Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-03

Hill went there first tho latter part Of
September. 1861 !; remained there until tho
Last Of December ; was sent TO Steamboat
Springs; from there vas sent to Fort
Churchill : In 1862 I was . Notary Public
In Gold Hill. Witness was shown tho con-
tested deed and asked whether his sigma
ture Was attached 20 the acknowledgment
thereon. Yes, sir ; that Is mine ; i have
recollection Of taking such al acknowledge
ment on or about the LIST Of May about
four months ago Mr.. Ganahl spoke TO me
about my having held q position a. Notary
Public In Gold Hill. ! at first thought I
never held the position. but incidents have
recalled facts TO my mind, and I am now
sure that I signed the acknowledgment AZ
fixed to the deed; the body Of the same Is
in tho writing Of Kellogg ; Was introduced
to o. A. Sanborn at Gold Hill; this deed
Is the first instrument I acted upon after
entering the Office Of Notary ; l recollect
Of sanborn coming to my ofiso with the
deed. and I ssked Kellogg to oil out the
blank. which he did l knew John Bishop
on the 9Th Of May. 1862 I; knew him also
In the Fall Of 1861 think Fleming intro
duced ne to bishop; I can't say positively
that Bishop acknowledged this deed before
me- ON the 9Th Of May. 1862 ; I Am firmly
convinced Of this fact. but cannot posi-
lively swear to II: I remember that ON or
about that timo Bishop came into my Office.
and am lust as certain a. l exist that he
did ; I don't know when I first met John
Bishop I; think Il wa In. November or De-
eember, 1861 /; I knew Bishop q few days
ago when I met him here. but he does not
seem 10 remember me now; I remember
going 10 tho Office Of Lindsay 4 Dickson ;
met quito . number Of gentlemen there
Jshn Bishop might have been there, but I
don't think he was (; II 50, I have no recol-
lection Of seeing him.
At ten minutes past 3 o'clock the dcfen-
dants rested their case.
Plaintiffs introduced o number OF docu-
mcnts, and In rebuttal. called II. II. Ward:
I reside In MERGED county, California; am
q lawyer witness was shown q paper I; /
have seen that paper before; wrote II for
Mr.. barnes. ut his suggestion; In the even
ing I met Mr.. Barnes and hc told me MI.
Bates hal the paper In his possession and
would not give II back to him; l went with
Mr.. Barnes 10 tho p~ostofise and asked
Mr.. Sam. Bates for the paper; after some
little hesitation. no handed thdpaper down,
but before giving Il To me. ran his pen
through his fathers name; the old mar
said "hs didn't know what was the matter
with Sam - tho paper was all right l
know Mr.. Querols; i don't think ho Is n
truthful man.
Joseph liicard was sworn ; I knew Bishop
In Dear Valley. very intimately. and he
never told me Of receiving q decd through
mail or express from Gold Hill or Nir-
ginia; II no received such l feel sure l
would have heard Of II.
John Bishop was recalled: Went to
Bear Valley in 1861 ; / never received
either by mail or express q deed; Mr..
Bates never brought o deed TO me to sign /;
nor vas any ever sent 10 mo; nor | never
saw any except the one sanborn brought
to me TO sign.
3. Dickson testified that ho was present
at . meeting Of Bishop and Howard about
three weeks ago, aud that they did not
seem 10 recognize each other.
r. II. Lindsay testified substantially the
same.
John II. Phillips knew John Bishop at
Bear Valley in 81 and never knew OF him
receiving . deed by mail or express to
sign.
W. d. Given testified: In 1861 I know
Bishop very well ut Bear Valley I never
heard Of him receiving q deed for eKecu.
ton and acknowledgment +; never heard Of
Justice Bates handing him q deed to exc
cute and acknowledge F; never knew OF
Bishop receiving . letter from W. n:
Dolman ; think I would have known II II
he had.
John Bishop was again recalled aud said
that ,xhsl. ~ Ilaar vallav ha naxsr rpesiveI