The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-03

don't know What - cAlibrv ise1cept TIA,
tkey are 50 called With this the prose-
ez5on rested their eASe and Avitne<s for
The defence Bas called wm- O'Nsil
tes.ised= IkAre resided II Spring VAL
ley about Is years and Vas - years
old last August; On the llth Of May last
1 vas q; hone also az night; On TIE llth
father LEFT to so TO Silver canyon; he
rvturned sb5ut 4 O'Clock, on the 18th:
Was on the uneh on the 18th: Vim.
Hove, D1rkSca and NoHats we're on the
rAarh on tie s1ae day; DO not know
where Mofs:f Is; -ss on the ranch all
that day; too Of these nen ~ere working
On the ranch: W Hove Was stopping
there, be l. Al acquaintance Of father;
there was mol alteration on that day
between rs AID Ralph BAssett on tia;
day; never spoke 10 him in uy life;
Ralph ~As never On our ranch thai /
know Of never knew him 10 stop On our
ranch and have conversation; was at
home on the night Of the 18th; father
Vas there n the night Of the l2th; saw
him On that night anine1imorninG; saw
him At 3 o'eioek Saturday night: saw
him between ) AID G O'Clock or Sunday
morning the 18Th Brother Dick Eas on
the ranch on the night o! the I2th; ax
him Al 10 O'Clock; did 70: sleep With
kin; sac h.a =: ) O'Clock on tie 18Th:
/ and brother ate breAkfas; ;osetk-ra.;er
8 O'Clock On the 18Th o! Nay; all the
family and ike men ate breakfas; With
-; there -eE eight of the family: at
dinner al we've present except father;
father was gO1e; he zeni b=;Ueeu $50
and II o'SSck; he aid be Eas going 70
Nunae creek; N the morning be helped
TO do the chores, milking. feedin- chick
sHs &c, lie U,Hi north when he started
on the rszd toward N1acie creek;
mother or sister told me BasS-;t Vas
shot ON the Ian; vas II the c1rral when
they told NE the cOrrEl i shut 40 varis
from the EOJ2se cas-; Of the house; pick-t
stoekAde Fence around the corral. so or
8 fee; high ErUtber Dick and the t,-e-
men nsEuDasl =ere With me xhsnI
hard tE-t BaIsett vas shot; DON; knox
positively -Lze father Vas At that time:
We hAd = yOu2g bay horse; ~e we're &C.
customei % uis that hor-=; he had a
large, long and vide foot; - had one
b0rse tEsd kL a round front foot; a
ight-gzy kOrs. called "silyer-cail" We
have 4 buckskn horse With . E--- much
Ike 3 mules fCst; have sLoI horses .or 6
or : years; our hO--s al run at Large
Shsn not ussd they sometimes run in
the hills; PieruOnt canyon rrrs above
OCr hoase; a wagon road runs up that
canyon; 1t l. a wood ro&i; on the north
sIde Of that canyon it Is steep and rug
ged; there i a. old Indian trau from
the old town Of Pierlont TO the neI;
canyon south where the Indians used 10
camp. Our bOGse Is abOu; IL miles
from where the tnil striker Piermon;
canyon; between Pieuron and Nuncie
creek the.e - another big canyon; 1t is
large and rough; the sides are steep
rough and rocky: It is impossible to ge;
a horse out Of that canyon e1cep, out "a,
h mouth; the quickest way to get from
the Niger canyon to IGncie creek
would be to SO to the road; il is 9 miles
or a little more from our place TO Bas-
sets; it is about "a miles from our place
to Silver canyon; am a full brother to
the defendant.
To the question-'were you arrested
On the charge Of shooting Bassettf" the
prosecution ~interposed AN objection
Which led to lengthy arguments. and the
objection was sustained.
/ know that my brother Dick O'Seil
Is under arrest for shooting Dassett: he
va arrested on the 9th day Of last June
we were taken by the officers on the 9Th.
The papers were served a couple Of DAYS
previous. Between the 18th O,
May and the 9th OF June my brother
had been IN the ranch At his usual worn
Ny brother VISA taking care Of horses
and cattle; / was with my brother when
he Was arrested.
Observation-Disclosures left for
Silver canyon in the forenoon Of fhe 18th
OF May; he went to pay Il man who had
quit work; he went horseback; father
was at WOEE on the ranch during May
previous TO the ll;h. lie went up u
Silver Creek on the llth, came back on
tie 18th, aud vent to Muncie c-ecE on
the 18th; / Know that it was the IIth be.
cause Bdssett swOre that ne was at our
house on the l2th and 1 know he wa,
not; / also know he went 10 Silver CreeS
on the llth, because father had a recent
signed By Daily on the 18th; and IN,
brother Was at home on the lIlh 18th
and 18th Of Nay; we were getting up the
COWS on TIL evening Of the 18th when
father came home; told jimmie 10 wait
til father came home with n saddl,
horse to go after the cows: A nun.
Der Of questions rs TO witnesses ~rgcollec.
ton Of certain events elicitsd nothing
further Of Importance and Court adjourn.
ed till I p. VI.
p. ". SEsstoS-Cross examination Of
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