The Nevada Democrat., 1857-02-18
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Court of Sessions.

the Indictment be set aside, for lnIormallty III
summoning the Grand Jury. Motion denied,
and ruling excepted to- 49,.
Gambling house-Buckner q Hill, counsel for
defendant. filed demurrer, and moved that the
indictment be set aside. After hearing argu-
meuts of counsel, the Court overruled the de-
tnurrer. Plea of mot guilty" entered, and case
set for Saturday.
q Fl Lawson, and W. f. Houston, indicted
for assault with deadly weopen. ). w. Clawson,
indicted for counterfeiting. and John Senner,
indicted for gambling, were separately arraigned
and indictments read.
Court adjourned till Thursday, at O'Clock.
THURSDAY, Feb. l2th.-Julius Morris, Simson
Sed, T. J. Sisk I. Buckner, indicted for gamb-
ling; and Joseph Bachelor indicted for forgery,
were arraigned, and indictments read. Sed
and Buckner plead guilty
People VS.. Snodgrass-ndcted with Gehr for
robbery, was taken up. In empaneling jury,
the Court decided that an unqualified opinion
formed as to the guilt of Gehr did not disquali
fy man as a juror in this case. Ruling except
ed to by defendants counsel. The jury having
been empaneled, the case was postponed till to-
morrow at O'Clock, on the application of the
District Attorney-McClanah the principal
witness for the State being absent.
J.'H. Helm, G. II. Balm, A. Sewers, w. Cooper,
S. c. Sprague, and j. p. Graves, were fined $50
each for nOn-attendance as jurors, having been
duly summoned.
Simpson Sed having plead guilty to the in
dictment for gambling, was fined 500.
FRIDAY, Feb l3th.-Court met, and took up
the case of the People vs. Snodgrass, indicted
with Gehr for robbing McClanahan, near Grass
Valley, on the oath ult. District Attorney for
the People, Belden and Palmer for the defense.
Ak McClanahan, sworn.-As was riding
up the road towards Grass Valley, between dusk
and dark, two men came up. one on each side,
caught my mule by the bride, and told me to
deliver up what money l had. l started to put
my hand in my pocket, when they told me to
stop; Wallace Gehr then put his hand into my
pocket and took out purse containing about
fifty dollars in dust and seven or eight dollars
In coin, and pistol. One of the men was Wal
lace Gehr, the other think was Snodgrass, the
prisoner. He was dressed about the same as
the prisoner, and about the same hight; l re-
cognze his hat as almost exactly like the one
worn by Gehr's accomplce. They both presen-
ted pistols when they took the money. have
known Snodgrass year or two; did not think
of him at the time OF the robbery, but from cir
cnmstances which have come to light since, l
think be was the one. The robbery took place
three weeks ago last Saturday night about
mile and quarter or IL mile and a half below
Grass Valley.
Cross Examined.-Th robbery happened be-
tween dusk and dark; had it been dark l could
not have been so certain of the parties. | saw
Gehr distinctly and kVv him. We were all
travelling the same direction l was riding on
gallop, and on coming up with them they sepe-
rated one on each side of the road. Gehr was
not disguised except that he wore comforter
which hid the lower part of his face They both
said "hold;' | then recognized Grhr, but had
no impression as to who the other man was.
After the ROBBERY had an impression that Gehr's
accomplice was another man whom had known
:,,E Wall ho. hnn no ciz Of G,,nH
grass and wore similar hat, but on coming to
Grass Valley, / saw this man in gambling
house and was then satisfied he was not the one,
as he could not have had time to get there.
communicated the fact of the robbery to Mr..
Banks, who Immediately pointed out the man
! suspected He is called climber jimmy
don't know his true name. ] taveled the near
est road from the place of the ROBBERY to Grass
Valley / was satisfied as soon as | saw "Iim-
Der Jimmy" at Grass Valley Nhat.he could not
be the man. | had seen Snodgrass frequntly,
and was familiar with his general form and fig
'ure. had known him for three or four years.
1t did not enter my mind at the time of the rob-
~hcry that Snodgrass was one of the robbers.
He was arrested in cabin back of the Gold
Hill mill. where was told he lived.
Direct examination resumcd.-Whcn | told
Mr. Banks of the ROBBERY. told him that Gehr
was one of the robbers, and | thought Timber
jimmy was the other Banks pointed into the
taloon, and said ''there is Timber Jimmy" l
then thought it could not have been him. He
had on a larger hat and larger coat than the
man who helped rob me.
W. T. Banks sworn, says.-When Gehr was
arrested by Sale he was brought to me; search
ed him, and found about fifty dollars in dust,
three or four dollars in coin, and pistol on his
person. The purse containing the dust belonged
to me; had let McClanahan have it. John
Sale claimed the pistol. was not present at
the robbery and know nothing about it,
j. l.. Parsley, sworn.-Testiied that Gehr and
SnOdgrass took dinner together about noon on
the day of the robbery, at Mr. Youngs, about
mile from Grass Valley; that Gehr took supper
at the same place, but saw nothing of Snodgrass
after dinner; saw him the next day Sunday
but heard him say nothing of the robbery; MOTTO
cd nothing unusual in his appearance Snod-
grass frequently took dinner at the house; Gehr
boarded there; don't know whether Snodgrass
came there with Gehr or not; don't know. that
they spoke to one another during the meal.
The prosecution here rested the case.
II. Ferguson, sworn for Defense in
cabin about half mile from Grass Valley;
Snodgrass and Mr.. Farleyman live in the same
cabin. RecOllect the time the robbery was COM
mitted;; Snodgrass took supper with me that
evening; we eat supper about dark. Mr.. Far
teyman was at work in town that day and did
not eat with us. About dark started for Grass
valley, Leaving Snodgrass IN the cabin, VINO
was in ill-health. j returned about eleven
o'clock and found Snodgrass and Farleyman
there in bed. They both slept there.
Cross Examined had been in Grass Valley
that day and returned home about shutdown and
got supper; cannot say that Snodgrass was at
the cabin when got there. but think he was.
had been living there about two weeks Sn0d-
grass came to live there few days after. There
was no whispering between Snodgrass and my
. Naf han I - sobf
and myself got supper.
Chas. Farleyman sworn, says.-I reside in
cabin near Grass Valley Snodgrass and Fer
guson live in the same cabin. On the afternoon
of the robbery l was at work, and went to the
cabin about ten o'clock; found Snodgrass in