Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-20
pressed by tho employees Of the Hospital
to John Snow on that day.
HuoH KKARxxY.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this l7th day Of March. A. d. 1876.
J. A. BoSHAM.
County Clerk Of Lyon County. Nevada.

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ia. Bosu.M.
cop,tv C,s,k NJ Lvon Conntv Nevada
Sr.rx or NEVADA.
Comfy of storey. s' ere
~. E. Robe. being duly sworn. upon
oath deposes and SAYS that: He il the
apothecary nj the County Hospital OF
Storey COUNTY: I was nre:ent ON the 9Th
,lsy Of February. 1876. when John Snow
called at the County Hospital; / was in
ths vomsn's ward: I knsw Of no visitor
beino I'm tbs hon,s. n oonyslescent pa.
ti,nt came from Ward @: his name was
William Reilly; asked me II knew tho
Visitor thai was In the ward. stating that
he was In there turning up beds and
asking questions. and representing him.
sslf "a a Grand Juror: went TO G Ward,
and A. entered he was asking ono Of
ths nstients wbere tho Steward WAS; the
na,isnt pointsd 10 mo and said that was
him. NJ SNOW a.ked me by what right
7 nm, sict nnd conyalsscsnt pati,nts 10
,ork on nioh, vork. 1 told him / was
NO, In charge here and asked him why
he aid NOT 90 10 The head of the house
for Information. As this was said We
both walked into tho hall, aud closed
the door behind us and asked II I might
inouire his name. Ho said, "yes,' and
i ia ao. He said his name was John
enov ana ,ho, he vas a Grand Juror. I
~ NJ. snow ,ha, won arc n business
man anil no sueb know that there is
I. L..a 40 .vs,v ;n.t;tution. mot being In
..S..,,.. 49,, 80 Won 10 John w
w. Za1a, 7, Who Ia the bend hero
al T. dawn s,s;rs He stated that /
my S 80, ~ ~ t,;snJ William Jsffries ON
,';., nL pus n.s III anJ ro as n grand ;uror
n's"s ,s,o, S ~ S,o,a, eoun,v wanted
aua uNPa! .'.h,i IN :. ,oIJ
20 Ano" ? -n" as'n1 ;,-a, ha
' 40 .n,, .;s;, ,hs hcsni,ai ON
Saa y. ~" ,n,s,;ons .nJ ,rrn mn
| a." w." .;,,,an, .as;n, ,hs bsaa Of The
~. Wv @ .as ,nsl;no tnnwn his bn.ipess !:
uo.'. ana "" si,,sJ q. ,ha honsa a. n
tna. Nv was a'nli'''" w L"s 49,,
's"of ,h"' ", uo"oa M ,,'.
caii.u 70 'no 's'' y, ms s,p. .s w az 4,
mattresses anu a.A"s 'u' @ w.. ,;,na
they got enough W 'n,' ~ % vAs
our conversation ehueu, anu 'ohh ,n
Aandt' Jr.. apPearihsM 'he 100, VI ,no
stairs, ireferrsd hin 10 Ut. Jonh w. van
Zandt, Jr. This conVersaticn occuiiea
up stairs. There was no conversation
going on down stairs. l introduced Mr.
Snow TO Johu w. Van Zandt, Jr., stating
that he represented himself Us grand
juror stating at the same time that my
attention had been called to his tuin-
ing up mattresses and quizzing patients
by the patient Reilly and repeated 10
j. W. Van Landt, Jr., the conversation
that had occurred up stairs between my
self aud Snow. Alter Few moments
conversation John W. Van Zandt told
him that his friend Jehnes was put ON
night.watch tho same rs all other con.
valescent patients; that he was not re.
quirsd to do any work. but to lie on tho
bed; to see that the patients did not die
alone; to be there to call some one; that
he had been content to let other conyal'
escent patients attend TO him' keeping
his leg constantly wet night anu uay'
and attending TO his every want; ,has ne
objected 10 30 on nish'-wa,cn, oa' ~ ne
was able TO go MI over ,no mouse mn, M.
pay eMus, '.a ~ .,S was a ~ ,,;,
~ tneie was no ny. a'Au " n..
.,,. .ninN 'n' ~ ~ A NJ. SnoI @ . ,so..,.d ~ ,ho
'e,s'vn IN, 'Ias hs "a. ~ : .s,r,xIr in s,o,ay
,,u,- wo,us 'uns ~, ~ n.;S ,,aos snonch m have
.ou .'.,,..,. @ ,asar % s.,o ~ w;,hons ioinc any
Pau."'s P.,. ~ an.,,,,n, IT, :, ,hs, snsct IN,
% Seh,, III - h;m ,Ls, 1, was cus,o.
.vnn .,"nr ;" u mn, na,isn,s n n.rform dn,ie,
sneS ss thsv could easilr do In every
n.,, oI ,ha ianJ. that n Le ala not wish
bis friend hore under such regulations
as The house was governed by, that ho
vas at liberty to take him away at any
time. He stated that he should do
so Immediately, and that he would
also see that the pimps and loafers
around hsrs did what they were paid 10
do; that he was paid $3.50 per month TO
do what he didn't do; that there was
lot Of pimps and loafsrs around here
who did not do their business. and that
as n grand juryman he would see that the
Van Zsndts went 10 petldlipr medicines
anil Walking the streets of Virginia as
thsv used no do bofore storey county
says thsm snv v,,rk He also said dur.
Inc Thai conysrsation that his friend
J.ff,;,s b.d burt his lao by balm, nut on
DIR. John told him that
he had said ouite enough and that Il
Was Time for him 10 90. He rnised bis
l.n hand in n threatening manner. I
iumped and grabbed him. as also did
ons of tbe uursea: I took hold of him by
Tho riubt arm and the nurse by the left
arm: he said that he shouldn't 20 until
he oot ready. and that we had mot pilnps
.non,b aroupd here 10 nut him out.
Thsrs was NO reply made 10 this. but
,h. nr,s. leading IN 'front.' and rushing
h.S;nJ ,ool him IN tba door Tbs
L.. ,... onsn ana wa ,nsb.d him out ON
% ~ a., "ss ~ al tom ihs norch ont
" % M -, .,.;rs, ,ha e,rrioco. be
s,,a;sb,snsJ himsslf mn and camo back
nr ,,ss - .,.,;n, ,hat ,hero were moi
nimas snnrnh hs,a 40 tsen him ont:
r., \. ,-ss co;n, In N sea bis friend:
an. ,h,.. q, N. stoo.l In front of the