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


JACK PERRY.
Being first duly sworn. deposes and
says:
On the morning OF the 7th day OF
January, 1903 | started to go up the
canyon and | kept going until | got
to Lane City. and there | met about 25
or 80 men, friends of mine. asked
them what was up, aud they said that
they were there to see II they could
meet Mr.. Traylor or not, to try and
get him back to town TO face the COM
mittee we had appointed the night be-
fore, and says to them, II understood
you had settled that this morning. and
he said no, he would not recognize US,
and we gave him twelve hours for an
answer, and he said, Il don't want
twelve minutes. By that time some
one said, Here comes Mr.. Traylor
now" He drove up and one OF the
boys said. "Mr. Traylor, | would like
to speak to you, and he said, what
is il you want OF me?" And one OF the
boys said, ~ would like you to come
down to the town and talk to the COM
mittee about the scale of wages" and
he said, II have no time to fool away
now" One OF the boys looked up and
said, well, let him CO.. He drove
on TO his Office, | guess the Keystone.
Us boys got together and came to the
conclusion that we could talk 1t into
him yet. We had three rigs there
two double and one single--and we
drove to the Keystone. We appointed
three men to go and talk with Mr..
a 20
to some satisfactory agreements.
One OF the gentlemen stepped out af.
ter talking and says: you boys come
in and see il you can talk him into him
or not. - We went In and talked to
him and there did not seem to be any
reason In him. John Smith put hfs
hand on Traylor's shoulder and said !:
"Mr Traylor, why don't you be rea-
sonable?n and by that he pulled his
gun and shot John Smith. James
Stages he jumps In and tried to grab
the gun. was standing back and saw
Tray lor's clerk pull gun. | jumped
To grab the gun and got 1t in the neck.
BY that time Mr.. johnson jumped In.
Smith was laying on the floor; also
James Stages. Mr.. Traylor and his
clerk ran for the back door, and the
last saw of them they had started off
in rig. | went back to the Office to
see what damage was done. Smith was
dead and Stages all but dead. The
next time | saw Stages was In the Ely
morgue and he was dead.
QUESTIONS BY DEFENSE.
Q. Who appointed this committee?
A. Us boys.
O. Where were you boys when you
appointed that committee?
A. At the Keystone.
Q. About what time was II when
you started up the canyon from Ely?
A. About half past or = o'clock.
Q. Where you going?
A. We were going up the canyon to
Lane City.
Q. Who was with you?
A. We overlook several OF the boys
on the way up; one OF them was James
Trevaski.
Q. Was there an unusual crowd at
Lane City when you arrived?
A. Yes sir, of my acquaintances.
Q. Did you expect anyone there!
A. did sir.
Q. How many?
A. expected to see Is or 20 men.
Q. Were you surprised that they
were to meet Mr.. TraylorP
A. Yes sir, was.
Q. Where abouts In Lane City did
you see MIR. Traylor?
A. About In front Of the school house.
Q. Where was the man that spoke
to Mr.. Traylor?
A He was in the group.
Q. Who all were present at the Key
stone when the shooting commenced?
A, There were John Smith, James
Stages, johnson, Wm. Lloyd, Max
Lam bert and myself. That is about all
that can remember.
Q. Where abouts were the rigs that
you left?
A. A little above the Keystone
boarding house on the road.
@. Who was driving?
A. Ernest Randall was driving the
rig that / was in.
o. Were you present. at the Key stone
during the shooting?
A. I was, or would not have got it
IN the neck
JAMES TUTTY,
Being first duly sworn, deposes and
says:
On the morning OF the 9Th day of
January, 1908, | went up the canyon as
lar as Lane Alb1. W. ctODPtN
Mr.. Traylor came along and the men
stopped him and asked him to come
back to town. He said he did not
think there was any necessity of com
| ing back. He sad he had soc the
committee in the morning and they
had given him twelve hours to consider
! it. At that time some man spoke up
1 aud said, ''go along" He drove off up
the canyon. There were two rigs there
There were four OF us appointed TO GO
up aud see Mr.. Traylor, We drove ur
to the Keystone and We got out o. the
rig and went over TO the Keystone Of
fico to see Mr.. Traylor, and asked
him to come out and come down Il
Ely, and he said he did not think ther'
was any necessity OF coming down II
Ely. Smith went out to the wagon ant
talked to Mr.. Lloyd for while ant
came back. Mr.. Lloyd came over init
the Office. Smith and Stages au'
johnson were standing 10 front o
Mr.. Traylor. They asked him II b
would not come out with them. II