Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-09

and caught Bigeiow BIZ the skoaldsf
with his right hand. and with his lefe
hand caught the pistol IN Biaeibw'a
right hand; as he did 1t Bigelow was
trying to get the pistol to his breastj
they were scuf1ing ell the time; Biges
low shot the pistol on; I thought hs
shot him 10 the side, or I thought /
would hear the ball whix by; I raised
again, after the first shot was fired, to
try and catch his hand, to get the
pistol, but the chairs slipped and / fell
toward the stage on all foursj a I
raised Botto and Bigelow were strug-
Cling for the pistol, when another shot
went off; both fell to the floor, and
BigelOw fred again; I saw there was
NJ hope Of saving him and 70.
treated back eight or ten feet and
stood q second, when they fell to
the floor and Jesse fred . third
shot. Botto said, you have killed
me now. oh don't; you have killed
me now, don't shoot. Bigelow shos
again. Botto hollered, somebody
come aud take the pistol awsy from
him; and, In the msartinhe, grabbed
1t by the muzzle and hsmmsf. ! ran
and got hold of the muzzls, and Jesse
had hold with. two hands, trying to
point 1t at GUS breast. I had my hand
over Jesse's; Jesse was trying to pull
it off; l WAS trying to keep Il away
from GUS breast; they were both on
the floor facing each other; I thought
Blgelow would give 1t up, but he was
afraid Gus would shoot. them
wrenchsd the pistol away from Bige-
low; before I got It away, Botto tried
to get his pistol out. I must have had
hold Of tho pistol six or seven seconds.
Bigelow said don't let him shoot me-
while 1 had hold Of the pistol. Then
Mr.. Knight came, aud Bigelow got up
aud said, / will give myself up, I
gave the pistol to officer. Mckee. !
swear positively thstths pistol In Bige-
lows hand was the . Of Botlo's
death. WIN. h. sweeney.
Luther Clark was sworn, and testi.
fed: That he knew nothing about
Botto having Q pistol on the night in
question. LUTHER CLARK.
DR.. Bishop, Coroner, stated that he
made q post morton examination, and
found i've wounds, - follows: One,
one-half inch below the right nipple;
one four inches below the right nipple,
one, three and Q half inches below tho
umbellicose, and one four inchss above
left knee. The two wounds three and
, hail 0iIu tOoA tk1ShV8 OO4OW - UP
pies, were made by mi and the same
ball. The n nearest the right nip
pie passed down through the liver aud
right kidney. The one meas the um-
bellicose passed directly through the
bowels. The n through the bowels
would also have proved fatal, but
not so soon. The left thigh was bad
ly fractured, and amputation near the
thigh would have been necessary.
VERDICT OF THE JuRY.
STATE OF NEVADA, County OF Eureka
Before A. G. Bishop, Coroner, in tho
matter Of tho inquisition upon the
body Of A. Botto, dsceased.
We, the undersigned Jurors sum-
moned to appssr before 4. G. Bishop,
Coroner Of the county 0f Eureka, and
State of Nevada, ON the 6th day Of
April, A. D., 1873, to inquire into the
cause OF the death OF L Botto, deceased,
having been duly sworn according 70
law, and having made such inquisition
after inspecting the body and hearing
each aud ell do say, thai We find the
native of Itsly, and aged about g yearsS
that he came TO his death 81 wounds
from . pistol in the hsnds Of ]. D.
Bigelow. ct Bigsfow's Hall, on 6stus-
day evening, April 9, 1873. between the
hours Of ten and eleven o'clock p. NJ
j, s. Wilton, Foreman; n. D,
Foley, P. P. Canavsn, JED Work J.
Vanderlieth, Sol Ashim, Fred Barnes,
E. p. Wilmsrth, w. 4. Montgomery
VIM. II. Clark, @. q. Akin.