The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-07-22
THE ROVER TRIAL.
Second Day-Appearance OF the Jury
and the PrisOner--Night Sessions
-Tha Eyfdence

Inc ENIuehces
The trial of }. w. Rover was resum-
ed at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
attendance of spectators was not no.
ticably augmented. The jury. who
had been obliged to submit themselves
TO the insufficient accommodation at
the command of the Sheriff, had n
wornout look. More than one of them
bad "heads on them," and several of
them declared that hereafter they will
favor night sessions.
The prisoner was brought into Court
at 10 O'Clock. He looked wearied.
Evidently the mental strain is begin
ming TO tell upon him. He was dressed
as usual in q mixed tweed suit. His
counsel. 81. S. Bonnifield, entered
soon after, bringing with him an omin-
Gus mass of papers. F. ]. McWorthy
was right upon the heels of the coun-
sci for the defendant, and seated him.
self in the body Of the Court. DOM.
F. j. McWortby took the stand for
cross-exsmination ut 1915.
NJ. S. Bonnifeld conducted the cross
examination. Counsel first handed
McWorthy sketch Of the country in
which the mine is situated, and ex-
planned to him the location of the
points in the sketch npon which it was
proposed to examine him. The mine
and other particular features of the
surrounding country are plainly marked
on the map. The springs from which
Rover used to take water for the camp,
and the clump of trees near where
fragments of the butchered man were
found, were prominently delineated.
The witness explained the features of
the map to the jury. lin yesterdays
report of the direct examination of the
witness, the types made him say The
camp is about SEQ yards from the mine
in southeriy direction, when nortterly
was intended.
On cross-examination witness said:
could not recognize body because
there was no clothes on ii; had this
opinion on the spot; the ground where
the head was found was level; 1t vas
just above the camp; the hend was
buried in little wash, and little
brush, about six inches high. was right
above the burial place; the head was
buried between two signal mounds; ON
each side two little sagebushes were
covered with dirt, seemingly freshly
dropped upon them with shovel; this
circumstance attracted the attention OF
the Sheriff, and his search from these
marks discovered tie head; when /
went to Wrights mine there had been
no work done on the mine; when l
saw Rover at the spring on Sunday, the
Sheriff being with me, and asked him
if be had seen Sharp, he said BY
God, no; / have got something else to
do besides looking for Sharp" the
agreement between Sharp and myself
was that be should assist in developing
the mine, and, if he desired it, have an
interest in the mine; drew the atten-
ton of the Sheriff TO the footprint, in
which Rover's foot was fitted the track
was deep enough TO cover the sole of
Rover's boot, and it was very well de-
fined; the walls of the track came up
high enough to tit the boot perfectly;
in the conversation with Mrs. Osborn
she said that on one occasion Rover
said to her What the hell did Me-
Worthy bring Sharp up here for?' she
answered that she supposed that Nc
Worthy knew his own business, when
Rover rejoined, You'll soon see this
thing settled; / am not going to be
shook OFF in this way" after hearing
of this conversation / first got the i'm
preston that Sharp had been murder
ed by Rover; knew Sharp about ~
years, and was always very friendly
with him; opened Sharp's trunk with
n key furnished by Mrs. Osborn; Mr..
Osborn, Mr.. Spencer and others were
present, and remained with me during
the examination of the trunk; / don't
know anything about n man named
Reynolds going on my bond in Grim
inal prosecution man named Rey-
nolds went on my bond; that bond was
not forfeited.
Judge Leonard objected on the
ground that that course was not legiti-
mate in cross examination.
Counsel for defendant said his object
was to impeach the testimony OF the