Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-03-24
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March IG. 1899
The Stat. of Neradt vs.. An Y.s-A,
sauit; appealed from u,s jus i,r Cont,
TuscaroyA: Case dismissed Gu motion
of District A.torn=y. Cor want Of prose
cuiion,
Igna:z Stsirhart rs. Enreke Fl9urirg
Mills Co. Trial =i,hout jay. J. L..
Eioa aud John Aiuiey examined a.
witnesses; argument hy connsSi. case
submitted and AXE Gad alvissweut
by the Court.
March IS.
The st t= OF Nevada -. s. Y. Stse
ter-Indicted for iueesi: his use
came up for trisl this morning w::h
Dist. Atty. Love aud Go. w. B'kesr
Esq for tho preservation. the deteuss
being corduc;nl by Atofreys j. ".
Dorsey aud j. A. Flammsr. B'th
parties 5rIrs G uy Tx ie:.i. shs bui.
mess Of iu,. ane!ing i jury was eour-
iIeEeed.
At 1855 +. -. tho jary was eomristei
and sHorn III TO try the cause. Fyl:ow
ins are 'l,e NAMES.
g stellIs, d. d. O'IArra,
Danl. LlrnIrs. L +. Bse<on.
Jas. A. R,lpI. ID l. WLisman,
L. J.. Harrington. John jack,
+. II. Kltine, Oscar Gfalarn.
q. 5. Stind.sh. john Gibbons.
Narch 10
The State of Seral. vs.. ). u.
strecter:-Upon the completion OF the
jury last evening the Cont ordered the
remaining idrymeu discharged Tor the
term. Ou notion OF j. W. Dorsey
Esq, counsel frr defendant. the Couy,
ordered that the irini lie conducted with
c!ose1 doors, aud the cour; room was
cleared Of NIL except these directly
in creSt-h in the trill.
The District Attorney operol hy
merely nttiing to IL, jury the nature Of
case after which the ex,mIua ION Of
Witnesses for the prosecution began.
X. II. Dorsey was called to prove
that the mo her of Maud Strse,rr and
Lila Str.e..r, (nov lila Glrimcr). WAS
the wife of the defendant.
Maud Stree;er vas tLrn placsd on
the witness stanl un' her evidence was
clear and straightforward as t. the gui t
OF the deieudent She testified that she
is now III the l7th year Of lo. age; that
she became II mother in San FIsrcisco
OH or about the 2ith day OF October,
1883; that her child was lkea from ler
within twenty bpurs after it vas
born, aad that she has not seen il
since.
The trial openei this morning it'll
the cross ex animation Of Maud S:rect-r.
vho testified that -be was lG years oil
last November. An aE avit lated Oct
g.. lSSS, sigmel ~ tho witness, Witnessed
by Sir. Spencer, Ida Gardner uuri
Others and daily nttested By Il Notary
Public IN which the witness cxpuerntcs
her father from all blame in the matter,
null also stats that the liter she had
written TO her sister accusing him was |
false. aud another aGid .v:t i'll the fCraI
OF u letter, d ted Oct. 10, 1855, we're in
troduced i'll which the witness swsari !
most soleuiniy tha. Ler father is il
poceDt.
Redirect: Witness testified liza, she
was told by Mr. Speacsr thnt her father
would be sent to the Penitsnti.ry unless
she signed The aft iayit that NJ.
Spencer composed the second ntRt.y:t.
az Letter, and tim; she wrote il; TINT she
WI. i'll poor health ut the time. 1T Ueins
shortly befoF, the birth of L.s chill!
which event occurred Oct. 2G, 1883; that
ht Mr.. Spencer's sugse ;i"n rilr wrote
IL her sister Il thug that her father was
,nnoeen.; thu. Mr. Spencer tia her Ia
wouil take her East. That Afr. Iinkrr
told her a dny or two SINCE. that if
She could faithfully uecr-e nuy mnn
madsr the san md ,.oaer.I0 her luther
from the ola rye, 10 do &c
AFTBESOpS sESsiDS.
William DLkiu testified that be stayed
enc night a; StrcotsT's river rnucL
When Maud aui her father stay.i
there; that there was bat Qua bed in the
house. and that he !Dakinj SEPT On the
ilbDr; that Le doeS uJt know tina, the
present nrs. SIreeter is TIC wife Of the
defendant.
Mrs. George Elinore testified TIM. she
Lnaw the former AIrs. S,rcc,cr, the
iIothor of Maud; that sle was ieputed
{" DO shs wife Of tao defendant; that
she saw Maui nursing at he. mot hers
breast wbcu nbout one month old; that
she knew Tia" S.rnetsr family both in
Amhder, CAL, AMI in this comfy;
Shat aft.c St'eetcr's return from Cali
fOlnit, when hs iook Sin nd down there
Ebo wa. n; ktree,er's huutc; did not
hear Defendant say " ers he icit Maud
dos not know oi her own inowlydse
rbo her iciondint was ever legs ~
married 70 his prt.snt Hify.
Liza rilsr ;s,ti fed that she is tbs
sister Uf Mai Strgetyriz that tue SO
teo,lnntis her fathsr; that htr iailef
kept s.ooa Oh hi+ ii yer mhcb daring the
mJhtl,s OF Dscoub.r. 1857. aDi Jaun.
hry, 1889; that bs ut down there twy