Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-18
THE OSCEOLA HORROR
Further Testimony by Witnesses
for the State.

Another OsNeil Boy ON the stand
Narrowing Evidence How the
A~ssassims Killed the Old Ian
Shot, CIubbed and Kfcked-End
Of Second Day.
ESPECIAL coR~REsPoNDENcE.J
HAMILTON, Aug. 16, 1888.
The preliminary examination Of the
defendants heretofore mentioned, charged
with the murder of r. @. O'Neil at Osceola,
June 7, 1888, was resumed to-day. The
second witness called for the State was
GEORGE A. RICHARDSON.
His testimony c~orroborated that of R. G.
O'Neil Jr. up to the time of their separa-
ton. He testified that when R. G. O'Neil
Sr. begged the Justice to hold an inquest
over his body in case he we're murdered
the night Of June z. His Honor replied:
''You bet your God damn life l will"
Early on the morning Of the 9Th heard
Richard O'Neil halo, and going out saw
him at the door nearly naked and bloody,
and with only a piece Of shirt on. He had
never known Dunton and Williams to act
as officers before. Dunton had been in
town q day or 80, but Williams came in
the night of the 7th. He never knew
Dunton to stay longer than one night in
Osceola before. Saw nothing in the con.
duct Of Dunton or Williams on the 7th,
when they had O'Neil in charge, that ex-
cited my attention. / saw them in Justice
Court before jury 7th; the inquest was
on morning of 9Th. / observed something
peculiar in Williams conduct on that day.
He could not look a man in the face, and
in conversation his voice trembled.
On cross examination witness said he
had been for the last two months in the
employ Of the O'Neils-ever since the death
of R. q. O'Neil Sr.
WILLIAM t. o'NEIL.
My father was killed by a bullet shot by
Pat. Flanagan from a five or six-shooter.
l recognize him here in court. l have
known him for 10 years, and have been in
the habit Of meeting him. Was present in
SINNERS cabin, and saw him shoot father,
who was in bed. We went to sleep in that
cabin because Dunton and Williams forced
us to, pretending to act as our guards.
Dunton went outside and did not so to
bed. Said he would watch. He said to
Williams: George, l will not call you at
midnight, but before morning." He could
have guarded III better inside. We were
unarmed, Justice Farnham having given
fathers rifle to Dunton. Williams had q
revolver. When Dunton vent out he
locked the door and took the key with him.
l lay down in the back room. Dunton
back about l O'Clock in the morning.
AS he entered l heard the noise of foot
tails on the doorsteps. Dunton had in his
hand what l took to be my fathers rife.
He pointed it at father and brother, but
didn't shoot just then. He used it as a
club to strike my father in the house and
outdoors. After Pat. Flanagan shot my
father they dragged him out of doors,
clubbing and kicking him. Saw Jake
Cameron and NJ. E. Bassett dragging him
out, Dunton assisting. Inside of room
saw Pat. F. Barrett, William Fletcher and
Dan. S%imonson, the latter standing in
cabin door trying to get a show to shoot.
The room, 10 feet by 10, was crowded and
hard to move around in. Just after Dun
ton opened the door, Williams sprang up
and struck my brother with 9 revolver.
No mistake about this. Saw Pat. Keelan
crowding into the door, armed with q
double-bsrreled shotgun. Odgers rushed
in behind Keelan, armed with what seemed
like q rifle. He tried to get it around in
the crowded cabin to shoot it. I tore the
mask off Fletcher's face and recognized
him while scufaing with him outside Of
cabin. He shot me through left thigh in
scuffie. Father lay on the ground groan-
ing. When shot I ran away down town,
pursued by Fletcher, Keelan and Cameron.
Then Cameron shot me in the back with q
revolver. Keelsn shot 10 buckshot into
Buzzy's saloon.steps. missing me. Saw
these men and plainly recognized them.
During the pursuit. Cameron exclaimed:
"Come back, Keelan." I ran into Blair's
house, broke in; was afraid to stay there
and went to DR.. Wizards, which Is about
100 yards from SINNERS cabin. Fletcher
kept up pursuit alone, but went back after
I entered Wizards. During all this the
O'Neils had on only their under.clothing.
In Q few minutes went mp to Justices
Office, where I met Farnhsm, Dunton and
Williams. Did not see my father until
two days afterwards. when he was brought
TO my bedside In his coffin. The O'Neils
had no confidence 10 Dunton and will.
iamsj had known them o long time az
treacherous. I was shot twice-once In
thigh and once in back, near spine.
JAMES M'aRArH.