Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
little afraid it was too risky.

Because he insisted on it,
4You didn't say anything about his
insisting, this forenoon, how does that
happen?T
81 was not asked about it,
ooh, yes, You were. Just brush up
your memorya little
Didn't l say after some argument
l agreedf7
NO, sir; you did not, and the record
will show it. Now, did You in the
forenoon OF the day after you were
arrested upon this charge, try to get
Sam Howard to testify Oh your trial
that You were playing cards in Mr..
Harris saloon ut the time the bridges
were burning:"
sNo, sir; l did not. l don't know
how l could propose 10 Sam Howard
TO do that when lie burned the bridges
with me-
Did you ON the evening of your
arrest on this charge, or the morning
after, at Harris saloon, endeavor TO
get Inn TO swear thai you we're play
ing cards i'll his saloon the night the
bridges were burned, i'll the presence
of McCreary, his bartender?-
No. sir: l did not
did you, at the same time and
place, and in the presence OF Tom
Harris, endeavor tn get Thomas Nc
Creary To testify upon your trial OH
this charge, that you were playing
cards in that saloon until one o'clock
the night the bridges were burned?
mo, sir; | did not"
TO whom did you first confess that
You assisted i'll burning these bridg-
esq
TO Mr.. Dennis
where did you make that comics
sion?T
"ln MOrgan's Office
when did You make it,"
Il don't know when it was
about how long ago, thcn?"
about ten or twelve days"
Had you, prior to that time, any
attorney defending you in this case?'
~ics, sir; / had"
~Who was it,"
Mr.. Massey"
"When l came over here, did you
also understand | was to assist i'll de
Tending you in this case?7
Il didn't know whether you We're
or not: | supposed So"
Did Mr.. Massey ask You to state
your case to him after he was en-
ploycd to defend you:-
II don't know that he ever did,
"Iou talked to him some about
your case after he was employed, did
You not?7
II did,
odd You ever tell him that You had
anything to do with the burning of
the bridgcs?"
Objected to by Dennis. Objection
overruled.
Il didn't tell him anything about
it,"
aid you ever notify Massey or my
self that you had made a comics.
s;on?'
"No, sir; not that | know Of"
"Why did You not?"
"For the simple reason that | didn't
care to, rs / saw no particular use in
it,"
"Were you told byaDy on, not to 40
tify us?"
"Not that I recollect Of. No
"You continued to attend meetings
OF the y. Il. u, after you hal made
your confession. did you not?7
ayes, sir; | did
"Did you notify any Of the members
of the a. II. U. that you had made a
confcssiOn?"
mot that / remcmbcr."
"Why did you continue To attend
their meeting after you had made the
confCssion?"
"Simply because | wanted 10 and
TO help pass the time away"
"Did you pass the time pleasantly
among men whom yOu intended in u
short time To try oHend to PRISON.
"Wcll no; not so very pleasantly
Little uncongcnial. chr
swell, yes"
snow. Thompson, when you made
your confession, were not threIts
mt dc against You and inducements
held out TO you to confess by parties
in the employ of the $. Z. Co, and did
YOU not accept the inducements, and
were you not. in attending those
meetings, simply acting as the spy of
tho S. J.. Co, and trying under tho
guisc Of friendship to ascertain some.
thing that could be used against
themrT
"No, sir; no inducements were Of.
fercd me OF any kinl, and, ns far as
acting as Il spy and being un1cr
wages, | was not acting as u SPY or
under wages either"
"Why, then, did you matcn coufcs.
siOn?-
because I thought is was the best
thing | could do
"NOw, ns Il fact. didn't your con
science trouble you, was not your
rest broker nt night aud liln'tyOu feel
that you had committed prclt crime |
and wanted to unburdcn your soul?- !
"No; my conscience did not trouble |
mo, ms rest wga not broken, md my