Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-06
at Willow creek for the purpose of Iynching
Powers?
Answer decline to answer.
Witness here stated to the Court that he
had

| Powers?
Answer-I decline to answer.
witness here stated to the Court that hs
had
TAKEN A SOLEMN OATH
Never to diyulge anything that would tenc
10 lmpncate others in the affair, and that nc
penalty the Court could infiict would in.
duce MIN to associate other parties with
| the killing
Deinas argued that such questions wers
not legitimate cross-examinafion that de,
fendant had told how Powers had met his
death, and was willing to abide by the
| consequences Of the act.
| In reply. Campbell said that the law
| prescribed remedy that where a witness
refused to answer on cross examination OF
matters already testified to- his entire testi-
mony should be thrown out The prose
cutlon did not wish the testimony stricken
our, as IT could not then be referred to in
| the argument.
| Cross-examination resumed When I
met Irwin | did not tell him what had
taken place.
| Q.-Whom did you tell first?
| witness declined to answer this and a
number of questions in regard to what oc-
CURED st the meeting.
Q.-Why did you not deliver yourself up
to the authorities, if your story is true?
Q-Didn't you, with number of others.
take an oath to hang Powers, and was not
the penalty CT divulging that oath to be
death?
Q.-Why did you testify falsely at the
Coroners inquest.
A.-Because was laboring under excite
ment. and did not wish to bring others into
1t. now realize that had told the truth
| alone would have been concerned.
Q.-Why did you suffer so many OF YOUR
neighbors and friends to undergo the dis
grace of arrest and imprisonment when
the telling of your story might have saved
them?
Al have told nothing duplicating any
OF them. | did not wish to prejudice
my case before the trial.
Q.-ls 1t not a fact that the reason YOU
decline to tell about the meetings is be-
cause, if you do, the other defendants will
tell ali they know?
Al don't propose telling my reasons.
Q.-When you fired the second shot, was
the doctors hand in the same position as
when the first was fired?
A.-Yes.
Here number of witnesses testified to
the good character of the defendant and
the defense rested
The Court adjourned till tomorrow at 10
o'clock
ST1CE s STATEMENT.
The following statement was made by
Richmond Stice November 9th few DAYS
after his arrest for completely in the alleged
murder of Powers. 1t will be remem bered
that Shce refused to besworn, consequently
the statement could not be introduced:
Richmond Stice being first duly sworn. de-
poses and says: On the 10th day of September
1883, was asked by Henry Watson to 90 to
v, Mlliow creek to meeting. to see about things
that had been carried on. Prewett had previous
iy asked me to go to a meeting at Bear
valley. Prewett was talking about the
fre, and wanted the people to
get together and investigate the matter He
was at Conkling's when this conversation took
place did not go to the meeting at Bear val
ley. but went with Watson to Willow creek Got
there there after = dark Met there Prewett, Irwin,
Alexander. Ike Slaven, Lat and Del. Hawkins
\. ID. Page, Henry Watson, Fowles, and think
one or two more that Twas not acquainted with.
We were talking about the fires and horse
troubles. one way and another Some horses
mad been injured, some one said The talk
was that Powers had done it, 1t was agreed
.hat we should meet again, think, on
tne Gay alter the next day, as soon as we could
get there after night. IL was agreed to meet and
go up to Docs house. and invite him to leave
Ike Slaven read written paper. stat ng that we
would stand together, and not tell what was
done 1t was to protect ourselves he eafter and
| punish any wrongs that We're done: to drive
the persons that were committing depredations
out OF tue country. Prewett said he saw DIR.
| Powers tracks, and he was satisfied he set out
the fire. only attended one meeting | did
not go to the last. but Henry Watson
| told me what they did. He said he was
up there the night the doctor was killed,
and he said they hung the doctor; TINT Prev eir
shot Dr. Powers: that he asked him 10 sur
render. and he would not, and acted as though
| he was trying TO get pistol, and then he shot
him Watson told me this the next morning
| about o'clock, at my house. was afraid they
would do something harsh TO the doctor at the
next meeting and that was the reason did
not 90. b. STICE
J Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 9th
| day of November 1876.
II. A. HAWKES., Notary Public.
Nintess JEROME DEAsY.