, 1882-09-02
Inquest on the Body OF egs Alsa-
E~a he DiIy et Sr.srd,g.


y. C4t0n was the iirst witness introduced.
lie testified A. f,lows: Mr. Allen VAS
nearest The door; tae man At fired the
shat was OF the edge OF TIE wax ne1r the
sliey; there WAS no screen 70 prevent tine
uan firing from seeing h, victim firing al
done outside the saloon only tao shots
were ri-ei think 1t was Ne>e.s that held
the P;s,ol
JACK Kiy WAS next sworn Ga the 18th
Nestit, Gars;gh- ana man / s:terv ards
Learned Was Gas Allen. came INTO tie salaru
e=riy and were drinking; ss~ IL more Of
Mr Ailyn until ab,nt clock Allen re
tired TO The walsr-closet, snl while out St-
s,aat 0cnwcoiy, Nesb!t AMI G AEs;s sht cane
IN, and alter ieT words Duu, ooIly struck
NagbIL. aiIcu then rrtururi and inquired,
What a. the troubIv.' ;han DGRwoody
s'-.~,. 5;ls, ard r-rlieI "Ths. il the ma
Ter :" Alien st I'D cge AMI drove the sol
dIcIs f,Om Tie room a tbs jruUtUre sol
der drew a p st0i AID hreI (; Alien stag
s~r,d and Eel.
Cross-e1a,l.lel-T Think woulI kroa tie
man that done the iiriny f should see him;
know oUly from hearsay that there had BEEN
r1esiols trouble; can't say whether the p;s-
tol WIS dirccte. toward my>el! or Allen; he
wls about 6lieln Sc. distant when III dug
m the morning, there was conversation
c0uceruiu. irou.le about a woman IN the
NlN building; 4 short conversation occurred
le-ueon Du..V ociy AMI N.stI. III the card
rJgiu iiey no'd- had not t,en struck; he
Was not i.unA (; U-nsooiy rade the first
assault u Nss5.: a.i Ai!.- Ior.osal kin-
nsy >t.,. .arsaer T. TIE stree. only saw
an- pis,o,; aon'5 know vho ir.c t:.e second
says o.ty from scrad; th9 -ao;s "er~ almost
y.u Citsueo-s; Nssb.t vas standing behind
Alien: au, p slt;ve th..t he .hor from the
e,j-e o. tlc -i,:-ws.k WIS ;':c one that stack
AU,G.
Eir. Sharp testified. o. the lS,h, 1T
rb.aJ I O'Clock, &e7oi5, Gars;gEt and Allen
came 1T, E-g..'a saloon; Dlnv,..'iy struck
Ea-st.; a--eH VS. shcu assaulted by th.
. NE .a,-ol., aud =eiz-i c:e AMI drove the
r...,e, ca; saw Nes",, w.t. pistol; d,nt
nov " hics sho. was Gred first; could n";
-yr tie mau outside heard hot t-ola that
,,,re;J.-ui was uo5 much excist.,: ssw the
ssr-..S, strike Nesa!;; he was ;he instjga-
5.r Of tie tr5.b'-; tae tire soldiers bad
gone oo. %. tao -aa;a sJ t. tisae oi the
shooting.
Mr. Eoln 2ex: testified Ny name IS L.
l.. Ea-D; Walked up Tl5rj -,'e,t behind
;'gae so.d.@ss AID eit:l,a ane Of them
walked n and s.ii, e liz i n trr-;" Dan.
wgoiy a Sed Nssb't cut IN. after r,fuse3,
and Duaweoay struck htm lie next a.
,a9it-d Allen Allen rau uader table aud
selze.i q cur aui dove them ,ut; asked A.
lea before tie sh,oi.1. i lie Mas fuft and lie
sid No e th:s moment Two shots
v-srr fired; N-shit III he'd up aud asked II
be WAS hErt; Mr. Aiea WIS near the door
Isolu-, thc street wien the s.ot w.,= tires.
N-slit y As behind Allen; ne hal pistol
il. ioge Juc EiIr-: heshiJ ws.s nat Ia Z posi-
ton to s.,oJ \ lea. wnc the wound w.s ia-
il.ctet; eonll AT sre ,Le ma that ii:ed
from :!o yn'z,ir the scG,ea st'od diagnn-
ally w.'l the door th~.scsggi dit; not shie.d
Ain. al tie so!-irrs U,re parties TO the
ros.
Sarrh Thompson testified Know moth
ing Of IT,, difficulty; cane uP from the
cont hoaae Immediately after heating Of The
=Aootir.; Malshal justice th.u y 1T = ths
garrison, Id. could not ind the soldier IT,
ported a having done the shaOtin. foGud
10 firearms on hirn when arrested ne gave
hrs nam, - Private Reynolds. lie said moth
m about doing tine shooting; Jack Kay
went with rs T. Iien,ity Reynolds.
Dr. Marion testified: Vas called upoa at
about l.2C o'clock o. tie lS-h 10 &, and sse
Allen; found mn Pr5s;rated: Dr. Cropp
and myself lr bei the wouni: the ball
penetrated the ahiom=n; the wound Il nIan
was un3s. lie inhasn,e Of liquor; ..n.itsd
ae4v:'y at intervals think lie I,ec f:o'a the
I'll. .ct Il TIE wau-i; he Was Immediately
taken to tie LospG-i; the wounded mau
sat i 70 i.e that Nesbit shot hiIn az tn
,irle os iaak.ng the statement ~ Vas per
fest tly rational re did not -ay whether Nes-
bit shyl liai pu-goseiy or acaii utally: Nos-
bl. did uot ccn.e 10 re Allen after the tisc
4; 8; h ue.er sccassa the soldier Of shoot
ing tim.
D.. R.al.ck testified; Was cailri 10 sec
5i.cn abort 6y'c!osi, On the tiay Of the shoos-
m h wle apparently s-ii,. fins bu. ilila
~, soa.egaa: s.1g:I vornit-i freely an
s=eg=i questions Father ircoaerentiy, due -
MACH p.gh1i 70 .i.Gc- IS tie wougd sas
h.-a istgu-.tiy afterwards With Dr.. Mac:oa;
he ssrs e-aiaal!y, AID IL lny opinion del
rom tie wound Re to!l rae he knew bat
little about lie shooting sas at the tine
partially rational; ID not tIiiak It :-s time
q, TIE shooting he wss sHtSsignG! sober 20
know VINO il, ths shooting
Dr. Marion vas then rroare. 5l, n9rb;ns
new ggs elected.
Tie i4que,t On the b.dy Of Gas Allen vas
cos-j.uei his laoruinS at Pilarl's aiEee-
T. :. Young testified The soldier that