The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-10
CLAIMS
HE DID NOT
mean IT

The case against George Gibson,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, will go to the jury late this after
noon. The defense rested about 1880
o o'clock this morning, and shortly after
the re-convening of court this after
noon the prosecution also concluded.
Assistant District Attorney Spring
meyer opened the argument for the
state and was followed by NJ. A. Dis
kin, counsel for the defendant. Spring
meyer will close for the state.
Fog the reason that the hearing has
brought forth such an amount of con-
fitting testimony it is thought prob
able that a disagreement may ensue.
The state presented but four witnesses,
and the testimony of two of these, Un-
der-Sheriff Catalan and M. H. Brown,
conficted as to material points. How
ever, they were agreed that the de-
PENDANT had his gun pressed against
the officers stomach when the weapon
WAS WTcSltu lTOIu Hlm. Odhoioh OSt
fed that the flesh of his left hand was
caught by the trigger when 1t fell,
while Brown declared that the under
sheriff did not get his hand on the gun
before Gibson was relieved of it. DR..
Durham stestifed that he dressed the
wound on Cahalan's hand, but could
not state positively that the abrasion
was caused by the fall of a trigger
Under-Sheriff Catalan, in telling the
story of the affair, stated that he en-
tered the Elite saloon, and, calling
Gibson aside, showed him a warrant gar
his arrest. Gibson is reputed to have
said, "To h with you, you can't ar
rest me-" and then walked away. Ca
halan stated further that Gibson made
a move as if to draw his gun and that
he her pulled his revolver, pointing It
at Gibson The latter then drew his
weapon and at that moment one joe
Barra bumped into the officer and when
he recovered and turned he saw Glib
SON. gun poked against his stomach.
Catalan stated that he called to BrowL,
the bartender, and the latter fastened
to where the two stood and wrested the
gun from Gibson. The witness stated
that the trigger of Gibson's gun had
heen cooked and when down rested ID
a loaded shell.
Brown corroborated Catalan in the
main, but declared that the under-sher-
if did not get hold of the Gibson gun
until after the arrest had been made,
and further that the officer did not call
for the witness
Frank Cavigli, another witness for
the state, testified that when he first
saw the two men, both had drawn guns,
| Gibson having his against Catalan s
stomach.
Gibson was the one witness called 5,Y
the defense. He testified that he only
drew his gun to comply with an order
from the officer that it be delivered
and that Brown, installing his inten-
lions, wrested the weapon from him..
| Gibson denied that he had pointed the
weapon at Cahalan's stomach When
asked if he made any remark to Caha-
Ian when he noticed the officer with gun
in hand, the witness said: 81 told HIM
that there was too much eur in hin to
pull the trigger
Gibson. under ross-examination, ad-
mitted that he had no commission to
carry a gun other than from Clarence
Sage He stated that for two months
prior TO his latest trouble he had not
been working as a Waterman for the
Consolidated, having been sick.