Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-09

Geld. Biseded Murder The II.
saiaasiea 60 be Cessinsed This
Evenisg.
The inquest into the circumstances at.
tending the death Of Louis Ash. who was
killed in Virginia City by Special 0ficer
Davis yesterday morning, was commenced
before Coroner Hodges in Virginia City
last evening. A number OF witnesses
were examined. their testimony being TO
corded by Mr.. Johnston. who acted as
secretary for the Coroner. and by Mr..
REYNOLDS. the Official shorthand reporter
for the District Court. The ante norton
statement Of the deceased was offered In
evidence. II Is as follows:
am perfectly conscious. and feel that I
an dying. Policeman Davis shot me. He
had no cause to shoot me. did nothing
10 cause the shooting. l was not quarrel
ing with Davis at the time the shooting
took place. I was drinking with Davis
lust before the shooting and had no pistol
or knife in my hands or In my possession
AT the time. am In my right mind and
know what I am saying. Ii was = cold
bloo.lel murler. his.
LOIS Y ASH.
mark.
Sworn and subscribed before me On the
sth day Of October. A. ID. 1877.
T,oN.s MosEs. Justice Of the Peace.
When tho deposition was finished Ash
wa. 80 weak that he eouldt not sign his
- ~ /. N.aNl with Nha nan
however, and al the time seemed fully
conscious.
The two witnesses TO whose testimony
tho greatest Importance MAS attached.
were Nettie Bowen and A. W. Randall.
Miss Bowen 4. the woman with whom Ash
hal been living for some time past,
and II was in her house that he
received his death wound. The woman's
story is IS follows l have known deceased
for nearly n year /; Was present when the
shooting occurred; IL occurred about2:3O
this morning /; there was q dance IN = res
tanrant and we went over; had = lev
dances and Hill Davis came in (; he WAS, 1
guess. 4 little the worse for liquor then ;
the deceased and no hal 4 few drinks to-
gcther and then went ~ the Sacramento
Saloon, and must have stayed there some
twenty minutes and drank there; the
dance was In the restaurant between
Union and Taylor streets; Onicer Dcs-
mond came TO me and asked II l had q
key to let decreased Ina ; LOU. was ON the
sidewalk ; I told him no. that Lou. had IL
In his pocket f; | took 1t out Of his pocket
anal lei him in with II. and Desmond
wanted him TO 80 to bed: BIO made . little
noise then for q while, and l told Des-
mond that perhaps u he would 20 out
q little whileI could quiet him better Than
he could Desmond went out Lou. then
raised the curtain Of tho window and
Looked out, and Bill Davis raised the win
dow and tried 10 pull him out. and
| put my arm around his waist pulled
him away from Bill; then Officer Des.
mond came back and amt IN the side
door. and Lou. was making . little noise.
and Davis came In with . pistol In
his hand. down this way tpointing down.;
I told him to go out. that l did not call
him. aud when l wanted him l would
call him. lie came In In the same man
ner q second time and Officer Desmond
made him 20 out after that Lou promised
Desmond that he would not say another
word. and Desmond went u after Des-
mond went out Lou. talked q little again
and Officer Farnsworth came In and told
him II he did not keep quiet he would ar
rest him he also promised farnsworth.
and he went away and Lou. then kept
quiet for q while; then be opened the hall
door leading out into ID street; then
heard Bill Davis come 10 the door and
saw, ed d-n YOU, l have had enough
Of this" and Davis fired two shots at him
in the hallway, AMI Lou. passed IN from
the hall to the parlor and Davis shot at
him again. and that was in the bed room,
and I ran out into the street, aud do not
know whether he fired al him again or not;
this morning i found another buliet'hole
In my dress which was hanging up In the
back room-tho dress l have ON. Ash DID
not have 4 pistol or knife never had one
In his life that l know Of.
To a Juryman-I saw the pistol In tho
hand Of Davis and saw the fAsh. n that
L. how I know he fired the shots; Davis
WAS bsastly drunk; they had ben the best
OF friends all the evening Lou was some
what drunk. too. but appeared 10 Know
what he was about.
To Corcner-Lou said nothing 70 Davis
when he met him in the hall; the siue
door Wa not locked ; could not loek u.
To q Juryman- No one called DAVIS OF
told him 10 come in ; my dress Was hanS-
ing up on the side OF the room. .I
To Coroner-Saw no one have . pistol
but Davis; l saw no n lring but Davis
am sure Lou. did not lire, Tor he had no
pistol no Kind OF a weapon.
In reply To questions by District Az
torney Drake the witness said: 1 reside
at 81 u street; there Is . restaurant right
across the street VI went there about ~
O'Clock Lou. went over frst ~ went
Afew minutes afterward (; Davis was not
there then ; anne some twenty minutes
aiterward : there were i've OF US, beside
Lou. and Davis, who went to the sacra.
mento saloon /; We drank once and 1 went
back Ia the dance /; staid there I'LL l'So
or 2 O'Clock was standing by my door
when Desmond wanted the key ; went In
with Desmond and LOU: after Desmond
went away two boys came over and
were there when Desmond put Davis out
then Davis came back with his pistol
Lou. male no threats that ! heard |; did
not want to be arrested said to Desmond
they could not take him out Of his "
bonse : 4 hal taken of his coat, vest. shirt.
ETC.; when he went out Of tho parlor he
locked ont Of the door up AMI down the |
street when Davis came up; Davis must
have been near /: Davis said, i'd d-n
Won, I have had enough Of this !" | was
sitting on the sofa opposite the door; he
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