The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14

cash drawer, and started to go to the
back room; called out and told him the
gun was loaded; asked him what he
was going to do with IL; said he was
going to shoot himself; ran after aud
struggled with him to prevent him using
the gun; when we reached nearly to
the doorway Of the sewing room he
pushed me aside and began shooting;
did not see the first shot; saw blood on
Mechanics face after second shot and
saw him falling out of the chair to the
floor; Davies then asked ms why kept
such a id thing as that loaded. and
then fired other shots at random about
the room; in the meantime l was trying
to help Mechanics up from the floor he
did not appear to be. unconscious. n
he said what did you do that for;
Davies then went out to get SOL Q water
to wash Mechanics aud said he would
summon q doctor; Mechanics objected
to Davies getting a doctor. saying he
was moi badly hurt; he became very
angry and began walking around the
room he pushed me aside SO rudely that
I would have fallen to the floor If
Davies had not caught me in his arms;
| Mechanics said he wanted to go home
and started to go out the back door
objected to his leaving then as / thought
he was in no condition to do so. and
requested him to lie on the lounge; this
he refused to do, and then walked out OF
the front door Of my store; | then went
home; could eat no supper and soon re.
turned to the store; Davies arrived
shortly after my return to the store and
/ asked him how Mechanics was. and
he said he did not know; do not know
where Mechanics went after he left my
store Mechanics said the shooting was
accidental and he was not going to dc
anything about it; have had several
conversations with Mechanics since the
trouble-the last one on Spring street in
front of my home last Saturday.
Mrs. Green cross. examined-Am not
engaged to be married to defendant; he
said l was to be his wife, but l knew
nothing of it; Davies never objected to
Mechanics being in my store; I rushed
to Mechanics assistance when he fell
out of the chair after the second shot
Davies and l picked him up, and l said.
Now, see what you have done;" he
made no reply; when ! went home after
the shooting Davies accompanied me L
said it was an accident, aud Mechanics
said he knew it was; l went to see him
at his house that evening. and asked
him if I could do anything for him he
said yes, sit down and talk to me; asked
him how he came to have Harry arrest
ed after he had said he would mott he
replied he had changed his mind and
would prosecute Davies if it cost him
$1,000; Davies was on the threshold of
the doorway leading into the sewing
room when the second shot was fired l
did not tell any one about the shooting;
the wound ON the right side of the head
was bleeding profusely. and I was afraid
Mechanics would bleed to death.
Justice L. W. Cromer testified that
Davies reputation for peace and quie1
had always been good so far as he knew
w. H. Sweeney was recalled and
stated that Davies had always been 9
peaceable citizen as far as he knew.
District Attorney A. 3. Henderson
was called in rebuttal and testified tina
he had a conversation with Mrs. Greer
in her store on August 4 about the case
returned to my Office and type wrot'
what she had told me. This statemen
was then read to the Jury.
Mr.. Henderson testified he was not ii
Mrs. Green's store on August 2, being a
the Summit and Palisade on that date
denied he was present in the store whel
the third bullet was found, referred t
by Mrs. Green in her testimony.
Adams johnson was recalled an
testified hat he was present a
Mechanics house on the night of tn
shooting; that Mrs. Green was ais
there and she asked Mr.. Mechanics no
: to prosecute the case for her sake.
, This concluded the testimony an
/ both sides rested.
/ Counsel for the State and defens
|, occupied one hour and a half each i
their arguments following whicI
Judge Breen charged the jury and tn
| case vas submitted to them at 1873
p. m. Friday.