The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-09-24
LOCAL INTEALEGEN CE.
THE ST. CLhlR TRIAL.

Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings More
witnesses for the Defense Evidence
of Threats Having Been Made 10y
Patrick Tully.
The cross-exanination Of witness
Carpenter was resumed by Judge Berry:
Witness testified relative to the water
in the ditch. which passes by Tully's
place to st. Glars.
c. l. Ia GRAVE
Was again called to the stand by the
defense, and explained to the jury the
points on map made by him on
larger scale than that drawn for the
prosecution. This map showed the
bridge where Tully's body was found,
Tully's house and stable, the fence
where Campbell, Well and Mailer
were at work, and other points noted
in the evidence of the principal wit
nesses.
w r 4. CRAIG
Was called and sworn IS n witness in
behalf OF the defense. He testified
that he was at Tuiiy's house and made
some measurements Of distances. lie
was asked to examine the map and see
if he could identify the points marked
on the same rs being IN the vicinity OF
Tully place. Witness recognized TuilY's
house. the bridge, the wagon road, ratl-
road, the ditch and other points. Mr.
CRAIG said the distances from the north
east corner OF the bridge TO TuIly's
house is 92 feet inches, the bridge IS
very nearly square, the telegraph pole
Law very near the bridge, ten inches
from the side Of the bridge; the dis
lance from the top of the bridge to the
bottom OF the ditch is about four feet;
saw blood on the ties (witness under
direction OF counsel explained to the
Jury where the blood was on the ties,
and the distance from the blood to the
telegraph pole; witness also stated the
distances from the bridge to the punches
of brush north Of bridge where defend
ant said fully met HIM aud fred at
him: witness also stated that the post
in front OF Tully's house ia triRe over
Is feet FROM the center OF the door,;
witness testified that he resides about
three quarters OF mile from Iuslys
place; lived there about FIVE years; is
engaged in the business OF farming;
my opinion is that ii man would squat
down or lie down he might partially
conceal himself behind the brush above
the bridge; nineteen psces up the road
the corner o( Tully's house ranged with
MarZen's house; am somewhat acqualnt
ed with the railroad and wagon road
in the vicinity OF my house; | prefer
the wagon road generally to walk on.
Cross-examined by Judge Berry; I
made the examination OF the bridge
about a week or inside week after the
death OF Tuily; MIR. Bonnjtield, Grass,
Grannis and Peter West were with me
when | made it; the blood was on each
tie where they came together; space OF
about foot in length between tue ties
was bloody; this oould not be seen
without raising the ties; it was about
two feet from the end; the course OF
the ties is northeast and southwest; the
top OF the ditch under the bridge is
about six feet wide; from the top OF the
bridge to. the bottom OF the ditch is
about four feet; | saw 10 blood on top
of the ties at the time made the eX
animation; | saw a blood spot or stain
on the bridge the day of the Coroner's
inquest; the parties | namol helped IRE
make the measurement with n survey
or's chain and stick, the first brush was
rs feet from the bridge, il is small
brush; the next is - feet from the
bridge; it ia abont 81 feet high; the
third bunch is 81 feet from the bridge;
it was four feet wide; the hight / DO
not remember; | did not note it down;
only measured it one way; there is
some small brush intervening; the first
bunch of brush was near the wagon
road (witness pointed ont on the map
the relative positions of the clumps of
Tbush 70 the bridge and To the Was4u.