Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-19

| can't recall positively anything that the.
| stated in regard to the lynching. Hesrt
Dunton state at Coroner's inquest that III
had been tied and gagged at the spring.
FRANK DELAMATER.
l heard nothing Of the shooting of O'Nei
till June 8, about 8 O'Clock. l tracked
some horses which / observed first hal
mile from graveyard in road leading te
Spring Valley and Ward. Followed tracks
into Spring Valley and within four or five
miles Of A.. O. Cleveland's ranch. Lost
sight Of tracks, which there left the road
all of them. Don't know where they went.
the doctor at Cherry Greek for Mr..
O'Neil's two sons. Kept on by Cleveland's
ranch. Met Mrs. O'Neil and her children
there coming up to Osceola. I stopped at
O'Neils and also at Jake Cameron's ranch.
Saw Cameron there at 1:30 P. NJ, about 40
miles from Osceola. Had q short talk with
Cameron about O'Neil. Told him O'Neil
had been shot. Don't remember anything
he said. He did not express or manifest
any surprise or sympathy. He made no
expression or indication Of joy. He didn't
ask me who did the killing. Staid at
Cameron's half an hour and ate. Mrs.
Cameron in presence OF Cameron asked
me where / was going. ! told her. She
asked me il I knew who had done the
killing. She seemed quite anxious to learn
and quite surprised. Cameron appeared
TO be indifferent to the whole matter. I
returned to Osceola June 8 by way of
Spring Hill Pass alone. Saw Cameron
and Odgers. Stopped at Cameron's.
Talked with him about DIR. Tufford.
Didn't talk about the O'Neil matter. Saw
Odgers at his home. He didn't ask me q
word about the O'Neil affair and ! didn't
speak q word about it.
At this point Gen. Kittrell desired to
ask witness: ''Did you not state to W.. G..
O'Neil that as you passed through Spring
Valley the ranchers would give you moth
ing to eat because you we're going for the
doctor for the wounded O'Neil boys A
wrangle followed between the General and
Messrs. Baker and Wines as to the legality
of the endeavor to contradict his own wit
ness. While His Honor was balancing
the pros and cons profoundly the General
withdrew the question and the waters were
completely oiled.
PROSECUTION RESTED.
After the taking Of Delamater's testi-
mony counsel for the prosecution rested
their case; and Court adjourned till 9
O'Clock A. NJ. tomorrow, when the testi-
mony for the defense will be begun. The
outlook now is that the preliminary ex-
animation may be finished tomorrow.
The Defense.
HAMILTON, Aug. Is, 1888.
The examination was opened this morn
ing OF the part of the defense.
The first witness put on the stand was
DIR. E. X. WILLARD,
Who, being sworn, said: Am Public
Administrator and Coroner Of White Pine
County. Reduced to writing the testi-
mony of W. T. O'Neil at Coroner's in
quest. If my memory serves me right
he testified: ''They we're all masked, or
nearly all, but one, but when they
began to fire their masks fell off," He
did not testify seeing in the mob
Cameron, Williams, Simonson and Dun
and R. G. O'Neil Jr. for veracity is bad.
CRoss-ExAMINED.
Have had four cases Of experience in
taking testimony as Coroner. l know
what O'Neil testified to, but / would
rather depend upon what l wrote. II he
said all were masked but one / did not
transcribe correctly. l read testimony
over to him. He was at that time wound
ed and Frustrated on his bed, or eight
hours after the shooting. 1t has been
my impression ever since that he testi-
fed all but one were masked. Not posi-
BILE that he said all we're unmarked
but one. He said one was unmarked,
and that one Manton Bassett. l failed to
take this down; I can't say why. Don't
think he made any statement as to how he
recognized the men masked. NY impress
sion is he said he knew them by their
voices. I did not write that down. He
might have said how Mr.. Bassett was
dressed. Don't think he said who shot
his father. Didn't ask him that. I'm
Wizards writing he had it down as W. 7.
O'Neil's testimony that Pat. Flanagan shot
his father.-REP. Farnham was present
and might have suggested some words to
me when I was taking deposition to help to
convey the idea. / have some prejudice
against the O'Neils from their general
I was employed to attend
Bassett.
When asked who was responsible for his
pay the question was ruled inadmissible.
This point was reached at II o'clock A. n.
The way it looks o there Is no telling
when this examination will come to q
close. The lawyers wrsngled nearly all
the forenoon up to the hour mentioned
question referred to as ruled inadmis-
sible. The proceedings will go on through
Sunday il not finished to-day.
[Since the letter was mailed, a special
dispatch to the SENTINEL states the ex-
has closed.-ED.