Mohave County miner., 1890-11-15
Hank Parish.


From witnesses and others who atten
ded the trial OF Henry Parish ut Ely
White Pine county last week, for tn
murder Of T G. Thompson at Royal Cit,
In this county on the 3rd Of August last
we learn the following particulars of th,
trial and the result.
The case was transferred last montl
from this county to White Pine on &C
count Of prejudice existing here agains
the prisoner and it came up on Monda,
the 18th inst. the witnesses and th,
District Attorney from Lincoln count,
having arrived there the day before. Tn,
prisoners having no attorney in attend
ance the Court appointed the Hon. III
Grey as Counsel 10 defend him, and Oh.
work Of impanelins a jnry was then be-
gun. This occupied the forenoon and
the jury list was exhausted without OBJ
tanning one. Another venire for juror,
was issued returnable on Tuesday morn
ing at 0 o'clock and Court adjourned un
till that time.
On Tuesday morning the trial OF ths
case was resumed, District Attorneys T
J. Osborne, Of Lincoln, and A. II. Treece
Of White Pine, and representing the State
and Hon. o. ii. Grey, the defense. A
jury was obtained without much Difficult,
ty and evidence on behalf OF the State
submitted until the evening recess, and
was also continued on Wednesday morn.
ing. Practically no defense was made
in the case, the defendants main reliance
being to trip up or contradict the States
witnesses. This however failed and after
argument, the case was submitted TO the
jury under instruction, at about 4,30 in
the afternoon. The jury were out an
hour and quarter when they returned to
Court aud filed their verdict, finding
Parish guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
Sentence Of death by hanging was pro-
nounced on Wednesday, the day follow
ing, by Judge Wells, and Friday the
twelfth day Of December next was fixed
rs the day the upon which the execution
shall take place.
The case presented by the State against
Parish was strong and clear as case
well could be and left no room for de-
fense. IL was shown that on the night
of August End last, Parish was in James
Curtis saloon at Royal City or Jack rsb.
bit Is miles north Of Phoebe, drinking
somewhat and circulating freely around
the place. A game OF draw poker was
also in progress, at which a man named
p. G.. Thompson together with Harry
Hill, Robt. Martin and Chinanaan were
were engaged, the table being Sc. out
from the bar and near the opposite wall
of the house. Thompson was a stranger
10 ali present having been in the camp
but two days and was going TO work in
the mine on Sunday the day following.
About O'Clock in the morning, Sunday,
Parish lolnged mp 10 the card table and
leaned on Thompson's shoulder watching
the game. Thompson asked him in a
quiet way to desist, that he could not
play poker with him leaning on him, at
which Parish went away not apparently
at all displeased. He returned after q
time and repeated the act and Thompson
again requested him to stop adding that
he was annoying the game Parish moved
off muttering something about Thompson
being the loser, and engaged with Curtis
the barkeeper in conversation. Present.
" ths Cbinaman in the game held club
flush, which was lassed out on him, and
on showing down his hand, his com
panions, including Thompson, set up q
loud laugh. Upon this Parish came up
again, saying he allowed no son Of b--h
TO laugh at him, directing this remark to
Thompson and calling him id cur
The players and others in the saloon
knowing Parish's dangerous character
hastened TO explain TO him the canse OF
the hilarity, and Thompson answered
that he was no cur and that he did not
give damn for him PARISH. Under
the explanation, Parish then apologiEed
TO Thompson and moved away back Of
him, Thompson resuming the game. A
minute later Parish thrnst his hand In
his pocket, and brought out large clasp
knife which he proceeded 70 open, observ-
ing which, two parties present, fearing
trouble Of some sort, asked him up TO the
bar TO drink and urged him to put mp the
knife. Parish accepted the invitation to
drink, but laughed OF the requsss to put
up the knife, and the trio moved TO the
bar, Parish cisspiEg the open knife in his
left hand. The drinks were poured ont,
but without touching his, Parish stepped
across TO the table, TO the right and In
front Of Thompson, who was still playing
and striking bis right fist violently on the
table, said TO Tbompsoa, HYou are not
only a cur. but son Of b-h and
bastard" and struck or pushed him
heavily in the mouth with bis right fist.
Thompson pashsd back his chair and
arose 10 his feet, and as hs did so, Parish
stepped forward and making pass with
his right hand, struck Thompson in the
abdomen with the knife in his left, and
,..,v. ,,.ad N rao.at the blow hilt chair