The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-09-25

that he was on the fatal evening;
but attributed it to his heavy drink
ing. After the shooting the witness
Jaw Dupont kneeling near the feet
of Davis; she then ran towards the
tent occupied by Walter Davis, the
l,rother of the deceased, but met him
on the way She saw no more OF
Dupont until the next morning. Up
to that time she had never heard OF
Dupont having been injured ca has
head in early life.
A GIRL WITNESS
Wednesday morning, the state plac-
ed Ada Thompson, the l4-year old
daughter of William M. Thompson, on
the stand; but the testimony OF the
girl was conflicting and evident-
" considered to be of little coAse-
quence, either by judge or jury.
Following the girl witness MRS. Cor
Davis Was called. She said that she
was in the tent occupied by herself
and husband at the time OF the shoot
ing; that she had heard Elmer Da-
Wis and Ernest Dupont quarrelling at
the Thompson tent and called to her
husband to go and see what the
trouble was about. The latter, she
said came ard went toward Thomp-
sons place; but that the shot was
fired before he reached there.
SAW MEN RIDE UP.
Willie D. Eddards was another wit
i ness for the state. He said that he
saw Davis and Dupont ride up to
| the Thompson tent and heard them
| ask Nettie Thompson for beer, to
which the later replied she had none
Witness knew Dupont had gun, but
/ didn't see it; he heard the shot fired
and afterward, saw Elmer Davis ly
ing on the ground with Dupont knee
ing down near him.
BROTHER ON STAND.
i Walter Davis, brother of the de
ceased, was the first witness called
Wednesday afternoon, and relates
that the first he knew Of any trouble
was when his wife called his attentio
TO it. He ran to the scene of the af
! fray; but the shot was fired before (
struck young Dupont to the ground
He then turned his attention to ri
wounded brother, whom he pickle
Up and. carried into the Thompso
4 tent The witness was asked If h
. had seen the wound, replied that h
|; had and described that the bulle
Y had entered near the breast bone an
9 had emerged under the right shoult
\ er blade. His brother lived, he sait
about a half hour. After hitting d.
D pont, he saw nothing more of hil
S until the next morning when the la
t ter walked over from the Wall ten
I. where he had stayed all night; h
Z enquired how Elmer was and was to
/ hat he was dead. Witness aske
/ Dupont what he had shot Elmer *
o and he replied that "he didn't know
k In the cross-examination Of Dav
e by Judge Warner, it was brought OF
d that after the shooting Dupont be-
o ged Walter Davis to shoot him {
t lgi5e him a knife or something to XII
g himself with. Witness said he ha
d seen Dupont drunk before.
a TOOK GUN AWAY.
!, William M. Thompson testified th
d assisted by his son, William
D Thompson, he deprived Dupont
IS the gun which caused the fatali
d and gave it to his daughter, Netti
T. for safe keeping. AS he did so, D
IS pont said: Rome, shoot me, /
n all off with me anyhow II paid I
/: more attention to Dupont the wi
& ness went on, sbut went to gil
Ie Elmer Davis what assistance / coll
ls did not see Dupont until the ne
IS morning, just before sunrise when
1t came out Of the Wall tent. / told
n Elmer Davis was dead and askt
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