Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-24

baWo men tAlus III you Jon Y lcavo tno
works, I'll make you leave. you Cd DID
Of abb" Dave went up 70 the
and came back with . shooter. which
he put very close TO Johnston's face. I
don't know whether II Was cooked or not.
Johnston did not ask DAVE 10 como out
and fight him. Witness admitted that he
had recently been discharged from the
Justice mine.
WITNESSES
We're also introduced. n. Dagnon cor
federated the testimony Of those before
him. as regards the abusive Language. but
said he did not see any knife In Johnston's
hand. He gave the additional point that
Dawes pistol was cooked and presented
full Of Johnston. He said the latter spoke
to Dave In q gentlemanly manner and was
not In the way Of any Of the workmsn.
John T.. Jones swore 10 the same state Of
facts. with the exception that he could not
say that DAVE used offensive language
when he first addressed Johnston. He
heard tho abusive language and saw the
pistol presented.
Nicholas Pearce testified 10 the use Of
even moro abusive than any re-
corded above. He did not think Johnston
Was in the way Of the engineer.
c. Louthen saw the pistol and heard
Dave use the words ascribed 10 him by the
witnesses whose testimony has already
been reported.
O. =. JOHNSTON,
The complaining witness. was then per.
mitted to tell his story. He said: I went
down to tho Justice mine last Friday with
Jimmy oran; I did not intend 10 ask for .
Job when I went down. but when I saw
Dave I concluded to try for work; be was
In his Office, or changing.room;
when I spoke TO him he had his feet cooked
up on q table, and WAS reading . paper. 1
spoke in q respectful manner, asking him
II there was . chance 10 work; he did not
deign TO look at me. but said. mo chance"
In . very imperious manner I then came
Out aud stood 10 the south Of the shaft:
there Was q Servian who stood 10 tho west.
In the engineers way; DAVE came
out In = few minutes. and the Servtan
towards him 10 speak W him; DAVE
ordered the man 10 leave. and then turn
ing tn me lac said. ''Get out u here, I'd
In you: get out Of hsre, you id cur"
I said. 'Dick DAVE,
Any more thai You are Am . man 4
Am Just as good . man As you are. and
xon,, On ou, M here until Won spesk 10 me
=, -,
IKE a man oseauso you Are FOREMAN VI
the Justice mine dcssn't give you . right
10 abuse me Dick DAVE, . dollar o day
one way or another doesn't make the man"
he said no would make me leave, and
out. In q few minutes he returned
with q pistol. and pointing ~ Al my
breast, said; NOW set OUT OF mere, you
IN Than he. ,ha, he hal The
slyantag, of me then, bu, that I might
got even some day. ! was discharged from
tne Justice MN monsh ~ aA s'S'
,nU,iv ahan Nv toll me- IN Leave 7 All NOT
ssy he eould not nut me out, or had no
.nthority 10 nut me ont. The prosecution
rested, and
IouS THOMAS
W.. introduced nm heh,If M thu d.fense.
" -
He said /; i am an engineer ~ 'no 'u'uee
mine ; l run the engine whieh eonhec's
with the vertical shaft. Men often come
10 the work. aud impede the work by get
ting between the engineer and the shaft.
I saw Johnston at the works on the goth ;
was standing 10 tho south Of the shaft.
anil was not in the way 50 far as know ;
be did not get between the engineer U
the shaft . 1 WA running the engine al the
time. I iid moi see any trouble between
D.xa AMI Jobnstou A nile OF timbers
va. betvc.n them and me most OF the
limo. Dave might have pulled q pistol
mi moi have .sen him,
,,cv,,, nav,
sworn, aud testified l am Foreman o'
the Justice mine; on the morning OF the
yoh,.,o, cana into tho Office and
-, "a. ,..uw.,o
asked Tor WORK 'o'u hih 'ne'e vas Nv
work and he went out ; seven or eight men
.,nli.,l for employment with the same re-
mia. shortly alter that I started TO 20 TO
h .mith .hop and saw a lot Of men
.,.niing ON the west side Of the shaft.
where .e don't allow men ; I said. SCENE,
boys. get over east Of the shaft" They
ali vent sxcept Johnston i did not know
Johnston was there when / spoke I; when I
looked around | saw him standing there
and told him TO get past us shait Una,
he was no pet.sr man :. IT. Ia
used no ABUSIVE IAnsuas,' ."n