Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-10

the man standing by the side of the
wagon on a horse; he said to Uncle
Dave, ~ want to kill you;" / com
menced screaming; Uncle Dave said,
"For Gods sake, I've got children in
the wagon; let me get out on the
ground, and theu you can kill me:''
my sister Gussie and Duda jumped out
OF the wagon; Uncle Dave took my
cousin Adolph and held him up before
him, and set him down to one side,
and says, "Now I am ready" l ran
screaming for help; l turned around
and saw Uncle Dave and the man
spring at each other, graphing, scuf-
fling, and fighting each other; then I
ran to the turn of the house, and
looked again and saw Uncle Dave GOV.
cred with blood and the man in the
same conditions; the man went and
laid down on the side of the hill; /
asked Uncle Dave ii ne was hurt; he
said, mo-" l ran down a path to q
tunnel and hollered for help, but there
was no n there; / saw the MAJ when
he got off the horse; he had the pistol
IN his hand; l did not see how lie held
his pistol when he got off the horse;
l saw nothing in Uncle Dawes hand;
Uncle Dave got down first out OF the
wagon; the man had the pistol pointed
at my Uncle; I think we left Eureka
about 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Gussie Mannheim sworn and testified
as follows: / am IL years old; l know
tie atur of an oath; I saw a mar
coming from behind the boarding
house on horseback, and he had a
pistol pointing at Uncle Dave, aud he
said: "You son of a BIB, / am 60
ing 10 kill you" Uncle Dave said:
"Wait, for Gods sake, l have got four
little children in the wagon" When
l heard that, I jumped out; I run
screaming up the hill, and when !
looked back. they were fighting to-
gether, and were both all covered with
blood; 1 heard Ada screaming for
help, and l went to where she was;
l saw a nan come out of the tunnel,
and a Mexican come riding up on
horse back; Ada told them to come
quick; / looked back, and saw Uncle
Dave at the top OF the hill, and he had
a dagger in his hand; that was after
the fight was Over; at the same time l
saw the man walk two or three steps
and he fell, or laid down on the side
of the hill; then we all came back TO
the house., and Uncle Dave took us
home, AMI he went to the Sherifs Of.
flee; tie Mexican and Mr.. Mulligan
also went TO The house; l saw Uncle
Dave 20 TO the Sheritf's offic Z; he took
us up there; he told the man at the
mine, Mr.. Muliigan, that he was 60
ing to the Sheriff's Office TO give him
self up; the man held the pistol with
the barrel pointed to Uncle Dave; Mr..
Mulligan told Uncle Dave that it was
tha hact MN for hin, ~ ,iu. htc.l q
up.
Michael Mulligan worn and testi.
fed as follows: i was to day, at the
time of the difficulty between McSloy
and Mannheim, in the Ksntuck tunnel,
seven miles from Eureka; it was
about l o'clock; l was coming out Of
the tunnel for dinner, and met two
little girls at the mouth of the tunnel
crying; ] asked them what was the
matter: they told me Uncle Dave took
them II for a ride in the country, and
they said when they come to the house
they met 4 man who drawed a revolv-
err on Uncle Dave; l have lived four
years at the Kentuck mine; know the
deceased, McSloy; he left the Kentuck
mine, aud quit work The 2l>t of April
last; he has not been at the mine since,
to my knowledge, until TO day when l
found him there dead; I turned him
over, and shook him; put some sacks
under his head, and rode his horse to
town; l went back with the Coroner.
and found the body just as l had left
it, with the same ina in charge that l
left with il when l came TO town; l do
not know that Mr.. Mannheim had any
business with me; he was in the habit
of driving out to the mine, aud bring
ing his family with him; l buy my
provisions of him; Mr.. McSloy was
very quick-tempered and passioDate;
| never heard him make threats
against anybody; Mr.. McSloy told me
he was born i'm county Tyrone, Ire
land; l should think him about so
years of age.
w. NJ. Patterson sworn and testified
as follows: saw McSloy this morn
ing after Mannheim LETT for the mine;
he was at Manheim's store; he came
in and asked me if he could have an
itemized dill of his account; l told
him he could; l asked him if he vas
him if he would wait until Manheim's
return; told him he would be back in
two or three hours; he said he was in
~ buti hO "oNiu "oitt ho
me where he had gone; l told him he
had gone to the Mountain Boy mine;
he said he wished he had known il, he
would have gone, too; he asked how
long he had been gone; / said about
an hour; that is all the conversation
we had; he made use of the following
language: he said three or four times
that Mannheim was a Cd id son of
a b-h;" he said nothing as to where
he intended to go; l am book keeper
in Manheim's store; there was a civil
suit commenced, writ of attachment
issued, and McSloy's wages garnisheed
by MIR. Mannheim on Friday; McSloy
came along Friday evening and said
to Mannheim in the presence of his
wife, odd d-n you to h, what did
you attach my wages for?" Mannheim
replied, ~ am not a fighting MANTLE
case is in the Courts and they will de-
eide it for u.s." McSloy then called
him a CD id son of a b-h," and
went Off down the street; when Nc.
Sloy came to the store this morning he
was not on horsebsok; l do not know
whether he was armed or not; he am
to the store about IL O'Clock A. NJ.
NJ. A. Hawley sworn and testified
as follows: I am tending bar for 10.
Mendes; McSloy came into the saloon
olout OlZ O,clock and after