Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-22
CARD FROM II. M. BEATTY.

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There has been a rumor floating in
our community for some time to the
effect that there is an organized club in
Eureka, the purpose OF its organization
being the defeat of myself in the COM
ing election. Upon inquiry, / learned
as a positive fact that such a club ex-
lists, and / am fully advised of the
rea~ons which actuate its members;
and it is simply and only this: That
|, acting as a committing magistrate
upon the preliminary examination in
tho case of the State VS.. Daniel Sulli-
van, charged with murder in the kill
i, & of one Joseph G. Schramm (alias
Dutch joel, discharged the defendant.
Ard further, that the club is composed
OF Germans, a part of whom are citi-
zens and part aliens, and the pledge of
membership is "Secrecy, and opposi-
ton to Bob. Beatty"
Now much as depr.cate the class
flying of American citIzens in politics
under any circumstances as Germans,
Irish, Jew, English, or native, in this
instance / can call this organization
nothing else but a German club, and
will speak of its members as Germans,
and / pen this for the benefit of our
citizens, myself among and as one OF
them, but / wish to address myself
especially to the German voters of
Eureka township, and will as briefly
as possible lay before the public a few
facts as they occurred in the Sullivan
case.
Dan. Sullivan was arrested on the
night of the 4th of last April, and a few
DAYS later, as 500 as Schramm died,
a complaint was lodged against him by
Deputy Constable IL. b. Mckee, the
arresling officer, charging him with
murder. On the oath day of April the
examination was commenced, and the
case was very fully and carefully in
vestigated, the proceedings lasting un-
ill late on the evening of the 18th of
April. Judge j. X. Shafer and Hon.
Thos. Wren prosecuted, n Judge
G. J. Lansing defended.
The following witnesses were SWORD,
viz: Andrew Stinson, Nick Millich,
X. Il. Smith, NJ. p. Beaver, Sam Pra-
menko. j. b. Hart, IL. Il. Mckee, DR..
A. G. Bishop, +. II. Harmon and DR..
Callahan, for the State; and l.. {.
Hoover, Louis Heyneman. f. r. John
son, NJ. V. Upper. John Calvin, John
Roberts, John Enright, NJ. Richmond,
ID. Johns, and the defendant himself,
for the defense.
The testimony of each was reduced
to writing and signed by the witnes.es ,
and their dispositions are now matters
of record on file IN the County Clerks
Office of Eureka county, Ito the perusal
of which | invite all who feel any in
terest in the natter.
From all the testimony given, the
circumstances of the homicide must
appear TO any unprecedented mind to
be: That, or the night of the shooting,
Sullivan and Schramm were intimate
friends; that Schramm was somewhat
under the influence OF liquor, and, as
usual when intoxicated, ready for a
quarrel or fight; that he came into the
>aZarae saloon, and went up to the
eating stand and ordered some tea;
that sullivan came in n in a familiar
way slapped him OF the back, a
slight tap" as n witness said;
that Schramm's hat fell of,
and that Sullivan passed by
him, and turned TO go out, when
Schramm caught hold of him and
called him a most opprobrious name.
Sullivan asked him what he meant,
saying that he was only joshing,"
when he struck him. Schramm then
had his hand on his pistol, and it half
ont of his pocket. Stinson bad hold of
Schramm, and when sullivan saw that
Schramm had hold of his pistol, he
told StiuSon to let Schramm 20, and
Stinson did let him go. and Sullivan
Aafl . - Sahr.t N - Aahu HAn't son
get her out ?" and Schramm said: 81"
do get her out" and pulled his pistol.
sullivan drew his pistol when Schramm
said 81 do" etc., and had it in his
hand and commenced backing u of
the front door. Schramm standing by
the bar with his pistol in hand. Some
of the witnesses sail that Sullivan told
Schramm TO come out of the house,
but others said he did not, aud in my
opinion what they did hear him say
was get her out" instead of "come
out.n sullivan backed out of the door
and The door closed after him.
Schramm followed him to the door and
pushed it open and passed out with
his pistol in his hand, and the door
again closed. What occurred outside,
no one knew save Schramm and Sulli-
van, except that NJ. V. Taper swore
that he was near the SaZerac door
when Sullivan backed out, and that
Sullivan backed up against him, they
then being below the door and TO.
wards the Corner Saloon door. Tup.
per says: ~ couldn't say whether
Sullivan had a pistol when | met him
or not; he had his right hand behind
him aud under his coat" Upper
turned and went into the Corner "a
loon door before any shot was fired.
Sullivan himself must tell the rest,
aud with all the circumstances an I'M
prejudiced mind can pretty nearly ar
rive at the truth. He swore: "When
| got out l walked down the street to-
wards the corner, still walking sid
ways, and looking back | collided
with some one l didn't know who il
was, for he jumped back. l stopped,
then, and got my pistol in my pocket,
or partly in, thinking some of the Off
GERS or somebody would stop him, and
there was no further danger. Joe, at
that time, came out of the saloon with
his pistol in his hand and down by his
side, and started to 20 across the side.