The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-01-13
from the desk that the pistol had been
taken from.

lhotilas Mchenney; being duly
sworn, deposes and says: At Izo' clock
M. Mrs. McConkey was at the ball
room. She said 10 me: II wonder
what IL keeping George" asked her
II she knew where he mas. She SAID
she did not, only he told her he had
TO go to the office to do some business,
SD as To have it ready for morning.
lie said he would be back after fixing
1t, for supper. went TO supper at
Mrs. 'Douahne's with Mr.. Bush,
Mrs. . Donahue aud Frank Donahue;
when ] came back to Ms. Bush res
tanranl, met Mr.. McConkey with sew
eral ladies. She said that George did
not come yet. | remarked IL ondsr
where he must be- She asked
Messrs. McLeo1, Ira Mcknight and
myself TO go with her 10 the Office tn
see II We could find him. The four
of US came up TO the door OF the Office
and knocked OH all the IRON door, but
could ge1 no answer. We went back
To the ballroom aud danced bnlil
ABOUT or half past } a. NJ. Mrs
MeConkey came 10 lne again ana ASH
ed me ~ go with her to look fnr
4 orge. Sine told me To go 10 John
Mckernan and see If he IS ould not 20
Win US. she said, IL sauI 4oa and
Jodnny To come with me and wake
up Jvrouie Mathew anu get the
hey TO tue store l went To John
Mckernan and told him that Mrs.
MeCOnkey wan,ed him 10 20 10 Jer-
ONE Malhewson's With Us and get the
store Key To see whether George Vas
al the oiiice or not. Mckernan tod
Inc ne did not think there was any
use in gong, that ne thought George
wonlI be back soon anyhow. Me-
Herman came over anu spoke 10 Mrs.
McCOnkey. | do not know what he
said. she then turned 10 ne and ask
od II / would 20 with her To the office.
| 1uld he. yes We came over 10
tue office aHi took my pocket kniie
anu knocked on ALI tue doors; could
gel TAO answer. AIRS. AicCoukey said
outs 20 10 Jerome Malhewson and
get ,he key We Went 10 Mathew
suns door and knocked, and he came
ou. aud asked what We wanted. Mrs.
MeConNey sAid sne wanted tue key OF
tue store, she told Matns ~son that
George hal left the ball room before
supper anu nad not returned and she
named 10 see II he was an the store.
Mathewson replied That he did not
tnink he Was there, but gave Us the
key and Ne tried 10 unlock the door.
Al first | could not turn the Key, Dut
/ succeeded after had wrapped my
a.. IA "A IN 4
opened the iron door and saw tn
was no light, aud said to Mrs. Me-
Conkey, .'George II not Dere.h ! SAID
III he Vas here he woull have light,
and every tnIug is dark Size sad,
lets 20 III and see II ne Is III there
| struck several matches, found II
candle And Went into the Office. |
was in advance OF Mrs. Me.onkey
aud when got inside Of the ENpres,
olliee counter | SAID, "he Is asleep
she then commenced To scream and
ASKED what Was the matter With II III.
rhe then leaned over hlm anu said lie
WIS dead. / touched his hand and
said she Is "A, cod as lee. Mrs. Me
Conkey, he Is dead. Some one has
killed hiin or lac has killed himself.
| turned then and saw the pistol lying
about - feet from the body. 1 do
not thiuk | moved the pistol when |
came into the Express oiliee. Mrs.
McConkey asked ne to get Dr. Her
rick aud Ed. Kaum. told Ed. Raum
that McGonkey MAS shot; re said lit
cannot be so." lie SAID he would be
with me In minute; we then came
down together and got DIR. Herr.ek.
| told VIM. Hayes, who was IN the
ballroom; l had called Arthur
Malhewson before l spoke to kaum
aud told him that McConkey Was
killed. Ed. kaum aud | came into
the express otliee, wnen | left 10 III
form Wm. Hayes OF the occurrence.
| know that all the Iron doors were
closed, tut could not tell whether or
mol the doors we're locked. The east
store door was locked. (Witnes then
described the position Of the body
when first he saw it) Did not hear
any NOISE that would leave me to be-
lieve that any one was escaping from
the building.
j. B. Mathe wson; being sworn, de-
poses and SAYS: About O'Clock p.
NJ. Mr.. McConkey left tho store. As
he came out of the express oliiee into
the store he requested me To leave his
lamp burning, he having left II III. as
he was coming Ia in few M ihutes To
doa little work in his office. | lett the
store about half-past ninei put out
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