The Nevada journal., 1857-12-25

cured light and went down and saw
Vedder lying upon the ground dead. /
heard three whistles blow before / went
to Vedder's house. Plumer was City
| Marshal at that time. / heard a pistol
shot again about half an hour after We'd
der was shot, up near the Methodist
| Church. When | heard the four shots
was on Broad street near the Methodist
Church North. some two hundred yards
distant from the house Of Vedder. l
think Corbett followed me dawn the
stairway after the shooting. 1t was af-
ter saw him at that house that heard
the pistol report up the street. / found
one shot in the fence and one in the
small house near by. The killing oc-
Cured on Friday night.
Cross Eramined-The blowing ofwhis-
ties was a common signal among the
policemen.
Mrs. Mary Basaut-I live on Sprirg
street in this city, about twenty yards
from Vedder's house with one house be-
tween. Vedder and his wife had lived
| at that house about four or six months
just prior to his death. | can see the
stairway at Vedder's house from where
live. heard four or FIVE shots fired
on that night in rapid succession. do
not know where the shots were fire.,
from. l saw Plumer going to Vedder's
house day or two before the killing of
Vedder never saw Plumer and Mrs.
Vedder together.
Grid Chauce1-I knew Vedder and
his wife. | was keeping the Hotel de
Paris on Broad street at the time "f the
shooting. Mrs. Vedder had bean at my
| Hotel during the week before the shoot
ing and left some TWO days after. She
left the Hotel about 6 O'Clock on the
evening of the shooting. She occupied
the room No. 9 in my house aud Plumer
and Corbett the one just opposite No. O.
They had been occupying their room
for four days before Vedder was killed
She came to the Hotel alone. saw
Plumer with her every day just as Other
men were in the saionn-her husband
being there also Vedder did not sleep
at the Hotel de Paris Plumerand Mrs
Vedder were never alone in her room
together.
Cross e cam;ned-I saw Ms Veddef
when she first came to NV house She
asked fer a room and had her child with
her That was about l or 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. Vedder came there
about an hour afterwards, and was yex-
ed with her and told her to 20 away
from him. Vedder came there and took
away the child two or three days after
she came. Vedder aud another man
came together, took the child and con-
veyed it off in gig. Vedder had Il gun
with him at the time. | sent for Plumer
on the day the child was takea away by
Vedder, at the request of Mrs. Vedder
Plumer came about half an hour after
wards aud he and Vedder had a long
talk together in my house.
E. II. Barker-I knew John Vedder,
and was upon rather intimate terms with
him | saw chairs, bed and a stove in
Vedder's house on the day after he was
killed. Invent to Vedder's yard "n the
evening he was killed about s O'clock
to see him, but as saw no light there
left Plumer told me that he had heard
that Vtdder had threatened to take his
life,-ths was before the killing. Plu-
mer said that he would not allow We'd
der to shoot him-said he would not give
! him the first shot Or something of that
kind. Plumer said that lie knew every
thing that Vedder said aud did.
ross-examined-The conversation
between Plumer and myself took place
on the day Vedder took away the child.
Plumer told me that he was only trying
to reconcile Vedder and his wife. He
also told me that he had heard that We'd
der had threatened his life.
Airs. Josephine Spauid,ng-I knew
John Vedder slightly. l was at his
house about ten days during the month
of September last. saw Plumer there
twice-unce early in the evening and
the other time about O'Clock. We'd
der was not at home when Plumer was
there. Plumer left the house alone both
times. Plumer came home with Mrs.
Vedder one evening from Mr.. Senners'
on Broad street. Vedder and his wife
were both desirous of a separation at
that time, or both were speaking about
it. Mrs. Vedder accused her husband
of having set some one to watch her.
George McFadden-I know John
Vedder from the time he first came to
Nevada l saw him about dusk nn FIJI
day evening, the day of the kil.iIg.-
He asked me then whether L had pls-
tol. told him had not but would try
to get him one proculei one tor him
at Jesse Wallis store, which belonged to
Mr.. Scott, and gave it to Vedder VIII
was at that time on horseback going to-
wards Grass Valley. He put it into his
coat pocket on the left outside. The
number of the pistol was 2Ol55.
Cross-examined-l did not know when
Vedder was going to return. The pistol
was loaded when | gave it to Vedder
and the caps were all on the tubcs.
Charles Van Hlgan-l was at We'd
der's house on the day after the shoot
ing found two bullet holes in the rear
of the premises i'll the fence and
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