Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-27
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The examination OF Mr.. Goldthwaite,
District Attorney, WAS continued. He
said: zsv-fhh sE
The testimony given by Smith Gray
before the grand jury, which was taken
down by Mr.. Duff. was read over to Gray
at the time. About onethird of the tes-
timony was taken down.
Here Judge P,tzer. counsel for de.
Tense, handed witness pistol. the latter
replied: l don't know that ever saw
it before. l can't say whether l saw
that identical pistol before the grand jury |
last December or not. l never owned a |
pistol since the war, took no interest in |
them, but from what know in regard |
to this pistol am convinced that it is
the same pistol that was produced before
the grand jury in the investigation OF the
case OF the State OF Nevada against
James Gleason. As to the number OF
chambers discharged and not discharged
have no doubt but what it WAS in the
same condition that now find it. As
to anything else in regard to the pistol
I have no recollection, took no notice.
Judge Pitzer offers the affidavit OF
Smith Gray as taken before the grand
jury, as testimony, which was ruled out.
X. J.HASLEY
Next took the stand and testified that on
the LIST and I'd OF November, 1874, be
lived in Phoebe, Lincoln county. Nevada.
l knew James G. King, in his life time,
for about three years. On the evening
of the LIST and morning of the % OF No
vember, 1874, Was occupied and carry
ing on the Armory Hall Saloon; l saw
| James G. King in that saloon IN the
evening or night of the LIST of November.
| 1874; l think it was about OF 10
| O'Clock l might have seen him again;
| did not take notice Of the time; be came
in and treated some parties that were in
the saloon; think there were two or
three parties came in with him from the
outside; don't think l could recollect
who the parties were now; at that time
saw Mr.. King. the deceased; l should
Judge after 3 clock in the morning of
the ID; he came in aud treated with
some other parties and had some drinks
there, and stopped quite while, proba-
bly, au hour or two; l remember the
name of one of the parties (Thomas
Miller). who the other parties were
forget; him and aud Mr.. Miller wen,
down town; Mr.. King asked me il
wouldn't 60 with him; during the hour
or so that he remained in my saloon he
had u conversation with me about Jas.
Ryan. the one sitting here by You; he
spoke about different parties, but only
mentioned one name-that, as l under
stood him, was James Ryan; the princi.
pal party that he said he had trouble
with was Mr.. Ryan.
The next question was objected to, and
the objection sustained. .sa
King had pistol; between the hours
of 3 and G o'clock on the morning Of the
I'd of November, 1874; the first one was
common Colts pistol, the other was
| what they call "Whistler;" l don,
| think he had the two pistols at the same
/; time. except when be bad them in his
! hands exchanging back and forth; he had
, mine for few minutes before this party
3 handed him, or he reached for it, tn,
whistler. Thos. Miller handed him tn,
I whistler. think he was the only Mil
! Ter that know Of. Mr.. King took GU
, a pistol and heldit in his hand and snic
l he got it from some Cornish boy. I for
get his name; that he did not know
I whether he could trust it or not. whethe
y it was good one or not. I told him
0 he apprehendsd any difficulty that hi
o could have mino. He handed me hi
). and handed him mine. I told him tina
It it was good pistol, that he could rel.
o upon it. Mr.. Miller took out his an,
y said his was still better, q self .cocker, q
Il Mr.. King handed me mine back and too
@ MIR. Miller's. King said he was going
have q difficulty with Ryan and hi
crowd, ms he termed it, 1 think kno'
who he meant by Ryan's crowd by tn
y, ! remark he made. don't think I coul
:. classify them by name, for tho reaso
d that he maele use of the remarks fr,
70 auently that he could whip Ryan or an
y damned friend he had, whatever nam.
:. :; he mentioned, I could not state til
names positively now. as Mr.. Miller an
- l were engaged in pacifying him king
~ King did not go to bed at my house b,
~ tween 2 and 6. clock in the morning
- could not swear positively that he wer
" to bed at any place, but he told me Thu
=, he was going to certain place to bed.
y did not nee him go to bed. did not sc
- King, the deceased, from O'Clock in Il
y morning until o'clock in the afternoon
;" l saw the difficulty between King on
D. Ryan about s, o'clock and before Z Q
the evening of Nov. I'd, 1874. did II,
r. see Tom Miller and King together
tn Kasten's corner, on Nam and Meade
re Valley streets, three or four minutes b
it. fore the difficulty between King ar
of Ryan. The frs. 1 saw was some sou
ed fling on the sidewalk in front of M
In street, to get an elegant War