Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-16
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY. September Is.
The People vs.. Henry Pl,tmer-This morn
ing, at the opening of the Court, the trial
was proceeded with, the District Attorney
of Yuba county, and Mr. Meredith, conduct
ing the prosecution the prisoner being de-
Tended by Judge Belden and Mr. Mcconnell,
of Nevada, and Jesse o.. Goodwin, of this
city.
The following witnesses were now called
for the defence
Mrs Vedder, ,gidow of deceased, Examined
by Judge BeLden.-State the circumstances
within your knowledge, under which Vedder
came to his death. Mrs. Vedder-I heard
some one coming up the steps at the side
entrance of the house; | thought it was We'd
der; about IL o'clock, on the night of the
25th of September, last year; Vedder step
ped into the room and said: "Plumer, your
time is come" and then fired, and then
Plumer fired; then he stepped to the door
and fired three or four times; l was sitting
by the stove at the time; There the diagram
OF the house was shown to witness, and she
explained to the Jury the relative situation
Of the parties; arrangements had at this
time been effected for divorce; l do not
know where Vedder had been residing for
the few days previously; | had left Vedder's
house about two weeks before Vedder's DEATH
and gone to board at "Hotel de Paris" but
stayed at the house during the day; Vedder
wished me to return to live at the house, saw
sng he would not modest me; | had not re-
moved my furniture; after Vedder was shot
and Plumer had gone away, | went down
and saw him lying on the ground, but he
was not dead; | call d for assistance and
several persons came; the first shot fired by
Plumer was just as he rose from his chair
then he stepped to the door and fired the
balance, and then went away without speak
ing to me; had lived in the house with
Vedder about five months; there was light
in the room at the time Vedder came; the
rhe door by which he entered the house was
not the usual entrance; | saw a pistol in his
hand; pistol was lying by him as he lay on
the ground after he was shot; left the house
that evening and returned next day; a baby's
crib and "A rocking chair had been taken
away by Vedder from the house; two doors to
the front of the house. one to the kitchen,
one to the parlor; Vedder entered at another
door at the rear, or side; | never knew him
enter at that door before this occasion; did
mot keep the doors fastened, as the locks
were broken; kept degS Vedder took away
THE dog a few days previously; the kitchen
mniastened, SO was the parlor door, all the
doors inside the house were open; the light
inside the house might be seen from any of
the windows; | was at the time waiting for
the stage, to go to Sacramento to endeavor
to get possession of my child; the child was
about thirteen months old; Vedder had taken
1t away from the hotel, three or four days
previously; | was the party seeking the di
"orce Vedder paid part of the expenses; at
tirst he objected to the divorce, afterwards
he said l should have one; steps had been
taken and papers procured for the divorce;
Vedder said nothing more than "Plumer,
your time has come" Plumer commenced re
treating from the house Immediately he had
nred his hrst shot, the grounds on which
sought divorce were cruelty and unkind
treatment
Cross examined By Mr. NercdiM- Before
hSlng at Nevada, lived at Sacramento also
on ranch miles this side Of Grass Valley
az AZ AoungS my husband was engaged gam
oliiig AZ sacramento; he told me so;others told
me 50; he did nothing whilst at Young's, ex
cePe play cards. kept house of entertain
nienI there about or months | furnished
ne place partly; my husband furnished part
VI 'he thlngs; from the ranch went to Sac
I"niehto have no recollection at what time
went TO live at Nevada; first became ac-
Yu"inted with accused about a week before
vac divorce papers were made out; this was
ABOUT three weeks befor Vedder's death; he
"Ad oeen introduced to me by my husband;
was not in the habit of meeting Plumer at
M1a Linner'; he came in there once or twice
whiie was there never spoke to him there
OUT once; he came in and went out at the
Ioor' 1onn Vedder was inside the door at the
sIe oi rlnmers first shot cannot saw if he
M. nu vne OF Doth feet inside the door / didn't
TI. nm. runner was exactly facing Vedder at
S1e aiEe ot the shot the stove was in the
ven're OF the room; it is small; cannot state
s,le N.e'el the room; did not hear Vedder
s;an oJnie IN at the front gate nor 90 along the
o;Se oi tue heuse; the front gate made con-
SerSoie S'i;' nelse unless opened and shut care
t.y' oefoett had just left the house by the
uoor; It was rather cool; we had a
"Fei the stove the back door was closed
until Mr. Vedder opened ia Il was not fas.
;;eneu' there was bed in the bed room open
ing out Of the kitchen; wehad only one lis ght;
- was on the little side table in the kitchen;
s,ua uaI gone to the house from the hotel imme-
S.ately after my supper, about o'clock; Cor
S Oe'S went with me, to see me off; went to
PeA T" up my clothes; Corbett's going with me
ae oeeanse had no one else to go with me;
~ a stranger in Nevada, kRowing no one
Sere oHt Mrs Sinners family; Plumer never
Sn.aS ~suSt my husband out of my room at the
rO'ei' on one occasion Vedder came to my
ION ,OOm and endeavored to pursuade me to re
,Sa urn nome, and when l refused las he had of
Su broken his promise to treat me properly
w;,I nj used me roughly; Plumer demonstrated
Wv" ~.'h MN; then Vedder and Pumer went
SN. SSway together; ate and slept at the hotel
V.a1d W. 1ad not taken all my clothes away from
IN 'Iuer tI house; Plumer and myself were mo-
tb Vie oed room when Vedder came and trieC
NV ho uoor OF the house, l had been sewing al
@ one evening, and had Just set nv work asid
Then Plumer came in; Vedder fired the frs
toIs uld not see in what direction the pis
Plnwere were pointed; as soon as Vedder fred
rnnls rTi's' rose from his seat and fred Vedde
''''u 'ne pistol from NADER his coat afte