The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-09-20

BY the Court-Can you understand
all the words used by counsel?
| Answer-Yes, sir.
| C--What direction were those on the
wagon from Tnlly's house?
A-Southwest.
| Could You see the bridge from
where you were?
Al could not l could see the place
bnt not the bridge.
C-Have you been testifying from
memory alone?
Ayes, sir.
Gid you hear Wells testimony
in Justices Court?
A--No, sir.
as to what position defendant occupied?
A-No, sir.
Gid you see defendants hand
when he fired the four shots?
Ayes, sir.
C-Is there any circumstance that
impresses the fact specially in your
mind that defendant held his arm in
horizontal position when he fired the
four shots?
A-Nothing except what / saw.
Can you tell which hand the de-
PENDANT fired with?
Al cannot
MICHAEL FULLY,
Son Of deceased, a Lad fourteen years
OF age, was the next witness called by
the State. He testified: l know de-
PENDANT, Robert St. Clair; Patrick
Tully was my father; ] saw him last
alive about 5 o'clock on the evening of
the day he was killed, sitting on a
bridge near the house; l went to Love-
lock; | was in the house, before start
| ing for the station, about half an hour;
got on my horse and went over to the
bridge where my father was; | saw my
| fathers pistol on the stand IN the house;
there are two rooms in the house; | no.
ticed the pistol-three chambers were
loaded, one had an empty shell and one
broken chamber tpistol identified by
witness); | talked with father about
half an hour; we talked about selling
out; / then went to the station for to-
bacco and sugar; l stopped at the sta
ton about half an hour; | talked with
Katie Craig, at her house, on my way
home; between Craig's and home | saw
Robert st. Clair walking towards
fathers house, he stopped, went back
to the bridge and then came up the
road towards me; he said he and father
had shooting scrape-father shot HIM
and he shot tather-and told me to go
to the station and get help, as both OF
them would die; he had his hand on
his chest and was bent forward; l went
back to the station, got Mr.. Asher, and
he and MIR. Moore and went back to
fathers; we found father, lying on the
bridge, dead his right hand was near
his taee, and his lett hand by his side;
we met defendant and Miss Craig on
horseback; there was no one at the
bridge when we got there; fathers body
was about three feet from where he sat
when left him; | am fourteen years
old.
Cross examination: / have not talked
to the District Attorney about this
case; when we met defendant some
thing was said but | cannot remember
what it was; he gave up his pistol to
Mr.. Asher; there is one bridge between
fathers and Craig's; l saw defendant
on that bridge; l could see the post in
front of fathers house; he stopped
down between the post and house;
when / went to town father was sitting
ON telegraph pole near the bridge
witness testimony in Justices Court,
marked exhibit g." by the Clerk,
was offered by counsel for defendant,
and read, for the purpose OF refreshing
witness memory. Witness said; |
think my memory now is as good as it
was when l testified before Justice Os-
born.
Redirect: left the key in the door
the day my father was killed; the pis-
tol had not been moved from the stand
for two or three months prior to the
day of his death; We had no other pls-
toll.
Re-cross examination: Father had a
BIC double barreled shotgun In the
house; he did not carry pistol since
the time he and st. Clair had trouble,
over year ago; do not know where
my father got the pistol.
WILLIAM MOORg
Was next sworn, as a witness by the
prosecution. He testified: reside at
Big Meadows, Humboldt county, Ne
yada; know the defendant and knew
deceased; / was at Lovelock on the
2sth of July last; l went to Tully's
ranch on the evening of that day; Cap
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