The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-01-15

/ told them to let him go. SO they lot hin
go In about one hour or three quar-
ters, VIM. Lloyd, lhe President ap
pointed a committee TO wait on Mr.
| Traylor There were or 3 on the com
mittee that went to Mr.. Trayior's Of
fee. They were there abont one hal
or three quarters OF an hour before
got to the Office. AS we were driving
past the Keystone, we saw Mr.. Lloyd
and he shouted for us 10 come over
there. We went oyer, tied the horse
up, and went into the Office, and heard
Mr.. Traylor say that he could not con
slider the scale of wages presented him.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Stages put their
hands on his shoulder-that is around
his back--and Traylor pulled IA gun out
Mr.. Smith said to him 'splease don 4
shoot, We did not come here for any
trouble. At thar moment he started
to shoot. could rot tell tbe.hrst shot
was fred--did mon sound very loud.
| The rest Of the shots were louder than
the hrst one. saw Traylor point his
gun at Mr.. Smith and fire. There were
5 or 9 shots fired, and don't know who
was shot. Altar that Mr.. Traylor and
his bookkeeper went out OF the back
door, got In their buggy and drove
down the canyon.
Q. How did you know you would see
Mr.. Traylor by stopping at Zunino's?
A. / did not know.
Q. Where were you when Mr.. Lloyd
appointed that committee.
A. At Pete Zunino's saloon, on the
porch.
Q. Who composed that commit ee?
A. Smith, Stages, Tutty, Lloyd,
Slater, Perry, johnson and Max Lam
bert. guess that Is all
Q. VIVA. object had you going up the
canyon that morning?
A. To meet Mr.. Traylor.
O. By whose orders did you go.
A. Mr.. Lloyd, President Of the Mi
ner's Union.
@. About how many men were at
Lane City?
A. should Judge about 25 or 30.
Q. Do you know II Mr.. Lloyd had
notified any of the other men present to
go to Lane City?
A. could not say.
Q. Do you know II any one else vas
notifying the men to go there?
A. do not. There was one OF the
committee there to present the scale of
wages to Mr.. Traylor. '
@. Was there committee appointed
TO request the assembly OF the men at
Lane City.
A. do not know.
Q Have you talked this matter over
since its occurrence?
A No sir.
Q. Were you present when Mr. Tray
lor was stopped in Lane City
A. Yes SIR
Q. Who stopped him?
A. Sam johnson.
Q. What did Sam johnson do when
he stopped him-Traylor.
A. He stood in front OF the horses.
Q. What did Johnson do when he
took ahold Of the reins?
A. He said we want to SOC you about
tho scale Of wages that was presented
this morning.
Q. What did Mr.. Traylor say?
A. He said have not got time TO
talk to you now.
Q. After Traylor had been permitted
to go on up the road, did any one pro-
test on going on up the canyon after
him?
A. Not that l heard.
Q. Did you hear any threats made by
any one between Ely and the Keystone?
A. No sir.
@. Was you in the room at the Key
stone, when Smith was shot?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Was the gun fired at arms length
pointed towards Mr.. Smith.
A. should judge it was about six
inches, not any more than that.
Q. Was the gun out OF Traylor's 8
pocket when he shot SMITH
A. Yes sir.
Q. Was Smith standing facing Tray
lor, or side wise?
A. He was almost facing Mr.. Tray
lor.
Q. Was the gun pointed In direct
line between Traylor and Smith?
A. 1t looked to me as II it was point
cd straight towards him.