Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-08-18
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ARSOIUTEM PURE
Of August, 1886, and have improved
ABSOLUTELY PURE


OF August, 1886, and have improved
tho whole Of the 16O acres.
-When Mr.. Jessen and l were com.
ing down yesterday We met MI. Call
on the road. He stopped his horse
and made a motion as IL to draw his
gum
Mr.. Nephi Jessen, who came down
with Mr.. Pearson, made the following
statement:
i lraa ,,s,e M Gs..t2 c.e..ion
day. Inc trouble out of which the
killing grew hes been brewing since
tho 9th or 10th Of July when Graft
and Call jumped Mr.. Parsons ranch.
Since then they have threatened both
me and Mr.. Pearson. l was at the
hay. stack yesterday when Pearson
shot Graft. / was unloading n load
of hay when Graft came. He came to
the stack and asked for his rifle and
Mr.. Pearson told him he did not know
where it was, but that an old rife
was put out Of the field with the rest
OF the things. Graf then told Pear
son that he would hold him respon-
sible for the things he had left there.
Pearson said: .An right; I accept
your notice. Have You any further
business with meH' Graft asked
Pearson il he would pay for the
things. and Pearson replied, No; /
will not Pearson asked Graft again
il he had any further business with
him and Graft said, 4 give you notice
to take your Improvements off that
land Pearson answered, .All right;
i accept your notice. Is that aIl?'
Graft said, Yes; unless you want
something out Of me. II You do you
can have it, Pearson replied no.
and asked Graft To leave. Graft re.
piled that he wouldn't until he got
ready. Pearson told him he must
leave or he would compel him to.
Graft eaid he wouldn't do it. Pear.
son then got out Of my sight and said
twice, Go away and leave here
Graf said he wouldn't do It. l then
heard the report OF the gun. I
stepped to the other side Of the wpgon
and looked for Pearson, but could not
see him. / then looked toward Graf
and saw him falling off his horse. l
jumped off the wagon and went to
his assistance. AS 1 got off the
wagon, / looked up and saw Pearson
the stack with a gun in his hand.
l called to him not to shoot any more.
He shot but once. There was a sta.
bic between me and Graft and as |
passed around the corner OF Il /
thought / saw n gun in his hand. /
to him not to shoot. When |
got to him / saw no gun in his hand.
l asked him what ] could do for him
and he asked me where he was shot.
l told him / did not know. He then
asked me to raise him to his feet. l
and MIR. Anderson did so when he
'aid, Il am a goner; avenge my death.
| came here for a row and l am done
or or something to that effect as he
was choking and l did not thorough.
~ understand the latter part Of the
remark. He died in about ten min
ntes after being shot. 1 opened his
shirt collar before he died and saw a
wound through his neck Just above
The breast bone. I held him in nv
arms until he died. I did not search
person to see whether or not he
had a gun. Mr.. Pearson and I then
for Elko."
MI. Jessen corroborates MI. Pear
son as to the meeting with Call on the
road.
MI. Pearson has been a resident OF
Elko county for the last nine years
and has always borne a good reputa.
ton as n quiet, peaceable citizen. He
feels the position in which he
is placed, but has no fenrs OF the final
outcome Of the trouble. He has the
and support of all law abid-
ing citizens.
Graf, the dead man, has been a
notorious character in the country
for a number OF years. Before com
ing to this county, he murdered
Shannon near Steamboat
Springs in Washoe county over a dis.
pute about a mine. Escaping pun.
ishment for his crime. he developed
into a genuine desperate. Before
for Mardis the first OF this
week, he made threats against Mr..
Pearson and others in Mardis and
boosted OF what he intended TO do on
return.
District Attorney Massey filed q
against Mr.. Pearson this
charging him with the muir
Ter Of Graft. He was taken before
Justice Henley who committed him
the custody Of the Sheriff to await
the preliminary examination which is
oct for next Saturday at 1 o'clock.
Coroner Morgan left for Mardis
morning TO hold an inquest over
remains.
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Moro Complications.