Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-06-29
TIE JONES CASE.
What Was Testified t. Before
Commissioner Waldo.

taxed III the Jones case before Cum-
missioner Waldo at Reno:
United States Commissioner Waldo
held the preliminary examination ia
the %so-cailed Jones case yesterday In
which the defendant was charged with
ASSAULT.
A numt er Of witnesses we're exam-
ined regarding the assault and imnle-
dlate subsequent vents. Guy Spencer
witnessed the assault and saw Jones
slap Davis with his left hand, follow
ing it up with three blows from the
right The blows were delivered
about the temple and frr-head. He
thought Jones had somn metallic sub
stance in his right h5r". the men
clinched and fell with Jones still
striking Davis.
Theodore Hofer saw the fight and
saw Jones strike Davis aud saw him
working as if to remove something
from his right hand and place it ia
his pocket.
5. +. Davis swore that he was
ST. with Jones' left then with the
right and is satisfied that he was
struck with some metal substance but
IS not sure as the blows dazed and
stunned him.
.. e.. Hngerman testified that he
was standing talking to Davis as
Jones came up. Davis had his aims
full OF newspapers that he saw some
thing on Jones right hand that had
a metallic CLINT and the blows sounded
like a blow from a metal substance.
He did not know whether brass
knnckles were used as he he yer saw a
pair.
Geo. l.. Mills had already testified
before the Commissioner to the effect
that he separated the combatants. bur
dld not see any metallic knucklcs. E.
y. Mccullough and D. ". Cuts totn
testified in substance that they saw a
part Of fhC fight but saw no metallic
knuckies and could not testify that
any such we're used
DR.. Fox testified that there were
three wounds that penetrated TO the
skull, but he aid bot think they were
the result of metallic knuckles. or
such as were exhibited in court. To
make such Wounds the Instrument
wonl&have to have a protuberauce in
order to make the punctures. At this
point a diamond ring that belonged TO
Mr. Jones was exhibited, but Mr..
Dodge objected to its being offered in
evidence and the objection was sus-
tanned. The witness was asked if a
rms with a large setting could make
such wounds and he replied that a
ring might have done The work.
}. F. Dennis testified that he and
Mills separated the two men and that
he subsequently, searched Jones, but
at no time did he see or find any me-
tallic knuckies.
Some evidence was introduced that
Davis, after gaining his feet. offered
to continue the fight and wehttowards
Jones, who pulled a gun and told him
that ii he advanced on him he would
settle him, or words to that effect.
Davis admits that he offered to re.
new the fight aud Jones admits a sim
pie assault.
AT the conclusion Of the testimony
Commissioner Waldo bound the de-
feudant I'VE to appear before the r
5. Court on a charge of assault and
battery.
The above report is very nearly cor
rect with tn exception Of the testi-
mOny Of M~ssrs. Spencer and Hofer,
Both these witnesses testified DOS
lively hat they saw metallic knuck-
as on the defendants right hand, aud
Horer sw0re that he saw him
work the knucklcs off his hand and get
hem into his pocket. This TESTIMONY
vas only met by the negative testi-
nony Or people who in the excitement
md crowd did not see the ~.
The defendant tacitly admitted the
ruth OF these Statements by not going {
N the stand IN his own behalf. AS he t
new be could not -tand one minutes S
Ioss-eXaminatIOn. A few days be-
ore the eXanina ion, the writer was a
by two re~pousible persons that 5
Mills was the most important v
7itness the Government could get, as t
ones a thr .wn the knuckles on the a
round and Mills had stood on them
nd got them out Of sight. The COM
lalntng witness at once wrote to
commissioner Waldo asking him 10 G.
Mills on behalf of the Gov 7
rnment ana not excuse him under q
ny circumstances, as his testimony II