Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-03-25
Justices Court.

The examination Of George Hadley,
charged with aiding the escape OF Patsey
Marley No. 2, by furnishing the imple-
ments with which the latter succeeded in
breaking jail. commenced at l p. M,
yesterday. The prosecution was con.
Quoted by A. Is. Hunt, and Judge Corson
appeared for the defense.
The FIRST witnesu was J. Eisenman, who
testified that he knew the defendant, and
had known him for tho last five or six
years. That no remembered that the
defendant was confined in the County
Jail about the Goth, 9th or 28th of De-
cember last. Saw the defendant at his
(witness') place Of business immedi.
ntely after his (defendant's) release from
jnil. He (defendant came to witness
store one evening with what is called n
compass saw. Defendant told witness
that he wanted to cut the handle Off.
Witness told him to help himself az he
was acquainted in tho shop. He took a
cold chisel but could not cut the saw with
it. Witness took a large pair of shears
and cut 1t off for him. Asked him why
lie wanted to spoil good saw. He told
me that he wanted to use it where
he could not get on very well with the
handle on.
A saw was then produced in Court and
shown witness who continued That
he could not swear that the saw shown
was the same saw as it was in the evening
and took no pains TO examine it. The
ono cut by witness was similar to this
one.
In reply to the Court, the witness said
by the appearance Of the saw produced
that it was cut by pair of shears. The
time in the evening when the conversa-
ton testified to was bad was between G
and seven o'clock. Described the cir.
cumstances of the transaction referred to
in the evidence of julius Hoffman. on
the same evening that Marley escaped.
That was about two weeks after the con.
versation occurred between the defend
ant and witness. Think the transaction
between defendant and witness took place
on the evening that defendant was releas.
ed from Jail. My partner, F. Gendorff,
T.Flagg and another whose name witness
had forgotten were present during the
conversation. The conversation took
place in the ordinary tone of business
There WAS no whispering. The defend.
ant did not enjoin witness to secresy.
that he (witness) knew of.
II. Flagg testified that he was A years
OF age, an engineer, and resided in
Phoebe. Knows defendant; heard of
defendants confinement in the County
Jail, did not know it. Knows Essen.
mans (the previous witpess) place OF
business; saw the defendant there after
his release from the County Jail. On
the same night or night after, witness
was in there quite while before defend
mt spoke to witness; as he passed out
spoke to him; asked him what he wanted
to do with the saw in his hand He told
me that he was going to use it in place
where he could not use the handle, or
words to that effect.
Witness was shown saw which he
could not recognize. Examination con-
tinued. Might call the saw a circular
had III irah6ardaths, 81" tbetpnss saw.
Would judge the length to be about the
same as the saw exhibited and OF such o
character and kind; might have heard
saw similar to the one carried by the
defendant called q compass saw.
There was a gentleman came to wit.
ness the same night, who seemed to
know as much about the saw Us he did.
don't know his name. He was one of
Wells Fargo's agents; couldn't say
whether 1t was January or February. MI.
Eisenman was present at the conversa.
ton had by witness with the defendant.
The conversation between witness and
defendant was public and made in ordin-
ary conversation in the store. The con-
versation was public. not private.
The testimony Of j. r. Hoag and Sid.
ney Hallowell was read over.
After some remarks from tho counsel
for the defense asking that the bail be
placed at moderate figures. Justice Allen
held the defendant to answer in the sum
of $500.