Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-08
Te-day's Preesedi.Es.

The interest In the trial Of William N.
Davis remains undated. Another large
crowd Of spectators hlled tho courtroom
this morning.
Chris. Herdtman testified: ! am al pres
emit waiting ON a table in tho City Bakery.
On the sth Of October I was living on E
street /; at the time Of the shooting | was
ON d street, In front Of the Philadelphia
Brew very. almost directly opposite 6S
south ID ; at the time Of the trouble there
were Ave shots fred-three first and two
aftsrward; between the first three and last
Two I walked twelve or fifteen PAGES wit.
ness illustrated by slapping hands Is 70
tho shootiugl; I was looking across the
street At tho time Of the shooting; W the
best Of my belief the man on the inside oil
the house fred the first shot.
Cross-examined by WOODBURY. told
Bob Campbell and o man named Weare
tie same night Of what l had seen ; told
them I had heard five shots / did not say
who fired the iirst shot; two days after i
told Mr.. Ash. who keeps the bookstore
that the shooting came from the inside oil
the house; I told him l thought the boy
WAS doing the shooting; ! mean that he
Wa shooting at Davis 10 keep from being
arrssted : I think the boy fired tho first
shot; no WAS In tho hallway ct the time
In the opening Of the recess; l could
mot distinctly see what the boy had In his
hand; Davis walked up TO him and said
he had had enough Of this and ! thought
the boy shot at him /; ] saw . cane In Da-
Wis hand ; did not see him have o pistol In
his hand I: Davis Was between me and the
boy when the first shot Was fired Davis
body nearly filled tho entire hall ; between
the first three and last two shots ! walked
about twelve PAGES I Was some excited
while tho shooting was going o. might
have been mistaken about q shot
but my best recollection ID that
there were four or five shots; /
saw skinner and Davis together before tho
shooting; I did not notice any women on
the sidewalk noar the door II there had
been ANY there I think I would have seen
them; do not think II possible Tor .
woman to DO there and ! not sec her.
Maggie johnson testified know Nellie
Bowen ; I knew Louis Ash ! remember
the day Of the German picnic ; was at
Nettie Bowen's house that evening /; saw
Mr.. Ash there he was drunk no came
into the house with his pistol To- his hand
said he had stood OF tho conductor and
could clean out any man or woman In
Virginia City; Nettie brown WAS also
drunk.
To woodburn-Ash came home about
dark ; he WAS very drunk did not notice
what Kind Of . pistol he had /; he did
nothing except take his pistol out did not
threaten 10 shoot Nettie ; said he had
stood OF one conductor and could whip
any man or woman In Virginia City;.l
told him 10 keep still or he'd DO arrested.
Il. L. Hnwell testified ] have resided
In Sacramento since 1864 ; my business
has been clerk. house Joiner and book.
seller I am at present . bookseller 1
knew Louis Ash in Sacramento for the
iast four or i've years ; I knew his reputA-
ton. II was considsred bad.
Crsss-examined by woodburn-when
intoxicated no was quArrelsome. when
sober generally peaceful knew OF one case
of his trying 10 take . mans life 81 . pic
mic at Folsom /; Il was ct the time be was
shot by . man by tho nAmo Of Carlisle In
the groin /; I don't remember that he was
arrested for u.
While waiting for witnesses tho dress
belonging 10 Nettie Bowen was examined
BY the Jury. IL was the one which WAS
alleged 70 have been hanging In the back
room At the time Of the shooting.
Oliver Cromwell Jackson was recalled.
He said: During my residence In SacrA-
mento I have known Miss Nettie Bowen ;
her general reputation for truth and YER
scity 10 bad; I derive my information from
| people who know her. and from the people
GENERALLY, and from my own knowledge ;