Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-01-20

The Result OF the Coroner'a Iaquest
,x.s held Yesterday

John B Sellers, who was stabbed by
his bar,keeper week ago lust night,
died on Thursday afternoon. Last
Tuesday evening Judge Holland and
n clerk went up to Pickhaude and took
his deposition. The deposition will
be published next week in the report
of thr preliminary examination, which
will be held at Judge Hollands Court
room II scf,sa t,,.iock this evening
As soon as the TACT Of Sellers death be.
came known, Judge Holland rs er.
cTtclo Coroner. summoned jury 10
meet a, his office yesterday morning
at ten o'clock. Following is the evi.
dence adduced and the verdict of the
Cotoner's jsry:
George Howard being duly sworn
said: NV name. is George Howard,
! born in England, age SO years, reside
in Candelaria. On January 9Th, 1880,
l was in Plckhnndle Gulch. | met
John Sellers at house in Caadelaria,
He was very much intoxicated, | per.
suaded him to go hons. There was 4
Mexican WOMAN with us. 1t WAS
Pomposa Padilla, and man named
Bangs with us. We drove to Sellcr.'
house and found it locked up. Sellers
and knocked at the door and tried TO
gel in; then he opened one of the win.
.dows and got in, He went into the
room where Brown was in bed, after
lie was IN, a. few minutes | went IN
after him. Sellers did not have my
lantern, Itook ii, heard him tell
Brown to get up off the bed. Then
Sellers pulled Brown of the bed on
the floor. Then took hold of Sellers
and persuaded him 10 come away
The he went to Brown and told him to
get up and pulled him on to the floor
again. Then l took hold Of Sellers
and took him out of the room into the
saloon, after that lie went back again
into the room. In u few minutes he
and Brown came out together, it locked
as though they were fighting. Then ]
saw Brown strike Sellers two or three
times, and saw katie in Browns
hand, I,gol between them and 'sepa.
rated them. Then Brown asked me
to keep him away from bin. l told
him | would, and he mus. keep away
from him, Then l heard Sellers say
he WIS cut all to pieces Then Brown
went back TO bed. Sellers wanted to
get 10 Brown again to speak to him
Called for Brown to come to him.
Brown said he would not come Then
Brown dressed himself and went out
Of the back door and CROSSED TO Blue
Dicks saloon and went down, town
l took Sellers and put him tn bed and
opened bis shirt and looked at
his wounds. They were on his
breast. = Then Il came down town.
Sellars had nothing in his hand when
lsaw him lighting with Brown. po,
into the house through tho window.
Sellers seized Brown nv the neck and
pulled him off the bed on the floor in
manner Thought would hurt him.
All Sellers said to Brown was to get
up and Dress Brown seemed to be
drunk and .dszcd. with the execution
of my lantern there was no livht in ,he
room a. the tims Sellers entered The
room.
Pomposa Padilla being frs, duly
sworn said: NV name is pomnos.
Padilla, born 10. Mexico. az. 81 / live
in Candelaria. On January 9Th. 1885
abou, nine or half past nine o'clock
! went with George Howard to Pick.
,hardlo Gq.ch. ,''i'here was : man 7
aid not know and John SELLERS IN III.
wagon. stopped Mt Sellers, saloon 7
remember seeing Brown there. Sci.