The Nevada journal., 1857-12-25

N. f. Scott-I knew John Ve,' der
He told me that his wife was up at the
Hotel de Paris. and that he did not think
Plumer had ever done any thing wrong
to her. Vedder told me that he would
play even yet-that he had gotten pos
session of his child and cared for moth
ing beyond that. He told me that he
and Plumer walked the streets with their
hands on their pistols. He also showed
me knife which he was carrying, and
said that he went more upon that than
he did upon his pistol.
P. w Iaylor-I knew John Vedder.
He came into my sales-room on Friday
the 25th, and said that he wanted me to
buy some furniture from him-that he
was going to Sacramento that night and
wanted some money. His wife was
there and she did not wish to have the
furniture sold. He approached her and
said, Madam! you are no longer my
wife" and / thought he was going to
strike her. ! perceived that Mr.. and
Mrs. Vedder were both angry when l
entered the house.
r. H. Raymond-I am carpenter
by occupation and have lived in Neva-
da for five or six years. built the gate
in front of Vedder's house about Janu-
airy or February last l saw ii last
week and there was bullet hole in it
then which was not there when it was
made or when it was painted.
P. H. S. Corbett-l have lived in
Nevada about three years and have
been on the police here for about eigh-
teen months up to about three months
since. | was at Vedder's house upon
The evening Of the shooting. was on
| Commercial street upon that evening
when the shots were fired, and immeul-
ately after hearing them | made my
way towards Spring streel. | descend
ed the stairway and saw pistol lying
near him upon the ground. The pistol
here shown me is the same one | saw
there upon that evening. kept it upon
my person that night and gave it TO the
Coromer's Jury on the next morning
1t is now just as it was when got 1t
upon that evening.
DarM Bclden-I was employed by
Ms Veddcr to bring suit for divorcf +
against her husband. About or 4
weeks before the killing he came to my
office 10 consult me-s;,id his wife wak
| about CONNIE eng Il suit against him foi
divorce and wanted to know the e.
suit # the matter III relation to the
child-said he had no intention of re-
sisting the action. | asked him what
the grounds of the suit were and lie I'D
he supposed he had slapped her fe "
times saw him two or three days af-
ter and he then said it was all made up
and settled. About two weeks before
the killing Plumer came to me and told
me that lady wanted to see me about
IA divorce. She told me her grievances,
said that her husband was very cruel :;
been in the habit of abandoning he'
Some eight or nine days before his death
| Vedder cime to me and ask led whether
| had been to see his wife in relation to
a divorce. He wanted to know who
came for me and said something abd dut
some female making trouble. | decln-
ed telling him who the messenger was.
Three or four days after that Vedder
came to me again and said that it was
all made up, and then again a day or
two afterwards he came tony office and
said a divorce had to be obtained any
how. Said that the woman did not want
a divorce but that he would be d-d
| if he did not have one as he would not
be t"oled with any longer. l prepared
the papers after getting statement of
facts. lie told me not to be uneasy about
The fee as he would see it paid. On the
day Of the killing he came to my Office
and said he wanted the papers issued at
| once. | went with him to his house
about 2 o'clock to receive the money for
the suit from Mrs. Vedder to whom he
gave S25 for that purpose. He then
said to her ''now by Cd want this
thing to go on; want no more fooliug."
He told me then thai he had not been
with his wife for some time and added
that she could 60 to hell her own way
He told me afterwards that he had struck
his wife and knocked her down.
Luc,mdu Tedder-I was the wife of
John Vedder, deceased. was present
at the shooting. About 12 O'CLOCK oil
the night of the 25th of September
1857, was sitting upon one side of the
stove i'll the kitchen, and Plumer on the
other. Immediately | heard some OF e
coming up the stairs very rapidly and
thought it was Mr.. Vcdder by hrs step
He opened the door-stepped ih end
saying to Mr., PIumer, "your time has
come" fred pistol at him. JUS thea
Plumer raised fiom his chair and fired
at Mr.. Vedder as he was in the act of
Stepping out Of the door. That was
the last | saw of Mr.. Vedder. Primer
fired three or four times to the best Of
my knowledge and then went out thro
he house. took Il light. went down
the stairs and saw NJ. Vedder lying with
his head towards Deer Creek aud hi,
feet towards the stairs He WAS lying
N his back with his hands opeu, and
within two ar three feet If his head
pistol was lying. went back up the
stairs istto the S-reot and called for As