Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-15
THE RENO SHOOTING.
Preliminary Examination Continued
Testimony OF Wheeler and Allen.

L ne JOUlclal eAaIlIHatIOH Vi the par
ties charged with the killing of s. c.
ScovilIe, now being held in Reno, has
it's daily sessions from s A. NJ. to II NJ.
From the Gazette, which gives lengthy
reports of the examination, we condense
Thursdays proceedings as follows:
E. d. Wheeler gave a detailed ac-
count CT his connection with the N. &
0. r. r., for which the APPEAL has
not room. Witness testified to con-
versation with Coffin as to the policy
of having the Sheriff present at the
fatal meeting. Soop after Fowler Or
dered the Wheeler party out shooting
commenced. Witness could not testify
as to whether Cogan commenced the
shooting or not. Witness said: Cof-
fin sat opposite me and l know he did
not fire. McMechan did not fire and
did not fire. Then the firing became
general, and confusion was wild and
terrible" The witness next testified
to seeing parties scufiiing in one corner
of the room. We quote his testimony
on the subject of his shooting ut Balch,
the friends of Wheeler claiming that
he was unarmed: ain the confusion
Balch made violent start towards me.
l had risen to my feet and was stand
ing. I did not want to be cornered in
that little place back of the desk. /
struck at him with my pistol. He adj
vanced on me and | fired. | think |
fred twice and perhaps three times,
all in his direction. l saw no pistol
except one in the hands Of Balch and
one in McMechan's. After the room
was cleared of smoke Mr.. Coffin sug-
gested that we hold our meeting.
threw down my pistol and have never
seen it since. I bought it ten years
ago to take to Sierra Valley on jour
ney. l think it was a nickle- plated |
pistol with white handle. l hardly
ever carry it. l think it was an X l. |
five-shooting self-cocker. The morning |
Of the shooting 1 took it out of my
trunk, and knowing that it had been |
oaded a year, l went to the gunsmith !
md asked him to see if it was in order. |
He oiled it and did something to it.
never carry a revolver habitually. l |
carried it that day because I feared an |
attack"
David Allen, who followed Judge |
Wheeler on the stand, testiged sub
as follows: "Moore and
IcMurray both followed Fowler into
he room, when he ordered us out. 1t
struck me that Nevadans sometimes
boot, and that there was to be . row.
sprang past Mr.. Bragg and got to the
leor, and got past body of men COM
NO in. I went through the front office
nd out of the front door. Governor
Woods Jumped off the front platform
head of me. | looked back and saw
,alch tussling and looking very pale
nd excited. At that time no shot had
cen fired, think. l looked back and
aw Governor Woods, and heard him
ay, Don't do this; this is no way to
% l looked in the window and
bought there would be shooting and a
ush, so stepped away. There was a
lsh out of the front door, and saw
owIer and Sunderland come out as
'hite as corpses. Woods came out
nd he bore to the right. Mr.. Bragg
as stepping off the front platform when
saw him last. I thought it might
OF end here, so got up to the next
ouse behind work bench. Mr..
Ioore came up there, and man l
link was Cogan stepped up on the
latfsrm with revolver in his hand.
said, Come back there; if you 60 in
lere you go in at the peril Of your
fe' Colonel Moore looked up and
id, What's that? l said, There
as been shooting enough Scoville
me out with his hand on his back.
alch came out and said, Boys, boys
was on the platform outside when 1 q
card the first shot; was few feet
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