, 1888-07-22
REST" THE CASE.
The Prosecution Concludes in the
Patterson Case.
The Defense Now Has Its 0ppor,
tunity.
The Evidence as Adduced in Court
Yesterday.

coming week, anu ulScarulnR lTactlous
will have taken the best part of three
weeks by the time it is concluded. judge
Maginnis and also the attorneys on bott
sides have made ccmmendable efforts tt
push the trial as fast as possible anG
evening sessions of the court have been
held for a portion of the time since the
trial has been in progress.
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock the
taking OF testimony on the part of the
prosecution was again resumed and con.
tinued until 8 o'clock p. m, counting out
the noon recess.
Special Deputy Sheriff Sullivan was one
of the first witnesses called in the fore.
LOO and he testified in regard to the say
ings and doiHgs of Patterson and Tin Hat
around Runningwater. His evidence
tended to show that they both left that
place July l, 1884, to come to Rawhide
Buttes and from thence to proceed fur
Their east.
Henry Chase was recalled as a witness
on the part of the territory and testified
to having seen Trumble at Rawhide on
July |, 1884. On cross examination he
said that he did not recollect seeing Pat
terson there that day.
William Lane was called for the terri
tory. His evidence had a tendency to
show that Patterson and Tin Hat. Trum-
BILE and Crldge all left Ruuningwater on
LIST of July, 1884, and ven in the direc-
ton of Rawhide. The witness stated
hat he wrote the letter which caused the
original arrest of Patterson, but did not
explain to whom it was written. He had
certain suspicious, however, and wrote to
some officer of the law. On cross exam
nation as to how he came to think about
the LIST of July as being the day when
those parties left Runningwater, he stated
that he received a letter from Trumble,
but insisted that Trumble did not suggest
TO him that July | was the correct date.
Mrs. Ed. Mays, whose husband is now
dead, was the e witness. She resides
about four miles from Rawhide Buttes on
the road to Runningwater and said that
July /, 1884, Trumble and Cridge rode
up to her husbands. blacksmith shop
which was near the house and stopped
about ten minutes. There was q man
wagon and also another who rode a gray
horse. She did not know either of these
two men, but described the kind of cloth
ing worn by the man who sat in the wag-
on. She was introduced to Cridge and
talked with him about the weather and
other trivial matters. Mrs. Mays also
testified hat her husband bnt two or
three days prior to that bought three
horses from Patterson and paid him $l2O
for the animals. The bill of sale was pro-
duced and afterwards put in evidence by
the defense.
Mrs. Mays on cross examination stated
that Trumble frequently brought passen-
gers along there as he was at that time
driving an express between Runningwater
and Rawhide, and she further stated
that he stopped every time. She named
quite a number of people who came along
there about that time, but did not re-
member the names of any whom she saw
in the preceding month.
Russell Thorp, S. L. Meyer and Henry
Harrington were called, and the last two
testified to the fact that when Patterson
arrived in Cheyenne July 4, 1864, he had
money with him. He bought a suit of
clothes for which he paid $3l to Mr..
Harrington and also deposited 800 with
him for safe keeping.
Special Officer Carroll and John Powell
were recalled and testified to some further
matters in regard to the escape of Patter-
son at Rawhide after he had been ar
rested by Carroll and was on his way to
Cheyenne. .
Mr.. Stoll here renewed his offer to in
troduce Trumble's evidence given on the
former trial on the ground that the sen
tence of death against Tumble for muir
der in the first degree had been suspended,
but the court held that the evidence was
llOL duu1loohplSs hhClCupOh hJ pIOSCCu
ton rested, " subject to the right of call
ing witnesses in rebuttal.
The court then took n recess until 7
o'clock.
At the evening session witnesses were
introduced tending to show that Patter-
son had borne a good reputation before
the present trouble arose. Among the
four or five who testified upon this point
were Ira West, now of Custer City, Oak.
and John Morley, the latter being one of
the witnesses for the prosecution. The
last named witness also gave some testi-
mony tending to show that Patterson had
a considerable sum Of money with him
while he was around Runningwater and
before the disappearance Of Tin Hat.
Court adjourned until 9 o'clock to NOR
row morning.
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