Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-08-10


field with the rest of his camp outfit
He then gave me notice that he held
me responsible for all of his stuff and
accepted the notice. He then stat
ed that he must have that ground.
accepted that notice also. He then
ceased speaking and asked him if he
had any further business with me.
He answered that he had if he could
get at me. 1 then told him to leave
and he said he would not. Ny mind
was then made up from whet [ had
heard that he was capable of throw
ing my family out of the house in my
absence or doing anything else that
might occur to him. I again ordered
him to leave and he refused in such
manner as showed me that he intend
ed to stay and hold possession in spite
of the fact that it was my home, and
believing that he intended to kill me
II resisted, 1 got my gun and COM
menced to shoot. He did not have.
time to draw his gun if he had one.
L felt that 1 had to protect myself
then and there. / shot once with a
double barrelled shotgun loaded
with buckshot. 1 did not go to where
he fell.
aNephi lessen, J. lessen and a
young man by the name of Ander-
son were present when the shooting
took place. .
IL attribute the most of this diff
Guilty to the influence of j. H. Call.
1t has developed since Call and Graft
were arrested for jumping my ranch
that Graft jumped it for Call. Ihave
lived on this land since. about the =, LIST
of August, 1886. and have improved
the whole of the 100 acres.
"When Mr.. Jessen and we're COM
ing down yesterday we met Mr.. Call
on the road. He stopped his horse
and made motion as if to draw his
gun"
Mr.. Nephi Jessen, who came down
with Mr.. Pearson, made the following
statement:
Il have known Graft since election
day. The trouble out of which the
killing grew has been brewing since
the 9th or 10th of July when Graf
and Call Jumped Mr.. Pearson's ranch
Since then they have threatened botl
me and Mr.. Pearson. l was at the
hay stack yesterday when Pearson
shot Graft. i was unloading load
of hay when Graft came. He came t.
the stack and asked for his rifle anC
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. Graft then told Pear
son that he would hold him respon
sible for the things he had left there
Pearson said: All right; 1 accept
your notice. Have You any further
business with meY , Graft asked
Pearson if he would pay for the
things, and Pearson replied, No;
will not Pearson asked Graft agai1
il he had any further business will
him and Graf said, i give you notice
to take your improvements off tina
land Pearson answered, sAu right
accept your notice. Is that all?
Graft said, Yes; unless you wan
something out Of me. If you do you
can have it, Pearson replied no,
and asked Graft to leave. Graft re
piled that he wouldn't until he go
ready. Pearson told him he mus
leave or he would compel him to
Graft said he wouldn't do it. Pear
son then got out Of my sight and saic
twice, Go away and leave here
Graft said he wouldn't do it. / thel
heard the report of the gun.
stepped to the other side of the wBgoi
and looked for Pearson, but could no
SEQ him. then looked toward Graf
and saw him falling off his horse.
jumped off the wagon and went I,
his assistance. As / got off tn