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4 JANUARY 6, 1858 NEVADA DEMOCRAT which was on G’s head. The stick was about a foot and a half long, and about an inch and a half round—a piece of stove wood. Enders went into the house in about a minute or minute and a half after he was cut. Enders injured Holland’s hand with the stick. Holland, Brooks, Enders and I had been running together that night. The crowd rushed together as soon as Enders had taken off his coat. I do not think that Goldburg could have got out of the crowd from the way they got round him. In chief resumed.—I did not see the knife until after the cut. At the time the stab was given no one had hold of Goldburg, but they grabbed him as soon as Enders said he was cut. Goldburg left immediately after we let go our holds upon him. I saw no weapon about Enders. I grabbed hold of the hand of G. that had the knife in it. Three or four men were standing with G. when E., the two others and myself went up. Goldburg said “Oh no,” when E. told him that G. had insulted him. Thos. H. Brooks —{confirmed previous testimony. . Dr. R. M. Hunt.—I was called to examine John Enders on yesterday morning at Humbug City. I found a wound made with a knife about three-fourths to one inch wide. The wound was in the right side between the 7th and 8th ribs; it is upwards and backwards. It is a dangerous wound, and I think the chances against his recovery. The wound was enlarged by the drawing out of the knife. Enders said that he thought he caught the knife. The evidence of A. J. Holland was similar to that of Brooks and Brenton. Several other witnesses were sworn for the prosecution, but their testimony was not important. EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE. Robert Meacham.—I was at the ball but did not see any portion of the difficulty. I saw Enders in the bar room quarreling with Mr. [George] Thomas, presently after Enders went into the ball room and then came out and asked where Goldburg was, and said that he would have revenge out of Lewy [Louie] before morning, and he then went out into the street. Enders first supposed that it was Thomas who had insulted him at the ball room door. Thomas was with Enders when he went into the street and down towards Goldburg’s store. James McGlinsey.—I was present at the stabbing, and was there when Enders came up. Goldburg was standing there with his hands in his pockets. Presently Enders and two others came up, and when he got within about five or six feet of G. he dropped a coat or talma, and said ““G— d—n you Lewy” and made a pass at him and grabbed him by both coat collars. G. then caught him by his left collar and told Enders twice to keep away from him, and at the same time Goldburg put his hand into his bosom, and in a moment or two after this Enders cried out that he was stabbed. Holland then came up and caught Goldburg, and Brooks caught Enders, who said “G—d—n it don’t hold me.” Brooks then let him loose. Holland marched G. down from E. and E. picked up a stick and struck at G., but I don’t know whether he hit him or not. Goldburg then got loose, ran up the hill, and Brenton after him. I then went back into the ball room. I do not know whether Enders struck Goldburg or not when he first approached him outside the house; but he grabbed him with both hands by the collar. Cross-Examined.—I was not over three feet from Goldburg when Enders made the pass at him just before he grabbed him. The next thing that I heard after Goldburg told Enders to keep away was that the latter cried out that he was stabbed. Rush Skidmore.—I was present at the difficulty. I was standing on the steps opposite the bar room door with Goldburg and Edwin Henry and James McGlinsey. We had been there about ten minutes, when Enders came by me, threw his coat off and laid it on a bench, and said “G—d—n you Lewy, you have insulted me.” I turned round at once and saw Enders take Goldburg by the collar with his left hand and struck at him at the same time with his right hand. Goldburg made a step back then said, “take him away from me.” Holland then came round and took hold of G., and Brooks of E. and threw him off from the