The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-07-24
THE ROVER TRIAL.
Incidents I'm Court-Tbe Evidence
All In-Opening Argument Of the
District Attorney.

District Attorney.
The opening of the Court and the
resumption of the Rover trial yester-
day morning was not marked by any
noteworthy incident.
Mrs. Charles A. Osborn, who lives at
Clark S ranch, was called and came
into Court, accompanied by three
bright little children--two of them
girls-the youngest OF whom was lit
tie blonde, with bright, golden hair.
The baby sat upon her mothers lap,
and seemed to be much astouished at
the collection of serious faces sur
rounding her. She testified that the
prisoner had said, in her hearing, after
the arrival of Sharp, that he did not
understand why McWortby should
bring these men up to the mine, and he
said that he thought things looked as
if they were going to try to shake him
off, but that they would see how that
would come out. or words to that effect.
Under cross examination, witness tes-
titled that during the conversation be-
tween herself and the prisoner, when
the expression referred to was made by
Rover, herself and Rover were, SO far
as she knew, alone together. The
State closed the case.
f. j. McWorthy was recalled by
counsel for defendant, and testified
that he believed the boots Rover wore
were No SIS, and that be could iden-
! tify them if he saw them. He did not
remember that Sharp said he wanted
to 60 over to the camp particularly be-
| cause Rover was out of grub, at the
time that he. Sharp and Osborn were
at the spring together.
NJ. S. Bonnifeld counsel for defend
! ant, was sworn, and stated that the
statement made by Rover before the
Justice of the Peace was made Of his
own volition, without my help and
against my advice. A statement sub
stantially the same as the one submit
| ted to the Court was read to me before
it was read to the Judge. l offered
him DO suggestions or advice as to
changes to be made in the statement.
The defense here rested the case, and
the Court ordered IA recess until 80,
when counsel would begin summing
f, up.
After recess District Attorney Grass
| opened the argument for the State, by
presenting authorities on the law gov
| erning clrcumstantial evidence and
other points bearing on the case. The
authorities quoted were quite numer-
as to occupy the time until 8 O'Clock
p. NJ. and produce hoarseness in the
reader, upon whose motion another re-
cess was taken until o'clock.
In the evening District Attorney
Grass summed up the evidence, and
made a very forcible argument, through
all of which the defendant, who sat
facing the speaker, exhibited no signs
of emotion. When accused of the
brutal murder. and the counsel pathet-
ically alluded to the unsuspecting VIC
tim the defendant seemed to be the only
person unmoved in the Courtroom,
and his stoical Indifference was noticed
and commented upon by the audience.
At 10 O'Clock the opening argument of
the prosecution was concluded, and
Court adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to-day.
This morning NJ. S. Bonnifeld be-
gan his argument for the defense, and
it is expected that Judge Leonard will
close this evening and that the case
will be submitted TO the jury some time
tonight. The impression prevails that
the jury will disagree, and while many
believe that Rover is guilty, they do
not consider the evidence sufficient to
convict him.
BURIAL. The funeral of Mrs.
Opley, whose sudden death at Rye
Patch was announced yesterday, took
place last night after the arrival of the