Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-20

C~oaeeruing the Occurrence de.
Ceun's rhs.ry In Relation % sne
Aectdeut-A. W. Perkins, aeu
MurJ.ek MeKeasie Give Their
ytsws-yerdict OF she Corousr's
Jury.
The inques, into the circumstances At
tending the death OF Joseph A. Blakeley |
wa. held in the Office OF Coroner Hodges,
Virginia. last evening. In order that our
readers may see that the report Of the
NEws Yesterday was substantially correct.
we to-day print the testimony OF the most
impor,ant witnesses. DIR. +. Conn was
the frs, witness called and testified - fol-
lows: l hal seen deceased while alive; I
WA. called last evening be tween 5 and Q
O'Clock to the shooting gallery ; on arriy-
ing I found deceased In . dying condi-
tion [; I made an examination and found
two wound. ON the right side near the
top Of tho head. from which there was .
good deal % hemorrhage and oozing OF
brain matter (; the wound was . gunshot
wound /; I did all that I could for the boy .
he died In about ten or fifteen minutes
after I got there one wound seemed a.
though made by q piece Of . bullet ; this
was an incisei wound and looked -
though the hall had struck the skull and
split. one part passing out II would hard
" BE- possible for q glancing ball to make
such a clear wound as that l found.
Samuel Osbiston, the man who fired the
fatal shot, was the next witness. and re-
lated his story the same a. he did yester-
-. NaN.a N.V.eE . NCal1a in NtF. /
GINA City knew the deceased. Joseph
Blakely about l:i5 O'Clock last evening l
wen, into the shooting gallery Of Lsgg 4
Knight: 1 hal probably shot some dozen
time. before the accident occurred ; at the
time % tho accident I took up the rifle.
supporting the boy 10 be entirely out OF
| reach /: 1 did not SEQ the boy when l took
| up the gun before | got the gun 10 my
shoulder IL vas discharged | then turned
| 10 tho man that was loading for mo and
| said | didn't want the shot TO count +;
| heard some faint cries, when some gentle
man picked up the boy I did not see this
| boy al the time I raised the gun nor before
he fell had no idea Of what had hap
| peneL until he was picked mp; could not
| say how long q time elapsed between the
| previous shot and the fatal one the boy
| came out and wiped tho target. and then
... III .h.ir trigv.r |
disaphea,.u u' Sun ,nas,.ne ssi,
~ W. r.ts'n,, ms ~s,, 40
Knight a Legs gallery about . o'clock
Yesterday evening Mr.. Osbiston was
shooting no one was behind the counter
| where he was shooting: Mr.. Mckenzie
VA. loading the gun aud handing 10 tn
| him a. he shot, Mr.. Mckenzie standing In
front Of tho counter; I stood near the
stove, sonle ,Neh,y ~ ~ >, shs yas,h Con.
MT. fowi,f, oiaeAsn,',n - iasion
sollda'ei ,lisihI, : mary !, r 49,, =, Az.
but was NOT iuoeIhs =, ~
instant; almost ins.Aaa! a sus"., a.
plssion hsaru iain' n"yan,
an Instant py ano,aer ny \. .5,ii5 a.
up n sau: uou, ..SIn. -
shot! tusns' ts,na
nihu the eaiso's, hls ~ ~
VA" 10y nIns ~ a.. ,.,,i,,on
shouiue,s WI 49,. '" =, m. n.,,,,ion
iec' anu o'us 49,. ~ r., r.rs
'oNau ~ am 80, ,aol LoIJ 81
nndef 'ho sun, na,i.s.i . nooi
h.hi' anu -. H..
OF ni"oi =" ~ -, .nJ
inches from ns ntaa, -.
pulled inc oos 'o"a'u NV
close IN thsrs mo ,oo" nnu'y, %
an instant res,eu nm " ~,
him IN nj. feet and carried him to tho hall:
NJ, Mckenzie then took hold % him and
ws i.id him down ON tho door /; I told Nc
| K.nzie ts co, a wet towel and apply tito his
heal: I then turned tn tho target or
target. and looked carefully for . bullet
mari. Int could sec none when l first
took hold Of the boy I said: Joe. aro
Won hurt muchY'' in the meantime ! WAS
| carving him out /; he rolled his eyes up
| and asWrrcd me: "No 90 !" some one
came with a wet towel I said to McKen-
zi,. al will 90 for A doctor lock the
,loo, and ,nrn out the light at the sntranco
| m m. hall allow no one In hero till
come hack ; I found Dr. Conn aud tool him
down ,hore (; we then carried the boy to .
table in the rear of the saloon AMI the
doctor began To examine the wound the
doctor called upon me to assist hin by