Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-09-29
THE CROW TRIAL.

ne CTON CaSc uiu uOt uId"
lar.e crowd yesterday as the Count
Convention was the absorbing even
Of the day.
The following is condensation
Of the testimony for the prosecu
ton: Thomas Mays of Empire
testified that he stood within foul
or Eve feet of Hogan when he wa:
saot. No one was sitting by him
Saw 10 pistol on Hogan. Saw
Crow come up behind aud shoe,
Hogan with a pistol about two Zee,
from his head. Hogan was sitting
on bench with his head between
| his hands, drunk. Prior to the
killing Of Hogan he had talked
with the defendant, who said he
would fix Hogan, and on being
asked what he meant, defendan ,
pa.ted hi. pocket and replied, L We
got it right here
Dominic O'Gara, a Central Pa
cifc brakeman, saw Hogan shot.
Was standing by Sweenys saloon
when he saw the boy go up to Ho-
gan. and there was a shot which
sounded like bomb. Hogan was
stepping down with his head be
tween his hands. Did not see him
raise up. Crow was about Two feet
from Hogan when the shot was
fired.
J. c. McMariia of Virginia City
saw Crow approach within fouc
feet of Hogan and fire pistol AZ
Uogan's head. lie fell to the left.
Crow started away. but not fast.
Crow had his hand in his pocket
when he came up the street. Crow
vas to the l:fs, bat %. directly be
hind him.
Dave Bigiet witnessed the shoot
ing Of Hogan, AMI described how
he fell After the report o: the
pistol Grow ran az Carson street.
Ed. Murphy saw Hogan on the
bench. Heard a pistol shot and
saw Grow putting The pistol IN his
pocket.
Mr. pettrelli. who works in Olco-
yichs. saw Hogan on the bench
leaning against the post. Saw
Crow come up and shoot him. Saw
Hogan when he sat down on the
bench, aud saw him there four Or
five minutes before he Was shot
Crow was about :. foo, away when !
he shot, ana he shot from be- |
hind.
DR.. lee Testified that he made |
the post mOr,cm examination Of /
Hogan, and fJu"d . shot about two |
inches back Of the ear. The ball
went through the skull, cut the
spinal cord aud came out Of the
.eath, causing instant death. air.
Cary, who was at the back Of the
Arlington House, saw Crow try
% get on his horse after the shot.
Sheriff Crisler produced the pistol
which was examined by the jury.
twas aCo!ts self cocker and one
oarrel WAS discharged. he took
he pistol from defendant.
THE DEFENSE.
The defense opened with the
deposition of Thomas Mays taken
,efore the committing magistrate
ppointed for the purpose Of i'm
oeaching Mays testimony. 1t was
bjected to and after long argu-
nent that portion of his evidence
'eeore the Justice Court which was :
contradictory Of his evidence IN the
District Court was admittad.
Nobe Jefferson testified that ke
aw Hogan between 6 and 8 o'clock. ;
Heard shot and saw man keel
yer in the dirt. Turned the de-
eased over and Robert Lindsay Of
Reno helped him. The latter say !
* My God its Curley Hogan 8
aw pistol in Hosan's right hand \
front pocket, it was
retty well out with handle and ,
yiinder visible.
Trenmor Coffin was with Mr.. G
Saw pistol in his right t
and pocket and took it out. Ii :
truck him that the pistol might r
Ill out Of his pocket SO he took it. G
ockct had long cuts on the side.
.equired 30 effort to get the pistol
ut. William Crow testified about
lie relative position of the Crow