Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-21
r H BATTLE.
Public Feeling and Private Specu-
latiOn.
AN ITALIANS VERSION OF THE FIGHT.
Evidence Given Before the COroncr's
Jury.

| Bulls, uO tlOuDiC lAd ttuAAt III A1aiNht
growing out of the fight at Fish Creek, and
the Italians are quietly and peacefully sub
hitting to the laws course. They have in.
dulged in neither TRADES or threats, but
confidently claim that they will eventu-
ally prove that the killing Of the five men
was wholly uncalled for and unwarranted
The Italian Consul is expected to conn
to Eureka, but says nothing to that effect
in the dispatch published elsewhere. The
matter will also be laid before the Ital-
ian Minister in Washington, and will prob
ably result in an investigation by the Ma
tional authorities and a protracted CORE
spondence between the two Governments.
What Is Said ON the Streets.
There must be two parties to all difficult
that the burners have the open sympathy
of a large portion of our population but it
is yet too early for any thinking mar to
form an opinion. Barring the evidence
given yesterday, and which of course was
naturally favorable to the Sheriff. posse,
nothing has been developed which would
justify any N in passing judgment.
There are not a few who blame the Sheriff
for sending what they are pleased to term
ga fighting posse" Such men as Simpson,
Martin and Toomey, they say, would be
quick to resent an insult which more mod
crate men would overlook in order to
avoid trouble. The argument is a poor
one, however, for the Sheriff who would
send any but men Of recognized courage
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equalled in jackasical stupidity by the
faint-hearted volunteer who would con-
sent to go. Besides, while the entire
posse, with perhaps one or two exceptions,
are men whose courage or fighting quail
ties have never been disputed, not one Of
them has ever been accused OF being quar-
relsome, or OF engaging in broils Of any
description. All the witnesses testified
yesterday that when Rich and the leader
Of the band prepared to fight, Simpson
begged them not to shoot, saying he could
settle it peacefully; while Toomey says his
instructions from both Kyle and Simpson
we're to the effect that on no consideration
| should force be rcsorted to if it could
possibly be avoided. If the officers did not
exceed the bounds Of prudence in this un-
fortunate affair, the abuse they are receiv-
ing will tend TO deter others in the future
| from risking their lives in defense Of our
rights and property.
Am Italians Version Of the Fight.
For three hours on Tuesday night the
SESTIsEL's local endeavored to obtain the
| Italian version Of the affair without sue
cess. They we're mum as oysters, and
yesterday, with a natural Inconsistency,
accused us Of publishing a biased account.
One, however, who was present, furnished
the following Information Of the affair:
There were, he claimed, about 80 Italians
and Swiss present al the time of the fight,
about 80 OF whom had arms-only -four or
five being armed with shot.guns. He did
not belong to the party, but lived in the
neighborhood, and as there were no coal pits
at that point is at a loss to know what the
Italians were doing there. They were on
the hillside when two men drove up in q
buggy, and the crowd came off the hill,
apparently from motives OF curiosity, and
he followed. His boss, who owned a pit,
and who il one Of the killed, also went
from curiosity, and was unarmed. When
the buggy stopped, one Of the officers
handed a paper TO an italian, and just then
the balance Of the posse drove up, and af-
ter dismounting, ranged themselves in
front Of the burners. He heard an officer
say, fire" when q single shot was heard,
and the Italian leader tumbled from his
horse. There was a dead silence for an
instant, when the officers opened a regular
fusilade, and the Italians took to their
heels. No shots were fired by the latter
and no weapons displayed.
A Medical Examination.
The bodies Of the dead men are still at
Schwamb's, and will be buried from there
this afternoon, at 8 o'clock. They present
ed a sickening appearance yesterday,
when Drs. Thoma and Williams examined
the nature and number Of their wounds.
The examination resulted as follows
Pompeo Pattini, a Swiss, aged IS, shot
twice one shot entered right breast below
nipple, the other entered the back, on the
left side.
Giovanni Pedroni, an Italian, aged %,
one load of buck-shot in left breast, just
below nipple.
Antonio Canomia, a Swiss, aged %; one
shot entered the breast on the left Of the
right nipple, and one on the left side, Just
below the navel.
Marcellius Locatelli, an Italian, aged 25;
one shot entered to the left Of the right
nipple.
Teodor Zerli, an italian, aged 2s enc
load Of buckshot in the breast.
The Inquest.
The Corners jury is one Of the best and
most intelligent that could have been Sc
lected in Eureka, and their verdict will be
received by the people at large as a just
and correct one. 1t is composed Of the
following gentlemen Clay simms, Thos.
Haley, Charles Moore, G.. J. Scanland, W.
II. Clark, j. Cohn, Frank Doutrick J.. G..
Colgan, w. A. Montgomery, p. Steler and
ID. W. Levan. After going through the
farce Of viewing the bodies" the Jury
adjourned to the Court House and the in
yestigation commenced.
The first witness examined was Marshall
Rich, Lamoureux's wagon master. He was
among the first settlers in Eureka, and en-
joys a high reputation for honesty and
truthfulness. The remark has frequently
been made since the affair Of Monday night
that his statement would be a correct one,
and would be accepted az such by every
one who knew him personally, and that
embraced about everybody in the town.
II this is the case the officers are already
acquitted in public estimation, as his evil
dence clearly exonerated them from any
wrong action, and showed that it would
have been impossible to have acted in any
other manner under the circumstances
Rich ia a man apparently about IS years
old. with an honest, intelligent physiogno-
my, q high forehead, clean shaved face,
and the manner in which he closes his lips
when not speaking tells its own story Of
trmnesa Of purpose.
With one exception he corroborated the
statement published in Yesterdays SENTI-
MEL. 1t was to the effect that some time
last week an Italian living near Fish Greek
called at Mr.. Lamoureux's stables and re-
quested that a team be sent out to bring
his coal to town. Mr.. Rich sent out q
team and followed 1t on Monday. While