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

Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock the
trial of Gleason was resumed, being the
ninth day. The examination in chief of
w. NJ. Curtis was resumed. He was re.
quested to take the position which he
exhibited to the jury the night before
last in response to the last question.
The witness said: This step We will
place as box on the edge OF the side
walk-the witness then put his hands
and feet on the floor. Placing my both
hands on Ryan's shoulders. That is
about the position that King occupied
when the defendant fred the first shot.
The following question was then pro.
pounded:
You have stated in your examination
that Immediately after defendant fred
the first shot and before he fired the Sec
ond shot. the deceased fell back on his
knees, turned his face up towards your.
self and said "Curt am shot" Will
you take the position that X ing occupied
when the defendant fired the first shot
and show to the jury what you mean by
falling back on his knees and also the
way you say King turned his face to.
wards You.
Objected to by counsel for defense,
objection overruled, to which ruling de.
PENDANT by his counsel excerpts.
Witness got down on his hands and
toes of his feet and says: mediately
after defendant fired LIST shot King drop
ped on his belly and chest with his face
upward toward me and said: "Cur am
shot and coughed as he fell. The next
question was
You stated yesterday as he turned his
face toward you and said Curt am shot,
you saw blood on his mouth and nose.
where was the blood coming from that
you SAW
Objected to by counsel for defense. OBJ.
lection oyerruled, to which ruling coun-
sci for defendant excerpts. Witness an.
swered.
Apparently from his mouth and nose.
Witness continued: When / took nv
hand from the coat collar OF King imme.
diately after the first shot was fired by
defendant l stepped back and little
down the street from where King and
Ryan were lying immediately after I had
stopped l looked Mt deceased, then
turned my attention as quick as could
on the defendant; saw him irving 10
cock his pistol. in which he succeeded in
second or two, and fired again; the ball
struck close to where | was standing.
threw the dirt in my breast; l jumped
pnck on to tho sidewalk about the edge.
outside edge; saw him shoot again; saw
the ball strike on the sidewalk; at the
time defendant fred his first shot my at.
tention was directed to defendant; after
defendant had fired tho third shot and l
was standing on tho sidewalk l saw
Smith Gray. He was standing ON the
street close to where tho defendant was
standing; saw him trying to take hold
Of the defendant. After the defendant
fired tho third shot tho deceased tried 10
raise up in which he succeeded in getting
his hands on tho box that was close to
the outside edge Of the sidewalk to where
they were lying; inter- he got his hands
on tho box stepped ont of from the
sidewalk on the street took a hold of
him by tho arm and told him to 90 into
the store. which no did; l did not see
Ryan at that time; could not state how
far into tho store the deceased went; l
saw him again in two or three
"ueonuol INV h'W coming out OF the
door and as no stepped down from the
door stops on to the sidewalk. Mr.. Ryan
cnme In off from tho street on TO the
sidewalk. took u hold Of King, the de-
ceased. and throwed tho deceased on TO
the sidewalk. Ryan falling on ton; took
noid OF Ryan Immediately after thew
iell, pulled him of from the deceased: ns
pulled him off or about pulling him off #,
t1eIe was . man named Murray took hold
OF mo by the breast; deceased inv th o.
until ! assisted him up; / should ;n us,e
no was lying there a second mr. , yarkG
lifted him up; he stepped upon Tho dow.
stop from the sidewalk; stepped ;mm m
atoly down on to tho sidewalk aua;n. a.
no got out on to the sidewalk hs ga. 20
gersd. his head leaning toward the straas.
! saw him stagger; took hold of him
by the arm; he told me- to let 20 OF him
and give him show. which / did; as
let go of him he put his hands behind
him and drawed his pistol, advanced to.
wards the box and fired at the defendant.
or in that direction.
Counsel for the prosecution said: Will
you please stand up and show to the Jury
what King did when he said to you "let
60 and give me show"
In response to which, he said he came
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