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

how my glasses were broken; don't
know who put me on the lounge. but
suppose il was Mrs. Green and Davies;
how my hat became broken / do not
know; don't remember & what time my
collar was removed by Mrs. Green; il
was prior to the time the hugging was
going on l was in Mrs. Green's possibly
about 20 or 25 minutes; John went for
q doctor while l was in the office; L
made the complaint after l reached
home Saturday night.
DIR. Burnett was called and testified
as to the nature of the wounds received
by Mr.. Mechanics.
Mr.. Mechanics was recalled
/ saw the barrel Of the pistol when
Davies returned into the back room
from the store; two shots were fired
that 1 know of; Mrs. Green has spoken
to me several times on the street since
my recovery; cannot fix the tim or
place but think il was in front OF her
store ; also met her between Brossemer's
corner and Spring street; spoke to her
last Saturday in front of her store
at that time she said she wanted to talk
with me.
Re -direct examination-Did NOT say
what she wanted to talk about, although
/ asked her; in the back room Mrs
Green asked me to say it was an &C
| cident, also at my house; she seemed te
take Harry's part; she tried to dissnade
me from prosecuting him and ! told he
/ would prosecute him if it cost me a
$1,000; was attending to Mr.. Brossemer'
business while he was in Carson, and In
that way / became quite well acquainted
with the family and quite frequently
| visited the store; often met Mrs.
| Diamond and Mrs. Brossemer there and
felt entirely at home whenever visited
the store; saw Davies face before he
fred the shots; after the second shot
lost consciousness was sitting in low
rocking chair; whenever l visited the
store I was always made to sit in that
| chair: have not been in her store since
the shooting; heard no struggling in
the store before the shooting or no out
cry; knew nothing after first shot;
when 1 came to everything appeared
dark in the room.
Recross.examination-Saw Davies IN
the store several times as / was passing,
and also when / went into the store; my
family, Kate, John, my wife and Mrs.
| Brossemer, were present when l had
the talk with Mrs. Green at my house;
she made a plea then not to prosecute
for her sake; do not not prosecute for my
sake she said; said ! would prosecute
Davies at all events.
Adams Johnson was called and
testified regarding the operation per.
formed On the plaintiff at Salt Lake
when the bullet was removed from his
head. On cross-examination johnson
stated he had advised P. Paroni and
others not to 60 on Davies bonds.
Walter Burdick testified he saw
| Davies in Paroni's store on the day Of
| the shooting; Davies took out a gan ano
asked if / had shells to fit it; left pistoI
with me; later sent Frank Nostrosa
after pistol, and l sent it by the boy &c
Davies.
Deputy Sheriff Art w. johnson testi'
fed that he arrested Davies. and subse
q uently went out with him and re
covered the gun with which the alleged
shooting was done. it being found unde'
a cover on the lounge in the back room
of Mrs. Green's store.
Frank Nostrosa testified that Davie
came over to the Paroni store with tn
pistol in his hand for the purpose o
ge ting some shells for it; Davies aske'
J me to bring the pistol over to Mrs
Green's aud ! did so.
Sheriff w. H. Sweeney testified tina
he arrested Davies at Mrs. Green's stor
on the night of the shooting; Davie
asked permission to speak to Mrs. Gree
a moment, which was granted; afte
T; whispering together a few moment
and before parting. they kissed eac
other;yDavies said to me. what are 20
arresting me for; l said you know it
for shooting Mechanics; when Davie
; and l were leaving the store Mrs. Gree
r or Davies remarked, 'It would be a
right"
On cross-examination Mr.. Sweene
/; stated he was positive about thei
kissing each other, as Davies put his Lip
, up to hers and kissed her on the mouth
she did not resist his advances, an
seemed to appreciate it as much as b
; did.
, Edgar Father testified that while Q
/ work in Paroni's stable about 8 o'cloc
on the evening of the shooting Davie
t came to him and asked him if he ha
any cartridges to ft a gun that b
showed himl said he had not; he cam
to the stable from the direction of Bros
semer's residence; stated he could iden
tify the pistol because it bore the nam
! of Red Jacket No. 6.
This ended the direct testimony of tn
/ witnesses for the prosecution.
Attorney H. X. Mitchell, in his oper
ing statement for the defendant, state