The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-25
AN INouIsIrIyE JURY.


His Previous Character.
Coroner Talbot yesterday summoned
q jury and commenced an investigation
of the shooting of Z. w. Myers, the
horse-thief, by Clark S. Devee, Consta-
bic and member of the Rocky Mountain
Detective Association, by which organ
ization the case was worked up. The
jury is composed of the following gen.
tlelnen: Geo. Wilson, jr., John T.
Chaffin, G. W. Smith, w. P. Carol, A.
S. Emery and l.. Maginn.
The jury met at the Court House at
9 a. M, and began its labors by the ex-
animation of VIM. Morgan, who testi-
fed as follows:
Have known deceased since 1870,
when he was a private in company G.,
9th Infantry; knew him in the army for
two years; was in the same company
myself ; Myers deserted in June 1872;
have seen him in Cheyenne since then;
he was a cook in the army; do not know
what his occupation has been since
then; did not know he had any proper
ty; believe he was from Philadelphia;
he was owe rs years old; he had some
money when he deserted, though not
more than his pay would amount to;
his character was good and his habits
steady in the army; 1 knew him in the
army as Regal; his left arm was tat
toed, having a picture of a woman and
some initials on it.
DR.. Corey was next sworn and testi-
fed that the ball entered the upper por-
ton of the fieshy part of the left hip,
about half way between the hip joint
and the backbone; passed upward and
through the wing of the hip-bone and
into the abdomen, remaining in the
body, the wound causing death. The
ball was subsequently taken out in the
region of the right groin, where it had
lodged under the skin. Myers told him
he was in great pain and did not want
the wound examined.
T. j. Fisher was next sworn and tes-
titled that Myers said he owned $50
head of cattle which were on Lone
Tree, Is or 20 miles from here, the
brand being E. W. NJ; also that he OBJ
tanned the horse he was arrested for
stealing from a man named Railmore;
alsoahat Myers afterwards told Landau
that he traded s25 for the horse and
that he was innocent; that Myers said
he lived in Philadelphia, but didn't
want his relatives to know of this affair;
that Myers told Sheriff O'Brien his
name was John Dozen, and that the ini-
tials on his arm were those of his girl;
that Myers last words were ''for Gods
sake don't talk so much"
Geo. Schalk testified that he found
Myers at his mothers house one day in
July last; that Myers worked four days
helping brand calves; that he told him
his name was Myers, that he owned
$50 head Of cattle and also a large
dairy farm near Denver, which he had
rented at $500 per month; saw Myers
Tuesday night and loaned him 81;
Myers offered to sell him a horse at s75.
S. H. Woods wa next examined, and
testified to having followed the crowd
aiter nearing pistol snots 70 wnere ne
found Myers lying in a yard, and said
he helped carry Myers away; knew
as a soldier at Fort russell In
1870, under the name Of Regain or Ra-
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