Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-23
coRoNER's INQUEST.
ss.tsmeuss OF mrs. wall and Mrs
Prischard Before she Coroner's
Jury.

Jury.
Coroner Brodek commenced an in.
quest as to the death Of Humphrey
Symons at 10 A. N. to-day. There were
no material points brought out before
the jury mp to 2:sO which were not pub
lished In the full and correct statement
Of the affair in last nights News. Still
We give below the statements OF Mrs.
Pritchsrd and her mother.
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Wall testified /: ]
was at the house Of Mr.. Pritchard last
Monday evening I was in TIE back
part Of the house ; I spoke to Mrs.
Pntchard and told her not to have any
moro trouble with Pritchard and to be
quiet I met Mr.. Symons. the officer,
coming In at the door, and spoke to him
that Mr.. and Mrs. Pritchsrd had had
some trouble and to not get into any
trouble with them ; he paid no attsn.
ton ; when the shots were fired / went
away, and that Is all I know about the
case.
Gross examined-Mrs. Pritchard 10
my daughter. I heard no shot Ared be-
fore Symons went in; I went there about
2 o'clock, between 2 and 8. and was not
there more than o couple Of hours; I am
positive there was no shot fred before
the officer came, after I got there at the
time mentioned. I heard the officer and
Pritchard talking. I stood In the door
leading from tho hall to the front room
when the first shot was Ared, and I at
once went out and ran screaming up the
street, for I was frightened. Pritchard
had been drinking; was not drunk. but
had more than he ought to have had.
Mrs. Pritchard had had a drink or two,
but was at work. Never heard Of an old
grudge between Pntchard and Symons;
never heard him talk against Symons or
threaten to get even with him.
Mrs. Pritchard testi6ed-My name ia
Mrs. ]. T. Pritohard; ! reside at 1876 9
street, Gold Hill [ It Is 307 on the build.
ing.-Rxp. ]. Mrs. Casey's house; Prit.
chard and l were foolipg between Q and
Z O'Clock, and be had o six.shooter and
fred II of in the bedroom over the bed;
l think he did it to irighten me. At the
time Symons came In I thought It
was n OF my friends he went
rushing in and l heard some words.
but who Ared the first shot /
do not know. I only saw Symons fall
after the last shot was fred; don't know
how many shots were fired; there were
either two or three ; am not positive
which; the firing was acknowledgement
over Ave or ten minutss-after the shot
was Arsd In the bedroom, maybe q little
longer; when ! heard the shots fred I
ran to the kitchen door and saw Symons
fall; he fell on his face; I then ran out
the front door; / have not seen either
my husband or Symons since; / was
frightened; don't know what / said |; did
not say ~ did IT," Ibid not do IL.
Witness here identified tho pistol
taken from Pritchard o. that OF her hus.
bands.
The witness here refused to answer
the question a. TO whether she was mar.
risd to Prtehsrd, saying that she had
testified that she was his wife, and that
vas enough.
She further testified that she was In
the front room with her mother. who
was getting ready to leave, when the
shooting took place. Symons entered In
Q very singular manner; never knocked
nor anything. just went right In. Never
heard Pritchard make threats against
symons. When Symons fell / saw
Pritcbard standing there; did not see q
pistol In his hand. said to Pritchard
''ses what you've DONE" and be said
81 had TO do IT," OF something OF the
kind.
The inquest was continued, but from
the testimony already adducsd but one
verdict can be reached, and that IL that
the deceased came to his death from
wounds inflicted by Q pistol In the hands
Of J. T. Pritohard.