The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-09-24
T0-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The Evidence closed and the Argument TO
begin this Afternoon.

The Evidence closed and the Argument TO
begin this Afternoon.
The eleventh day of the St Clair
trial commenced this morning. The
minutes of the Court showed that de-
PENDANT was sworn when placed on the
stand in his own beh alf, and gave his
testimony under oath.
DEFENDANT ST. CLAIR
Was again put on the stand by the de-
tense. and explained how the water is
taken from the ditch at Tullys and st.
Glars ranches. Defendant stated the
circumstance which caused him to send
his team home by g Portuguese Joe;"
said he never heard of any money has
ing been offered to any person to testify
IN the case until he heard it on the
stand.
NJ. s. BoNNIFTELD
Was called by defense and testified in
relation to measurements made at the
scene Of the homicide, and that the post
in front of Tully's had been broken off;
witness said he had no knowledge of any
money having been offered to Katie
Craig or anybody else to testify in the
case.
Cross examined: The post in froat
of Tully's house had been broken off.
8. s. GRASS,
In behalf of defense testified that he
had never heard of any money having
been offered by any one to any one to
testify in the case.
W. P. A. CRAIG.
Was called by defense, and testified
that he heard at home that somebody
had approached his daughter and told
her that money could be made out of it,;
the persons name was Albert Wine
berger, who had worked for st. Clair
and for witness; Miss Craig said he did
not say that anybody had authorized
him to make any such assertion. Wine
berger | considered entirely irresponsi-
bic.
Cross-examined: My daughter did
not receive from me any considerable
sum OF money lately; she had some
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for the purpose of visiting her uncle.
(In reply to Questions by the Court,
witness said he had heard talk on the
outside about his daughter having been
approached, and he requested the Dis
tfict Attorney to ask her the question:.
1.-The defense rests, your Honor,
said Counselor Grass.
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTaL.
Mrs. Z. c. Asher was called, and tes-
tilted that she was present at her house
when a conversation occurred between
Mr. Wingate and Mr.. Melloy. Mr..
MelloY said that as Mr. ST. Clair had
got rope about his neck, he would not
care on account Of wrongs he received
at st. Glars hands.
/. Gross. examined. / did not pay par
ticalar attention to what was said at
the time.
THOMAS CAMPBELL
Was called in rebuttal, and testified
that he had worked for st. Clair; knew
o black team owned by defendants;
thinks the team is gentle; fred a gun
right in front of'them, they did net
ran counsel for the State moved to
reopen the case to introduce testimony
relative to the shovel
Counsel for defense objected. Objec-
tion sustained.
Cross-exanlined: Was blowing when
/ fired the gun; never fired a pistol or
gun near the team in the night when
travelling along the road.
CAPTAIN ASHER
Was called: He is acquainted wish
Portuguese Joe; remember something
about his driving team from the sta
tion for st. Clair sometime last Winter;
do not know what time he left the sta-
ton; | was Constable of Lake Town
ship at the time of the homicide; got
a warrant for his arrest about I o'clock
the day after the homicide. ''Was the
passenger train at Loveloek. when you.