White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-18

cause powder burns. In this case
the powder was imbedded and would
have required the use of a knife point
to remove it. The wound could not
have been selflniicted," he said in
response TO a question as to his opin-
ion thereon. The gun had been held
straight in front of the deceased who
was lying down.
DIR. Cook had gone to the Buster
home five minutes after the shooting.
Mrs. Williams. he said, denied that
she shot coverl7. Mrs. Buster vas
accusing her of 1T and said, You
killed your husband and you know
you did" To which Mrs. Williams
replied, Il did not" This was re-
peated several times. Then Mrs.
Williams said, Elf I had had a gun
| would have killed him Christmas
night"
At Mr.. Edwards office, some TWEEN
.ty minutes later. DIR. Cook was pres
ent and heard tie district attorney
ask the woman how the trouble took
place. She related that Coverly and
she had gone into a back bedroom Of
the Buster home and he laid down
on a bed, and she laid down beside
him. saying. Are you going home,
Honey" To this he replied, NO,
God damn it, I've had trouble enough.
You know the way home If you want
to go. She said he drew a gun with
his left hand and pointed 1t at her,
she striking his hand and then the
gun wen off. She repeated the state
ment about wishing to have killed
him Christmas night. Asked il she
was sorry he was dead she replied,
II am not, because he will not be
with some other woman" She said
Coverly was not a true husband. She
had said If they would let her go she
would kill some other person, and
being asked who she wished TO kill
she refused to tell. IF God is my
Judge | hope he is dead" she also
said. She said she loved this man
and was glad he was gone.
Mr.. Vargas cross examined DR.. Cook
on the subject of powder and gun
shot wounds as treated in a surgical
work by a certain DIR. Johnson. DIR.
Cook said he had never read the book.
did not have it In his library and did
not know Il to be a standard author
ity. With statements that flesh would
not be burned by shots fired as close
as three inches. with smokeless pow
der. the witness did moi coincide.
His experiments had been with cloth
and paper and altogether with black
powder. He was positive this would
was with black powder.
Sheriff II. c. Nicholson told of being
summoned from his home in the
Richmar by Mrs. Buster. the shooting
occurring diagonelly across the street
and but a few yards away. Mrs.
Williams asked Lin II he was a doc
tor. He felt the mans pulse and told
her there was 10 use of calling a
doctor as the man was dead. The
two women we're in Mysteries and he
took only casual mental note of their
sayings.
Samuel Harlow swore that he was
a miner employed at Kimberly. that
he came here in December and met
Coyerly several times. He went to
the Buster home between 1 and 3
O'clock January y. Mrs. Buster, Cow
erly and Mrs. Williams were there.
They were drinking. but he was not.
Coverly and Mrs. Williams went into
the back bedroom and came out and
went In again at intervals. The wit
was sitting in a rocking chair
by a table before an open door of
the bed room. Coverly and the wo-
we're lying on the bed in full
view OF him. At the instant he did
not happen 10 lie looking at them
but when the shot IA heard he turn
ed simultaneously and saw he wo-
man standing on her feet a gun in
hand. He rushed at her and took the
gun from her right hand, she saying
as he did so that she intended TO
shoot herself He gave the gun TO
Nicholson.
On cross-examination he said Mrs.
was lying on a bed in the room
where he sat and was intoxicated or
sick. that Coverly vas stewed and
Mrs. Williams was no a great deal
better. He had been at the Coyerly
home Christmas but could remember
no quarrel then. lie did not see Cover
ly beat the woman or strike her.
Mrs. Frank Buster was the states
most material witness. She told OF
knowing the coverly couple since
Thanksgiving. She lay on the bed
the evening OF the shooting and was
more sick than drunk. She had had
drinks as had the others and
Mrs. Williams had drunk straight
liquor. She identified the gun shown
her by Mr.. Edwards. saying II was
her own. II had been under a pillow
on the bed where she kept II. The