The Nevada journal., 1858-10-29
DISTRICT CoURT..-.Murder Cases.

| rluay ana Oaturday OF last week were
unimportant except sentencing the five
individuals engaged in the Grass Valley
tragedy. which duty was performed by
the Judge at o'clock on Saturday
evening. At that hour the prisoners
were brought into Court and judgment
pronounced against them as follows -
Alex Griffin 10 years in the State Pris-
on Harrington, Casey, McCabe and
McGee, 10 years each.
On Monday, L. P. Stone, Spanish
John and Benjamin Pascoe, were called
up in the District Court, charged with
the murder of Chinaman upon Bear
River. 1t appearing that the defendants
were without counsel the Court ordered
that David Belden, Esq. appear for the
prisoners. Stone demanded a separate
trial.
Considerable difficulty was experience
ed in procuring jury, and over one hun
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panel was completed. The examination
of witnesses commenced on Tuesday at
about 2 o'clock. The District Attorney
entered noAe proscqui against Benja
min Pasco, one of the prisoners, and then
offered Lim as witness against the 9th
ers. The GOODNESS with which this wit
ness, mere boy, testified to his own
connection with most heinous crime,
created deep sensation in the crowded
| Court Room. His testimony was given
in such a manner as to leave no doubt of
its truth andwas. afterwards corrobora ted
by other witnesses in most of its essen
tial features. The testimony of BENZ.
Pascoe condensedsis as follows:
Am 10 years of age; have been asso-
ciated with Stone two months. We left
Grass Valley to rob Cinnamon on Bear
River with the intent of killing got
supper at American Mill after supper
travelled up Bear River and robbed
Chinese camp of some coin and dust
the Cinnamon were abed the camp
raised an alarm and we left and lay in
the woods 6 miles below Little York all
day Friday half mile below Little
York we robbed camp on Saturday
camped in a board cabin over night
went up the river Sunday afternoon, l
went to cabin and asked for water
went to rob-a Chinaman struck me
with an axe in the thigh which is the
ten feet behind me Chiuaman shot at
Stone Spanish John and l ran away
as fast we could !; looked around and
saw Stone on the ground heard great
many shots I fired FIVE shots and Stone
five; Stone tried to get away from the
Cinnamon but could d'nt; when looked
back saw Stone down, and Cinnamon
shooting and stoning him Stones pis-
tol was five shooter and mine six; when
left several of the Cinnamon had fall
len tho affray was or yards from
the river on the Placer side; the ground
was rock, Y loose stones thrown on it from
sluices. lost my knife and Stone his
hat on the ground; the knife in Court is
mine and the hat is Stones. Stone said
he was shot in the ear and leg. The ear
was split and bullet appeared to have
hit his leg and glanced down. After the
fight started for Bear Valley got on
cliff ofrocks and dressed my leg; it bled
badly Stone loaded our pistols and
tiedup my leg with handkerchief about
200 yards from the Cinnamon. Got on
ditch and followed up till we came TO
a road on which we travelled till we
reached cabin in which Kidd's men
stopped reached Kidd's camp about
o'clock Monday morning stayed till
sun up when we went on to Wheelers
the Spaniard left us at the scene of the
fight; Stone told Kidd's men we were
witnesses in the Griffin case, and was on
his way from Rabbit Creek to testify
but we had fallen over precipice and
got wounded. Got horse of Wheeler
and rode out to Alpha Wheeler went
along. l stopped on the hill near Skill
mans mill and Stone and the Spaniard
went to town and bought me hat, and
overalls. Stone took my hat 1 rode
on Wheeler's horse to Grass Valley and
Stone with teamster. Stayed at Meek.
er's Monday night. Got into Nevada
at l o'clock next morning. l did not
stop but went on to Grass Valley. Stone
stopped in Nevada. Was arrested on
Tuesday night by J. Bence Van Hagen.
Don't know what hour as 1 was asleep.
We intended to 60 on the robbing xpe-
dition week before we started. l pro-
posed the place and Stone assented.-)
We robbed some Cinnamon Thursday
night before We started from Grass Val
ley. When the affray commenced at
Bear River, 1 went up to the cabin with
the Spaniard. A Chinanan tried to
come out l pushed him back. A Chi
naman behind cut me in the leg. There
were s Chinese in camp. Stone was
twenty-five yards from camp when he
fired. The Spaniard took no part in the
affair. The Cinnamon fired first at
Stone. Stone tried to leave after they
shot at him. There were twenty shots
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