Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-01
liked to any one Of Mr.. Altenburg's talk

Willard Smith, being duly sworn, said
L knew Altenburg; had no particular &C
quaintance with him; had q conversation
with him about Boyes; it was at Mr.
Altenburg's corral, some time in April
think it was q week or so previous 10 tn,
death Of Altenburg; l heard some one cal
me on that day; l looked up and saw Mr.
Altepburg in his corral; he asked me fol
some alfalfa seed; l said l thought Boyel
had some; he said he had lost some alfalfa
and timothy seed, and then he warned me
against Mr.. Boyes; he said to me that ht
would fix the 8 = of q b. if he had to take
to the hills for it; he did not say tina,
Boyes had stolen his alfalfa or timothy
seed.
Cross examined-Was born in New York
first stopped at Beowawe when / came to
Nevada; that is, to remain; / laid a foun-
dation near Beowawe for a home; l came
from Fort Worth. Texas; was there prob
ably three or four months; came from
Buffalo to Fort Worth; I had worked in
Syracuse and a number of places; don't
know just how long IL has been since
left Buffalo; at Fort Worth l worked for
the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company;
think that was the name of the company;
no one was present with Mr.. Altenburg
when he and I had the conversation in the
corral; had an acquaintance with Mr..
Boyes, for l had boarded with him q while.
Jacob Rose, being duly sworn, said:
Am ~ years Of age; reside some 10 miles
from Beowawe. north of Shoshone Point;
have a house, ranch and water ditch there;
have resided there some IL years; / knew
Adam Altenburg; / knew him q number Of
years; he has been there off and on for
some time past; I have known
j.. X. Boyes since he came to these
parts last Fall; when he came 1
gave him a part Of my house-that is, a
part OF what l built just after his arrival;
l had q conversation with Altenburg, and
told him he ought to settle his difficulties
amicably; at times he was mild, at times
harsh; after Mr.. Boyes had made out his
board bill and given it to him, Alien
burg said it was law or war, he didn't give
a d-n which; at the time of the shooting
on April rs l was back of my house work
ing; l did not notice Boyes about the place
that day; | heard something like the snap
of q cap, and l believe IL was such; in a
moment l heard q gunshot, then another;
when l heard the second shot l went
around the house, and met Boyes; he
(Boyes) said, "He snapped a cap at me
and | shot him." ! went to AltenburS and
advised him to lie quietly, and did Whist /
could for him; | stayed with him and
swung my hat TO the boys in the field for
them to come up, and l also called to Mrs.
Boyes; when found Altenburg he had 8
shotgun in his hand. Here witness rec
ognized the piece.) There was no cap
on the right-hand barrel Of the gun,
and the trigger was pulled back; there
was q cap on the left-hand barrel; l took
coat off and put it under his head to
make him as comfortable as possible; the
next time l saw the gun Willie Altenburg
was carrying it to the corral; Altenburg,
when l saw him, was not on any trail to his
work: he appeared to want to get back OF
the barn; when l | heard what l believed to
be the snap Of q gun I looked up, but
could see no one; / saw young Adam AL
tenburg hunt about the corral for some
thing, and he said he was hunting for a
revolver; the next day I found in the hay
two loaded revolvers; / gave them to Adam
Altenburg, Jr.; this search for revolvers
was made by young A~ltenburg after his
father had been taken to Beowawe.
1t being half.past IL o'clock, noon, the
court took a recess until 2 P. NJ.
After the recess, Jacob Rose was again
called to the stand, and was cross-exam-
ined by District Attorney Cheney. Alien
burg told me on one occasion that he had
lost some alfalfa and timothy seed, and
that be believed Boyes had taken 1t; l
never had any trouble with any Of the AL
tenburgs. and always gave them to under
stand that they were welcome to all the
water they wanted from the ditch 80 long
as they did not interfere with others who
had similar rights.
- Owmby, being duly sworn, said: ]
have resided at Beowawe since the 7th day
Of last March; was q member Of the Coro
ner's jury in this case; l handled the gun
on that occasion; I noticed on the right
hand barrel of the gun the cap was
new, while the other one was pressed down
and was split; knew Altenburg slightly
met him about April 8; I made inquiries
of him concerning vacant land; l met him
again on the same day, but merely spoke
to him; the next time / saw him il
was ON or about the 10Th OF April;
was then working for Oliver Ben
son; he asked me If / knew where
Boyes got that alfalfa seed; he said, 81
have lost $50 pounds of alfalfa seed, and
believe that g. of b. took it. I've also
lost barley" he then talked to me of some
seventy meals he had taken at Boyes' and
Of Boyes charging him some $35 or SAC
for the same. He said, 81 will not go t.
law with him. A shotgun will do thu
business this conversation was some five
days previous to the death of Altenburg.
Cross communicative children were al
the ones present at the last conversation
between myself and Mr.. Altenburg; Smith
and l are comrades; we have land claims
close to one another; known Smith sever
years; we first met at Fort Worth, Texas
some seven years ago; am a native o
North Carolina; in 1869 / went to Colo
RADIO; after that / went to Texas; havt
been to Australia; stopped at Beowaw
With the intention Of trying to get work
and got work; have known jeff Beck since
the 9th of March; gotin Beowawe March 7
J.. B. MoCleod, being duly sworn. said
I was a member Of the Coroner's jury tina
served on the remains Of Adam Alien
burg in April last; I examined the CUR
said to have been In the possession o
Adam Altenburg at the time of the shoot
| ing; I noticed at the time that the cap or
| the left-hand barrel was showed down ant
| partly split, while the ont on the right
| hand barrel was apparently new and un
| used; on the night Of the shooting !
looked the same to me; I saw 1t at Boo
| 9avua