Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-27


against the wall; the latter blanket was
right against his back. On one occasion
l came to the Jail, and received from
ferguson paper requesting NE not to
forget to do my best for the State. l told
MIN that l could assure him that would
not and gave him back the paper.
cRoss-ExAMINATroN.
Ferguson had been patient in the
County Hospital nine months or more
the cause of his being patient there was
broken arm and a broken leg and cuts
on the face and head-his nose was
broken; his thigh-bone was broken in
one place that know of; do not know
whether or not one or two of his ribs
We're broken; he never was treated for
broken ribs-at least there were no band
ages on them; he was not paralyzed in
the left side, the left leg and arm for any
length Of time, otherwise than from the
effect of the bandages that were used to
straighten his arm, and keep his leg in
position; he was not paralyzed in the
left side, the left arm and leg long time !;
am not here as an expert--am not
physician; simply say he was not par.
alyzed from the fact that he was able TO
take those bandages off three separate
times; ] have taken no interest in this
case in hunting up evidence and talking
to witnesses.
Question-Are You as certain OF that
as any other fact you have testified to in
this case. Answer am certain of it
that never tried to influence any man
for or against the defendant in this case.
Q-You say You did not know that
they had had any trouble prior to that
time. Did you not know the fact that
on the 18th day Of July the deceased Ash
had threatened to whip three or four
Irish SIS of BIS, as he called them?
Al did not; it might have taken place
and | not have known it, A number of
similar questions followed, all of which
were answered in the negative.
Odd not defendant about the time
the quarrel commenced in his own room
tell you for Gods sake to pay Ash off
and let him go or else he (Ash) would
kill some one--that he was drunk and
mad? Ale did not We
talked OF the occurrence as we would of
any similar matter that happened in the
town; when We spoke of it we Just re-
GREETED that any of us were there to see
it. We talked of the act of the fight
not of the result Of this trial.
Odd you not, on tho 14th of Jluy
last, in presence of Buckley, Sullivan,
Farley, Hunt, and other patients, use
this language: 81 have now an opportu-
nifty of swearing the life of one son of a
b-h away, and will do it, or words to
that effect? Al never did use any
such language.
Odd you use such language in the
presence OF one or more of them? A.
l never did.
Odd you not on the 18th? Al
did not.
Odd you not on the 10Th? Al
did not.
Odd you not on the 18th? Al
never did use those words, or words of
like import, at the County Hospital, or
at any other place.
Q.-Have you not some luminosity
against this defendant? Al have no
animosity against him.
Odd you see defendant strike Ash
with knife-the point of n knife? A.
saw the defendant strike him with q
knife, and | saw the wounds on the body
of the deceased.
Mr. Williams, at the request OF the
prosecution, drew and explained to the
jury rough diagram of the hospital
building, etc. This diagram was filed.
The jury asked that, as the trial prom
ised to be very long one, night sessions
might be held. This was objected to by
counsel on both sides. His Honor then
stated that the court would meet to-day
at 8 a. In. instead of TO-
The court then adjourned till . o'clock
this morning.