Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06


After tho selection Of the jury yesterday.
In the case Of William n. Davis, indicted
for the murder OF Louis Ash. on D street.
Virginia, In October last, Nsttis Bowen.
the mistress Of Ash. was placed on the
stand by the prosecution. Miss Bowen.
after describing her personal relations
with Ash, gave the following account Of
the killing;
On the 9Th Of October. about II o'clock.
Ash came 70 me and invited me 70 20 over
and have . dance ct . restaurant nearly
opposite our house ; We went over mel
there several whom We knew Mr.. Davis.
the defendant. came In shsrtly after and
Ash asked him 70 take . drink. and they
took . drink Of whisky together ; shortly
after Mr.. Randall proposed that We should
10 TO the Sacramento saloon and have .
drink, and we went /; the party was com.
posed Of Randall. Davis. Mr.. Houghton
and Daisy Houghton and Ash. Skinner
and myself; after drinking. witness,
Daisy and some others returned 10
the restaurant: after q little while OF.
fcer Desmond camo 70 no for tho
key TO my house and said he thought
wc had better get Louis Ash homo;
I col Ash's coat, vest, ahirt and shoes on,
10 that he had only an undershirt, pants
and stockings on; no had no weapons about
him, and never carried any, 20 far a. I
knew; while Ash was thus stripped he
wanted TO 70 out; Skinner came In and
held Ash down on the sofa 70 prevent his
going out; Desmond came back . second
time, and, finding Davis there, ordered
him out OF tho house aftor Davis went
out Ash went 10 the window and raised
the curtain, when Davis. on tho outside,
raised the window aud grabbed Ash and
tried 70 pull him out; seeing this i caught
hold Of Ash's waist and prevented Davis
from pulling him through the window;
aftsrwArd took Ash into tho bedroom and
put him to bed. wherc he remained quiet
FOR about ten minutes. when he got up and
became noisy again; Ash went into the
ballroom and opened the door ; Davis ap-
peared again and said "0od damn you.
I have had enough OF this;" Immediately
after this I heard two shots In quick suc-
cession ; went 70 tho door and found Ash
facing but retrcating from Davis Davis
was following Ash. and fired the third shot
Of Ash when he had tottered back into our
sitting-room ; I ran out on the street and
tainted. and heard nothing more.
In the cross-sIamination OF this witness,
which WAS very lengthy, she admitted that
her real name was not Nettie but Abby
Bowen ; she WAS born In 8ydney. Australia,
and was % years old csme 70 California
In 1857, when two years old, with her
mother. her father being dead ; witness
did not know that Louis Ash followed any
business willis living here she paid tho
rent Of the HOUSE 10 which they lived.
Mr.. Lindsay. Of counsel for defense.
asked witness II Ash never carried weapons
and was answered In the negative. He
also asked her II Ash did not return from
the last Turn verein picnic and draw .
s~ir-shooter on her threatening 70 kill her.
This tho witness positively denied.
And 90 the cross-examination resulted
In eliciting nothing new.
Albert ChevArri commonly known ~
skinner was the next witness called. He
testified that he had known Louis Ash for
six or seven years met him on the night
OF his death about 10 or IL o'clock Was
present at tho dance In the restaurant;
Davis Was there, he coming In about II
o'clock ; went 10 the Sacramento saloon
with Davis and others 10 get . drink Da-
Wis and Ash then were on very friendly
terms; DO afterward saw Ash at the win.
dow and Davis approached the window
also ; witness believed Ash land not Davis)
raised the window I; did not know whether
Davis tried 10 pull Ash out or crowd him
back into the house ; Afterward. when Ash
came and opened the door OF the hallway, |
Davis, who had been talking with witness, |