The Clifton clarion., 1889-01-02
Tuesday night, about ' o'clock,

Hovey's saloon between George
 Sheridan and the dealer, John Koneo, which either directly or
 remotely was the cause of the for
 mer's death. The facts learned
 by the reporter from witnesses in terviewed would seem to be about
 as follows: In the course of
 dispute over'the payment of a bet
 Sheridan called Koneo an oppro- brious epithet, which the latter re- sented by striking Sheridan in the
 face with his fist. Sheridan then
 went away and sat down in a chair
 with the remark that he would settle with Koneo later. After sitting few moments he arose and cashed in dollars worth of checks and went into the Chinese restaurant adjoining. After he left Koneo put the lockout in to deal while he went behind the bar to wash the checks, which were bloody from cut in Sheridan's face made by ring on Koneo's
 hand. While thus engaged a Mexican woman came in and told him that Sheridan was coming and had knife up his sleeve which he had received in the restaurant. A few seconds afterwards Sheridan entered and came up to the bar. Koneo alleges that he saw the knife and stepped around with an empty '45 in his hand and de- manded that Sheridan should ''drop that knife," to which the latter replied, T won't do it." Koneo repeated his demand, and on receiving the same answer, struck Sheridan across the face with the gun, but not hard enough, it IS sad, to knock him down. Sheridan then turned and walked out the door with threatening remark. His friend and partner, D. w. Wadhams, shortly afterwards found him ly- ing near the river bank in the neighborhood of Fritz Adolphy's saloon, but after making an un- successful attempt to arouse him, thought he was in a drunken stu DOT and left him to "sleep it off" Sheridan lay thus exposed until about 1 o'clock, when his friends | became frightened and took him into room in the rear of Hovey's | saloon and called Dr. Linden who | pronounced the man in state of | como and in a dangerous con- dition. Later Dr. Lacy was called | in consultation and both men pro nounced the man to be suffering from concussion of the braln. Remedies were administered and proper attention given the man, he fingered until tonight (Wednes- day) at 6 o'clock, when he breathed his last without recovering con- seriousness. As soon as 1t became evident that Sheridan would prob ably die, Justice Sias, in the ab- sence of Constable Smith, arrested Koneo and put him under guard of two men. Later he was formal ly charged with murder and an additional guard placed over him. George Sheridan, the deceased, is said to be cousin of Joe Sher- idan, the well-known mining man of Silver City, and when sober is sad to be hardworking man, a good miner and prospector, and a generous friend. He came in yes terday from Gray's Peak, where he is interested with Dan Wad- hams in what is said to be very promising properties in that dis trict. A coroner's inquest will be held tomorrow and post mortem examination made for the purpose of ascertaining the immediate | cause of his death. It is claimed | by those who witnessed the affair that it seems hardly possible that the force of the blow struck by | Koneo should have been sufficient to cause death.
 LATER.
 Having been compelled to delay | our issue, we are enabled to state | that this (Thursday) morning the post mortem examination con- ducted by Drs. Lacy and Linden revealed the fact that the deceased | came to his death as the result of | a wound on the left side of his head, causing concussion of the brain. There were no exterior evidences of injury, but on lifting the scalp bruise was discovered | at least three inches in length,and | on removing the skull cap clot l of blood weighing an ounce and a