Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-02-28
coRoNER's INQUEST.

verbatim report:
 coRoNER's INQUEST.
 The following jury was summo9ed and sworn by Coroner Carey: E. Mayer. A. Asher, N NJ. Broadway. L. Fowler, t. -nills, and J. 5. Creamcr.
 Witness Dr. Osborn sworn, and testified as follows: Knew the dead man Phelps; not prest nt at time or difficulty was IL ere a minute or two aftcrward, before deceased was dead; found gunshot wound on outer side of left thigh, passing downward and inward, sevcring the femoral artery; remu int d with deceased some tune after death ensued; powder buns about wound; first saw him lyInG on sidewalk in front of fishers store; |; if occurred on the nighttf Feb. 23, between 10 and Ii o'clock; was un able to speak, irs ensible, and within q minute was dead.
 Grant LcBarr swoin-Knew Shad> rick and Phelps; Phelps came to his death by pistol shot; James ShadI ick slot him in trcnt of Ash CTS st, re; thirk between and lo o'clock on Saturday nleh,; was com- ino down street, and when l got Tn front of Capitol Saloon James Shad> rick aud George Phelps were stand ing there; Shadrick said I've Q notion to slap y'u in ;he face, you vou He was speaking to Phelps; Phelps sad That's all right, Jim" ShadIick then called him -, four or five times. Phelps stepped back q little WI, und Shndrick walked rp along side of him again. A few words rassed, then I |, ok l.old of Phelps coat and told him I wanted to speak 10 h.m end we stepped in front oi AsLer's door. ShaGrick then s,rpl ed LID ,hitc or four feet toward him aho stIptd. George Ihe'ps lLcn saiu Iii you'll lake of your star ane gun, I'll go outside of town and hgh | vou." Shadrick then struck Ph.iP: en the ce of tic face, knocking ih' cigar out of his mouth; SE. then fell down and grabbed h.sl ralsod gun oyer his head and wen' to throw it Gown and Ehelps caughl hi, arm nnd it went down side O. Phelps hip. Phelps then grabbed for his plstul and as Ee pulled 1t GU Shadrick grabbed it and lnlnec
 ,h-iust al tLut ShudIit k shrt hi gun. They then stood about thre or four SC, oLds. thought tie gu went e f acs identally. Geo. Ph, + then said Boys, I'm shot ihrousl and thIoush," and began to fal Took hnld Of him 10 support him much IS I Cou.d to keer his heh from falling on sidewalk. betor Phelps WIS shot Shadrick told hlr 10 jerk his gun and go to shooting PLelps showed DO signs of trying : get his gun at all. ShadricH sal "Boys, you saw him jerk his gu fiist.r Do not know Cause of qual
 Tel. Phelps died in my presenc
 belwe en three and five minutes aii'
 he MAS shot. Morgan h city ofiicel l to, k Snadrick ard ruL him of; don t. know wlere they went. Neith' l party [ohadrick or Phelps] seem'
 10 be under the influcLce "f liGuo
 Phelps had hold of Shadrick' Ks wri = when Shadrick's pistol went 0 . Phelps made no threats. ihougl r the shot was an accident at nrst; d Y not hear Shadrick say it as an a
 cident.
 A. A. Ward sworn-Saw Ja- '- ohadrlck and George Phelps t gc,her in Capitol Saloon befo
 Phelps was killed; Phelps was lea " ing on the pIano and Shadrick can in aud caught ham by the should
 and told hIm to "come out here
 want to see 1ou." Pretty so
 Shadrick came in: had Phelps h
 in h1s hand; look Phelps out |
 back way threw the hat on the la
 ther end of the piano a'd said 10 ,s woman playing the piano. You ta
 care of that The s- of a h." walked 10 the front of lhe house (
 onto W ashIEgtun street. Shadri was very white but appeared ca ,,- and cool; did not see Phelps al
 Shadrick went to the front oi Nh house.
 ,,a Thomas Bennett, sworn. gave su I substantially the same testimony he Chant LcBarr-
 Thomas Wilson, sworn, tesiif
 substantially the same as LeBa
 with the addition that Shadri he used the language, You c iigh