The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-05
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During this Arst three days OF tho
week. the District Court was engaged in
the trial of Jsnss Hsshim. for nlisged
horse poisoning. which case .f,er a Wig.
orous prosecution by the District At.
torney, and al able defense by Mr.. R.
X, Bigelow. was submitted to the jury
about u. O'Clock Wednesday night.
Early the next morning the jury re.
turned a verdict Of scqui,tal. and Court
adjourned until Friday morning at 10
o'clock Thursday being legal holi.
day.
On Friday morning. a jury was em.
paneled to tty the oAss Of the State W..
Parker-indicted for burElary-and the
balance Of the Senire was excused until
Monday morning next.
The trial Of Parker was in progress
until $3.50 this evening. when Court
look a recess until G o'clock. Most Of
the time has been consumed in arRu.
ment upon the admission as evidence.
of the affidavit OF Mercer, tho prosecut.
ing witness, which ie especially peril.
nent in the case. 1t will probably be
submitted to tho jury tonight.
Saturday NOV, 81.
The case OF the State vs.. Parker. was
given to the jury Saturday evening.
which returned o verdict Of guilty as
charged in the Indictment.
E .''i. Monday Nov. 30.
Court convened at 10 o'clock this
morning. pursuant to adjournment, and
Jury was ~empaneled to try the case OF
the State vs.. VIM. Kennedy.
Court then took q r,c,ss until /.
o'clock.
The testimony of witnesses was then
begun aud continued until 4 O'Clock,
when Court took a recess until z
O'Clock,
Tuesday. Nov. 30th.
The case now on trial-State VS.. Ken.
nedy-indictnent for arson. is the last
on the calendar, and after securing a
jury yesterday the balance OF the venire
in attssdsnce, was by the Court eI
cusei for the term. The day was con.
sumed in taking testimony, aud at 4
o'clock the Court took a recess until z
O'Clock this evening.
Wednesday, Dec. /.
The taking OF testimony in the Ken.
nedy case was continued during the
session last night, which wns resumed
upon the converting of Court this morn.
ing. The testimony Of witnesses for
the prosecution was still being taken
to-day, those for the defense, not having
yet been examined. ia Hh-s aH8
The case is being prosecuted by Dis
trict Attorney Dorsey, assisted by j. II.
Rand; the defense being conducted by
II. Il. Rige!ow.
>rra.,. Thursday, Dec, I'd.
At the opening OF Court yesterday
morning, Thomas Parker-convicted Of
turglary-was arrnigned for sentence,
and on recommendation OF tho jury by
which he was tried, together, with the
fact that heis a very young man and
this was his first offense, the penalty i'm
osed by. the Court was the lightest that
could be inflicted. under the law; one
year in the State Prison. go
/ The examination Of witnesses in tho
Kennedy case was continued at a session
last night, after which Court adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning. The
testimony Of witnesses IN the above
named case was still being taken during
to day, and Wa occupying the attention
of the Court as wo went to press. The
balancs Of the week will probably DO
consumed In disposing OF this a
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