Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-28

will make you pack that STUN across the
valley on your back" and l started on: to
look for my horses; Dean then walked over
toward bis corral; looked all day for the
horses, but could not find them; about
two or " and q half miles from camp,
ON the mountain, / Slept out all night;
Dean had threatened me and l was afraid
OF him; / bad nothing with me to eat;
next morning l continued the search for
the horses; about 9 o'clock / found the
mule alone; I could not catch him, nor
could / drive him down to camp; / started
ont then to look for the mare and colt;
that was about noon; l was getting tired
and hungry, for l had not slept much dur.
ing the night, / resolved to go down TO
nv camp, hoping Dean was NOT at his;
when coming down through some bushes,
within 200 yards Of Deans camp i saw
the boy K~attenhorn lying on the bed read
ing; / asked MIN where Dean was; he said
he went to see if the vscqueros were com.
ing; that be would be back soon. as he
had not had his dinner yet; / said l hoped
there was some bread in my camp. for / vas
nearly starved; the boy said, Yes, there
is some bread in your camp" went down
and saw there was enough bread for both Of
us; l called the boy down TO eat dinner with
me; after we got through eating We saw
Dean coming up towards his camp; he had
been eastward; the boy left mt and went
up to cook some dinner or lunch for Dean;
/ started to wash the Kettle and dinner
dishes. and I was %chopping up some meat.
when | saw the boy Kattenhorn going east.
ward; be was alone; l put on some meat to
boil. and had set some dough to raise; /
put on my coat to strike out TO look in an
other direction for the mare; when / got
ready TO start I saw that the ire was not
burning, and while / IVES on my knees,
blowing at the Goals. / heard steps, and,
looking around. / saw Dean coming to-
wards me; he was just stepping across the
creek; he had a spade In his hand; /
jumped up from the fire; Dean said, Didn't
I tell sou to leave here? then he stopped;
/ said, II can't find my horse, but l will
pack The things across the valley on my
back" and / commenced packing up; /
picked up a piece Of willow to put under
the kettle, and he advanced toward me as
il to strike me with the spade; at the time
Dean said, 81 will save you the trouble OF
packing them; as he struck at me the spade
flew out of his hand across the creek; then
he picked up an old Ratchet aud said,
Damn you, Il cut you into pieces; !"
then / ran, and he after me. Here Q de-
scription OF the curse on the diagram fol-
lowed. As / got through the brush l
said, Keep back, keep back, or I'll shoot"
he WAS Immediately behind, and on my
right hand, and when l reached here
point B on the diagram) / did fire of to
the right side; / then ran to the corral and
turned and looked back; at point 2 l fred
again, neither of which shots I meant to
hit him; then ! ran on and he still after
me; he was probably seven feet behind me;
l fired again with the intention to hit him;
when l just got across the creek. at point
4. and Dean was in the brush, l fred at
him again; then OF point 5 l fired again,
also at point 6; after the last shot / ran
probably 200 feet to point 7, where, look
ing back, l found he had run only about
eight feet toward me, moving as if he was
trying to get up; l saw him until be got
about half way TO his camp; he made a re-
mark something like 81 will fix you" and
l thought he was going to get his horse
and run me down; l went back TO my camp,
and took q sack with some cartridges in
10 and went back of the corral. 4.
1t being l o'clock P. NJ, q recess was
taken until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess Mr.. Jenkins, the defendant,
was recalled to the stand: At the corral |
reloaded my pistol and put on q better
coat and another pair of boots and went up
to Broyles; it was probably 9 mile to
where Broyles was; I got to q high raise
back OF the corral, and when within 100
yards OF Broyles / called to him.
Mr.. BeAtty-What was your intention
in going to where Broyles was? Objected
TO by the District Attorney. and the same
was by the Court sustained. The counsel
for the defendant excepted.
The counsel for the defendant offered TO
prove the same facts and con versation with
this witness that be offered to prove by the
witness Broyles yesterday and submit it
in writing, to all of which the District At
torney objected and the Court sustained
the same. The counsel for the defendant
excepted.
Mr.. Jenkins continued: I met Broyles
here at point D. (pointing to diagram;)
we went together until we came to point
F, and then / came down behind the cor.
raj; / expected Broyles to come back TO
tell melt Dean wanted . doctor; I waited
for some time at the camp; Broyles came
down finally on q horse, and then went In
an easterly direction toward some big
mountains; I baked q loaf of bread; I re-
manned in my camp until Broyles came
back; 10 was an hour or so later; he was
coming down from the mountains; our
bed was at point 81, and Broyles came
down to either the bed or the camp;
Broyles went up to Deans camp; We first
spoke a few moments; I went back to my
camp; Ksttenhorn then came down to
Deans camp; he came down . little west
from the way he went ont; he was riding
q saddle horse and driving Q mule along;
they hitched horses to 9 wagon at Deans
camp, then called me up; Broyles and the
boy were at Deans head; I am sure Broyles
was, and / think K%attenhorn was; they
each took Deans body by the shoulders.
and / took him by the legs, and We put
him in the wagon; Broyles got into the
wagon. and Katsenhorn and ! lifted the
body in; ] started TO 60 TO Beowawe, but
changed my course and went to Battle
Mountain; at the latter place I went to an
officer and gave myself mp; the telegraph
operator told me there would be no con-
nection of wires until 7 or s o'clock in the
morning; ! sent 9 telegram to Sheriff
Stinson OF this county. and he came aud
got me; / was sleeping with tho officer in
the Jail when the Sheriff came; the Sheriff
took me 10 Beowawe, from there to Deans
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