The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-21
THE PISTOL AGAIN.
Charley DavIA, Alias Montana c:,nr-
q - ley, Shot TO Death. & -


At about IL o'clock night before last.
persons i'll tho nc:ghboEhood Of tho
Corner Saloon were startled by tho
sound of shots apparently cmanatins
from Tint building, and those who ran
III to ascertain the cause of tho shooting
iOund mGu, known hcrcabouts as
Charley Davis, or Montana Charley,
lying upon tho floor of tho
billiard room. in tho REAR
Of tho bar.rooni, in II dying condition.
Several persons were present mt the
time of the shooting. Including woman
of the town, kuown'as Mollie Costello,
mud their evidence, given. before tho
Coroner's Jury Mt The inquest yesterday,
~as essentially. corroborntiyc through
ont, and was III cirscl as follows: !.
The woman mentioned, III company
with Bob Crozier. who occasionally
acted us bar-keeper in the house; calnL
into tl:e saloon. Davis, who Was Ic:
sartlcd as fnvoritr Of the woman, by
Crozier, being present, the latter, being
somewhat under the influence of liquor
soon began upbraiLinS the woman and
making disparUSing remarks touching
Davis md ~ former resident here
named Hogan, whom ho alleged was
also n favoritG Of hers. :'Fhcso remarks
having been made in the hearing OF
Davis, WHO WIS sitting by the stove
only a few feet distant, and the. con
vefS;Itioii between Crozier and the wo-
man having eliminated III all apparent
quarrel, Davis nrOSe, stood by the stove
and sn,d-"Hor nave said abou.
enough. Whercupon Crnzier said
"Sinybc you want some Of il too," or
words 10 that effect. Davis replied that
respect for his gray hairs had alone
prevented him from putting hoad oil
him before ,hiS C-1Zicr then remarked:
That's MI right, guess I'll take a
drink" lie then went jehind tho bar,
took n drink, and picking up q pistol,
asked Davis il he was hccled, and with
out waiting for reply, fired, the ball
striking Davis and inilicting n wound
from which he died fow minutes after
wards.
Immediately after. tile shot, Davis
said" / am killed." bat as Crozicr ad-
vanocd towards him with his weapon,
Davis re.rcatcd towards The rear uf the
billiard room, and sciains II man named
Barnes, who happened to be Standing
i'll his way, he succeeded. in keeping
Barnes body between himself and Gro
zier until The lnttCr fired second shot
when he sank 10 the floor and died us
stated. - ..-. ....-
The second shot did no damage fur
thcr than to mar the cushion Of the bill
lard table, behind which Davis AMI
Barnes were standing nj The timc, by
buryinS the ball under the rail. After
the second shot CgoZiCr returned to tile
bnr.room, where ho remained until ho
Mas arrested by the Deputy Sheriff.
According to the testimony Of Francis
Clark, who claims 10 have known de-
ceased from boyhoOd, his namO was
Charles Silvcrstcin, aged % years,
and WAS IL native OF Sacramento.
\ sister and two brothers Of Siivcrstcin
arc thought 10 be HOW living in San
Francisco. 2Ir. Clarke further te Itifies
that Siivcrstcin had started from the
East with horses for other parties, but
ie:. ,hcm ut Cheyenne, and lie believed
hin 20 De at Truckco antil he met him
| hera.
According 10 tho autopsy by DIR.
Huntington. the ball from tho fatal
shot passed through the left, arm be-
tween The elbow and shoulder, and pur-
suing slightly downward course,
struc,i tho third and fourth ribs without
penetrating, and passing through the
seventh rib fractured it i'll its course.
II then perforated the lower lobe OF the
left lung md passing through the left
side Of tho heart entered the lower por.
ton and passed out through its upper
margin; thence across the spinal col
umn, falling into tho right plcurnl sac,
where il was found.
Following is the verdict OF tho Cor
oncr's Jury:
We find that tho nRmo OF the de-
coascd was Charles Silvrrstcin, and
'hnt he came to his death by pistol
shot fired by Robert Crozicr, Between
tho hours Of II aud II O'Clock OH tho
night Of tho 10th day OF january, 1877,
at tho saloon Of II. II. Bernard, in the
town md county Of Elko, State Of
NoyadR.
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