Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-21
MORE OF THE RICE HAMILTON
HOMICIDE.


Rice Hamilton homicide case. We find,
after looking over the evidence that the
following tells the story pretty fully:
John A. Steele-I am so years of age.
was acquainted with Earl ". Hamilton
during his lifetime; am acquainted with
john H. Rice; | saw the parties on the
9Th Of March at Hamilton's saloon, on
Main street. IN Phoebe, at the time the
difficulty occurred; l was in Hamilton's
saloon at the time Mr.. Rice came in, he
passed me at the door and went to the
far end OF the counter from the door and
asked Mr.. Hamilton for 81 so; Hamilton
passed MIN out the money; Rice told
him he Eice) owed al. So; Mr.. Hamilton
gave nin 81 30 less the amount; he did
not give it to him, he threw 1t on the
coungsr. making use Of this remark:
There's your money, damn you, what
more do you want" Rice did not take
the money, but showed it toward Hamil-
ton and said: YOU'RE damned, dirty
son OF a b-h" That was all that
passed between them in the house; at
that time was standing from the parties
about four or five feet; Mr.. Hamilton In
simultaneously left everything, gathered
q spanrer and came round the counter;
as he started 20 come round Mr.. Rice
commenced to back toward the door; /
saw Mr.. Hamilton coming; went toward
him and got hold of his arm, and found
he had a spanner in his hand; could
not hold his arm; he tore loose from me;
then got him around the body: at that
time Mr.. Kelly, the policeman. got be-
tween him and Rice: we all tussled in a
huddls together: did not see Mr.. Rice
again until l saw Kelly push him out of
the door; some strange man helped to
push Mr.. Hamilton back; Kelly pushed
Rice ont of the door: as Rice) passed
through the door l saw knife in his
hand; that instant Mr.. Hamilton said,
I'm CUT he ran behind tho counter
and got six shooter; stepped out on
the walk; some gentlemen caught him
as he was coming out; he said, FOR
Gods sake let me go-1'm cut, I'm
killed." they let him go and he ran out
to the walk; when he got out Mr.. Kelly
had Rice by the arm taking him of, at
that time opposite Rich's clothing store;
Mr.. Hamilton pursued them some dis
lance; kelly's attention was called to it !;
he showed Rice into some place and then
caught Mr.. Hamilton and brought him
back to his own saloon, where the diff
Guilty occurred; that was the last saw
of Hamilton until the next day; at the
time he said he was cut parted his vest
and saw blood; though he was killed;
the wound was on the left breast: have
not had any conversation with Mr.. Rice
since then. John Kelly, an officer, l
think a man they call Ames. o man by
the name Of McGregor. and Mr.. Blair
had Just gone out; those were all that l
remember seeing in or about the saloon
at the time of the difficulty; went up
to relieve Mr.. Eoag, who was waiting on
Mr.. Hamilton, the next day; Nj. Ham
ilton asked me to state to him his exact
language to Rice; he said he knew what
Rice said in reply; he asked if there Was
ANYTHING obscene or vulgar in his re-
marks to Rice, and told him no; re-
peated to him then what have stated
here. and told him that was his language;
he did not say anything in reply, only ii
Mr.. Kelly said anything about his refus-
ing to give up his pistol when he met
him on the walk, that is all: / have not
seen Hamilton since.
To a juryman-I saw Hamilton strike
at Rice: don't know whether it hit him
OF not; he was il the act O, advancing
on Rice when / caught his ann; when
he made second effort to strike it
throwed me behind him and grabbed
him round the waist: I did no: sea any
blood on Rice's head at that time: |
thought as he went down the walk see
blood on the back OF his neck; did not
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