The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-30

WOlo VI duOuU rl, OVu. nave NEVER
tried to get them because Hoppers
refused. to give them up. Agreed
once to get two men to go into
Hopper's band and pick out all my
sheep. Hopper agreed also. Sug-
gested it myself The men went
and found none. Don't know that
Hoppers delayed shearing till the
men examined them. Could not
have seen the brand after they were
sheared. believed they were there
after the men examined them and
said there were none. Baker and
Oleson were the arbitrators; l could
have easily seen $50 head Of my sheep
if they were there if the brand was
plain. On some of my sheep the
brand was plain and on some not
visible. / saw ten or twelve with my
brand on. Don't think / saw $50.
Might have been l, 900. Can't swear
saw over ten or twelve. Don't
think the wool was clipped where the
brand was on my sheep when they
were in Hoppers band.
Geo. Nesbit, prosecution:
Direct examination Acquainted
with the Hopper and Christensen
bands of sheep; saw Hopper band in
McKinnie Cove in April, 81; saw
some of Christenson's sheep in the
: Hopper band; they had new H brand
on top of another brand; they were
yearlings; have handled sheep ten
years.
Cross examination:-I knew they
were Christensons sheep from the ear
marks and brand; am positive there
were three branded over the Christen-
son brand; think testified at prelim-
mary examination there were three
, did not count those with the ear
marks; all the sheep were branded
with H; looked for brand when | saw
ear marks; it would not be as easy tc
tell double brand as to see the cal
q marks; am an anxious witness; an
/, not worked up; Hoppers claimed
{, 1900 sheep; claimed to have tina
!. (Christenson's ear mark; was OF
(. horseback when l saw sheep; am anx
e ious to see Hoppers convicted; Chris
tenson marked with underbit in lief
d ear of ewes and crop off right ear o
Is bucks.
John Oleson, prosecution:
a Direct examination Am acquaint
is ed with the marks, brands and shee
q bands of the two parties; saw Hop
rs pers' sheep in April, 81; saw betwee
ID 20 and % head of Christensen shee
II in the band; saw they had fresh |
ID brand over the circle bar (Christen
r. sons brand; my herder picked u
ID some of Hoppers' sheep and drov
W them in my corrall and | examine
l. them; some had Christensen ca
lie mark on, some had the II over circl
w bar and some had II on but not 0
w top of the circle bar, which was ais
OF on them; Pink Hopper came and too
Id all of them; some had both IL an
Id circle bar brand on in different places
m Pink said they were all his sheel
ng Hoppers and Christensen asked me
ot l would 90 and help pick out Il
wv sheep; went up with Baker and e:
d. amined them; did not report result
ad investigation to any one; have had
'er conversation with Hoppers about Il
j. sheep; we did not take the sheep Of
because we didn't want to have an
IRE thing to do with it.
IN. Cross examination:-Went wi
ed Baker to arbitrate; l saw circle b
IN. under H on three or four; testiti'
tie on preliminary examination tn
We brands were dim christensen
no brand; when l testified at prelimina
ON examination that l saw no Christie
ny. son brands, | meant that l saw oil
at brand; didn't want to tell too niue
ter have decided to tell all ] know; Sc
mt dim Christensen brand when l arl
in trated; meant to say so at prelimina
ley examination; didn't think | had
not say so-had forgotten it; | knew
re. had to tell the truth; guess | did
Jaw tell truth exactly, but am now;
re. not interested in case; never said
Ill was and never told Mr.. McCullou
eks 'if we can't get Hoppers on this CT
eep we will in another" it was N. Hopl
i'm who asked me if l would examine
old sheep; he didn't say what to do il
heir found any; Christensen told me
EN-. we're to throw any of his we fou
)ner ovar the fence. we wanted nothing