Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-11-18
YESTERDAYS wREsrLE
BctWeen Tom Wren and Expert
RAYMOND.

Raymond.
There was o regular crush at the
Court room yesterday to witnes:
the final wrestle between Hon
Thomas Wren and Prof. Raymond
the Holmes expert. It seemed to
be q general opinion that the two
men had won fall apiece, and the
final bout would be Q hot one.
Both sides were smi ing and con
tident, and both sides had plenty OF
men who were ready to back them
| to the last. Col. Thornton, OF
the Belle, Was in the best OF
humor. Thornton is San Fran
cisco lawyer of great repata ion in
mining trials, and is considered as
particularly effective man with a
jury. His rhet..ric is poin ed and
incisive and be is keen judge of
the men he is talking to. Per-
sonaIly he is the straightest forma-
ton of the lot. compact, well built,
. happy medium between Messick
and Hydenfeldt, his hanging wall
and foot wall almost perpendicular
and para lei with sort of red sand
stone complexion and good milling
rock all the way. The quartz te
occupy about the following status
IN the case: Messick is for the
Holmes snd retained because Of his
ability in handling a case, his ex
perience and his prestige. Boalt is
one Of the most valued lawyers on
the coast in mining case bee ,use
he is an expert and lawyer COM
bined. He is regular graduate Of
Frieburg, has retained all h. has
learned and is as familiar with
geoogy as any expert that either
side can put on the stand. Thorn
ton is a strong jury lawyer. and
Wren is about the hardest forma-
ton on q REORGANIZATION that |
any witness ever met. 1t is said |
that several other attorneys will
appear in the case before its close.
but as yet they have taken no active
part.
Yesterday morning was consumed
in the cross examination IF expert
Raymond by Mr.. Wren who re
quired the witness to mark on the
map. and on the seve. al Levels, the
exact location of the points where
he had found exposed what he CALL
ed the foot wall of the Northern
Belle, ana 10 draw lines on the map
indicating the course of that foot
wall between such points After
getting the witness fully commit
ed al to his theory Of the OK act sit
lation of the Be le 70 t wall the de
ense introduced the first of its
cries of maps, which was deli. ga
or of the workings .on the 10th
Belle levei identical with that shown
u the plaintiff s map except that it {
bowed more # the western work
ngs On that level In posting up :
he map little "passesr occurred i
,etween counsel and witness 10 s
,hich the expert. for the moment,
,ot the laugh on the lawyer. Prof
on first viewing the map
laimed that it either did not cor
ectly delineate the 10th level or
'as upside down. On placing it as
he witness desired, however, be
al no difficulty ia placing upon it
he points Oh that level where h.
laimed that he found the foot wall
xposed From the interest and G
nxiety apparent Oh both sides this {
as the crucial point in R.y;nOnd's Q
ross examination. Westward and II
ack of what the witness claimed Il
as the Belle foot wall the map r.
,owed extensive ore working. Ho
as asked if it was fact tn It ore :.
listed: back of his assumed foo
all on the 10th level as shown on :.
e map, not in spurs or occasional
'posits but in continuous body D
in depth several hundred
ct, whether that won not change
} opinion as to the situation # pr
o Belle foot wall on that level m
ON the nervousness manifested Ia
the witness tie question was ev A
emily ''cincher" and he was in a N
riou. dilemma If answered in Sc
. affirmative it would destroy to d
. It extent all his theory by which