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118 JUNE 10, 1857 NEVADA DEMOCRAT
from an alledged [sic] improper intimacy of Booth with Johnson’s wife. Six shots were fired, two by
Johnson, and four by Booth. Booth says that Johnson fired the first shot, and Johnson says it was Booth
who first fired. They were in a room by themselves, and a friend of Johnson stood at the door, and
allowed no one to enter until the firing had ceased. When the door was opened, Booth was lying on a bed,
and Johnson on the floor, both dangerously wounded. Booth was shot in the breast, the ball entering a
little below the right nipple, and passing nearly through the body. He is still considered in danger, though
the chances are now, that he will recover. Johnson was shot in the right side, the ball passing round the
ribs, and was cut out near the back bone. He was also shot in the right arm, and received a severe cut on
the head by a blow from Booth’s pistol. His wounds are not considered dangerous.
JOHN MEYERS.—This man, who has been in jail about two months, charged with attempting to
fire the town, has, since his incarceration, professed to be a raving maniac. It is the general impression
that his insanity is only assumed. On being brought into court, on Monday, to witness the empaneling of
the grand jury, he made so much disturbance that it became necessary to fasten the court room door to
keep out the crowd that rushed to the place to see what was a going on [sic]. He was tolerably quiet while
in the court room, and talked only in whisper. But as soon as the officers attempted to remove him, he
commenced kicking and screaming, and had to be lifted up and carried below. For the past two months he
has kept up during the day time, the most unearthly yells imaginable, to the great annoyance of the courts,
and every one whose business required his attendance at the court house. His case will be disposed of
either this week or next.
RELIGIOUS.—The Rt. Rev. J. S. Alemany, Archbishop of San Francisco, will dedicate the Catholic
church in Nevada, and administer the sacrament, on Sunday, the 21st inst. High mass will commence at
11 o’clock. Rev. J. H. Gallagher, of San Francisco, will preach on the occasion.
TROUT FISHING—Mr. H. B. Hosmer went on a fishing excursion last Saturday, and caught 110
brook trout. He commenced about six miles above Nevada, in Deer creek, and fished along down.
THE WEATHER.—On Thursday and Friday nights we were favored with refreshing showers, and
the nights have since been unusually cold for this season of the year.
COURT OF SESSIONS.—This Court met on Monday pursuant to adjournment. The venire for the
grand jury was returned, and the following persons were empanneled: I. Williamson, foreman, D. W.
Ridley, B. W. Holman, Jos. Clark, Wm. Carpenter, James Hullen, C. Edwards, C. Smith, B. Harrigan,
Thos. Loyd, G. C. King, James Anthony, M. H. Funston, S. Mayers, H. Johnson, Edward Coker, John
Endecott, J. N. Turner, L. Samuel, S. Boswell, J. A. Lancaster, Louis Beemis, S. Kohlman. The jury
having been sworn, were charged by Judge Caswell, and retired to their labors.
Wallace Gehr was arraigned, indictment read, and his trial set for Wednesday at ten o’clock.
At four o’clock, yesterday, the grand jury came into court, submitted their final report, and were
discharged. An indictment was found against John Meyers for arson, but the jury recommended that a
committee of physicians be appointed to test his sanity. A number of witnesses were examined in the case
of Silas D. Staats, but the jury refused to find an indictment against him. A bill was found against Waters
Gartish for grand larceny. The jury examined the jail, and found it clean and in good order, but state that
the partitions between the cells are insecure; the walls being thin, and openings cut in them from one cell
to the other. They also recommend that an extra set of iron gratings be put on the outside windows.