Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-02

Panamint country he had been the
chief accountant of the MeEdah Nj i'll
and Mining Company. and his record
everywhere he had resided was with
Il "A blemish. Wesay these things to
show Ashim's surroundings at the
time and to contradict the groundless
statement of the Entcrpriseth he was
''backed by two ruffians we'll known in
the history of PIoche."
Before purchasing the lot Ashim
concluded that he would like to see the
mines, situated back in the hills, so Ms
to form some idea of the probable per-
manence of the town. Accordingly he,
accompanied by Montgomery and Car
roll, made a visit to some of the prin-
cipal mines, remaining in the mount
aims until aboutthe middle of the after
Don Immediately after returning
1t was suggested that they had better.
get something to eat, and accordingly
they went into the restaurant where
Ashim had stopped the day before,
and which, by the way, was the chief
eating establishment in the new town.
Unexpectedly and apparently by
some strange fatality, Ashim and Par
asich again met face to face. As the
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>ich at one of the small tables taking
his dinner. Remembering the threat
and smarting under the insult of the
day before, Asiim confronted Para
SIGH with a drawn revolver and said:
Now, will you pay me that money"
In an instant, Para>ich sprang to his
feet and went for his revolver, and
Ashim fired, this ball, as was shown
by he testimony, lodging in the
wall over the table and considerably
to the right of where Perasich had
occupied a sea but a second before.
According to the testimony Perasich
got out somewhere near the middle of
the room, and then a general fight be-
gan. Some eight or nine sho,s were
fired in all, n of the prOprietOrs of
the restaurant taking a hand from be-
hind the screen, which occupied the
usual place In the rear part of the din
ing Ashim fired a second shot.
and no more, which was supposed
from the range of his pistol to have
taken effect in the floor near the GEN.
ter of the room. Montgomery and
Carroll, af err the bali had opened, also
participated in the shooting. The up
shot OF the whole matter was, thai
Perasich fell in the middle of the
floor pierced through the head with
"A ball, and died without speaking. As
tn who fired the fatal shot will prob
ably always remain a mystery. A
physician testified that deceased
could not have received Ashim's first
shot at or near the table without
sinking iifelesS to the floor in his track.
This point having been established,
it was, of course, left an open gus
ito. as t. who did fire the shot that
produced the death of Perasich. Such
was the evidence and such vas the
defense made Ivy A>him's counsel at
the late trial. 1t was likewise proven
that Perasich by reason of failurs in
business in Panainint had grown
somewhat disagreeable and reckless,
and it was also in proof, If we mis-
take not, that there Wa a warrant out
for his arrest at Panainint at the very
time of his death. The theory of the
defense was, that Ashim had lot con
spired with his companions o murder
Perasich; thatthe meeting was purely
accidental; that in view of the threats
of the day previous Ashim was right
i'm putting himself in 4 position TO
defend himself when demanding the
money honestly due him and which
he had a perfect right to demand; tina
il had not been, nor could not be.
proven that he fired the fatal shot; and
finally, thai the evidence was cDB
elusive that both shot fired by A>lIim
were accounted for-one in the wall,
he other in the fioor-and that neither
had taken effect on deceased. This
WAS the sum total of the evidence in
the case, and the jury concluding
hat there was a reasonable doubt at
the defendants guilt, promptly acquit-
ted him. AS a fair minded Nan. we
believe the editor of the Enterprise
would have done precisely the same
thing on the testimony called out.
The Enterprise states that notwith-
standing more than twenty murders
have been committed in lnyo county
no Jury has Vet been found to punish
"A murderer. This statement is
of the same reckless character
a. the rest of the Enterprises
article. The last murder case
tried in Inyo prior to Ashim's was that
of +. p. Welsh, who was found guilty
and sentenced to De hanged. The pris-
oner, however, broke Jail and, as will
liza remembered, persisted on the desert
to the southwark of Independence.
Two or three OF the jurymen VIII" pro
Ounced Welsh guilty M, murder
served on the Ashim jury, and alto
gether this last jury was composed ct
the very best and most prominent
men OF lnyo county.
The Enterprise nsinuates that Ashim
was indicted in Lincoln county for an
assault with intent to murder. This is
also untrue. IS we learn from a num-
bero Phoebe people now residing here.
Ashim had a little difficulty down
there. but it was not a serious affair,
and the whole thing ended in the Pc
lice Court on the payment by Ashltn
of a fine of one dollar, the opposite
party settling the costs.
Now as To our article about the Ash
inns being hemmed mat Independence
after the trial. The trial ended on
Wednesday night, and instead If the
Perasich brothers starting at nee Tor
Carson. as is alleged hv the Enterprise.
they hung around Independence unit
the following saturday. All sorts OF
stories were afioat, and after their ex
perieEce near Carson we u not much
wonder that the Ashims we're afraid to
move without an escort. On this POM
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