WEINMAN, V. P.

Never a Man Killed in Sumpter Until Monday. The Sumpter miner, March 28, 1900 Monday evening, about 7 o'clock, J. G. Lurhman shot and killed V. P. Weinman, in the Cape Nome lodging tent, on Auburn street. Lurhman at once looked up Marshall Austin and voluntarily surrendered himself. Drs. Pearce, Tape and Anderson arried at the tent within ten minutes after the shooting occurred. They found the man had been shot in the back of the ear and the wound would inevitably prove fatal. He lived perhaps an hour, but never regained consciousness. The corner was telephoned for, but it was learned that he was out in the hills and could not be reached. In his absence Justice Steffen held the inqeust, yesterday afternoon. Attorne A. B. Winfree, of Baker City, came in on the afternoon train and represented the state, on behalf of Prosecuting Attorney Sam white. Attorney C. A. Johns also came here from baker City to assist Attorneys Stott and Robin in the defense. A. J. hendry, foreman, Andrew Dewar, Ed. Rand, J. T. Parkinson, John P. baird and J. P. Stonehocker weresummoned as a coroner's jury. The rendered the followin verdict: "In the matter of the inquisition on the body of V. P. Weinman, deceased, held at Sumpter, on the 27th day of March, 190; we, the undersigned jurors, sworn to enquire the death of one V. P. Weinman, on oath do find he came to his death by a pistol shot wound in the head, the ball entering at a point about two inches back and two inches above the ear and ranging forward and inward, lodging against the skull about two inches above the left eye; said shot being fired from a pistol held in the hands of one J. g. Lurhman while in the tent in the town of Sumpter, baker county, state of Oregon." The preliminary hearing was held today before Justice Steffen. The state introduced evidence merely sufficient to show that a man had been killed and that the prisoner had conffessed to committing the deed. The defense pursued the usual course, in waiving examination in order not to reveal the line of defense which will be pursued at the trial in the district court. The prisoner was committed without bail and taken to jail at BakerCity. These men were partenrs in the Cape Nome lodging tent and have been quarrelling over business differences for some time past. They came here from Salem. Two shots are said to have been fired and a revolver was found on the floor near the dead man, which had several empty chambes. Whether or not one had recently been discharged has not yet been established. There were no witnesses to the shooting, though the prisoner's wife and young child were in or near the tent at the time. Under instructions from his attorneys the prisoner himself will make no statement regarding the difficulty which led to the tragedy; further than he acted in self defense. A week or more ago he wanted to have the dead man arrested for threatening to take his life but for some reasons was persuaded not to do so. Little is known here of Weinman's antecedents. On his person were found some business cards which indicated that he had at some time been an insurance solicitor in St. Paul, Minnesota. Authorities there have been wried for information, but no reply has yet been received.