The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-03-03
ELKo,s COURT TERM.


Leave ia Thirty Days.
From IN Elko Free Press of last
Saturday we take the following, which
cannot fail to interest White Pine
readers:
The January term of tho Distri
Court OF the State Of Nevada, in and
for the county of Eik0, came 10 close
last Monday, and Judge Bigelow and
wife will return to Reno on this morn
ing's train. When the Court opened
on tie 9th of this month there were
eleven indictments Oh tic calendar,
and three murder cases to try. 1t
looked at that time as if Court would
be III session at least six weeks, Int
tle business progressed great deal
faster than Was anticipated, a shorl-
hand reporter helped matters wonder
fully in the matter of speed, juries
were secured without much delay, and
Ia the end most of the new cases were
postponed.
Tie second trial of Geo. w. Lewis,
for the murder OF George Piccoli, end
ed in verdict of murder in the sec
ond degree THIS verdict gave gen.
eral satisfaction. Lewis WAS ON Mon
day sentenced by Judge Bigelow to
imprisonment for life in the State
Prison. His attorney moved for new
trial, but the action was overruled.
Defendant given 30 days in which to
file bill of exceptions. Prisoner taken
to Carson Tuesday morning.
The next trial was that of Hugh J.
Kernahan. for murder committed in
Taylor, White Pine county, last De-
cember. The case was transferred to
Elko county. After being out sixty
two hours the jury returned verdict
of "manslaughter.' This verdict gave
very poor satisfaction, but it was the
best that could be had, as we under
stand that on the first ballot two of
the jurors voted for acquittal. The
verdict should have been at least
murder in the second degree" But
granddaughter is better than to put
the expense of another trial onto EIko
county, and we think this was the
view of the case taken by the jurors
who at the first voted for the higher
verdict and then dropped down to the
lesser. The defendant appeared Ia
Court Monday afternoon and waived
time for sentence. He received ten
years in the State Prison-the highest
penalty under our laws. Taken to
Carson Tuesday morning.
Owens, who was brought here from
White PIue with Kernatlan, as being
implicated 10 the case, was discharged
from custody.
The third case did not take long to
try. It wa tat of E. s. KeL drick,
indicted for assault with intent To Kill.
A jury was secured and case went to
trial Saturday. Given to jury in the
evening and verdict of assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to do
bodily injury returned. Defendant
appeared in Court Monday afterno n
for sentence. His attorney moved for
arrest of judgment on the ground that
the verdict was defective. Ovcrruled,
and defendant sentenced to Is months
in the State Prison. Prisoner taken
to Carson Tuesday morning. Every
body satisfied.
The cases of the O'Neil boys and
Ed. Miller, indicted for mis-branding
cattle, were the next on the docket,
but on motion of ] W. Dorsey, who
was engaged 10y the Stock Association
to assist the District Attorney in the
prosecution, these cases we're continued
for the term, and the defendants all
lowed to go on their own recognizance,
which means the same thing as dis.
missal of the cases. We understand
that a stipulation has been made by
which the O'Neil boys are to leave
the county within 30 DAYS, excepting
w. T. O'Nei., who remains until next
November to settle up his business.
Senator Hardesty Of Wells, has pur-
chased their cattle and range. Price,
$4,000.
This wound up the criminal bust
ness and the Court adjourned. There
will probably be no more Court here
until May, when several civil cases
will come up for trial.
This has been very satisfactory
term of Court to all Law abiding citi-
zens.
The Paront Case.
The Eureka Grand jury, which had been in