The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-07-21
THE ROVER TRIAL.
A Jury Impaneled and the Prose-
cutting Witness on the stand.

Yesterday jury was impaneled in
the District Court to try the case of j.
W. Rover, indicted for the murder of l.
| N. Sharp, OF the Rabbit Hole sulphur
mine, last April. The chosen twelve
were selected from 1903 persons who
appeared at the Courthouse in obe-
dience to writ issued By the Court,
and served by Sheriff Nash.
District Attorney Grass and o. r.
Leonard appeared as counsel for the
prosecution and M. S. Bonnifeld for
the defense.
Following are the names of the
jurors sworn to try the case: Mike
StauntoD, G. F. Moeller, W. W.
Robins, B. L. Powers, S. B. Hughes,
G. II. Hinkey, G. A. Krinkle, j. c.
Ragsdale, J. L. O'Donnell, Henry
Black, Josiah Springer, David Ride
out.
After the jury were sworn Judge
Leonard opened on the part of the
State. He said:
The proof will all be of circum-
stantial nature. We will endeavor to
prove that prior to the 9Th day of April,
1875. he was in the place where he was
murdered, at the sulphur mines, about
35 miles from Mill City. 1t will be
shown that on the morning of the 7th
of April Sharp and Rover were together
at the mines. On the same night
McWortby stopped with Mr.. Osborn at
certain hot springs, removed from the
mines about four miles.
In conclusion, counsel detailed the
circumstances surrounding the tragedy,
stating them substantially the same, in
point of fact, as they were recited in
the statement made by F. J. McWorthy.
the prosecuting witness, at the time he
procured the arrest of the prisoner.
At the conclusion of Judge Leonard's
statement NJ. S. Bonnifeld, counsel
for the defense. asked that all the wit
nesses for the State be called and put
under the rule of the statute in cases of
this nature.
F. j. McWorthy, the prosecuting
witness, was first called by the State.
AS he passed inside the bar the eyes of
the prisoner lighted up, but the listless
expression of his face did not change.
The witness was seated on the right of
the enclosure. facing the jury. Within
three feet of him sat the prisoner, SO
placed that his profile was toward the
jury and fronting directly upon the
man who in a moment would begin the
work of swearing his life away. Very
few people were in the Courtroom,
the impression having obtained that
the actual work of the trial would not
begin until tomorrow.
Before the examination of McWorthy
was begun it was ordered by the Court
that witnesses on the part of the pros
ecution be excluded from the Court
room pending an examination; and the
witnesses were cautioned, after having
testified, against conversing, one with
the other, about the subject matter of
their testimony during examination.
DIRECT EXAMINATION.
Mr.. McWorthy testified Am so years
of age; live in Oakland, California; oc-
cupation at present, mining; knew the
defendant; knew l. N. Sharp; Sharp
lived in Oakland before coming to Ne
vada; he came here to superintend a
sulphur mine; knew Sharp since 1854
or 1856; last saw him alive on the after
noon of the 7th of April; saw Sharp
after be was dead; recognized his body
on Monday, the l4th or 10Th of April.
when the sheriff came to make the
arrest; didn't see all the body; first saw
the right thigh from the hip to the
knee, then the left arm, next the
body, minus the legs, head and arms;
next saw the head; recognized the head
and clothing as being l. N. Sharp's;
he was in good health when | last saw
him alive; saw him on the 7th of April
at spring in the Rabbit range of
mountains, about four miles from the
mines; previous to that Sharp had
stopped in my camp in the mine; he
started from the spring to go to the
sulphur mines; l followed him to
the mines on the next day: stopped at
the camp about eight days; then went
to Clark & Osborn's ranch; from there
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