Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-04
THE BRANNAN TRIAL.
A Jury Secured and the Case
WeEun.

VI Vic Ctdtc -. hdtO DiohHdI
charged with arson, was begun il
the District Court before Judg
Edwards. Neither side INDUCED
in much wrangle over the jury
The following jurymen were Sc
cured and sworn in: Alfred Helm
Edmund James, Lon. Parker, W
N. Elliott, John Follett, l.. L. Ell
rod, G. a. Hoover, A. W. Morris
Henry Decker, G. &. Gates, S.. j
Burns, j. A. Albro
Gen. Clarke appeared for the de
Tense and District Attorney Torrey
son represented the State.
j. Spurceen the first witness ties
tilted as follows:
| was at the house Of 7. 3
Hickey on the day Of tie fire al
about 100 and found Drannan
watching. He said he had been
ordered to watch the place over
night. [ proposed to spend the
night with HIN but he declined
having any assistant. I told him
that we could take turns about, one
sleeping while the other watched !;
he finally consented / was also
there in the afternoon Before
leaving he asked me to survey the
premises We went to the house
with . lamp, and also to the weed
shed. At the shed he asked ne if
| smelled coal oil burning, and
pushing open the shed door said:
There S h of a fire in here
| stepped in and saw the fire be
hind the door. 1t was blazing up
pretty high. We gave no alarm,
but put the fire out with buckets.
| told Brannan that the place was
doomed, and that l would see the
Sheriff and have the furniture re-
moved. | vent out into the back
yard Of Miss Curry's house and
talked about ten minutes with Miss
Curry, VIXEN an alarm of fire was
given. | ran back to the front
yard of Rickey's house. Saw Matt
with a bucket of water in his hand,
and he called out that the house
was again in flames. We went
back and he put out the fire. Saw
but one fire in the shed when we
put out the first fire.
The day the barn burnt he told |
me Hickey hired him to take charge
Of that property at $50 a month.
Exception taken by Gen. Clarke !
and denied
| first saw Brannan at the first |
ire in the morning about 10 0 clock
Witness then described the plan
# the house and the outbuildings.
After the first alarm we examin-
d the house all oyer and found
vhere there had been fire in the
Jhinaman's room. Matt said be
discovered the fire in the China
mans room; had sent the Hyde
.irl into the house TO turn on some
gater for the yard When she
anne back and said there was
moke inside
| said we would make a thorough
of the house. He
rent over the house and told me
verything was all right except the
moke in the house. He said the
IAN who had set fire to the house
ad set it in two places.
While talking, | saw smoke ris-
% from the roof. We started up
tairs when he said, Run for the
re boys" | started away at once
, give the alarm and left him to
ght the fire and get out the pic
lres. He told me that Hickey
ad instructed him to save his pic
ires in case Of ire Matt chop
ed a hole through the roof and
hen | returned he was playing
trough the hole with garden
ose Went inside the house and
'und a lot of boards on fire in an
tic room"
Here the prosecution announced 1
lat he was through with the wit
ess and desired the jury to visit
lie pre- misses. The Court allowed
e jury to 90 and also informed (
H.. o1-Il |