Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-16

~ uNestketA'h VI NV @t-s
officer Nuttall was continued At 7 o'clock
last evening. Andrew Showers was the
first witness called. He testified: ! am
acquainted with officer Nuttall. also know
Mrs. Hall: = week ago last Saturday night
I was at Mrs. Halls house; officer Suttall
came in and asked for Matte; lie then
ven, away and came back directly and sat
down, and remained about three-quartep
OF an hour; there was = sick woman In the
front room: she and the officer went out
together; I left shortly after; I did not
know Nuttail In July; I went to Mrs.
Hall. house once in that month; they
.aid he was there. but I did not see him:
ID was after 10 o'clock when saw him
there a week ago saturday night; did not
see him do anything wrong; do not know
whether u Is = house OF prostitution or
not: some call II 90; there was q saloon In
the front part Of the house, and rooms
back: Nuttall was in the back part Of the
house.
II. W. Stokes, testified /: work ut the
Could & Curry mine /; during the month
% July I WAS engaged In repairing the
pump. ami often worked late have come
over the Divide As late ~ . OF 10 o'clock
anal always found Officer SuttAll attending
10 hi. duty. Jack McCurly has known
the officer ever since he has been on the
force anil has seen him almost every night;
his conduct was always that Of good OH.
ser. John sharp. who works at the I'M
perial. u Of the same opinion.
Officer Dan sheehan said Campbsn .Ad
told him that Nuttan couldn't he police
man ON the Divide any longer ; that he
tCampLelD would break him Of his Po-
sition. This Was after Campbell had been
arrested by Nuttall. and while he was In
jail. Officer symons heard tho converse.
ton and corroborated the statement of
0nicer Shsehan.
Samuel Bowling. who lives at the turn
" the roaj. said he had occasion 10 10 Out
a. lat. a. 2 o'clock In the morning. and
that he hal always seen Officer Nuttall at
tending to his duty. lie considered BIN .
faithful officer.
A. '. Brown goes over the Divide every
night. He has scarcely ever missed seeing
Onicer Nuttall. Never saw him In q sa-
loon or any other house while on duty.
j. 4. Nelson said he had known onieer
Nuttall since 1865. They hal frequently
been engaged in business transactions and
he had always found the officer upright and
honorable. Ills reputation Was always
first-clsss.
Officer Nuttall was sworn. and testified
I deny the charge that ON or about the I'd
OF Juiy I was in Mrs. Halls house ; about
the middle of June she called me In aud
s,lel inc II the landlord could hold her
furniture for bach rent; ! told her did
not know she asked ms To ind out Tor
her. and called 10 me several times to ask
me il 4 hal found out anything ; l finally
leaked at the books. and about the lst OF
July told her what I thought she could
keep a few days after that the woman
moved and was helped In II by = promin.
ent man oi Virginia City ; Campbell had
Two guards 10 watch the house because he
WAS working ON the 7 o'clock shit hat
night Campbell met me and told mo he
| hsl been booking for me; he used abusive
languar, Ia me and said l lad been bull
dosing him by helping the woman To get
her furniture out " the house, thus cheat
ing him out 81 $50; I told him ] hal moth
ing 10 do with getting the woman out.
hat hal simply told her what
~propcrty she had a right To hold he COM
in,nced To abuse me again and l told him
he hal letter 40 home. when lie struck me
~. - ~ ..,. I tben arrested him
III L,on,ht linn down 10 the station |
house he WAS fined SIS the next day I; i
never promiscl To pay him $50 Tor any
thing or upon any ccount he said he
hal INV signatnr. for that amount II he
will produce IL I will pay the money. |
With regard to the trunk. which was men,
toned hy Mrs. Campbell In her testimony
nois.r Nu,,alI e~xnlainel As follows On
-, ,m" woGsn haI died Al a house on |
~" nisti. ser, in anil saw the woman; |
IN ss,. ,hres or four others in the
W.. ~, ,snnt was omen and all her
,hIns' .r.,,s,e,I over the floor; the wo-
.n. ,.n.s.ling the trunk ; This was
-. ,hs Ill woman was cold; Mrs.
"-,o,W - an. IN The women /: Mrs.
mso Luz, The house. asked me
~ - in wi,h her. and she, In the
nrrs.neo Of her husband. would pack the
,rnnl I Jid ~; the trunk was packed
ami pnt in another room and | locked the
| door putting the key In my pocket (; next
day tho dead wcman's cousin came and
l.ii,cr,J he trunk 10 her : I never took
ANYTHING from the trunk II anything was
gone il was taken before | arrived.
Mrs. CampDSl aiuiitu'u tua' "eo
| taken from the trunk a number Of things
on small value.
Omcrr Nuttall continued: I have not been
In the habit Of visiting any Kind OF houses
I do nav calling while on shift have
,.lIel IN 10 spsak 10 Mrs.. Campbell about
her l.oy: he is Away. running away. and
N. IN al. wanted me 10 arrest him i
mn .yrcst him me. ana she begged him
Iaet ~ me.
NJ levi. .ail she had lived in the
..n,e bon.e with Mrs. Hall she had seen
49, Sn,.ll ,,ay In The house fifteen or
IN. uainn,.. hiring The first part Of
49,. 49, ain. I'm, never saw ANYTHING i'm
-, In M. eonluct.
P'vSI-' -, usCIs.rv sail Ia hal heard
s,srs,. sc,inst ofhcer Nu,all. have
~ DiyiIe graf many times
soh. ~. a, he va. s,,enJinr 10 duty
~ h"xo elxay. founJ him al his post !