Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-06-24
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Snas. Murphy and Whisky Bill
each Sentenced to Two Years
In Prison.


he Dlsrict Court convened last
Monday, Judge Rising presiding.
The case of the Indian Queen NJ.
Co, VS. F. Bueehler was continued un.
II the next term.
The case of Chas. Murphy, charged
with selling whisky to an Indian, oc.
cupied the entire day and two hours in
the evening. There we're three wit
nesses for the prosecution, namely,
Heating, Motfin and Gray Haired
Johnny, an Indian. Moffin and Keat.
ing testified that on or about the 9th
OF October, 1890, they started out 10
catch persons engaged in selling
whisky TO Indians; that they secured
the services of Gray Haired johnny
and disguised themselves as Indians:
they all three went to Murphy's place
at Pigeon Springs; Gray Haired
johnny asked Murphy for whisky; at
first Murphy refused 10 give him any.
saying, Tho last time | gave you
whisky you got drunk, rode over a
squaw, and beat Big Steve" After
some parley, however, Murphy and the
Indian went into the house; the two
make-believe Indians stood at the win
dow looking in; they saw Murphy
draw glass of whisky from a barrel
and give Johnny drink; then the Iii.
dian gave Murphy a dollar and Muir.
ply filed flask with whisky from the
barrel and gave it to the Indian. Then
the Indian came out and gave the flask
to the witnesses.
Gray Haired Johnny was put on the
stand and testified to the same effect.
The only witness for the defense was
Murphy himself He said that he did
not sell the whisky to Gray Haired
Johnny as charged. He thought that
on account of ill-teelag between him
self and neighbors they were trying to
ruin him.
District Attorney Bowler made a
telling argument for the prosecution.
His words were clear and forcibls. He
reviewed the evidence and circum-
S snce fairly and impartially and con-
WINGED the jury that there was no per-
secution in the matter-his only de-
sire was to do Murphy justice. If he
sold tho whisky as charged he was
guilty, if not he was not guilty.
General Kittrell appeared for Muir
ply and made an eloquent plea for his
client He dvet ON Murphy's record
and long residence in the county and
endeavored to show that the witnesses
for the prosecution were unworthy OF
belief. Altogether he made as much
as he could Of very weak case.
The Jury was out but five minutes
when they returned a verdict of guilty.
Yesterday Judge Rising sentenced
Murphy to serve two years in the
penltentiary.
After sentence was pronounced Muir
phys attorney asked that a stay of
execution be granted for 10 days and
that the prisoner be released ON bail
pending appeal to the Supreme Court
Judge Rising granted a stay of execu-
ton for 10 days and fixed bail at $4,000
the bond to be approved by the Dis
trict Attorney. Up to noon to-day
Murphy had not procured bail.
Following are the names of the
jury:
T, J. Brodigan, foreman; F. E. Hill,
A. V. Brown, G. r. Goodrich, J. Il.
Downey, A. II. Paterson, A. Weber,
l. C. Rupert, J. Hopes, j. Lawlsr,
A. E. Cross, j Gogan.
Murphy is man of means. He
owns two steam arasras at Pigeon
Springs, and keeps store there.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday the case Of
VIM. Curran whisky BID charged
with selling whisky to Indians was
called. The case has been pending
for over year.
The facts were proven conclusively
and on the first ballot the jury found
defendant guilty.
He was sentenced to two years in
the pententiary.
Following are the names of the
jurors;
NJ II. Barnes, G. r. Goodrich, A. Fl.
Patterson, j. Lawler, E. A. Cross, A.
CHASER, j. Neidy, NJ. Hamlin, D. W.