The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-01-22

any bnlng 10 uO Witn tbeih. bhbae u"
If he might come down, We could come
to some settlement
Q Why did the committee want Mr..
Traylor 10 come to the committee 5
wagony
a. And talk to MIR. Lloyd
RE-eRoss BY DEFENSE.
Q. Was there u me.,ting Of the Min
ers' Union on the evening OF January
9Th, 1903?
A. Yes; thai was their meeting
night.
Q Was the matter of dealing with
Mr.. Tra,lor discussed?
No answer.
Q We're you present at that miners
meetingY
A. For short time.
! [For the benefit of the Jury Mr..
Tutty drew rough outline of the In
terror OF the office at the Keystone, In
which he pointed out the relative po.
sition of each man in tue office. Accord
ing to this diagram, there were eight
men in the office at the time OF the
shooting, and they had both Mr..
Traylor and Mr.. Gaskell very vel
surrounded. Ed.
DEPOSITION OF MAX LAMBERT
l, Max Lam bert, considering myself
seriously wounded, ON oath say that
this is my ing statement:
This morning was going up to Cop.
Der Flat to get my clothes and wages.
When got up to the Keystone there
were some Of the mon going over to the
office, who supposed was committee
to wait on Mr. Traylor. saw Mr. Tray
lor In conversation with Mr.. John
Smith and James Stages aud three or
four more, do not recollect their names
Mr.. Traylor thought he had IL hours
to consider the scale OF wages Some
one said that 1t was no use considering
and taking any more time. Then the
boys said: "Mr. Traylor, every thing
will be settled by arbitration; you need
not be afraid OF us fellows. Mr.. Tray
lor refused to listen to any arbitration.
Mr.. Smith took Mr. Traylor's left hand
into his own left hand and took his right
hand and put it on Traylor's shoulder
and said: Mr.. Traylor come along be-
for committee. where were can settle
it" and at the same time telling Tray
| lor that he need not be afraid of any
violence. but Traylor tore himself away
from Smiths hsnd--tbere was no scuf-
file. Gaskell, the clerk was on the other
side OF the desk. He pulled out nickle
plated gun, about foot long, and
pointed IL at me. About that time
Tray lor tried to tear himself away from
Smith. Immediately shooting COM
menced, and ! could not say positively
If was shot by Traylor or Gaskell, but
the position | was standing in, and ac-
cording to my wounds, do not think
was shot by Traylor. The first shot
hit me IN the mouth and loosened my
teeth. The second shot hit me in the
arm, below the shoulder, breaking the
bones, and then I staggered and fell
| right in the door. | Just happened to
look at Gaskel, and his gun pointed
towards me while 7 was trying to get
up and shooting going on in all direct
ions of the room-men falling and run
ning-and | felt pain in my left breast,
like another shot, aud | said ''for God
sake what do you want to kill me for?
What have done to you? After that
| got up and going to the new smelter
site, fell down again from exhaustion.
| saw -Shamrock-Sam johnson right
straight in front of me, on the roof OF
the cellar, blood running out of wound
from the left nipple. johnson was about
20 feet from me, lying on his back.
tainted for about a second, and opened
my eyes again, and saw Traylor and
Gaskell with guns IN their hands and
shooting at random, making for their
conveyance. And then they imm sdi-
ately got in their buggy and drove off,
| | did not see gun or weapon OF any
kind in the possession of any body but
Traylor and Gaskell.
DEPOSITION OF SAM JOHNSON.
l, Samuel johnson, considering N.Y.
self seriously wounded say this Is my
dying statement: l thought it was the
book keeper that shot me. thought
the book keeper shot me through his
coat pocket
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY.
In the matter OF the Coroner's In
quest oyer the bodies OF James Stagg,
j. F. Smith and Samuel johnson.
We, the jury, find as follows:
That James Stagg met his death at
place called Keystone, White Pine
county, Nevada, at about 1l:45 u. M,
on the 7th Guy OF January, 1903, as the
result OF gun-shot wound, at the
hands OF John A. Traylor.
We, the jury, further find; That J.
F. Smith, deceased, met his death at
the same time and place, from gun.
shot wound, and at the hands OF said
John A. Traylor.
| We further find That Sam'l John
son, deceased, met his death at the
same time and place, from a gun-shot
wound, at the hands OF someone un-
known. presumably from the hand OF
either John A. Traylor or James Gas
kell.
| We, the Jury, recommend that the
officers OF this county fully investigate
the purpose upon which the several men
were present in Mr.. Traylor's office at
the keystone at the time of the shoot
/ ing
Dated Janiy 10, 1903
f o Connors, j FL Eager,
A. 5. Leahigh, Joseph Newman,