Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-09
The INQUEST.
TESTIMONY As TO THE KILLING
OF JAS. Il. ANDERSON.
The Verdict of the Jury Upon In
Findings.

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THE woUND.
DR.. G.. H.. Thoma, being duly sworn,
said: I an a practicing physician and
surgeon, and knew deceased. His name
was James E. Anderson. Do not know
his age or nativity. l attended deceased
after he was shot. DR.. Owens and myself
held q ~post-mortem examination. We
found that deceased had been wounded by
a pistol shot, which entered an inch ard a
half to the right and three inches below
the navel, and passing o%bliquely to the
left and through the pelvic cavity, wound
ing a portion of the small intestines and
the bladder, and passing out of the pelvic
cavity about one inch to the left of the
coxic bone. This wound caused his death.
G.. II. THoMA.
MATT. s~oHATzGEIN's TESTIMONY.
Matt. Schatzlein, being duly sworn, said:
I knew deceased. His name was James E.
Anderson. 1 don't know his age or ma
tivity. James E. Anderson was shot on
Nov. g., 1882. 1 was not present at the
time of the shooting. A little after 4
o'clock P. M. on Nov. 8, 1882, 1 was sitting
near the window of my shop and I saw
George Reek going down the street. A
man in my employ asked me if that was
George Reek. l said yes. About five
minutes later deceased made his appear
ance on the corner by the Oriental Saloon.
He stopped q moment and looked in all
directions. He then started and went to
the edge of the sidewalk in front of the
[ Oriental and stopped about a second at the
edge of the sidewalk. He then turned
and looked into the Oriental Saloon; then
walked on and looked into Harris cigar
store; then he passed on, on the west side
of Main street. to the front Of Johannes
store, where he turned and crossed Main
street, about two-thirds. towards the Bank
Exchange Saloon. M. D. Foley stood in
front of the Parker House. Anderson
turned and went towards the Parker
House and met Mr.. Foley obout four or
five steps in front of the Parker House,
where deceased talked with Mr.. Foley
about a minute, when deceased started
down the middle of the street, and l stepped
outside of my shop to see what happened.
l anticipated trouble, knowing what had
been published in the papers. When de-
ceased arrived in front of the Empire
Saloon he turned towards the sidewalk on
the east side of Main street and made
about six steps towards the sidewalk and
stopped just an instant, put his hand to
his breast and drew out what l judged to
be a pistol, from the motions he made with
it. He pointed what I thought was a
pistol right in front of him and stepped
forward, when he disappeared from my
sight behind the Ruby Hill stage. I'm
mediately after | heard q shot, and people
began to leave there in a hurry. | did
not see deceased or Mr.. Reek after that
and during the shooting, and have no idea
who fired the first shot. I think when
Mr.. Reek was running towards the White
Pine Bank the last shot was fired. About
the same time deceased followed Reek
about to the middle of the street, trying
to cock his pistol with both hands. Chas.
Graham and some one else went to de-
ceased, and ! could not see what they did.
Mr.. lteek ran up on the west side of Main
street and went into the barber shop next
door to the Parker House.. I think there
were six or seven shots fired. I was
friendly with Mr.. Reek and deceased.
MATT. SCHATzLEIN.
MRS. ~ANDERsoN's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Jas. E. Anderson, being duly
sworn, said: James E. Anderson was the
name of deceased. His age was 81 years.
He was a native of Harristown, Penn. I
had asked deceased in the morning not to
have any difficulty with Mr.. Reek. He
said hard words did not hurt anybody;
that he could prove that what he had
said was so. I still expressed fears that
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be alarmed. Nobody shall come within
20 feet of me anymore" After deceased
was brought home, l said: Jim, how
did you happen to let Mr.. Reek shoot
your" He said, Laura, I never saw
him" This conversation occurred after
the Doctor told him he could not recover.
Mrs. Rives was present at the time Mr..
Anderson made the remarks before stated.
DR.. owEN's TEST IMoNY.
DR.. j.. r. N. Owen, being duly sworn,
said: / am q practicing physician and
surgeon, and assisted at a ~post.mortem ex-
animation of the body of James E. Ander-
son. He died from the effects OF q gun
| shot wound in the lower portion Of the
abdomen, which wound was necessarily
fatal. j.. Il. N. OWEN.
WHAT THOMAS DALE SAY.
Thomas Dale, being duly sworn, said:
I was present at the shooting that
occurred on Main street, Eureka Nevada,
Nov. 8, 1882. / saw some of the shooting,
but did not see the first shot fred.
After the first shot I was grabbed by Mr..
Reek and the shooting was going on. l
was endeayoring to get away, and don't
know who fired the second shot. When
| the first shot was fred was looking to-
wards Mr.. Reek, and the shot came from
behind me. Reek's pistol rested over my
shoulder, while he was shooting after he
| grabbed me. There was one shot fired
by deceased after l got loose from Mr..
| Reek. / afterwards saw deceased carried
into DR.. Schneider's drug store. l saw
deceased fire one shot, the last one, while
Reek was running after / got away from
Mr.. Reek. Reek held me all the time
the shooting was going on with my face
towards him (Reek), except the last shot.
My back was towards Main street all the
time of the shooting, except during the
last shot. / was not aware that anyon
fired any shot or shots except deceased
and Mr.. Reek at that timo. l do not
know the number Of shots fired at that
time. THOMAS DALE
II FIRST SHOT.
W. S. Beard, being duly sworn, said:
I was at Mr.. Mendes' saloon when the
shooting occurred between deceased and
Mr.. Reek, as I suppose. I went into the
| saloon O few minutes before the shoot
ing commenced. / saw Mr.. Reek and
| Mr.. Dale talking together about in front
OF Clay Simms. ] was leaning wish my
| back against ths door. looking towards
| the street. Mr.. LongaGaugh WAC facing
Mr.. Hodgsl, who was behind the bar. !
saw Mr.. Anderson coming diagonally
across towards the east side Of this street
at a pace very unusual for him-so much
80, that it attracted my attention. / i'm
mediately said; "What is the matter with
Jimf" and jumped to the front window and
looked out. I then saw deceased take
some object from about his breast, and
then heard a report. and saw smoke and
flame coming from the object which was
pointed towards Simms' saloon. That was
the first report I heard and the first shot
saw. I could not see Mr.. Reek at that
time. There was an interval of perhaps
four or Ave seconds when a shot was fred
from towards Clay Simms' saloon. I then
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