Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-01

you anything" Altenburg got mad ant
used some rough language; that wal
about all the dispute / heard between the
W men; it took place in aroom adjoining
where l was; was at home on the day Of
the shooting; l was washing dishes in my
house when | heard harsh language. and
looking out l saw Altenburg with a shot
gun drawn and pointed toward our house
l saw him through the window; just as ]
looked out I saw my husband pass by; ]
then heard something that sounded
like the swapping of a cap; my
husband came into the house and
also looked through the window; Alien
burg appeared to start for our house.
(Hereupon q new map was produced,
which showed the Boyes and Rose house,
the rooms thereof, and other interesting
points connected with the scene OF the
homicide.) When Altenburg came facing
the house, he was apparently working
with his gun; my husband then got his
gun and went out, and 1 went out and
brought in the two children; it was
not long until 1 heard two shots; when
my husband first came in he said, He
~(Altenburg) busted a cap at me-" after
the two shots my husband came into the
house and asked me to take the cartridges
out of the gun, aud then he got his horse
and started for Beowawe to give himself
up; / went out. and, putting my hat on a
pole, l waved it and called the Altenburg
boys in from the field.
j. X. Boyes then took the stand, and
being duly sworn he said: Am the de-
PENDANT in this action; am 40 years of age;
have lived in Eureka county since last
October; was passing through the State at
the time; am a native Of Missouri; went
TO California in 1857 and remained there,
off and on, until 1882; resided
in Shasta county; although l lived in
Shasta county % years; when I first came
to Shoshone Point, l stopped to water my
horses, and there meeting Mr.. Rose we
talked of land matters, and then after
ward decided to locate; 1 had four horses
and q wagon; first saw Adam Altenburg
about two days before Christmas; he then
came to my house and stayed all night; he
then came numerous times afterwards.
The witness nereupon related his business
experiences with the deceased, most of
which has been related by other witnesses)
As regards the bill il amounted to SAC so;
he offered me $40 in full payment; my bill
was for board at 25 cents a meal and 81 a
day for my labor and team, and so
cents a day for a horse he got from me;
after l had made out the bill and pre-
sented IL we did not have much
talk over IT.; my brother-in-law told
me, after I had sent him TO Altenburg to
see IL he could collect some money, to
look out for Altenburg; after I had pre-
sented the bill to Altenburg, as | say, he
(Altenburg) and / had little or nothing TO
say to one another; on the Goth of April I
saw Altenburg, and with his gun in his
hand, he said. "you d. s. Of a b. /
will fix you;" I then made for the house,
and got my gun; the first shot / fred at
him missed; the second took effect; he
seldom ever said anything wrathful to me,
and it was my wife and brother-in-law
that warned me; 1 never had any feeling
of enmity against the deceased; l was not
apprehensive that he would shoot me until
l saw him with the gun leveled at me.
Several witnesses, most of whom are
from Battle Mountain, where the feeling
against the defendant is said to be intense.
were called on the stand to testify as to
the v~eracity of Mr.. Jacob Rose, one of the
strongest witnesses who had testified in be-
half OF the defense. After this testimony
WAS heard the case was submitted to argu-
ment, which continued until about 10
o'clock last night, when the cause was
continued until this morning.