Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-29
THE INQUEST.

Oh Ilmotny Ouih'on' "N' Soeo" ~
10 o'clock yesterday morning before
Judge Allen, ex-oficio Coroner, who, af
ter swearing the jury, heard the follow
ing evidence
Thomas Grieves sworn says: That he
is aged SO years; residence. Phoebe. Lin
coin county, Nevada. / came out of the
RAYMOND & Ely mine on Thursday morn
| ing, the Goth day of April, 1876, few
moments before O'Clock; walked into
the tank to get some warm water to wash
| with: as / was coming along met Dan
Campbell; he said: Go down to the foot
| of the stairs, they are killing one another
| there. and separate them. l went to the
head of the stairs and I saw two men
struggling at the bottom; the men were
| Timothy Sullivan and - Donnelly; l
| did not know his first name. l saw
knife; could not swear whose hand it
was in, Mr.. Sullivan said, Hold on,
Donnelly. you have me cut" They let
90 of one another. Donnelly went away
along the railroad track. Sullivan lifted
ND his undershirt, or the shirt he had
on, and said, sob! am badly cut"
said, - Yes, Sullivan, you are" When
spoke to Sullivan was about half way
down the stairs; l think Mr.. Mcleod
passed me at the head of the stairs; l
did not see anyone strike Sullivan with
knife; whatever blow was struck was
done before l got there. Sullivan walked
ahead of me on the railroad towards his
home. That is all know of it. I saw
Mr.. Hodges, Mr.. Mcleod and several
others present, but cannot say who they
were.
BY a juryman-Q Question: Did you hear
any conversation between Sullivan and
Donnelly during the struggle? Answer:
| heard Sullivan say, Hold on, Dom
nelly, you have me cut" Donnelly re-
piled, "I'n give you more" or words to
that effect. That was all heard.
James Odgers, sworn, says: My name
is James Odgers, age 50 years, residence
Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada. l
came out of the mine last Thursday, the
Goth of April, few minutes before seven
O'Clock; there is barrel of condensed
water the foot of the stairs leading to the
railroad. or . little ways from it. and just
as I got my bucket filed I heard o
scuffie; l looked around and saw two
men; think one was William Donnelly
and the other Timothy Sullivan; saw a
knife in hand appraised; I think it was
Donnellys hand; heard Sullivan say
"you have me CUT" did not see the cut
ting; lett before they parted and went on
down the railroad track; Donnelly
passed me, then Sullivan; he, Sullivan.
. had his hand clasped in front of him;
: saw something protruding; l supposed
it was his towels; I then went to my
home. John Floyd stood near me when
first saw the scutfle; him and me walked
on the track together; saw Mr.. Grieves
standing at the head of the stairs; saw
several, but could not tell who they we're
I did not see any one strike Sullivan
with anything; my back was towards
them; 1 was getting the water; did no
see any one else scufling at the time;
e. | saw Donnelly strike him, Sultan, il
the face with his fist; just at the tim,
10 they were struggling with each other;
l. see blow struck with the fist of Don
g. nelly; I could not say whether it was be
J. fore or after I heard Sullivan say "yo,
have me cut"
= Charles G.. Hagget being sworn says
D. am AZ years OF age. reside in Phoebe
pit Lincoln county. Nevada. On the morn
to ing of the 9th of April, 1876, as l wa
as going to the Raymond & Ely mine me
1e William Donnelly on the railroad track
l. I spoke to him and said good morning
~ the answer he made to me was, " l hav
Id fixed that son of u b-h;" did not kno,
ne who be had reference to; saw that b
ly was excited; looked on ahead on tn
track and saw, perhaps twenty yards
"a Timothy Sullivan coming; as we cam
- together I saw him with his hand
or clasped, holding up his entrails, whic
ch protruded out; asked him what WAS up
D. he said "Donnelly has cut me-" an
a. passed on by; that is all I know abou
=. the affair.
SSla d. G. Mcleod being sworn says
~, am aged 3S years, reside in Phoebe
~ Lincoln County. Nevada. On the morn
"a ing of the Goth April, as WAS going
-. the Raymond & Ely mine. few mo
~ ments to clock, saw six men comm
As down the stairs leading from the Ray
~ mond q Ely works to the railroad tracl
-, at that time l was about 100 feet frol
- the stairs, three of the men, don
know their names, were ahead Of Su
Ivan and Donnelly, the other man VIC
10 Dan Campbell, the cars were between N
err and them at the time; heard the dime
-. cans rattle which drawed my attention
''0 as l came up see Donnelly and Sulliva
'as in struggle partly on their knees. the
,h, they were up on their feet; see Sui
ro- van have Donnelly by the right han
'ad with his two hands holding on; Tsee
ter knife standing out of Donnelly's rigl
ast hand, Sullivan told Donnelly to let
~. the knife, at this time Donnelly stru,
ial him (Sullivan) with his left hand in Il
OF, face; heard Sullivan say "you have G
me Donnelly." Then both men parte
ga. Donnelly went on towards the railro
49, and Sullivan pulled up his shirt and sd
"a he was cut; after 1 went up the stairs
yes turned around to look and see Sulliv
lay go on towards the railroad. That's al
for know about it. The knife was q jat
rha knife, when I saw it, it was half sh
tor over his (Donnelly's) hand; 1 did I
The see Donnelly strike with the knife. T
hat struggle could not have lasted over I
not minutes. The blade of the knife was
It'll. should think, about from 3 to incl
mo in length.
anv DR.. G. F. Philson being sworn 81
irss that he is regular graduate of q me
cal college, aged Al years, that he resi-.
in Phoebe, Lincoln County, Nevada.
om- was called on the Goth April between
,g and 8 o'clock to see man by the ma
arc of Tim Sullivan; found him suffer
FIRE of The ah5omen ~, ~. .;ohs 49,. ~ Z
,use ahont or A foex ~ ~. 80, $500:
that nrotynd;no throroh tha ,.o"ma IT,
rnia testines were ACKNOWLEDGED h., A., ne
well traction Of The womb. 49,; w.
.ood found another wound betwssn I ~.
and Sth ribs on the right side, did
'day regard this Is at all serious; I atten
upd him up to the morning of the 9th vi
~ he died; think the primary cause OF
con- death Of Sullivan was the wound. H
ton now dead.
rom Patrick Murphy being sworn says
we're is aged 25 years, resides in Phoebe, 1
as coin County, Nevada. knew deces
in his lifetime; his name was limo