The Nevada journal., 1857-12-25

ped over the board at the back door be-
fore he fired the pistol at Plumer. When
left the house afte- the shooting, I re-
turned with the first persons who went
there. AT one time in the Hotel de Par
is, Mr.. Vedder made an attack upon me
in the presence of Mr. Plumer.
Cross-examired. My husband was
about "a years Of age. We had been
married about two years. Each of US
had bad temper and we never agreed.
| never told Mr.. vedder, senior, that
had always lived happily with my hus-
band. / told him that he had always
provided for me, but ii at lacked care,
and that my husband left me at home
until O'Clock at night when was sick.
| have shown number of persons marks
and bruises inflicted upon me t y my hus-
band. Plumer had been in my house
but few minutes before my husband
came. l never said to Mr.. oedder, sen.,
that if my husband returned to the
house OH Spring street upon the evening
of the killing there would be trouble.
Plumer never agreed to pay the expens-
es of the divorce, and | never told any
person that he had so agreed.
| In chief resumed. Mr.. vedder was
not in the habit of entering the house
| by the alley wav. | never knew him
10 come in at night in that way before.
! Mr.. vedder, senior, was in the habit of
talking to me about the circumstances Of
the killing He said he would spend
the last dollar he had and the last drop
of blood if necessary, in order to con-
Wet Henry Plumer. | have been ad-
vised by my friends that old Mr.. vedder
was trying to entrap me--that he was a
treacherous man aud was seeking the
advantage Of me
Counsel for prosecution here offered
in evidence paper marked exhibit a"
-oLjected to hy Gefense-obiectiom
overruled and accepted toy Witness
says she sgaed exhibit A"
William Fehc1-I knew John 1cdder,
and saw him on the day Of his death.
He came to my store and asked ne to
lend him pistol. lie said he wanted it
very badly for few hours-said he
!! wanted to kill some son of b-h This
was about O'Clock = NJ of the day of
the killing. About half an hour after
that Plumer came by and | told him of
the Circumstance.
Peter Mushway-I was at vedder's
house the night of the killing and took
charge of the body and house. i nailed
up the front door of the kitchen. The
Coroner told me not to allow any person
in the back rooms. The front door Of
The wing was nailed up next morning.
II. W Rice-I had known John we'd
der since 1850 | went with him to his
house on the 4th of July, upon his invi-
tation. He invited me to call and see
his wife frequently. A few days after
that John told me that he and his wife
had had fuss-and that something had
been said upon both sides that would
not be retracted. He said that he had
neglected to procure some coal that he
had promised her, and she became angry
when some very harsh lang Iage ensued
upon both sides. l tried to reconcile
them ] have seen him knock her over
and pinch her nose until she could
scarcely get her breath. He also said
that he had gotten whip and lashed
her. which made her behave pretty well
for a few months John vedder asked
me for my pistol about two or three days
before he t"ok the child away from the
Hotel de Paris. He asked me whether
PIumer did not go into house. tol d
him eyes" He then said that was all
he wanted to know. He quickened his
pace and drew out. his pistol and knife
and said that he would make funeral
pile of Plumer and his wife on the spot.
He told me the next morning that 1t
was lucky thing for Plumer that he
did not find him there, as he would have
killed them both. He said he took his
wife by the hair of her head. drew his
bowie knife and threatened to cut her
throat-that he ought to have done SO
long ago. This occurred about week
or ten days before the shooting. wrote
some letters to Mr.. vedder, senior, for
John vedder. requested his father TO
induce John vedder to go TO Sacramen-
10, as there was trouble brewing here.
About the time wrote the letter, John
vedder said that he and Plumer would
have fuss that day. loaned vedder
pistol a day or two before he was kill
ed On the day of the killing, vedder
told me that was going TO kill Plumer.
He said that he would try to get under
the floor and catch Plumer and his wife
together, and kill them both at once.
veddcr told me that Plumer nor any 9th
er man could lie intimate with his wife
until he married her The last time
that vcdder told me he would kill Plum
er. was il the afternoon Of the day he
vas killed.
Counsel for the prosecution here of
fered in evidence a certain letter mark
ed "exbtit b." Counsel for defense
ohiected-oljcction oyerruled aud fui-
ing excepted to by defense.)
The defense here rested
Rebmttal.
r n Parkcy-I saw Ve6der about