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


learned OF the death OF Il. G. O'NeiI;
learned of 1t last December: Oh the 18Th
OF May last / Was informed of shooting
IN Spring Valley about 2 O'Clock; was at
the corral hauling manurc; defendant
Was with Inc, also James O'Scil. VIII
ham O'Ncil and MOdat;. Either Mrs.
or Hiss O'Ncil informed US; they were
coming down to the mix house: one Of
them remarked, "lIuvc you heard the
news 2 We replied, NO" She then
sad, "Bassct; has hrcn shot. Neither
| nor the defendant were oil the O'N,il
ranch On the 18Th. (CrOss examineIl
am 81 years old next May; ain a for
"ignrr; am Prnssian; been ia I'll, United
Statea 20 years; came tO tins Coast in
1919; been back a. Chicago since: went
INT" the Navy At II years OF aye as Il
messenger; remained in the United
SiHtes Service till 1865; during the war
l Was stationed at Ship Island and other
places; went into the Cavalry Land Ser
vice at Nashville, Tennessee; ctIne Ia
tins State last May; came from Utah:
came with frclshtcrs; came 10 Osceula on
the 9Th or 10th Of May; - man named
Mpiiatt was with me; wurKcd at Provo
for some time; lcit Os cola about sunni. .
the morning Of the llth: We were bound
for Auruin: got to D'Ncii's between (
and q O'Clock on Ii yrnlus of tho llth
OF May: worked at iscO about 2 weeks
this waS ia April, |. was at the Horn
Silver Mine; got - days, LETT the
Sninc the 22ni Of April. Witness then
testified a. to his travels aft, that time
up 10 the time hc arrived at the O'Sril
ranch. after which hc currUbOratci his
direct testimony aS to the events of the
IL ia the l3th Of May and sworc pos
| lively that W!n. How with others at the
rInch slrp, ia the bunk house. Witness
preserved a calm aud uncsnblrasscd de-
mcamor throughout the rigid crOs-cHau..
iHHi!on, giving has an-w,rs with proml +
ness uni seeming confidence. Court
adjourned TO "a. NJ, Friday morning.
February lst. Court convened pur-
sumnt to adjournment. -CrQsS cxumIna-
tIon Of Durks.n continued for fifteen or
twenty minutes with no important re-
suits. when H. {. o Erll Jr., defendant,
was called to the stand and testified as
f,Il,,,gr I g,,, l,f.,N.,.t a., ~. -... .
name il Il c. O'Ncil. un the son OF Il.
&. O'Nril ST., h, is dead, lac liy,d in
Spring Valley. ;his State, he died at Os-
ccola. was arrested ON this charge on
the 9Th day uf June. 1883.
JAS Madison Of Os"rOla arr,s.cd me he
was said to De Deputy Sheriff at Oscc-
ola: was arrested at home: was not
taken away "a; that time; that day went
To Cherry Greek: next morning about 3
O'Clock WAS rc-nrrrstcd ut fuckers lulg-
ing house, u, Cherry Creek; father Was
arrested also; officer told IL 10 remain
there tll morning: started that mDrniu. .
ON the 9th, alter breakfast and wen, to
Silver canyon; Madison. father and
Micgcs went with ulc. did you ever
have an examination before the Mneis-
tmtc who issued the wuTrnnty"-objrc-
ted t". objection suStniucd-IIu ly, Il
at the ranch thirteen or fourteen ycurs
will he - years old the coming May
nave lived with my father thirteen or
fourteen years ON the ranch: am ac-
gUaintcd with the surrut ulimg country
have been over the country frequently
looking for stock: on the 18th OF NV
last ! WAS Mt home: the l2,h Of May
WIS saturday: know Ralph j. Eassctt.
hC lives > orr miles south al our place 4:
has lived there ubuui years: knew him
before htJim McCurdy y ranch IN Spring
Valley about , years before hc moved Ia
his present residence; mt him twice uf.
ter thnt, this j. all | have had To do with
him; never had any difficulty with Mr..
B"sSctt; was ut home ali day on the I2'h
"i May hauling manure from th. coral: /:
Brother william. Darksun Hove
helped some and Molintt were helping
inc on that day. suppose father was nt
Silver canyon ;'thinR 50 b. cause hr left
the day before, aud told me lac VS. going
there: know he had use Tor mnn,y
on that day to pay Pat Daily, Daily
went to Silver canyon on TINT day, faith
cr left on the llth about o or 10 o'clock
aud got bnCR on the afternoon Of the llth
near Sun down, father WAS not at home.
OH that day before or . O'Clock in the
evening: did not see Ralph Bhssctt on
fathers place that dny: Remember what
Bnssctt testified 10 about the difficulty
md Jimmie bringing rifle: that state.
mcnt by Bnssctt ia not 80: Bisset was
not there that day: Never saw that
Bnssctt Mt our place except Hs hc pass.
ed on the road: on the 18th Of May |
was Mt home nll day: did not leave the
premises that day father left and said
lac wRs going 10 Muuccy Creek: saw him
start in that direction, he stated his ol,.
jcct In going to Muncic Crr,K: said lac
was going there 10 collect some money
from Mr. Noe; this was Sunday the 18th;
he let about 10 O'CLOCK aud returned in
the evening about or . O'Clock; did not
20 of the ranch that day: WAS hnuling
manure on the 18th; same persona help
cd that helped the day before; iirnt heard
Of the shooting OF Bassctt on that day in
the afternoon; was in the corral when
heard IL; Mother, sister and the little