Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-11-25
THE KILLING OF WALSH.
Manual Walsh Says He Shot n Q
Brother In Self-ci ef0pse.

Walsh, WAS held at lone, NYe county,
before Justice Crane last Thursday
J.Gooding, District Attorney, appeared
for the prosecution and p NJ Bowler
Of this place WAS Tor the defense.
EK WALSH SWORN.
E K Walsh, a witness for the prose.
cution testified substantially as fol-
lows:
| reside in Lodi, have so resided for
the last 81 months knew fired
Walsh in his life time; he and defend
ant are my uncles. Never met or
knew Alfred Walsh but once before |
came to Nevada Have known de-
PENDANT ever since can remember. |
saw defendant on the 18th instant. He
came 10 Lodi with my uncle Alfred
They ate supper together that evening
saw defendant about 6 O'Clock A NJ
before the shooting, He and my uncle
Alfred ate breakfast together. | next
saw them IN the little white house or
office together. They were not in CON
yersaiion at that time. Alfred told me
to harness his horses and hitch them to
the spring wagon. He told me the
night before that he intended going TO
lone left the office leaving Alfred
and defendant alone to hitch up the
team. In about 90 minutes afterwards
| beard a shot fired. went to The
office, but before GOT there saw de
PENDANT abon, 70 yards south fran the
house. When | got to the office |
found Alfred lying in front of the
Office, partly on the ground and partly
on the steps. He was dead when
found him, and WAS bleeding AT the
mouth and had gun shot wound IN
the lief, breast, his vest was on fire evil
deu'ly from the shot fired next saw
defendant going towards Downeyvillc.
| did nol see the shooting cant tell
what caused Alfreds death, nor do
know who or how or why it WAS done,
| am not on friendly terms with de-
PENDANT We do not speak
JOHN MAyETT SWORN.
John Mayc,t testified Tor the prose.
ton: reside in Lsdi / saw deceased
and defendant eating breakfast to-
gelher on the morning of the shooting.
After break fast and before The shooting,
when on my way to work. went o The
office to get some tobacco. opened
the door and looked in and saw defend
ant and deceased; they were IN CONVEX
sstion; neither appeared to be angry.
| closed the door and went TO work, OF
wishing to interrupt them. In about
90 minutes after went down in the
mine | was called to 60 on top, and at
about 100 feet outside, from the mouth
of the tunnel | met defendant. l had
no conversation with him, but over
heard a conversation between him and
VIM. Anderson at that point Defend
ant said to Andersen I've had trouble
with ALT He started for the shot gun
and stopped him. You had better
90 up there and notice the position of
the record book and shot gun, and
lock up the tools, We then went to
the house aud found deceased lying on
the bed. He was dead. l examined
the shot gun and the place where |
found it. 1t was empty and did not
appear to have been used. The print
of the end of the gun ia the dust on
the floor showed to me that 1t had not
been used. The gun was standing in
the corner behind the door.
The testimony of this witness taken
before the Coronsrs jury is that when
he opened the door and found de-
ceased and defendant in conversation ;
that defendant was angry and so ap-
psared, while at the preliminary ex-
animation he swears that neither ap-
peared angry. He also testified that
he and defendant and defendants son
had trouble about water.
VIM ANDERSON
Fer the prosecution testified | saw
defendant the evening before the sho loot.
ing. He slept with me in my cabin.
He did not say why he didn't stay with
his brother. He did tell me that if
Alfred did not settle with him be
would sue him. He did not threaten
the life of his brother. or say further
than that he would sue him if he did
not get bis rights | saw defendant
and deceased at break fast next morn
ing. They were seated together. |
afterward met defendant near the
mouth of the tunnel, and be said,