Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-28

Ts-day's Testimony.
There was . noticeable falling OF In the
number Of spectators at Judge Noses
Courtroom. Virginia, this morning. Al
10 o'clock proceedings were resumed:
william d. Mann first took tho stand.
He testified: I reside In Carson /; 1 first
saw Breen and Cowie on the 18th day Of
this month Of tho Carson Exchange Hotel;
they came there that day with two China
men and asked the proprietor for . room I;
tho proprietor, Breen and tho two China
men left. and when the proprietor returned
be- directed mo ~ 10 up stairs and watch
the Cinnamon who were in = room /: I did
40 I am not an expert In recollecting
faces, but do not think that this ChinamAn
here (Ah Dock was ono Of those !
guarded; am quite SURF Of II. but will not
swear positively l guarded tho China.
men about an hour and . half. when
Breen, Cowie and two Cinnamon camo up
stairs; do not think that either OF these
new Cinnamon WAS All Dock; Cowie told
me I was relieved from duty and TO return
10 tho bar-room ; they soon followed me
down and started for tho train |; they had
10 run 10 catch II /; I do not know who In
formed them that the train was about 10
start.
Cross-examined-Thc two Cinnamon l
saw In the room up stairs were tho two
Cinnamon saw In the bar-room. but
don't know whether the same two went 10
tho train with Breen; there was no change
Of Cinnamon while | was on duty. i
knew one Of them before ; one Was quite
large and good looking I; they were light
complexionel and we'll dressed.
Further cross.exAmination ELECTED moth
ing new. and tho witness gave way to l..
+. McClAne. who testified i reside at the
Mound House. where l keep . saloon. 1
know Chief Breen and l.. T. Cowie
slightly /; on the 18th Of this month they
cAlled At my place while on their way down
on the train which leaves here at = O'Clock
In the morning ; I read accounts Of this
Breen.Cowio affair In the papers, which
brought TO my mind the circumstance OF
those two parties calling at my house ;
they both came into my place when the
train stopped. There were no Cinnamon
In their company. Mr.. Breen asked all
hands 10 drink. and then they again
boarded the train.
The witness was not cross examined.
A Murray. . brakeman on tho virginia
aud Truckee Railroad. WAS called. and
testified On tho 18th day OF this month
I was q brakeman on train No. O. which
leaves Carson at ~ O'Clock; i rccollect
that Brecn and Cowie were aboard OF the
train when We left Carson; they got
aboard the train in company with some
Cinnamon after II was In motion (; ! did
not observe anything unusual In their con-
duct after boarding the train ; there were
two Cinnamon who boarded tho train In
company with Brccn and Cowie /; I noticed
this Chinsman (Ah Dock on the train
after We left Carson; the Cinnamon did
not appear 10 BE- In custody; the train
stopped an hour at Steamboat Springs ;
Dreen and ,Cowie were playing cards In
llapp's barroom during most OF that time ;
I overheard Breen ask where the China
men were. and Cowie answered that they
were all right ; I did not SEQ the Cinnamon
in the barroom at any time.
The witness Was not cross examined.
The Court hero took . recess until !
o'clock.
The court convened again al I o'clock.
aud Captain Byrno Of the Virginia Police
Court was called by the prosecution. lie
testified a. follows: I Am and was on tho
18th Of this month Captain OF Police. 1
remember the circumstance Of officer
Bradley bringing . Chinaman 10 the sta
ton house charged with committing q
murder In Beno. There were present at
the time officers Simpson, Bradley and
myself. Br.iley told me that the China
man was brought In without . warrant,
andI told him ~ charge him with " suspi-
cion" until more Of his case WAS known "
us. Onicer Springfield was also there at
the time. and assisted Bradley In marching
the ChinAman. Bradley wanted ~ return
10 Chinatown. and I told him he could go.
was acting ~ taller ct tho time, although
officer Mccarthy Is the regular jAiler.
After the Chinaman MAS searched he was
locked mp by Sringstead and simpson.
I entered the ChinamAn's name IN the
slate - no gave u TO me, All Glum. There
was found upon his person several Chinese
letters and one envelope addressed 10 All
DUNG, Reno. also . knife with . four.inoh
blade. Tho witness then described tho
Chinaman tho same ~ the other witnesses
hal. This Chinaman here, All Dock. l do
| not think IL the o Bradley brought 10
the st~ation.house on the 18th. l first saw
this Chinaman on tho day Chief Breen was
returned from Reno; Bradley left the Jail
before tho Chinaman was locked In the
cell, bu. I did not; during the time l 70.
msiued at the Jail that Sunday night no
one but officer simpson visited the China
man In tho cell he went 10 the cell "
identify the ChinsmAn Is the q who bad
shot al him during some trouble In .
vssh.house two Year, ago; I next saw the
Chinaman the next afternoon ; he bad
b.cn changed from one cell " another
during my absence /; ! had him changed
back TO the cell In which he had
been frat placed I visited the lAil
on Sunday evening; did not notice
whether the same Chinaman WAS
there; Monday morning at ! o'clock - 1
was entering the Jail ! met bradley. BIN.
sou and . Chinsman coming out they
told me that they had had that Chinaman
in the Jail 10 Identify tho ChinAmAn who
wAs looked up /, they said hs had done 90
satisfactorily; at that time or 1t any time
later did not sec the Chinsman confined
In the cell Mccarthy. the jailer. wa Of
| this time In bed In Q room attached 10 the