Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-17

dine; the deputy would know more
about the minutes but not moro about
ths affairs Of the ofics; Mrs. Nultsn's
application va referred 10 Wsbbsr; abe
had not made application through ehsri.
dan according to the minutes.
Auss T.. o'ooMGxLL.
Direct examination BY Hilss. - Am
quite . frequent visitor at the HOUSE Of
Sheridan; know thsm we'll; know Mrs.
Sheridan got some goods Of Mahsr d
Co. at different times In April. suoh a.
o~aliooss, cotton goods and muslips; do
not know how many different times;
never went to the store With Mrs. 6hsri.
dan.
By Dsal-Did not testify I got the
foods; did not 20 with Mrs. Sheridan;
believe some OF the goods we're got By
Mrs. Sheridan; did mot think Mr..
Sheridan signed the orders spon which
the goods wsrs procured.
By HIss-whe did sign thsmf Ques-
tion objected to By defense On the
ground Of irrslsvanoy and u would
not tend to csiminats or sxculpats de-
fsndans. The Judge decided that the
question vas . proper one. Altar some
farther legal spsfrins In which the ooun-
eel for the defense said they had no de-
sire to bs sheltered BY eliminating thoss
near and dear to them, etc.. and Dis
trict Attorney lilies explained his po-
alton, the question was Withdrawn.
In answer TO question By Hilss. Wit
ness said she had never been spoken to
regarding this cast BY the Prosecuting
Attorney.
Hiies - Would counsel for defense
admit that Mrs. Sheridan VA not an
INDECENT person. ,.
Dsa-Csrtainly; We will admit that
she IL not an INDECENT.
Hilss-Ths prosecution rests The sass.
your honor.
LEE x'oowAH.
The hrst witness for the defense. stated
that he was an accountant, and had had
considerable experience In examining
signatures.
Counselor Dean handed him Q war.
rant with the signature OF W. ]. Shsri.
dan attached. and four orders received
BY Mahsr 4 Co.. ~purportine TO have
been signed BY him. Mr.. MCGOWAN
thought the orders were written ~
different hand than the signature on the
warrant.
Objeotion vas offered BY the prosscn-
don to the Introduction Of the four
orders a evidence. - they covered
transactions after the one alleged In the
accusation, but objection VA Withdrawn
when counsel for defense offered to
show that II wa on similar bills D
S38 worth Of goods from Mahsr Zoo.
hsd been obtained.
d. =. KxLLrzxl,
Deputy County Clerk. said Mshsr 4
Co.. bill for $50 VA returned 10 him
after Ito rejection; that the Auditor had
called his attention 10 shsridan's sig-
nature at the time. and sxprssssd the
belief that Il was . forgery; Ksllsher
thought 90 too; he va familiar with
Shsridan's signature.
Cross examinsd-was u not 6hsri.
dsn's signature on the outside Of the
bill Answsr-Yss, cir, whore % was
marked Correct. Sheridan"
NE. PENpEaoAsr,
Cashier Of Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'S Bank
for the past ten years. examined the iosr
orders on Mshsr & Co., and pronounced
them unlike Shsridsn's signature -
shown him; would not pay an order on
such signature; had made allowance for
the fact that one was 10 pencil and the
others In Ink. The witness Wa handed
tags on . bill from Nj. Bosh. and pro-
nouncsd one pointed ont BY the defense
. forgery.
District Attorney Hllss called his st.
tentiou to another tag on the same bill
In favor Of Miss 0'Connell, which he
pronounced genuine.
p. J. dunno.
County Assessor. testified: Was present
q. . conversation between Captain Gan.
sv.n, 8. Bosh. and his son Fred; Can
svsn and myself were standing talking
together, when 8. Bosh asked the Gap.
tain to come into his stors-hs wanted
to ask him some questions con-
corning q bill he had against
the county. . number Of tags were on
the bill, while examining them Bosh
remarked that lilies had been there look.
ing over Il. when Cansvan said they
were working the case up ipdustriously.
One Of the Boshs. which one ! don't re-
member, said that he was not al, there
were others looking Il up. after much
hesitation said ex.Mayor stephens had
talked Of the case; Stephens. had said
they would receive . consideration for
testifyinR % to what they knew II Shsr-
idan was convicted.
Cross.sxamined.-Bosh said Stephens
had not stated what Il would be. simply
said q consideration; they did not say
they we're to testify falsely; young man
Bosh, he thought, but would not swear
positively, hssitated about saying he
didn't want to give Stephens away; did
DOL KNOW WIZ Seh.seA 0ss -
ing they were searching industriousiy
outside Of the District Attorney; there
was more talk about the signaturss to
the tags; NO one but Stephens was msn-
toned a. having talked With the Boshs
and he only said Il would BE- to the
Boshs' interest to testify; did not men.
ton whsthsr Stephens wanted them TO
testify to more than the truth.
Rsdireot-Mst Bosh a. be left the
Courtroom yesterday. after tsstifyine.
and be said to NE: "Vsll. you gives II
away, chr Vat you do dot fort Veil, I
don't know nodings. anyhow" laughed
and went Oh.
M~-cANAvAN.
Chairman Of the Board OF County Com
m~issionsrs. testified: Have known de-
PENDANT eight or nine years intimately;
have been Commissioner over two years;
was familiar with the method Of allow.
ing indiRsnts' applications and their