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

gard TO their duties.
Mr.. Desmond testified : I reside 10 vir-
ginia City ; I am working in the CAlifor-
MIA mill ; on the sth OF last October ! was
. regular policeman ; on that night saw
Louis Ash and Davis together al the SacrA.
mento saloon /; I afterwArd accompanied
Ash TO 81 South ID street; the woman
Bowen opened the door TO- let ne In i
went into the bedroom with them Ash
took of his coat l did not see him have
any weapon : Davis came In soon After.
followed by skinner and Randall; Davis
had a pistol In his hand nobody invited
Davis 10 come In /; Skinner took hold OF
Ash ; l went out; when the shooting took
place I was on ID street In front OF the
Sacramento saloon ; Ohicer farnsvorth
started TO run mp the street and l followed;
we entered the house; Davis was standing
In the parlor with his pistol In his hand ;
Ash did not have anything In his hand l
did not see anything projecting from Ash.s
pockets /: Randall. skinner. Ash N Net
tie Bowen were in tho house ; when Dayis
WAS on sidewalk after tho shooting he bad .
cane and pistol heard skinner say. don't
strike me ; | went out OF the house anu
skinner and Randall followed.
JOnn hotntuDacutr tstllcu . nav
lived in Virginia nearly fifteen years; !
am acquainted with the premises 5s South
ID street : from my back room there Is .
clear view Of the premises In question ; on
the sth Of October heard shootins on y
street and heard q woman screaming me
back window WAS up ; went 10 the win
dow ; heard two more shs's Ai'e. going
to the window ! neAru no more snou'i
heard no shots before nor ser w. 10
my room all the evening /, ne .cs'ner w
pleasant u "a 50 OF ~" iees irom my
house fo On street.
ohieer Joseph rsune : VI
the night OF inc s'h OF Vcsooer 50.
Louis Ash IN the fionecr Saloon, y s,reo';
at 2 o'clock /; lbs was WIN DESMOND anu
was trunk saw nun ANruAru On .hc
sidewalk IN front !, % ; no Wa oncrins
10 hght some u-u o'aSA -,
! TOLD MIN u ne uiuh y ~ uouiu W.
MIN GOWN "hon .n' snooAus ~
l was tanuins win oucer pesuionu in
front OF the saeramsnto Saloon We
stArted 10 run Tor tns mousse, w sns,,
ing tho door a tho iast shot was nreI al
the people were IN .he o.cs .vom pA.s
had = gun IN MS hAna asn = ~. ~
anything In hanu' JAWS came out ~.
room hrs' anu asn ~.
Nl a. ,-. Ia 90. m.lin,
Tried 10 arrest ASH because no was nsN'"s
"o, 90 - - -.n,a., Rim An % An
,r,"u VI 90, =. C.n,.in 81
~, .n" .u..nJIas..o, NJ ordsrs.
.u,ioc :, 'no IN ., s.Is.J I.."nL,
l uhfe" uo~n my .suv ."' -
not serve uhuers .APuaIa I 40 nil
would act tnA' wy "a. son
" Don't 10 IN there OF you se' 'ho "o.s'
of ~; my reason LOT S&yins 70
can.e Ash hsi ssiu .n,' ~ ~
conid arrest hiu anu 'nAs ~ "os'l 81
them, the business, Asn wen' mn
to'u nun anu aisoiTs~n W ~ ~, 49, ,ima
not have anythihs .h ~ nAnu a.sn."i
=. U. Smitn tcs'iaeu' n as",.I
with the premises 49, sVu'n ,T.,a
saw young ASH Just Delo'o nyu'ea,
q careful e~hainlnatoh oi tne P.e"'Nes ;
Gus Ash asked MI. finien ana 70 MAKE
an examination OF the premises anu sse
there wero any buiiet-no'es mat inisn'
have been been male py oAiis com,ns
from the east We male une ehAni'nAt,on
n found none We iound oioou IN .ne
back room, but no place eise' eheep' r'sn'
by the dresses; there was oIoou on INC
wall by the dresses ; We msis An ehAnin'
alton oil the premises between ~ anu .
o'clock The next uay'
Miles flh'en' VINO 'naae mi.h A..
81 The premises ih o"nhpa"! u
smith c~orroboratu uA' sen"s"A"
testimony.
Pred Stihi tstihed' .r'.,'c suss''
over the Boca NO. - : hno" No'
o'a street; my to"nas ar 1919 Jpp'I
site tha' piacv' GU 'n' . 1-.
heard a row ahh s1' up oa'
Ash raise the window anu ps'rs l"upsu
on him; Ash shut the Don nici
ward Ash opened the door anu LAWS
jumped on him again; Ash tried " smut
the door and Davis shot MIN Isioo Nc
then went into the house heAiu IN
other shot; Ash did not nave Anythihs in
his hand /; am certain OF tnA,.
DIR. l.. u. Harris testified 10 having occn
cAi'eu IN ~ P''N .l.N.. Iani.
geon for the purpose OF LOUIE
Ash at the time ne WAS snot
Dr. Kirby tesuhed 70 . sim''Ar s"" VI
facts. ,-.,,....
1uuse aoS's .n ,,a,,.u,
VI the Peace. u took "" sn1 nioI.ein
statement OF Louis ASH; ne Was VOC wa
To sign 1t; l signed " aha ne nnAue ~.
mark ;'he appeared to - perire'y 'A"oA ~
the time.
frha siatsment Waa offered IN evidence.