The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-22
THE CATTLE CASES.
The Fourth OF the Defendants Bound
Over for Court.
Some Observations Touching the
Discovery of More Hides.

The interest in the cattle cases
have been developed recently has abated
not a whit, judging from the atten-
dance of many Of the leading cattle
growers at the hearing before Judge
Bean yesterday afternoon. The hear
ing was held upon the case Of William
Dolan, who had been jointly CON-
planned of with W. II. Killian, Fred
Gerber aid A. Hincker. upon the
charge Of stealing and killing cattle.
Dolan had taken u change of venue
from Judge Slaughter to Judge Bean,
and yesterday al two O'Clock the hear
ing began.
John Reese vas the first witness
called by the prosecution. He testified
very clearly regarding the facts he
detailed and could not be shaken at all
upon cross examination. lie stated
that on the 18th inst. at u O'Clock in
the afternoon lie went to Kiniau'S
slaughter house and found 1--we fresh
carCasses there. lie also saw some
hides lying on the floor near the door;
asked Albert IIincker who was there,
whether these were the cattle that
Killian got up north; Hincker said yes.
Witness then turned over the top hide
and found it branded IA on zach
side. Just then Hincker told witness
that his horse had broken loose, and
witness went out to catch him. He
was gone about ten or fifteen minutes,
having to wash his hands in the creek,
and when he returned he found the
slaughter house had been locked up and
that Hincker was over at the other
side of the corral with the team. Wit
ness then went over to Ullman's
slaughter house and while there saw
the team leave Killian's and go east
ward. Mr.. Reese then went up town
and brought II. G. Newcomb with him
in a buggy. When they got to the
slaughter house they saw indications of
the hides having been taken from the
slaughter house and put into the
wagon. They followed the trail east
"aAa hlh oOOl - buG mdBOl lCLulh-
ing from the east; continuing, they
found that the trail led to an old well
about two miles from town, and saw
that the wagon had backed up to the
well. Rees went down into the well
and found there were some fresh hides
there. He called the turn on the first
one and it turned out to be branded
HI; m &C, and three ENC con-
nected. Mr.. Reese recognized the first
hide as the same II that he saw at
Killian's slaughter house shortly before.
Witness found that there were more
hides down in the well, and pulled up
one of them. 1t was too old to show a
brand; witness was satisfied that there
were at least ten or more hides in the
same well. The five fresh hides were
taken to the barn of Thos. Sturgis.
The witness further testified that he
saw two of Dolan's horses and two sad
dies at Killian's slaughter house on the
10Th. Afterwards saw these horses
hitched in a wagon and the saddles
ShSoNN "lu AJlib NlV ioLhJu
with Dolan after his arrest, and the
latter said that he would see Mr..
Cowles and thought he could fix this
matter all right.
II. q. Newcomb was called and teS-
titled to the same fact as Mr.. Rees,
after having joined him. Witness saw
the wagon returning from the east to
the slaughter house; recognized the
forwards; saw only one man driving
it. Witness described the details of
the finding Of the hides and the brands
thereon, fully corroborating Mr.. Reese.
G. P. Griffin testified that he resides
at Manchester, Iowa, and owns a herd
of cattle which ranges in the southeast
ern part Of the county. His brand is
H-4. Witness saw the hides at Stur-
gis' barn, and recognized one of them
as having been his property. A. Mar
tin has charge of his herd. Witness
had sold no cattle so branded to anyone
here, nor gave anyone authority to do
so.
A. Martin corroborated Mr.. Griffin, |
and said that he had not sold n of
the above branded cattle nor gave any
other person authority to do SO. lie
lives about four miles from the defend
ant Dolan. Any cattle of the IA
brand that were killed were killed with
out any permission whatever.
f. II. Cowles was the next witness.
He testified that the firm of Baldwin II
Cowles owns the brand of ENC con
nected; the cattle range near the Muddy.
Witness had not sold any cattle of the
above brand to any person in this terri
tory. Saw the hides that were shown
him at Sturgis' barn. Recognized
three of them as belonging to his firm;
knew Dolan; bad not sold him any cat
tie.
Joseph Quincy testified that the de-
PENDANT DOlan had talked with him on
the day previous. Witness had asked
Dolan about the defendant, Gerber, the
witness saying he desired to go on Ger
ber's bond, and asked about the proba-
bilities of the case. Dulln replied that
Gerber was all right; he had helped Do
Ian to drive up some cattle and he
Dolan would fix that up.