The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-05-13
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had extracted from MS revolver tii"t
Brown had shot once at Mayhugh dur
ing the fracas and this Was the blank
cartridge OF the shot he fired.
Miss Rodgers statements were to the
effect that she had seen Mayhugh and
Meyers riding towards the schoolhouse
with Long John, Chief OF Police, behind
them. She informed Mics Egan and
went down into the yard. After May
hngh and the "Dutchman" arrived she
returned to the house and met the lady
Superintendent on the stairs. Miss
Egan said to her, Ibid YOU see Meyers
hip pocket? He is armed | am going
back and get my revolver" Miss Egan
returned to her Dol and when she APP
peared on the porch she had a revolver
in her hand. Following this scene was
that regarding the conversation with
Miss Egan showed the revolver to May
hugh and told him to 60 home calling
him u white -livered, old coward, alter
wards occurred the shooting. ..a
Mrs. Meriwether was the last AMI go
far the principal witness. The interest
ing part Of her testimony was i'll sub
stance that early on the morning OF
April 18th, the day OF the tronble came
to a climax, she saw a large crowd Of In.
dams at the agency. By aii OF a power
! iul telescope she WAS enabled TO witness
everything that went on. MIR. AMI Mrs.
Mayhugh were in front of the agency
building talking to the Indians. Later
in the day, towards noon, Mrs. Meri-
wether says she viewed the agency again
through the glass. Much to her surprise
she saN Mrs. Mayhugh with revolvers
in both hands distributing them to the
Indians. Some accepted the weapons
readily while other stepped back at
first, showing a hesitancy about accept
ing them.
About | o'clock on the saule day she
saw through the glass Mayhugii and
Meyers on horses moving in the diree-
ton of the schoolhouse. Mrs. Mayhugh
! uuu douEHfCt chChA uit W. - w
agency building and started after the
two men. After having gone a short
distance they halted Msyhugh. He
stopped, and when Mrs. Maytugl, over
took them she handed MayLugh u revol-
yer.
J Later on in her testimony she said she
saw the doctor fire hit one shot. and
that was the second one. She also sIw
John Brown as he WAS ia tie act of low
eriny his revolver after shooting at May
hugh.
DIR. j.. L. M-rri weather, one of the tle-
fcndants, WAS the last Witness on the
stand this morning.. lie sul,stan-
Of the defendants. As 10 the shooting.
lie testified that he saw Meyers draw
his revolver, and he {Merri weaihcrl, he
ing unarmed instsntly took the revolver
that Miss Egan had in her hand aud
fired at Mayors right arm. So rs to dis
able him that he might not he able to
shoot at Miss Egan or witness.
United States Commissioner Archer,
after going over The evidence submitted,
discharged all the deien Tents from Gus
toby. The Commissioner went into the
details OF the testimony IS offered for
aud agains 81 each Of the defendants. Re-
garding Frank Carson, no evi lance had
been iutro luced whatever that could be
at all construed TO carry out the charge
in the complaint against irim. As To
Miss Anna G. Esan, ths Commissioner
thought that there was not any intent
on her part to kill either Meyers ar May
hugh. Even had there been, iflslie had
so desirei, she bad the opportunity Of
fered to carry out such intent.
Commissioners Archer statetsthat Dr.
Merriweather was justified in the action
he took. Seeing Mayors startlto draw a
revolver, it would be natural forea man
on the impulse OF the moment 10 use
one himself ii one were available especi-
ally go when ie thought his wife's life
were in jeopardy, as was such in this
case. Another feature was thatihe doe
tor was really defending his donicile
from intruders.