evidence
taken down in writing by DR.. Deal.
! do not remember the names
of the jury but one. Counsel
here read over the names Of the jury l
do not remember any Of them but j. c.
Henderson. l did not pay much a,teu.
ton to the jury. The inquest was held
in Hnnley's Hall on Meadow Valley
street. Counsel here propounded a
question during which he Ind occasion
to read the evidence OF Curtis given be.
fore the Coroner's jury. pending which
the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning,)