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on said hear- ing, that Redding had proffered to do the work for Newsham whenever requested, and that no request had ever been made. The dissolution of the injunction settled the controversy in Red- ding's favor. From this time forward Manley grew more hostile toward Redding. Upon the trial for murder just ended it was proved by D. L. Belt, Deputy Sheriff, who served the injunction on Redding, that Manley said when he handed Belt the restraining order to be served, that he would have that mine or he would have blood. Shortly afterward Man- ley and the Robinson boys, brother and nephew of Mrs. Chiles, met Mr. Thompson, who was working on Copper Point mine under Redding, as he was going to work, and assaulted him with pick handles, ordering him to leave camp upon peril of his life, and chased Thompson into Red- ding’s house, where he fled for protection, and surrounded the house with arms for a half hour, Redding himself being there at the mine. Thompson left Lone Mountain. It was proved that Manley made repeated threats against Redding’s life, which threats were communi- cated to Redding. Chas. Fox, then a clerk in Neff & Stevens’ hardware store, in Silver City, testified that Manley purchased a pistol from him, and loaded it, and stated that he intended to kill Redding. Fox informed Redding of this.