Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-07
To-day. Proceedings.


and many who could not get in were COM
PEELED 70 leave.
When . recess was asked last evening
tho prosecution asserted that they rested
the case unless the ad%missibility Of tho
dying statement Of Louis Ash should be
denied. In that case they should attempt
10 introduce other testimony.
Court was opened In duo form this
morning.
Judge Rising stated that from . careful
examination Of the authorities he had
come 10 the conclusion that the statement
should not DO admitted. The objection
Was sustained.
The prosecution rested.
Mr.. Lindsay. for the defense, opened by
saving that tho theory Of the defense
would be that the death OF Louis Ash 10
attributable 10 tho man Skinner and
NOT 10 William NJ. Davis. He said they
would endeavor 10 prove that Ash came TO
tho door with . pistol in his hand /; that
Ash fred tho first shot; that the pistol WAS
handed 10 Ash Just before the shooting.
and that Davis did not fire except In SELF.
defense ; that the character OF Davis has
always been Straightforward.
William N. Davis, the defendant, was
called, and testified: i am the defendant
In this case; I WAS born In Belfast, ireland I;
I am 40 years Of age; my profession for the
psst year has been keeping . gymnasium
and acting a. special policeman i have
lived In Virginia City of and on since
1865; I was acting a. special policeman on
the sth OF October: my beat extended from
Sutton avenue 10 Taylor street. on Q street
and ID street alike; ] was passing the Sac.
ramento Saloon on ID street when l heard
Q loud noise; I went In and found Louis
Ash In . terrible state Of excitement. He
vas threatening to shoot Little George ; !
quieted him and got him TO 90 home, and
then went up 10 @ street ON business; ~ l
had several saloons to attend 10 - special
policeman, coming back along ID street I
saw people running toward 3S South ID;
some one said "Mr. Davis. there IL .
murder going ON In there; - l went into
the house with my pistol In my hand.
holding 10 up 90 a Ia DO ready for any
emergency; I told Ash l thought I'd better
take him TO keep him quiet for the night
Desmond WAS there /; he said: "No, Bill.
let him alone; I will take care Of him !" !
then said call right" and LETT; when l
came out I met ~Farnsworth; he said;
"This IL q hell Of . pass, when . man who
calls himself Captain Of the Police allows
the hoodlums 70 run the town !" he then
threw his stick across the street. saying
that he would not serve under such . man;
no said 81 warn you, Bill. not 10 go In
there; they are . Odd hard set, and they
will 20 for you !" I replied that u had
occasion 10 arrest any q ! would go In
there sure; I started away. and Desmond
came out Of tho house; be went with
Parnsworth across the street and picked
up tho latter's stick Just ~ 1 WAS
starting, somebody said there he goes
again ; I turned around (; Ash had the
window up; no had something in his hand
and was hollering ; ! went to the window
and put my cane across II he shut the
window; I told him u he made any more
noise I would take him down ; l turned
again and started away (; Just after i passed
the door I heard him say You sou OF -;
I turned and started toward him Tor the
purpose Of srresting him T; just o. l got to
the door bang bang went the pistol right
in nv face he shot ut mo twice /; then
pulled my gun and started for him. shoot
ing al the same tune ; ] shot four times;
then he threw mp his hands and said,
''Don't shoot again. Bill. I'm badly hit
then quit and came out n Came out
% tho front somebody hit mo on the
shoulder ; I thought II wa Skinner aud l
went for him I; I then went up to Q street
and gave myself up TO Chief brsen /; he