Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-08

Dead Man.
In the Davis murder trial yesterday
afternoon @. A. Shaney testified 1 have
| known Davis, the defendant. four or hve
years; on the morning of the sth OF Octo-
| Der I was on the corner Of ID and Union
streets In company with Chief breen
sfterwsrd I was on the sidewalk In front OF
| the Philadelphia saloon opposite the prem
| ises, 81 south ID street. saw Louis Ash
| In the Pioneer saloon ; he was very bois-
tsrous afterward saw him Of the win
| dow In hi. own house ; he had something
| I'm his hand which I thought was . stove
poker or q club : l could see this after
bayis left the window T; I could not say
| relatively what II was Ash had In his hand;
| he dared anyone 10 arrest him ; / Was not
| under the influence Of liquor that night,
| although I had taken several drinks ; the
| man who was with me when Ash came to
tho window Is named L. q. Weston ; I tes.
| tiled before the Coroner's jury that l
| thought Ash bad . stick in his hand. and l
sven think so at present; when l saw Ash
At the window I did not know what 10 vas
At that tune I thought 10 was . stick; 1
| stood behind . post while the shoh were
| ired ; there were ave shots fired.
~Question-Did you not swear Of the Cor
| oner's lury that there were four shots
/ dredp
objection entered. Judge Rising ruled
,h., he ouestion sbould be answered.
Witness continued (: ! did not 50 testify.
woodburn then read the testimony given
before the Coroner. In which u Wa stated
The vitno.s Continued: When Davis
%. a, tho vindow I saw him raise the
cane A.h vss psrti.lly out Of tho window;
rhsn no pulled himself in I saw what I
s,nn,.eJ vas \ .tick In his hand : I had
nv, ksh aimee the German picnic ; I
va. NOT fayorsbly impressed with him /;
Ash was drunk At tho time he Was In the
Pioneer saloon.
To I.ipd.ay-I testified before the Cor
| oner'. Iury that I heard frat two shots
anil aft.rwarl two or three moro.
sam Davis testified : I am = newspaper
writer : I was employed ON tho Virginia
cLrs,cI, In last October ; I took the re-
nor, ~ the inouest into the death of Louis
t.h I remember Mr.. Shaney's testimony
bsfor, the Iury |: I do not remember Mr..
sh.nex'. tc.timony In full: I could testify
IN m n 4 couid refresh mn memory In any
vay I took such portions Of the report
a. / noticed that the Coroner did not take /;
upon refreshing my memory my recollec-
/ ton Ia that no turned 10 some other per-
son and said that he heard hrst two shots
and then two or three.
Mrs. Mary Harvey testified . l reside on
| ID street in The base OF Mr.. Piper's build
| inp I have kept q clearinghouse there
| for eight or nine months I lived thore In
| Last October ; 1 know the defendant. Davis,
| by sight, and also knew Ash by light j
WA present when Ash WAS shot ; at the
| time 81 the shooting I was standing about
four or Ave feet from the window OF No. 8
south ID street, between 5 and 5s ; there
were three or four Of US there; I was at
tractei there by Ash wanting 10 quarrel
with Davis ; l saw him when he came 10
the door; he hal q pistol In his hand he
| first raised the window and called Davis .
son of a - then he came 10 the door
and held ont a pistol, and then he shot
once. and Davis drew himself back, and
then Davis went into tho hall door. and I
heari four more shots inside : then the
youne fellow, he ran out and fell down on
| III. street. and skinner picked up the PTS
tol then Davi. struck him ard he ran
swsy: I lid not know Ash very long ago /;
| have Known skinner ever since he was q
| little boy: I remember he wa arrested 4
| ,hort time time ago; testified against
| him At that time l did not say that
would get even with him In tho Davis
case I did not mention the Davis case In
the bach room % tho court; saw Ash
when he came 10 the window at 81 ID
street; I WAS very close to him and could
sec plainly [; | did not $40 any weapon Of
.nvlfnl In hi. hand after he raised the