Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-02
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BIAyIR, Utah, July Sl.-Aiter recess,
vitness, John Hamilton. Jr.. resumed.
Al our place, after the massacre. saw
Indians with the goods and stock Of the
e~migrants. Also men and womsn's
clothing with blood upon it-piles Of II.
Two Of the Indians we're wounded.
Richard Robinson, sworn.-Livsd Of
Pinto Greek In 1857. Only six able
bodisd men lived there. Two were alb
sent when the smigrants went by. I
was an Elder there. Do not remember
Klingen Smith bringing me . letter
from Haight about the approach Of tho
smigrsnts. Saw n open letter ct Pinto
from Haight to Lee. before the massa-
ere. Do not know its date. tCounssl
offered to prove its contents by Wit
ness.1 I am now q Bishop. Think
Amos Thornton delivered the letter TO
me. He 10 dead.
The defense stated that all their testi-
mony yet to be given would occupy
more than an hour, but that the ev.
dsnos was not now TO DO had, but would
be here to-night-Brisham Young's A.
hdavit. They therefore moved an ad-
journmsnt until Monday.
The Court granted the motion. and d.
rected counsel concerning the prepare
ton and settlement Of instructions 10
the jury. Il VA announced that the
Court would charge the Jury before Ar
gumsnt by counsel would be allowed.
Adjourned till Monday.
To-day was devoted by the defence in
arguing unimportant points OF Law. The
testimony Of Brigham Young and Geo.
A. Smith has been taken at Salt Lake
by the defence, without the consent OF
the Court. Il will arrive tonight and
be offered In Court on Monday. the OBJ
ject being 10 get their testimony before
the world without the formally Of .
cross-examination. II 10 supposed the
Court will not admit the Same as tssti-
mony, o. the Court has ruled that In
criminal cases no dispositions can be
read, the Territorial statute not per-
hitting Il, for when men say they are
ready for trial. they know who are 70 be
witnesses, and II Is too late 10 ask the
admission OF afidavits. Most Of the tes-
timony given to-day was ruled out as
Irrelevant.
Er.Bishop Farnsworth. on cross-ex-
animation. upset the suborned witness
| Hoops evidence about the emigrants
poisoning o dead OF and the springs.
This witness swors that he conveyed
Smiths family to Corn Greek In 1857.
where they camped thirty rods from the
smigrants; no saw no stabs inflicted up
on the OK; had the emigrants' camp cor
rallied. Here . discussion ensusd be-
tween tho counsel on the admissibility
Of testimony 10 prove Indian hostilities.
F~arnsworth was allowed 10 tell about the
evaporation Of the Pahavants at Corn
Greek. which was because the guard In
Dukes train. which followed the emi.
grants two weeks aftsrward. had shot
Indians; the band followed up Dukes
train and attacked II; witness and two
others went to their relief, and pacihed
the Indians by giving them cattle. The
trial still creates intense excitement. and
people say the defence have rs yet made
no case. Lee, this morning. says he Is
Disguised with his counsei-that they
are defending the people, who are not
indicted or on trial. and that ho Is sick
Of Court. The defence will end on Mon.
day. whom the Judge will instruct the
jury.