Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-20
THE RENO SHOOTING.

$ Reno Gazette of yesterday:
Witness Kendall continuing-I die
not see Colonel Moore take things out
of Scoville's pants or other clothes and
give them to man at the house.
McMechan recalled-Aftert the shoot
ing of the 9th Coffin and l remained at
the office until arrested. Did not see
Coffin reload his pistol. We came di-
rectly from the office to the Justice
Court, but l believe we stopped to take
q drink. We gave our pistols up at the
Justice Court.
Kendall recalled and questioned by
Dickson-When l went to find Cegan I
went first to my cabin, then to Parker's,
then out towards camp. Cogan did not
try to conceal himself. We rode down
from Scoviile's to the Justice Court
with Colonel Moore, Mr.. Berry and the
Deputy Sheriff. Afterwards we met
Avery and others.
c. w. Jones swofE-The pistol
labeled McMerhan was produced by
witness and the cylinder taken out The
bullet taken from ScovilIe's body was
tried in this pistol.
S. 7. Swift sWorn-Am Sheriff of
Ormsby county, for six terms; know
Coffin; have had experience with fire.
arms. The pistol Coffin used to have
was cut off, black handled have seen
it frequently; compared it once with
one / bad. The barrels would roll, or
turn when the pistol was half-cocked.
rThe pistol said to be Cofiin's was
shown the witness. l should say this
is the one; it was this pistol or one like
it. The witness illustrated what he
meant by the cylinder rolling.l Can
most swear positively this is the same |
pistol.
In answer to Deal-Never took this |
pistol away from Coffin never took |
any other away from him. Have seen |
him load it used common cartridges
loaded it without cutting the cartridges.
This is either the one l saw him have
or one like it; never noticed the num-
Der; saw his pistol five or six months
ago ; his was sslf-cocker.
c.. w. Jones testifed-Co fin handed
me the pistol after the ARRAY at the n.
& o. r. r. office. 1t was loaded gave
him the pistol to carry to court, because
four were unhandy to carry should
judge then that the pistol had not been
recently discharged dirt accumulates
in the pocket which firing would throw
off. The pistol had this accumulation
when l got it. No sweat or powder
smoke. This would be an evidence Of
discharge. To the best Of my knowI-
edge or judgment the pistol has net
been discharged for at least four or five
weeks. Cartridge taken out of pistol.
I think it is thirtytwo caliber; had
one ball taken out and weighed. wit
ness produces ball. The ball had one
crease around the butt; weighs one
hundred and ferty-four grains. TDr.
Lewis produces the Scoville bullet. !
Witness continues The Scoville bull
let is the largest and has a square butt.
1 should not think possible that the
Scoville bullet came out Of Coffin's pis-
tol to my best judgment the Scoville
bullet could not go through the barrel
of the Coffin pistol. There are two diff l
ferent shaped balls in this pistol |
(Cofin's.) There are two balls which t
have been whitfield to make them fall |
into the cylinder. Witness then COM
pared balls in exhibit II with the whit |
lied balls in Coffin's pistol. They look I
like the same ball and 1 should take {
them to be the same. But Of course
can't tell. Should judge they would
weigh the same. 1 discovered there G
were two kinds of balls in Coffin's +
pistol the same day got it. He did a
1ot examine it and l did not tell him Q
or anybody. I did tell Kinkead on a
Friday last. Am positive it was We'd s
,esday (day Coffin testifed.) Coffin had n
10 opportunity to examine it or take it P