Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-15

The attention OF the Justice of the
Peace was taken up yesterday by the
trial OF the case Of Myers & Bro, against
II. Welland for articles of female apparel
furnished Mrs. Wall, as Myers and Bro,
claimed. at the request of the defendant.
Mr.. welland at the time the goods were
furnished to the lady was afianced to
her. and Myers 4 Bro, allege that WE'LL
and purchased the goods on the strength
of the engagement, to have the lady in
proper shape By the time the marriage
was to come off. A venire for twenty
four Jurors was issued, out of which
eight were selected to try the case. Mr..
j. B. Barnett was called to the stand
and testified as to the purchasing, but
he seemed inclined to steer from the
regular track that his lawyer was endeav-
oring to keep him in. Jos. Behr, and
Mrs. Wall were also witnesses during
the afternoon and gave their testimony
pretty straight Notwithstanding the
cross questioning.
Court adjourned at half past four
o'clock until six p. m. A laughable in
cident occurred during the examination
of one of the witnesses. On being asked
q question, instead of answering direct
| wandered off to some tale about "che-
mise" The counsel told him to answer
the question direct as they had not got
| up to ''chemises" yet.
On the court reassembling at 6 o'clock
the trial of the case of Myer Brothers
was resumed by calling Mrs. Wall to the
stand, after which the defendant, Henry
Welland. gave his testimony in regard
to the purchases, claiming that he was
never in the store and never authorized
any purchases to be made in his name.
This was the last witness called for de-
Tense. After argument the case was
submitted to the jury. who returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for S120.15 and
costs of suit.
The RECENT Suicide. -Jonathan Will
liams, who committed suicide on the
night of the 18th instant by sallowing
one-half ounce of laudanum, was q
native of Frankford, Pennsylvania. The
poison had operated too long in the sys.
tenn before the doctor reached the spot.
so that all the various remedies applied
had no effect. The place OF birth of the
deceased (Frankford) was formerly one
of the suburbs OF the city of Philadel
phia, situated on the upper part of the
Delaware river. The various villages
among which Frankford was Of the mum
Der, we're consolidated with the city
proper in 1856, Frankford and the rest o
them merging into what is now known
rs the city of Philadelphia. We max,
this little explanation as there is no
now any place known as Frankford il
the State Of Pennsylvania.
MARRIED.-We notice in the Virgins
Enterprise of the ninth instant the mar
riage of john B. Shaw, now time keepe
at the Consolidated Virginia mine, t
Mrs. Mary E. Perry, the marriage takin
place on the eighth instant. Mr.. SHAY
was former resident of Phoebe, and i
: well known here, he having been en-
gagged extensively in mining matters, an
was also Secretary of St. Johns Lodge
! f. II 4. NJ.
OFF To-pAy.-Jos. NJ. Coschina, fol-
!. merly merchant of Phoebe, leaves t.
day for the mining district of Leeds. i
Z Washington county, Utah. Leeds ha
lately become of considerable not,
owing to recent discoveries, which hay
been made mention of in the REcoR1
Mr.. Coschina ia owner of considerable
mining ground in the district, and il
tends working the same, for which pu
pose he has shipped tools and tina neoes
sary adjuncts, which come 10 very hand
8 in the mining line. We hope to hear G
i, Joe striking it very rich.
/. SHOWING Another fall of snow con
h menced yesterday afternoon. but Taste
a only a short time. The sun soon cam
to the front and made it pretty lively fl
:. the beautiful snow.
&c SALT LAKE STAGE. - The probability
!. that no stage will arrive from Salt Lal
City until sometime this morning.
- CoAsTINa continues as lively AS ev
:. down Main street.