The Nevada Democrat., 1857-09-30


shots. Mr.. Vedder never before came into the
house by the back stairs He just stepped in
SIDE of the door, He had not been stopping at
the house for three days. He had taken bis
things away and given the house up to me, and
said be would trouble me no more. he drew l
up bis pistol just as he spoke, and as Plumer
shot at him he started back Plumer then
went to the door and fred. l heard nothing
more except the reports of the pistol.
Cross-eramined.--W When Mr. Vedder was Gem
ing up stairs Mr.. Plumer was sitting with his
hand over bis eyes. first heard Mr. Vedder
when he got on the steps. He got both feet IN
the house when be fired. anticipated no DIM
Guilty between Mr.. Plumer and my husband,--
Mr. Plnmer was sitting very near opposite the
door; he was just in the act OF rising when Mr..
Vedder fred. On the opposite side of Plumer
from where the pistol was pointed was door
and o window--very close together. l cannot
say whether or not the door was open at the
time. | think Plumer fired four times in all
He fred the first shot as Mr.. Vedder was step
ping out the door. and then went to the door
and fred the other shots. As soon as / heard
Mr.. Vedder step on the stairs knew it was him;
knew his step. Mr.. Pumer went out the front
door and lea. I went down the steps -immed-
ateIy after the firing and saw Mr.. Vedder lying
on the ground: he was notthen dead. A pistol
was lying about foot from his head; reached
out my hand to pick il up, and then thought
would leave it where it was,
IA pistol was here exhibited which the witness
believed TO be the same. 1t was medium size
Colts revolveT.1
Geo. w. McEadden. sworn.-The pistol was
shown witness which he stated belonged to Mr..
Scott Of Jesse Wallis store. Knew the pistol
from the number which he had written down
on q piece of paper. loaned il to John We'd
der last night. All the barrels were loaded
when let him have it. Vedder sand he want
ed to use it. Witness had ne t seen the pistol
before since he loaned it TO Vedder
PHI S. C6rbta--I found this pistol lying
near Vedders head. saw man pick il up,
and told him to give it to mt; he did SO, aud
put it under my coat without looking at it,
Malbon came there after the pistol was picked
up. The pistol was not out of my possession
till gave it to the Coroner's jury. Mr.. q. 7.
Davis examined it this morning and took off
the broken cap; otherwise the pistol is in the
same condition in which found it. One bar
rel was discharged. The man who picked tup
was there when got to the place.
Mr.. Crouch, sworn.--I saw Mr.. Yedder last
night after he was shot. | live near the house,
heard woman shrieking, and got up and went
to the house aud asked her what the matter
was She said Plumer had shot her husband.
went down the steps, saw Veddcr lying on
the ground, and pistol about three or four
feet from his left hand. picked it up. looked
at it, saw three Of the caps were perfect, and
that q load was in another barrel Corbitt then
told me to give him the pistol and did so.
was just on the point Of raising the hammer to
see whether or not the other cap was perfect
when Corbitt told me TO give it to him; had
not time to satisfy myself, but my impression
was the cap was perfect.
Wm. Draper, sworn.-I was with vedder yes
terdey Have heard him say he had tried to
get fight out Of Plumer but could not. He
said he had abused Plumer frequently but
couldn't get him to fight and believed he was
coward. Saw him last night when he started
to leave town, he seemed strangely agitated.
DR.. Claybourn, was present at the postmortem
examination of Vedder. The evidence of this
witness was too scientific to be Ineligible to
ordinary persons. .....
Mr.. RICE, sworn.-Am blacksmith by trade
and am acquainted with Vedder. He came to
the shop yesterday. said he had left the house
for good, and should never go back to it again
He said he was going to his fathers, but that
he should kill Plumer if he didn't do it for
twenty years. This was about the middle of
the afternoon. had written to Vedder's faith
er about him, and he had written back to me
to tell Vedder TO do nothing rash until he had
counseled with him. Vedder has told me fire.
quently that he intended to kill both Plumer
and his wife.
The evidence for the defence here closed and
on the application of the District Attorney the
examination was postponed till Sunday morn
ing at nine o'clock to allow the prosecution an
opportunity o. obtaining rebuttng evidence.
.... SECOND DAY.
Jas. Ballard, sworn for the prosecution
side on the other side of Deer creek below Pine
street bridge, nearly opposite the house where
Vedder was shot, / was in bed when the firing
took place. looking out of the window. Icould
see the flash Of the pistols distinctly. There
were three or four shots fired | think il was
about eleven o'clock. had been in bed but a
short time. l supposed some one was merely
shooting his pistol off, ] thought the pistol was
pointed downwards from the appearance of the
flashes. There were either three or four reports,
l can't say which. | was about two hundred
yards from the house.
Cross ss-erdnlned.--l dldn { notice the rear of the
building; could see nothing but the flashes
| could see the direction of the flash without
seeing the building or any thing else.
Wni. Orr, sworn.-I know the house on Spring
street where the shooting took place. exam
ined the house yesterday with particular refer
ence to bullet marks, aud could fnd none n !
the house. l examined the wall very carefully
opposite the back door, aud in fact tue whole
building. 1t is not possible that could have
overloo ed bullet marks.
Gross examined partially examined the house
on Friday night. aud more particularly yester-
day. The trout door was closed up yesterday
the night before it was open.
W. c. asher, sworn.-Had examined the house
to find the mark of bullet aud could find none.
| examined the house with particular reference
to bullet marks.
Mr. ChaureI, sworn-I knew Mr.. and Mrs.