The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-10
TIE ONeiI TIIuL.

August; been working there; cane there
from Phoebe ON the Sth of May OH horse
back; left Phoebe on the lst Of NAV:
came by way of Cherry Creek; came
through Cave valley; came from Utah 10
Phoebe; stopped over night ut Prarie's
ranch: arrived Mt Cherry Greek ON the
18th or 10Th; stopP,d two nights and
one day in Cherry Creek; stopped at Jim
AcCurdy's one night; got to U'Ncil's ON
the Sth; O'Nei, the boys and another
man were there; stayed all night there:
neither the old man nor the boys left ON
the 9th; old Mr. O'Ncil left on the lltb
10 go to Silver canyon; he did not leave
the ranch till the llth; had been there
before; O'Seil came home again on the
next day; be rode u light gray horse
when he left on the llth he left about
~ o'clock in the morning; did not hrnr
Jimmie say Ralph Bussctt was shot:
boys kept on at work and did not 90 10
the house. Mrs. O'Neil did not sny
who was shot; heard no conversation
among the family as TO who was shot.
Mr. O'Ncil came home about ) o'clock
that evening; the'boys were still work
ing, 1t was three or four days after that
b.iore ! heard that If was Bassctt who
Wan shot; heard If from o Neil went 10
Ward when left O'Neil's, anl from
there to Hamilton; arrived ut Hamilton
on the 2sth OF May; II WAS a week day;
arrived at Ward on the l7th; stopped
there 4. ., or days; left Hamiltp III on
the %, 20 or 26th Of July, think it was
week day; came back to Taylor : AIN
sure LEFT Hamilton on the 2jth of July:
recollcct the llth, 18th AMI 18th be-
cause | WAS lying over and had netting
On my mind; O'Neil Sr., was at home all
day on the 10th OF Mny; nm positive of
that; left Hamilton IN company with
man; don't know his name; was three
days going from Hamilton tO Taylor's.
stayed there 1 or days; arrived there
the 2Sth Of July; left there for O'Sril's:
stayed the FIRST night out nt Clcvclaud's:
''''' ~ - -NhitH hbblIl btAllA n
witness in this case; never told them
what / would swear to; got to O'Ncil's
oa the 7th Of last August; don't know
what day Of the month tins is. (Srn a.
hon.) Here occurred repetition Of the
direct testimony in reference h. the
occurrences Of the Sih to the 18th of
May 1888, i'll which witness again tcsti-
ned that O'Ncil Sr., WAS at home on the
10th; that all the farm land attached tu
the % Neil ranch IN nbDHt nCTrs Of car.
den; that have been getting out logs
part OF the time since August; made lao
contract ns Ia wages; Mrs. o Neil bought
this suit Of clothes; worked nbout six
weeks at O'Scil's, then went to Silver
canyon; when / went to work Mrs. o.
Neil said she would give mc ~ much
wages ns any one else would give; min.
erS wages is about - day; ranch
wages is about $40 or so n month
Mrs. O'Scil paid me $40 dollars in
Cherry Greek; three so and 80 in
* I'D; pay my oSn expenses here; was
not subppuied; bought this suit Of
clothes here and paid for them myself
Redirect, never told Mr.. Love whnt |
would swear to; came here on my own
account and pay my Own expenses: in
regard to dates testified 10 the best of
my recollection. G oss cX ,min ,tion con-
tinued in which witness became very
uncertain as to any dates testified 10.
Witness excused at I:l5 and Harry 4.
Is. Durkson was called to the stand. and
testified
On the llth Of May last was nj o..
Ncil's ranch. got there at or 3 O'CLOCK:
In company with man 10y the name
Of Moiiatt; do not know where MuiInt
is at present; Moilott was with nc when
left the ranch; lost sight Of him , or I
weeks after leaving the ranch; my hand
was injured by n gun shot wound dur
ing the war; my arm was injured by u
blast last February in Colorado; was
working In tunnel. II. G. O'Ngil ST..
was N 1t ut home when | arrived there;
saw him on the folio owing day, the 18th.
about the same time OF day | arrived
there. the dny previous; defcn lnnt was
there VIII m arrived there; he wna there
on the 18th; we hauled manure from the
corral TO the garden on thnt day; took
breakfast about 7 o'clock that morning;
on that day up to noon / was working
with the defendant his brother aud Mof-
fatt, Howe nssiHtcd little; defendant was
not ont Of my sight over 30 minutes nj
time during the day; there was no
difficulty on that day; do not know
Ralph Bassott: saw no one on The ranch
that day except those mentioned aud
the family; there was nothing in the
corral on the 18th except the milk COWS.
Ralph BHssctt has been pointed ont to
me Eince have been in this town: do
not think should be able to recognize
Ralph Bnasctt: saw O'Ncil Sr., rs late M
y o'clock on the night Of the 18th; saw
IL. &. O'Neil Jr., about 10 o'clock on
that night; slept with defendant on that
night; slept near the corral nj bunk
house; defendant did not leave his bed
that night to my knowledge. saw him
about ak o'clock on the morning Of the
18th; he was putting on his pants; ato
breakfast with him about 7 or little
Alter; aaw his father nj breakfast on that
morning; on that dny defendant was not