Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-26

d "How did it happeny -
g NileE-Well, Jimmy and I got into wordt
!. about woman scrape that he tad got into
gabout wornsn in Sacramento. said some
Ething that offended him, and from that b.
,scaught me by the leg and gave me jerk
sThat frightened the horses; they started int
"a run and we both fell out in front upon the
Ewhifa 7trees, end the wagon passed over me
Z | lay there unconscious for about ten min.
flutes, and when l came to l looked 10,
SeJimmy At first l could not hear him,
Sbut after going back few steps
I [ found himly Ing upoa the ground. l raised
ss.him up and spoke to him, but he could not
asanswer. | then felt of him and examined
Chin, and found that ne was still breathing.
Sbut net conscious of anything. / then left
Shim and went to look after my team, and
Sfound it not great ways off, with the wagon
'zturned over from running across 3 ditch.
Gone of the horses had got entirely loose, and
athe other was still attached to the wagon.
s5took that horse off and tied it to the fence,
Eand then hunted up tie other one. Having
xfcuud it l brought it back and tied it, ane
Nthen went back to where Jimmy was and
Mound that he WAS dead.
q Q.-What did you do then?
81 A-There was thousand thoughts came
sssinto my mind as to what I should do.
sz5plsce that if I let him lay there and told
zhow it occurred, the neighbors would think
sskiiled him, and as l was in poor circum.
T.stances, I was not able to bear the expense Of
ga lawsuit to defend myself. Toe next thiae
athat presented itself to my mind was TO pitch
SSss.he body into the well, and Immediately did
8so. The wagon must have run over his head, as
awhen raised him up his head was one mass
4of blood.
q Odd you go down into the well to place
Shim as he was found?
q A.-Nc, cid not go down into the vel
a3at sll.
q Q.-It is reported that the boards found in
Sthe well were placed carefully on the body
a3after it was in the well did you put these
S3boards in that way?
8 A.-No. The reason the well was aban.
Adoned was because it kept caving in, and the
S5oards which were in there were as curbing.
4 These were staLdipg up and | suppose that
awhen the dirt was thrown in the next day to
d6ll up the well, these boards fell or sunk over
supon the body.
Q.-Did you throw any dirt into the
aweli to hide the body?
q A.-No none at all.
Odd you fill the vel, up?
Z A.-No; l had it filed up the next day b,
5a hired man named Rapp.
Q.-lts been reported about that you were
Owing this man james Singleton about
sS2, 000, and people thought you had killed
quinn TO get rid OF payirg him this money.
4 Al only owed James Singleton about
5ssl00, aad l had been to Sheridan that day to|
Ssell barley to pay the debt. On our return
ahome we got within a short distance of theI
awell and had the runaway, as [ have stated !!
! and he was killed.
q Q.-Mr. Niles. how is it about note that
dal off srS iot La1c
DO Singleton. and which you traded off down.
3there after his death2
A.-Well. Singleton considered the motel
I 3worthless, and said to me, sMr. Niles, ifs
SYou can collect anything cut of this note youE
ssre welcome to it, and he then gave me the
5note.
I Q.-Did You ever make any statement!
sto any person about James being down int
aArizona?
] A.-Yes. did say SO.
Q,-What was your object in saying this Il
] A.-To ward eff suspicion.
Q.-What about the watch which you
shave, and which is claimed belongs to Singled
iten?
A.--The watch did belong to Singleton,
sbut he gave it to my boy as keepsake.
Q.-When you pitched Jimmy into the
zwell did you take anything ont of his pockets!
jim the way of papers?
A.-No, 1 did not
Q.-I suppose you gave Singleton a motel
sfor this money that is alleged to be owing tel
Shim?
Al lad borrowed the money froml
esquire Ewing to pay him up. and had mort
gagged my ranch to take up the note.
Q.-I suppose you, like all other farmers,
1 when you pay off note you tear or burn it'll
Cup, and so haven't got the Singleton noteL
(which you so took up.
A.-After my sale destroyed all my oldE
spapers. notes and accounts. Singleton andi
II were the best Of friends, and he always toldt
i one that once saved his life by stepping ipt
sbetween him and man who had drawn al
Spistol upon him.
Q.-Did you ever know that you were sus-I
apeeted os numbering Singleton?
A.-No; l never knew of it until / was;
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