Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-08

J SlO.S were ItraA nom tue oNtNIde, ph9o-
| ing through the glass; powder marks
being on the outside: Que shot striking
| the picture and one the counter. David
| Best standing Dy the stove, inside. TOOK
| deliberate aim tiTin: at Sloan. | knew
Q; there being bad feeling between Sloan
! and Murphy for several days. hoont
two DAYS before the shooiing Murphy
! Won. about 90 dollars from the game
| which was Afterwards Settled, there be-
| ING words between Sloan and Murphy
| about the money. Sloan was standing
facins Murphy. with his night side
| toward Best.
Identified the pistol - belonging TO
| Mr.. Ambrose which deceased had last
night At the time, about April 18th,
| deceased tool. the pistol from HE think
| there were two changes in it.
l.. S. Bowdsn sWorn-I reside in En-.
| pine, was acquainted with the deceased
| and also with Best aad Murphy. , was
passing by the door when the. shooting
was going ON. / was near the door in
front Of the saloon. ! daT Murphy and
Bsst on the outside ana Best stepped i'll.
no one else outside. saw two shots
| fired by Murphy. firing into the door. /
| passed on to StaGtnaileI's store, then
returned ami found deceased lying dead
on the floor.
| Peter Haen, sworn - Have lived in
Empire four or five years; have known
deceased about a year; know John Muir
| ply and David Best; was in the saloon
| dnrius the difficulty, standing by the
far" game; Murphy came in, stepped up
| to Sloan, Where be was sitting IN the
lookout chair. presented payer to him
ana told him to loJH at II; Sloan took
the paper and read ii, AFTER reading 1t
he hsniel it back, and Murphy asked
him what he thought Of il; Sloan replied
8 don't owe her cent" Murphy then
! called Sloan some name and knocked
him over; Sloan raised up, told Murphy
that was not right as Murphy had the
best of him; Murphy replied. " | an
better man than you, anyhow Sloan
said, " You are not, and Murphy gave
him another blow, which made a cut
over Sloan's eyebrow, striking him with
some hard instrument; Sloan raised up,
and stood On the platform on which the
lookout chair rests; Best then came and
stepF a between Sloan and Murphy, and
told them there should be no more eight
ing; then Best and Murphy started for
the door and went outside; Sloan left
the platform and went into the adjOin-
ing bedroom; ne had pistol in his hand
as he came out; he staggered 70 the front
door, and as he did SO / saw Best and
Murphy outside the door l-okinS in;
IS Sloan reached the door it opened and
Best came in; the moment he entered
the shooting commenced, think the FIRST
shot was fred from the outside; Best
fired al least three times at Sloan, after
he came in; deceased was standing with
his right side toward Bas: duriag the
firing; do not think Sloan fired at all
James Higgins, sworn-Live in En-
pire; knew Sloan; know Murphy and
Best: did not see the shooting; know
the pistol East had; was at MErphy's
place Of business before the difficulty;
half an hour before the difficulty Best
and Murphy were talking about coming
up town, and Best lifted up his coat and
vest, showed the pistol, saying, II have
60. it," he then asked Murph.-, Have
you got anything on you?" and Murphy
said, No; Best had ny pistol, Colts
navy six-shooter, bone handle.
The VERDICT.
In the matter OF tho inquisition upon
the body OF James 4. S!oau, deceased,
we. the undersigned, the Jurors sum
moned to appear before John z. Meder,
Public Administrator and ez-oflicio Cor
oner Of the county OF Ormsby, st the
village OF Empire, Oh the ';h day of
April, 1876, to inquire into the cause OF
the death Of James A. Sloan, having
been duly sworn according to law, and
having made such inquisition. after in-
speeding the body and hearing the testi-
mony adducel, upon our oaths, each
aud all do say, that We find the deceased
was named James 4. Sloan. was a native
of Missouri, aged about - years; that
lie came to his death Gil the 9Th day q
April, 1876, in this county, nj Empire,
about P. NJ, by pistol shots fired at the
deceased by David Best ard JOHN Muir
ply. All of which we duly certify by
this inquisition, in writing, by rs signed.
this tn day Of April, y. j. 1876.
c. s. Morn,
SAM. LoNGAG4CGu,
HEHRY LoBos,
z. H. JEFEEGs,
4. HELDEN,