Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-05-02
JUSTICE COURT.
Examination Of Fred. Siebert on @
Charge Of Stabbing Fred. Wen.
nerblad.

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Fred. Siebert, who had been under
arrest since Friday last for the stab
bing of Fred. Wennerblad, was
brought before Judge TAFT yesterday
for examination. District ATTORNEY
Keith conducted the prosecution. and
John Cronin, Esq, appeared a. coun-
sci for defendant. The following
testimony was taken:
Fred. WinnerbIad being sworn.
testified as follows:-I reside at Sill
yer City; knew defendant; had a
difficulty with him on Friday last !;
We had some words at the dinner
table at Frett's; l left and went out
on the sidewalk; when defendant
came out told, him he had insulted
me for years and that wouldn't take
1t any more; took Oft my coat and
forced him; | felt little punch in
my stomach and then l struck him,
and then the Constable arrested me !;
went to Augustine's store and found
blood running down my clothes; did
not see defendant have a knife; don't
recollect that l took him by the
whiskers; the trouble on the street
occurred not more than fiue minutes
after the talk at the table; 1 chal-
lengcd him to fight while at the din
ner-table; pulled off my coat to fight
him as soon as said, "You abused
me long enough, etc.; we were then
about two feet apart; defendant did
not say that he didn't want any
trouble with me.
w. II. Lester-I reside ut Silver
City; am constable Of said township;
l witnessed the difficulty last Thurs
day; l was at Casper's saloon about
1890 o'clock of that day; 1 was
leaning against the bar; saw defend
ant Come out of Frett's, and lean
against the Casing Of the door on the
right hand; / then saw Winnerblad
come up from towards Becker's and
they had some words; Winnerblad
pulled off hIs coat; saw Winncrblad
strike Siebert with his fist; l then
went over and parted the two clinch-
ers and arrested Siebert; Winnerb, ad
struck only once; l saw a knife in
Siebert's hand (knife produeed); it
was open and had blood on the blade;
| was about sixty feet distant when
the trouble commenced; could see
distinctly all that happened; saw no
tobacco In the hands of defendant:
saw no knife till after the arrest; did
not sec Sie6ert strike or attempt to
strike Winnerblad till Winner blad
had struck.
Cross examine,l-When l made the
arrest Winnerblad had Siebcrt by the
whlskers with his lett hand; found d
bunch of hair between the two; il
was about the color of Sieberts
whIskers: am certain il was not the
same color AS Winnerblad's whiskcrs.
p. Burgi sworn-T am practicing
physician aud reside at Silver City;
on Friday last made an examination
of the person of Fred. Winnerblad;
found on the abdomen two punctures,
the upper one two and half inches
below the naval and little to the
right, the other an inch below the
first one little 10 the right; they
were about three fourths of an inch
across; probed both wounds and
found the upper to be 1t inches deep
and vertical cut; the lower wound
II inches deep, the cut ranging
downward, backward aud outward;
the cuts could not have been made
accidentally; l did not consider the
wounds dangerous as neither cut had
pierced the abdominal wall.
Cross examined-1'here WAS flow
of blood for about tsenty-four hours
which was favorable symptom; l
consider Winnerblad now out of
danger; also found a slight cut on
the left side between the 9Th and 9th
rib; possibly if Siebert were cutting
tobacco or his nails such cuts might
have been inflicted in a struggle.
O. Cunning sworn-I reside at
Silver City, and witnessed the diff
ticulty which occurred near the b.
nanza Hotel on Friday last between
Fred. Siebert and Fred. Winnerblad.
l was at Caspcr's saloon and about go
feet distant; could see distinctly what
happened; noticed Winnerblad CON-
ing up the street from Becker's; he
came up pretty fast and when he got
opposite Fret's door; Siebert stepped
out of the door; Wennerblad stepped
back aud pulled his coat off; they
seemed to be talking; Siebert raised
his hand towards Wennerblad's face
and Wennerblad struck at Siebert,
and at the same time Siebert made a
blow at Wennerblad's stomach; cant
say who struck first; Wennerblad
struck with his fist; can't say that
Siebcrt struck with anything but his
hand; Lester arrested both men;
Wennerblad put his hand on his
belly and started down the street;
went with Wennerblad to store house;
he opened his clothes and l saw
blood ON him and also one cut; the
next day saw on Wennerblad's per-
son cut On the left breast.