Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-14
DEATH OF DENNY RYAN.
what q C0roner's Jury Elected 1
Regard to the .Sh0Ofing.

what q Jury Ehtcfteu IN
Regard to the Shooting.
Denny Ryan, who was shot on Ruby Hill
last Saturday evening by Abe Randolph,
died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock.
coRoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Smith was notified Of Ryan's
death, and he proceeded to Ruby Hill and
held an inquest. The following were sum-
moned as jurors James Hawley, James
Kempthorn, J.. P. Dunkle, Stephen Mich
olas, John Phillips and Joseph Roxburgh.
James Tickell was the first witness
sworn. He said: Knew deceased; was
present Saturday night at the time Of the
difficulty between Abe Randolph and de-
ceased; they were in Bette's saloon drink
ing; deceased called Randolph out; should
judge they were out about a minute when
they started to fight; they fought eight or
ten minutes, rough-and-tumble, in the
street; both were on the ground most Of
time; when they got up, Randolph asked
deceased if he had enough; deceased said
no; Randolph said he did not want any
more, and backed up toward the drug
store; deceased was advancing; Randolph
asked if Denny had any friends there, if
SO, to take him away; Randolph backed
down the street and went into Bette's sa-
loon; deceased followed him in; l then
saw Randolph draw a pistol; Simon Frazer
then caught hold Of deceased and held
him, would not let him advance any fur
Their; they were using hard words abusing
each other; Randolph then vent out into
the street; Ryan followed in about half a
minute; a minute afterward / heard the IA
tai shot; l ran out Immediately and saw
deceased lying in the street nearly In front
Of Kyle's saloon; saw Randolph with a pis-
toll in his hand at the same time; he said
he had fired the shot, and appealed to some
OF the citizens to accompany him TO
Eureka; deceased was picked up and car
ried to Mrs. Lang's, across the way. All
this occurred about 10 O'Clock.
Patsey Green being sworn, said: On
Saturday night l saw deceased and Abe
Randolph in Kyle's saloon; think it was
about 10 o'clock; they then went over to
John Bette's; deceased then came out and
asked me to go down to Eureka with him;
went to Lyons saloon, and / sat down and
read a paper; deceased went out and into
Bette's saloon; I followed, and saw de-
ceased and Randolph with their backs
turned to the bar talking to each other;
when they were both going out Of the
saloon l asked deceased where he was 60
ing; heard Randolph afterward tell de-
he could have any kind OF q game
he wanted; 1 then went to deceased's
house to look for his brother; as I was re-
turning, when about Is feet behind RAN
dolph, heard the report of a pistol; did
not hear but n report; Randolph's back
was toward me; did not see the shot fred;
then / heard Randolph ask somebody to
take him to Eureka; have known deceased
10 or Is years.
Thomas Robinson was the next witness.
He said: l saw deceased and Randolph in
Bette's saloon; Randolph had q revolver in
his hand; heard him say if Ryan didn't
Simon Frazer had hold Of deceased; next
saw Randolph in the street hunting for his
hat; found it, and commenced talking to
James Kyle and others; heard Kyle say to
Randolph that he had been hunting q fight
all day. Randolph replied, "Well, I'vefound
it, haven't l? and iI1l stay with it, he
then went to Bette's saloon, where Ryan
was; deceased appeared on the street in
front Of the saloon; Randolph then COM
menced backing up the street, with his
face toward deceased, his gun out, and
told deceased if he came any further he
would shoot him; he must have told de-
ceased as many as two or three times that
il he advanced another step he would
shoot him; saw him FIRE the shot; did not
see whether deceased advanced or not;
when the shot was fred l ran to Randolph
to prevent his firing again. The balance
of the testimony is the same as that given
above.
Charles Mette being sworn, said: Wa
standing near my mothers house; heard
Randolph say to deceased: "You have
treated me like a dog, Denny; you are
the son of a. good mother; l always
liked your mother and respected her, but
you are a dirty cur, Denny" could not
see whether they were on the ground or
not; then saw Randolph go into Bette's
saloon; think deceased followed; then saw
Randolph come out and back up the
street, deceased following; Randolph said:
keep him back. / do not want to hurt
him. deceased continued to move for
ward; Randolph said: "Keek back, if
you advance another step ! will shoot
YOU" I then stepped a few feet from the
door and heard the fatal shot; while Ran
dolph was talking deceased was saying
something, but / could not understand
what 1t was.
Drs. Jas. A. Bean and VIM. Todd, who
attended the wounded man, testified that
the ball had struck the deceased four
inches below the left nipple. and ranged
downward, penetrating or passing through
the stomach. The ball could not be
found, though the wound had been probed
twice. and the following morning in.
set in, which continued to in
crease and the wounded man sank rapidly,
dying as previously stated.
The jury found a verdict to the effect
that Dennis Ryan came to his death from
a pistol shot wound inflicted by Abe Ran
dolph, and that deceased was % years of
AGE and A native of Norristown. N. ]