Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-06
NOBLE vs.. FRENCH.
Examination Of the Constable who
Served IN Attachment with .
Six shooter.

Six Shooter.
The case of Jack Noble, the Con-
stable who on last Saturday shot
Greedy French in the neck while
serving papers Of attachment on him,
has been subject OF considerable
talk since the event TRANSFERRED. The
general impression seems to have
been that the officer did NO more
than his duty. The result Of the ex-
animation is in accordance with that
impression, as the accused was dis
charged. The case excited 80 much
interest and the parties are 80 we'll
known in this community that we
add synopsis of the testimony Ia
ken on both sides.
Mrs. French was the first witness
examined. She appeared in Court
with her head baldagcd and large
patch of courtplaster covering 3
wound on her forehead. Both eyes
bore evidence of having recently
been badly confused, aud =
lingering shadow of ex:ravasa-
ted blood could easily be
detected under each. 10 the course
Of the examination Mrs. French be-
came worked up to high pitch Of
excitement, as most Of women are
when on the witnei - staad, and oc-
casionally gave proof Of her own
share Of womanly temper. She said
the first she saw of the Constable
was when he was putting up the no.
tice Of attachment. She came out
from her house aud asked him what
his name was, and ne gave ner an
evxsive answer. She told him that it
did not make much difference about
the name anyway, as she supposed
he was some loafer. The Constable
then, she said, did some unmanly
things which it were well not to de-
scribe in print. She then became so
exasperated that she picked up
rock and threw it at him. The next
thing she knew she was down and
he was chastising her with ham
mer. one Of his hands having il secure
hold in her hair. The next taiag in
the catalogue of events as sac recol-
lected them was the discharge of u
pistol and o call from her husband
that he was shot. Mrs. French did
not see the shooting and did not
know auy. Of the circumstances at
tending it. Frank Miller, the COM
panion Of the Constable, was at no
period of the difficulty an OBJECT Of
her attack.
Greeley French testified that when
he met the officer at his place he
told him to go up town and gee the
plaintiff IN the action and he would
pay him. If the mill was to be at
tacned and shut down he must have
bonds to indemnity him. No high
words or angry demonstrations were
made on either side. Mr.. Ftench
repeated what his wife had told about
asking Noble his name and getting
abuse in return. That was what led
to the difficulty. When he saw his
wife down ani Noble beating her he
rushed to the rescue and was shot for
his pains. When within few PAGES
of Noble the latter whipped out his
revolver and fired. He endeavor-
ed to catch the weapon and turn it
aside, but WAS unsuccessful in doing
SO.
There was some discrepancy of
statement here, which the attorney
for the defense. Major Foote, dwelt
upon. The leading point IN the case
was the manner in which the shoot
ing was done. The witness persisted
in saying that he was viz-a-viz with
the Constable when tine shot was
fred, whilst the wound, which passed
through the back part of the
neck 1t right angles with the spine,
seemed to tell another tale. Mr..
French being much excited at the
time, could not himself say how the
ball could have entered the back of
his neck when he was facing the
shooter. The foregoing is the SUD
stance of Mr.. French's testimony.
Thomas ]. Laue testified with the
other witness as to the origin aud
progress of the difficulty up to the
shooting point. He said that when
the shot was fred the Constable and
French were in each Others grasp,
aud he could not say whether the
shot was accidental or intended.
Jack Noble testified to about the
same rs WAS published in The TINES
OF Monday, with the addition that
when ha want ~ serve the attachment