Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-16

son across the street; called him: don't know
who was the first person who came; | don't
know if Corbett came; Mr.. - took me to
some house where staid all night returned
to the house next morning; | think the bacl,
door of the house was left open after the fir.
ing; when Veddcr came to the house Plumer
was sitting there with his hand over his eyes.
he said he had been out riding and the fire
made him stupil; had been there with Cor.
bett all the evening; when Plumer came Cor
bett went away; they had both come by nv
request, as | felt lonely, being in trouble;
Corbett used to call on me at the hotel;
know Nedders father; Mr. Belden filed my
bill of divorce; Plumer had told me Mr. Bel
den was one Of the best lawyers there; what
part OF the expenses were paid, were paid by
Mr.. Vedder; there was no promise of mar
riage between Plumer and myself The wit
ness was here asked if she had not made
certain statements to Vedders father at va
rious times last fall; the statements were
read from a written memoranda. A.-She
had not made the statements; that Mr.. We'd
der, sr., had asked her such qustions, but that
she had not answered them affirmativelv.
Odd not you say that your husband had
threatened if ever he caught you and Plum
er in q bad house, he would smother YOU
both? A.-No; l said my husband had
threatened that if L obtained divorce he
would kill any one who married me- Plumer
never supplied me with dollar in his life.
and | never told Mr.. Vedder, sr., that he had
done so; do recognize the obligation of an
oath; never said that 'man was no better
than beast, and that when he died there
was an end of him." l have not had, ever
since the death of Vedder, and do not now
possess, miniature of Plnmer l have not
shown one to Mr. Vedder, sr.
TO Judge Belde7,-It has been the constant
practice of Waleot Vidder to ask me ques-
tions about this matter. He put hypotheti-
cal cases and asked me if it was not so if
did not think so; saying he intended to use
my answers against Plumer; that there was
nothing he would not do to punish Plumer.
My first business with Plumer was to con.
suit him as to the divorce. This was by ad-
vice of Mrs. Sinner, who said Plumer would
give me good counsel
Judge Belden erdmined-Knew Vedder be-
fore his death; | conducted various civil suits
for him in the District Court Mr.. Vedder
came to my house and said his wife was
about to sue fort divorce; he wanted to know
what effect it would have with respect to the
child-the child being q female about l3
entitled to the control of it; afterwards Mrs
Vedder consulted me as to the divorce; recon-
mended her to become reconciled to her hus-
band, but that if she was determined, there
were yet ten or twelve days before it would
be necessary to commence, in order to get
the cause on the calendar; afterwards Vedder
called on me and said he was now determin
ed to have a divorce; l prepared the com
plant on the ground of cruelty, Mrs Vedder
being made plaintiff; l attended, with Jus
tice, at the Hotel de Paris, where she swore
to it, but it was not then filed; Vedder came
to my office on the day of his death, and
wanted the divorce case proceeded with; |
told him some money would be wanted to
pay Clerk fees, &c, and deeately suggested
that little should also be paid to myself; he
supplied his wifeiwith $50 which she paid me-
we went to the Clerks office and filed the pa
pers; Vedder then said his father was going
out on the plains TO buy stock. and he was
going with him; witness saw deceased once
or twice afterwards in the course of that day
and spoke with him
Cross examined By Ar NercdH-I don't
remember that Vedder mentioned Plumers
name to me in his conversation.
" E. Scott, Merchant, Neyada, examined
By Beiden-I had pistol in my charge at the
time Vedder was killed. | slept in the back
store; | missed the pistol about o'clock in
evening of the day or day before Vedder's
death; | asked McFadden about it; McFadden
was about my house; it was taken away
without my leave; 1 don't know where
it was found / have never had it in my
custody since; | could not positively
identify the pistol which was produced in
court at Nevada as the one | lost; it was a
five shooter Colts revolver; it was loaded
when taken away
George McFodien examined By Judge Bel
den--I saw Vedder about o'clock on the
evening of his death; he wanted to borrow a
revolver; l got one from Mr. SCOTS bed. No
20,l55, and let him have it; | set down the
number of it on a paper; he put it in his left
inside pocket; he did not say what use he in
tended to make of it; did not ask him; he
never borrowed pistol of me previously; |
was acquainted but not intimately, with
Vedder identified the pistol produced in
court at Nevada as the one | lent Vedder;
when lent Vedder the pistol the nipples
were all properly capped, but | do not other
wise know if it was loaded; produced the
paper with the number on it in Court at Ne
vada; when produced in Court at Nevada,
one shot only was gone out cf it.
Cross examined by Mr. Meredith -Vedder
was on horseback when ] lent him the pistol;
on bay horse; it was after sunset; Vedder
rode over Pine street bridge, toward Van
Young's; went with Vedder; we went to-
gether; was to bring the child Pistol here
shown to witness, who identified it; went
With Vedder when the child was taken to
Van Young's.
Scott recalled to Belden--Vedder has said
to me he did not believe that there had been
any infdelty of his wife toward him, but
that he thought she meant to get divorce
and then marry Plumer, but he shonld play
even with them, though he did not say much;
Vedder showed me his pistol, and also his
knife.
THE record Of the proceedings of the Dis
trict Court in Nevada were here put in evi
dence by the defense, also the written plea.
f. W. HoHerman erdminet-Knew John
Vedder in Nevada, in 1857; he made no state
ment to me- nor in my presence, as to his diff
ticulty with Plumer but | heard him in con
versalion with another person allude to his
wife, and thought he said Plumer Was the
cause of his wife leaving him; Vedder said
he should attend to the welfare of his child
first, as they were not proper persons to have
charge of it, an afterwards he should at
tend to Plumer's case; this was in front of the
Hotel de Paris; Vedder said he thought his
wife was in the hotel; that was the substance
of what Vedder said; think he had taken
his child away before that.
Cross examined by Mereaith--The above
took place about day or two before We'd
der's death; don't know the person to whom
Vedder was talking; went that day to Penn
Valley; was at Penn Valley when the kill
ing took place; the next day | was at Grass