The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-03-15
FOUND DEAD.
Michael Mccall Accidentally Shot
While Coming mp from Bassetcs
Ranch.

While Coming mp from Bassett's
Ranch.
S. l.. Malmgfen Came into town on
Thursday afternoon and reported find
ing the dead body of Mike Mccall
about q mile this side of Heusser
place, on the Cherry Creek road, I'm
der circumstances that left little
doubt but he had accidentally shot
himself. Justice Weber Immediately
summoned a Coroner's jury, but it
was after o'clock before they got
started from town. Two wagons, pro-
vided with lanterns, were equipped,
and Sheriff Bassett, at whose place
the dead man had been stopping, ac-
companied the party.
1t was 80 yesterday morning when
they arrived in town with the corpse,
and from the position of the body and
the evidence adduced Def re the Coro-
ner's jury's the following conclusion
as to the cause of his death appears
reasonable:
X. Peck testified that he left Bas-
sett's ranch at 10 o clock that morning
with his own team bound for Ely,
with his bedding and camping out
fit. There was no seat in the wagon
aud he sat on bundle of blankets.
lie had two shot guns with him, one
single and the other a double-bar-
relied. Peck asked him if the guns
were loaded aud he said the double
barreled one was. Peck fixed 1t in
the wagon SO that if it went off it
could not hurt him. He took the
other gun in his lap When the team
returned to the ranch this gun was
found in the wagon just as il bad been
placed. Peek further states that when
Mccall left the ranch he was in good
spirits and said: boys, be good to
yourself; cant be with you all the
time
The surrounding tracks indicated
that after he Was shot lie turned the
team around as if tn go back for help,
but he had hardly made the turn when
fell out, where the lifeless body was
found. The single barreled gun WAS
lying in the road some distance away.
Upon examination of the body it
was found that the full charge from
thesgun had entered his left leg below
the knee aud torn away the main ar.
terry and flesh in fearful manner, no
doubt causing death in short time
from hemorrhage.
The remains were buried yesterday
afternoon, most OF our people attend
lug the funeral.
Mike Mccall wa7 genial, kind
hearted old gentleman. esteemed by
all who knew him. 1t is said Mrs.
Hull at Eiko is his daughter ana he
has brother in California.
Following IS the verdict OF the
Coroner's Jury: We, the undersigned
jurors summoned TO appear before
ex-of1icio Coroner, ut Ely, on the l4th
day OF March, 1890, 10 inquire into
the death of Michael Mccall. found
lying dead near the Cherry Creek
road, in Steptoe Nalley, about one
mile south of Heusser's ranch, hav-
ing been duly sworn according to
law, and having made such inquisi-
ton, after inspecting the body and
hearing the testimony adduced, upon
our oaths each and all do say that we
find that the deceased was named
Michael Mccall; was a native of ire
land, aged about 65 years; that he
came 10 his death on the-I3th day
OF March, 1890, in this county, from
the effects OF gun shot wound in the
left leg, which we believe to have
been accidental. (Signed) T. C. Pou-
jade, Thomas Hagar, J. McMichals,
Lew Carpenter, S. c. lessen, Albert
Heusser.