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

Q. Who took hold OF his horses?
A. They wasn't taken ahold of.
O. Was the harness taken ahold of?
A. don't think so.
Q, Did anyone stand in front OF bis
horses when he was stopped?
A. Sam johnson.
Q. About how many men wetc pres
ent or near by?
A. | should judge between 20 and 80.
Q. Who requested you to go to Lane
City that morning?
A. Mr.. Lloyd.
Q. For what purpose?
A. To see Mr.. Traylor.
Q. State the conversation you had
With Lloyd when he requested you to
go to Lane City to see Traylor.
A. We did not have any coversation
at all.
Q. Did you talk to Lloyd or anyone
else about going to see Traylor?
A. No sir.
Q. At what time did you first know
that you were to go to Lane City?
A. Between 10 and half ST 10 on
the morning OF the 7th.
Q. At the Keystone did you and the
rest OF the committee insist upon Tray.
lor coming out OF the Office?
A. We asked him to come out and go
down to Ely.
Q. Did you ever hear any threats
made against Traylor In any way prior
to the shooting at the Keystones
A. No sir.
CROSS BY PROSECUTION.
Q. Was the Office door open or closed
at the time the committee went into
the Office?
Alt was closed.
@. Who was the first man to enter
the Office?
A. Smith.
Q. Did he knock at the door?
A. Yes.
Q. Who opened it?
A. Traylor's bookkeeper.
Q. Who was the first to speak?
A. Smith was the man.
Q. What did he say?
A. He asked Mr.. Traylor to come
outside, he was wanted.
Q. What reply did Traylor makeg
A.. He would not GO
Q. Where were the committee stand
ing at this time? gf
A. Standing at the door, on the out
side.
Q. Who spoke next after Traylor
said he would not GO?
A. don't remember.
Q. What was the next conversation
you remember after Mr.. Traylor said
he would not go?
A. Smith told him he was sent there
and would like him to come with him.
Q. Had Smith stepped inside by this
time?
A. Yes; he was standing inside the
door.
Q. When did the rest OF the commit
tee enter?
A. Mr.. Lloyd came over and as soon
as he came the committee went inside.
Q. Did you go In with the committee?
A. Yes.
Q. Did Mr.. Traylor or Mr.. Gaskell
ask the committee iu?
A. Not that heard.
Q. Did you hear either OF these two
men say anything to the effect that
the committee was not wanted?
A. did not.
Q. Do you know whether the front
door Of the Office was locked after the
committee entered?
A. do not know whether 1t was
locked or not.
Q, Who was the first to go out this
door after the shooting commenced?
A. Monaghan or Ashman; | don't
know which. -.x
Q. Do you know of anything else,
more than you have, testified to, which
might have any bearing in this matter?
a. That is about all.
RE.cRoss BY DEFENSE.
Q. Name the COMMITTEES that Lloyd
appointed.
A. Stages, Smith, Slater and myself.
O. Where did he appoint this com
mittee? .sas
\. At Lane City.
O. Name all the persons that you can
who were at the office at the Keystone
or near by at the time OF the shooting,
A Ashman, Monaghan, Slater, Chris
Paul, O'Brien and a fellow from the
Knob BY the name Of Harry. I think
that is all
Q Was Paul O'Brien and that Har-
ry in the Office at the time OF the shoot
ingY
A. No; o'Brien and Harry we're GO
ing by.
Q, Did you see the cook. Jim, around
there?
A. The cook and the dish-washer
were standing at the back door OF the
| cook house. a-~aaf ..
RE-cRoss BY PROSECUTION.
O. Mr.. Tutty, were you aware thai
Mr., Traylor had been served with a no
tice the morning OF the shooting, which
gave him twelve hours to con,i er th,
schedule?
A. don't tknoS anything Al all abou
it.
Q. Why did you prefer Mr.. Traylor'
coming to Ely to discuss the schedule
instead OF doing so in his office?
A. That morning, when the commit
tee went TO him TO present the sched
} ule, he told them he would not hav'