The Placer herald., 1857-02-28

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The bullet was common six-shooter ball
with mark on it, it was marked like the one
presented in Court, -four holes, cross on the
holes he said Cushman had written a letter
and left it there for Bell, he (C.) said Monte
Jack wanted Bell to 90 into cattle operation
across the mountains, he (Phillips) said he told
Cushman if any man came there Of the de-
scription of Tom Bell he would give it to him.
Phillips then told me about the officers from
| Auburn coming there and searching his house
for Tom Bell and his men, and that he cursed
| them for searching his house, and he cursed
them to me, he told me he rdiculed their arms,
that one had iiyeshooter, and he wanted to
know of them il they thought they could take
Tom Bell or his men with such arms as those.
lie said he thought they had enough OF
searching his house from the reception they
had met with. He asked me when | last saw
Bell. told him | had never seen him and did
not know him. don't think he told me where
Bell was when his house was searched, but he
told me that he told Bell about it when he
came back there again.
He asked me if any of the officers about
Auburn knew me. | told him | didn't think
any of them knew me except Jim Crawford
He said look out for him for he is there now
We had long conversation Of about two
hours, don't think he told me about any rob
berries near here He said that the name OF
Constable at Rattlesnake Bar was Hale. He
spoke of some of the Deputy Sheriffs of Au-
burn, but don't remember whether he spoke
their names lie said he expected Bell there,
and that it was strange he was away so long.
That he was in the habit of stopping at his
house He spoke of Tom Bell, n ed Convery,
Bill White, Spanish John, Monte Jack, the
two Farnsworths and Duchman. lie said a
party had been there to arrest them while
they were there at his house but they, (Bell
and party had always got away. lie men
toned King from Marysyille | asked him if
he knew Jim Smith. he said no. | then asked
him if he knew Dutch John. lie said he
knew him. but he had not been there since Bell
left He said after the Stage affair he came
near being caught, while taking provisions to
them back of the field. He said man was
coming along but did not see him, (PhiIlips.)
told him to tell Bell of the arrest of 5 pan
ish j ohm if he Bell should come there before |
should see him, he said he would. He said
White, Convery and Spanish John, had been
there, that they came from Widow Hoods to
bid him. (PhiIips) good bye, as they were go
inc south lie said nothing about the opera
tions of Bell and party while in this neighbor-
hood He said nothing OF the manner OF get
ting acquainted with them or of giving them
money. He said there was no danger OF him,
he was all right, did not think they would
trouble him any more. Speaking of Spanish
j ohm, mean Juan Fernandez. got this ball
from Juan Fernandez. Defendant kept the
ball that gave him.
He took up a candle and looking at the
clock said it was quarter to four and he must
cell his boys at four, and asked me to take a
drink and cigars. | asked him how the travel
was on the road he said there was considerable
travel, but not till daylight, he said there was
plenty of travel and some good chances. AT
one time, looking at the bullet, defendant said
it was strange how Spanish John knew of the
bullet, that he thought only he and Bell knew
of it. | have repeated this conversation sew
eral times.
TESTIMONY OF JUAN FERNANDEZ.
Juan Fernandez SWOyn.-M My name is Jnan
Fernandez, | knew Tom Bell, | knew Ned
| Convery, | knew Bell, White, Monte Jack,
| two men (brothers) by name OF Farnsworth.
| | knew these men, Farnsworth in June 1886,
| and Conway, White and Monte Jack at same
! time. | first knew Tom Bell in lS47, first
| knew him in Tennessee. First knew the
| Others in this State Knew Jack Phillips,
and was at his house with Tom Bell, Ned
| Conway and Bill White Was there first in
July last White and myself started for Mo-
llelumne Hill, Tom Bell and Convery left, but
| did not know where they went. and these
men went to defendants house on the Dist OF
July and left on the oath, and returned on the
25th We did not go to Mokelumne Hill, but
turned back. | know that defendant was ac-
quainted at that time with Bell, Conyery
| White and all but Monte Jack, and | then
got acquainted with defendant. Tom Bel
also, returned on the 25th July. Self and
White returned first Bell and Convery al
forwards Self and White returned between
6 and 7 O'Clock on the evening of the 18th
Bell and Convery about or 10 ten O'Clock
at night of same day. | slept there that night
and ate there. When Bell and Conyery re-
turned, Bel had a strange horse, small roam
colored horse. Convery was riding small
dark brown mare, fat and in good order. The
roam horse Bell was riding was IN toerable
condition, not very lat. Ihere were saddles
on the horses, did not notice them particular
ly. That morning Bell rode away on large
sorrel horse, horse in good order, but little
lame behind. Ned Convery was not as tai
as Mr.. Mills, District Attorney but heavier
about five feet and may be one or two inches
Should say he was four Or five inches shorter
than Mr.. Mills. He had whiskerS at thai
time. Bell was about 6 feet and one or two
inches in height, slender built, straight, hat
light nair and wore moustache. Both these
men had pistols, six shooters, and Bell had &
knife Ned Convery had some goods tied tt
his saddle behind him, in a piece of India
rubber cloth and tied with leather straps.
saw these goods, saw black silk dress, two
wooden dresses, think of green and red colors
some ladies shoes, perhaps or 3 dozen, can
tell how many, some were cloth and Others