White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-18
cal and drunk at the time.
Here the state rested.

The opening statement of the de.
Tense was that 1t expected to prove
that the fatal shot was accidental,
the deceased pointing the gun at the
accused, she striking his hand in a
manner to turn the muzzle TO his
face when it went off and killed him.
DIR. ". S. Bennett was the first
witness. His testimony was a con-
t%radiction in toto of the main points
of DR.. Cooks testimony, other than
that pertaining to the admissions of
the accused and the visit to the home.
work, had it in his library and said
it had been considered a standard
authority for seven or eight years.
He said black powder would not burn
the flesh where the gun was fired at
a distance of one foot and that If
powder chung to the flesh when fired
from a foot and a half to two feet 1t
could be wiped off with a cloth. He
agreed with the books statement that
smokeless powder would not burn the
flesh at a distance of three inches.
Mrs. Williams, testifying in her
own behalf, said she came here from
Missoula, Montana where she had re-
sided for twelve years. She met Gov
erly there in July and went to Butte
with him he having promised to mar
ry her there. On the trip he told her
he had a wife living and could not
marry and they proceeded to Salt
Lake. They came down to Beaver
and Garrison, working at the latter
place in the big moving picture last
fall, and arrived in Ely November a.
Three days later she went to work
in a laundry. Coverly had threaten
ed her life at Garrison and she had
had been sick at Baker because he
ran out of dope. Christmas night at
her house they had beer and whisky
Mrs. Buster being there and Mrs.
Williams entered a DON suddenly
and caught Coverly kissing Mrs. Bus
ter.
What do you mean?" she asked
Mrs. Buster and ordered her out of
the house. Coverly got up, threw his
arms around Mrs. Buster and kissed
her again. You'll not talk that way
to my friend" she says Coyerly shout
ed. then twisted Mrs. Williams arm
and knocked her down -four or five
times and stepped on her chest. At
the same time she says Mrs. Buster
shouted, Give it to her again"
The next day Mrs. Buster called
and asked if she could come in. The
witness told her yes. and that there
was no i'll feeling. He struck me
two weeks before" said the witness.
The night before the shooting Mrs.
Williams claims that Mrs. Buster
came TO her home in a drunken con-
dition at 1880 in the morning instead
of I o'clock and asked the witness to
accompany her. The witness did not
want to go but her husband made
her go. She thought, too, she had
better go to look after her friend
while drunk. Mrs. Buster said she
was going out to some lake fishing
Instead the taxi stopped in front of
the Little Casino and they went in.
She remained and looked out for
Mrs. Buster until 3 o'clock in the
morning, when they left and went TO
the Coyerly home on Ely street. They
arose late in the morning. Coyerly
was sent to feed the Buster kitten
and to bring a bottle. He got some
whisky. some red wine and two bot
ties of beer. They were about TO
go down TO the Buster house. when
Mrs. Buster. who called him shorty
told him to go down first and make
la fire. At the Buster home the story
OF the quarrel was related. Mrs.
Williams version is that Coverly was
reclining on the bed, and she laid
down at his right side, the left being
the outer one and their feet hung
over the edge. She threatened &c
leave him if he would not go home,
saying she was tired of this life and
said she would wire to her children
for a ticket to return to Montana.
Coyerly told her she could not leave
him as he would kill her first. That
then he drew a gun from over the
edge of the bed or his pocket and
pointed 1t directly at her with his left
hand and that he was lefthanded
Then she struck the under edge OF
his hand. bending II so that the
muzzle turned toward his face and
it discharged. Then she saw blood
and went into Mysteries.
A single spring cot. mattress and
pillows were brought into court and
placed In the narrow passage direct
ly in front of the jury. upon Which
improvised bed Mr.. Vargas and Mrs
Williams reenacted her version Of
the position of herself and Coverly
and the events of the shooting. She
declared she held her right hand
against her breast at the time as her