Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-17
Inquest upon the late Andrew w.
McPherson.

lifetime, Am Oh tuo opium tu1t Ne was
about SO years of age and native OF
Ohio. On the evening OF the 14th of
March, 1876, between the hours OF 5
and 6 .. M, I saw the deceased at the
Meadow Valley Hotel in Bullionville,
this County; he came into the hotel and
asked me and several others to take
drink, we all, 5 or G, did so; we stood
there few moments when he asked us
to take another drink; he then CON-
menced to talk with Mr.. Todman about
some tailings and in a short time asked
: US to take another drink; refused, he
insisted; then took cigar also Tod
man; Mr.. Todman, myself and some one
or two others adjourned into the back
room; that is the last saw of the de.
ceased until the morning of the 18th at
about 1 u O'Clock; he was lying on the
track face down and had both arms
stretched out; head north arms and feet
soulful got up pretty close to him and
hollored three times quite loud, Mac,
Mac, Mac; looked to sec if there was
any motion, as / got no answer turned
roun and started to Bullionvills as fast
as could go; this was about q of a
mile from Bullionville where / found
the deceased; he lay on the north side of
the culvert 20 or 25 feet from it; the
culvert is about. 200 yards from the cross
ing north of 4 Ii got into Bullionyille
and found To1a GillG4 house open,
went in and spoke to Tom and request
ed him to get or more and 60 with
me up the railroad, that Mcpherson was
or though he was killed. Tom closed
the house Immediately and all the men
in the house started with me; when we
got to the body we found it in
the same position l first saw it in; We
had consultation as to what was the
best to be done and finally concluded
that it was best for me to go on up to
the mill and send word to Phoebe
and they to remain there until the
Coroner sent or came to take charge of
it; then started to the mill, I sent off q
messenger; that is the last I saw of him
until 10 o'clock that morning when he
1 was brought to the mill; that's all I
know of it.
Joseph B. Douglas-I was acquainted
with Andrew W. Mcpherson, the de-
ceased, during his lifetime. On the
evening of the 14th of this month, be-
tween the hours of and o'clock,
stepped into the hotel at Bullionville;
Mr.. Mcpherson and several others were
in there taking drink; he called me up
to take drink; took drink with him,
and then went into the Mushroom and
washed myself; went then to the restau-
rant and ate my supper; when 1 came
| mt faD hoe Ttak 4 r.,
last seen of him until saw him on the
Nevada Central Rrilroad track about one
half or three quarters of mile north OF
Bullionville, i'll this county. The body
was lying head north, and arms and body
south; one arm under and between the
= legs; one of the legs over the rail- When
I first saw the body it was about 2 o. clocl,
a. m. of the 18th of March, 1876.
- could see that there was blood running
from his nose, and from under his head
and that his nose was smashed down.
could see horse tracks on the railroad
bed; looked as if the horse had been run
ming at pretty good speed; could see
where the horse had made leap across
culvert, which was about ten feet wide
the last tracks of the horse were abou
five feet from the culvert on the south
side, and on the north side fair over tn,
culvert; one foot on the last tie. and on,
- little to the left, and formed to that O
- another to the right. There was hair OF
D. the ties where the horse had fallen; ant
3, outside of the track where the horse. ha,
If fallen down, and about three feet bebint
where the body was, you could see wher,
the horse got up and turned square off I,
r the right, toward where he had com,
N from. It Is my opinion, from all I saw
ot and have related about, that the hors,
Y, when he struck on the north side of th,
81 culvert fell on his knees and threw Nc
10 Pherson over his head, and forward OIL
at tho track, where he was found. | re
manned there from o'clock till II
y. o'clock that same morning. The bod,
he was not touched while 1 was there, AM
he not until they got word from Phoebe t.
n move the body; We then turned the bod
IN over aud put it on hand-car; when W
10 turned the body over we could see th
g. cut on the lett side of his head, whicl
to he had received by falling; we put tn
rs body on the hand-car. took it up to Con
In der mill, put it on the train there an,
OF brought it to Phoebe. That's all I kno,
is about it, The horse went through til
if fence of field near by, and went n
Sc into the field probably 400 yards, wher
or he was found, with the bridle-rein dow
We fastto sagebrush; caught in a sag.
at brush. 1t was the horse that Mop herso
~ had been riding; twas the same horse
Ill saw hitched in front of the hotel before
OF went in to take drink with Mop hersor
mt He appeared to have received fall; til
ut hair was skinned off his nose and leg
at and the brow band OF the bride WI
of broken.
at Dr. G. f. Philson: | saw the BODY
as Andrew W. Mcpherson at Phoebe on th
re 18th Of March 1876; made an examin
zee ton and found the frontal bone lit
~ to left OF the center to be fractured; It
on my opinion that the fracture togetht
re, with the exposure to which he was SUI
en- jected was the cause of his death.
tut After consultation the jury returnt
Ik- the following verdict.
d. Phoebe, March 16. 1876.
ar- We the jury summoned 10 inqui
nut into the cause OF the death of Andre
OF W. Mcpherson, do find that he was
native of the State Of Ohio and aged abo
IRE 80 years; that he came to his death
ow the l4th of March, A. D. 1876, at poi
ey on the Nevada Central Railroad. abo
me y OF mile north OF the town of Bullio
ey vile. Lincoln County, Nevada and th
ts, It was not occasioned by violence, but
n1g the contrary was purely accidental.
ne ANTON MANaoLDT.
j. N. CRAIG.
me HENRY WELLANp.
ow JOHN B. SMITH.
iaI AMEDE CLARIsY.
l ]. B. AYREs.