Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-28

In the morning or evenings NO ss
brought in by Deputy sheriff Toms and
Chief Brecn; Toms represented the Chi.
naman a. being the u that committed
| the murder and arson in Reno. aud. l be-
lieve, callsd him All Chouey ; the CONVEX
sation Was in the presence OF Breen ; the
| Chinsman WAS in my custody until he was
discharged by Justice Richardson ; the
Chinam.n here Is the one I had charge Of;
| Chief Breen brought no commitment with
the Chinaman; I afterwards saw . war
rant from Justice Richardson ; I
did not hear Chief Breen say
| that the Chinaman he brought mo
was All Chouey I can swear that this
| ChinAmsn tAh Dock IL the one brought
TO me. On Tuesday night Officer Bradley,
| District Attorney Drake and Mr.. Richard-
son came TO the Jail and wanted 10 see the
| Chinamsn that Breen brought down; 1
OPENED the door and called out Tor the
| Chinaman from Virginia 70 come out; he
hal not vet been locked up, but WAS inside
with some other Cinnamon ; . Chinaman
| came down of tho cells and came out; ~
soon as I saw him I knew he WAS not the
| Chinaman who WAS put In from Virginia;
| Mr.. bradley spoke at the same time. and
said: THAT Is not the ChinamAn - I
was familiar with all the Chinsmen. and
could not 10 mistaken ; l knew this WA
not IN. man. and sent him back. and said
/ wanted the man that came down In the
night before from Virginia; then this
| Chinaman (Ah Dock came down. and i
took him out. whom Drake asked Bradley
II that was the Chinaman no arrested;
Bradley said "No." and intimAted that
I must have male . mistake and brought
out the wrong man; I told him l WAS
not mistaken. was positive this Was tho
| Chinaman ; II alley wanted 10 know how
many Cinnamon I hal in there told
him ; I Vas familiar with them all. and
told him what each was there for ; l think
I told him he could go In and look at all
the Cinnamon II no wished 70 do so he
said u I was positive he did not wish to
look I omitted TO say there was . China
man came along with Bradley ; either
Drake or Bradley asked the ChinamAn u
this WAS All Chouey ; the ChinAman said
/" No,' and entered into conversation with
him : Bradley said very positively that
this was not tho ChinAmAn he arrested ; l
was present when All Dock WAS examined
before Justice Richardson; Chief Breen
and Cowie were both present at this exam.
ination; Cowie appeared and acted ~
counsel for this ChinAman Ut that time /;
don't remember how long Breen WAS In
Reno; know ID was over two days.
Mr.. Hepworth. q citizen OF Reno, testi.
fed with regard IN the circumstances of
the killing. which do not pertain ~ the
present case.
Martin Toilet testified: I am . con-
ductor Of the passenger train between this
city and Carson /; my train lsft Virginia
between Sis and $40 o'clock IN the morn.
ing 90 Monday. February 18Th l think
Mr.. Cowie WAS on beard my train there
~ Cinnamon on the train ; Mr.. Cowie
gave me q ticket for Reno the tickets Of
the Cinnamon were for Reno my train
halts at Carson ; did not know Chief
Breeu till I got TO Carson : Chief Brcen
got on the train at Gold Hill there was
mo- one with him that I know Of: Breen
asked me for q ticket Ia Reno ; l lid not
give him one /; don't sell tickets ; no paid his
far, Ia Carson /: be asked Tor but one ticket
10 Reno Brc,n paid NO fares tn Carson /;
he paii the fare of a Chinaman that got
on at Gold Hin ; | did not notice tina
Bren and Cowie left the train at the
Mound House: when | went TO collect my
fares the Chinamsn sat with some other
Cinnamon ; there were Cinnamon on two
seats I; was not aware that Chief Brcen had
a prisoner ON the train l hin Breen
anil Cowie sat In the rear Of the seats occu-
pied by the Cinnamon.
The testimony Of \. peemer. relating
entirely 10 the previous character oil All
Chouey. Is omittsi.
- .-.s.A.l. ~. NhA lANh In.
.tant I noticed Brccn and Cowie coming
OF the car Some Cinnamon were follow
ing them up 10 WAS ten minutes " 10
O'Clock ; they walked along tho east side
Of the street and crossed over toward the
Carson Exchange and went In there ; I
maid M more attention to them. but was
told afterwsrj that Breen hal . Chinese
murderer In charge; l then went down 10
tho Carson Exchange myself; l met Cowie
there and spoke Ia him there Was . tall
and rather good looking Chinaman there
that answers tho description OF the man
described here; Cowie asked him IL he
hal .sen Brcen tho ChinAman said
"No;" Cowio told the ChinamAn 10 go
and ind Breen /; he afterward said. ''Never
mini, I'll 70 and find him myself," and
they both started OF together l remained
/ III the DLIaINhfNl " roui' tutt ~ So"st
anil Br,cn returned together then
.poke to Brecn and he askei me and all
the rest there ~ take q drink COwie and
Brecn then left the bar.room. and
vent in through = aide door that lesds out
and goes into a hall that goes mp stairs (; !
knew they were going 10 Reno. and paid
no more attention 10 them till about tho
time the train was leaving | heard them In
the hall, and opened the bar.room door
and went out on the sidewalk. having .
curiosity 30 ace the murderer. the China.
man : the train WAS then In motion I; Mr..
Cowio and Mr. Breen hal either two or
three Cinnamon following them; Cowie and
Breen we're In the lead Cowis got on the
platform first-the front platform I; Brcen
got on next. and either u or two China
men got on the front platform Of the car ;
,hi. (Ah Dock Is one OF them ; l noticed
him particularly. because he's got such
an intelligent looking face. ~tlaushtsr);
there WA a low-sized Chinaman. not ~
large ~ this one. got ON the hind plat
form I remarked that l thought u . GU
rious way 10 tako . murderer without
irons, ard that I thought the Chinaman .
id fool to follow tho train up thai was
the last I saw of them till l saw them on
the return trip with this Chinaman's
LAh Dock'sl head sticking out Of the
window. Tho men were all going on .
dog trot when they were going for the
train, Breen and Cowie Ahead; Bresn said:
"Comc on. John. come ON u and John
followed up; they all came out OF the hotel
part Of the Carson Exchange; tho train
remained about two hours and ten minutes
in Carson ; I did not see the tall, light
Chinaman except when talking with Cowie;
did not NOTICE him getting Oh the train |;
don't know whether or not he got OIL the
train with them /; I won't TO the Exchange
half or threc-quarters 81 an hour After
Breen AMI Cowie: the good.looking CHI
naman wa better dressed than any OF the
others; he answered To descriptions given
Of All Cbouey: after ! saw Cows and the
g~ooi.looking ChinAman together IL was
from tLree-quartep Of an hour tn an hour
before I saw Breen aud Cowie together ;
Cowie. Breen and party got on tho carr on
the west side Of the street; l Was within
twenty-five feet: I Am positive two China
meu got on the train this tAh Dockl
was the ono that got on the front plat
form. facing Reno; | think there was one
other Chinaman got on the platform at
the same time ; ! paid more attention 70
this one (Ah Dock. a. he WAS the worst
l,aking az the Lot. anil 4 thOuglt must Ia