Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
rIIE oAnLIS CASE.
CARLIS, Aug. s.


signed. 1t was supposed he would
make u great many corrections, but
he made very few.
The prosecution called S. Walker to
the stand. He testified that he is in
the employ OF the S. p. Co us hostler.
Was in Carlin on June Doth and on
the 3rd OF July. Was ut that time
ooking after the stationary and switch
engines. He said that on the
ing of July 3rd James Cummings and
Tom Cleary came into the round.
house about 1;50 in the morning and
said. "~IIcllo, there!- Il did not reply
the first time he spoke but the second
time he spoke l climbed of the en-.
CINE where | n sitting. l asked him
what he wanted. He said: Il want
YOU to go to the stationary and stay
there till l tell you to go away l
told him the engine WAS all right. /
demurrcd about going. but said il l
was compelled to go l would. He
took my lantern from me. i said
wanted it, but he took =. AS | went
out OF the door Tom Cleary followed
me out. l went to the stationary and
switch engines and found them all
right. From there / went to the
round house
His testimony about trying to get
into the round house and of his find.
ing the doors fastened, was practical.
ly the same rs given in the March
cosc. He said after he finally could
get III the round house, no one was
there. But during the time they were
in there he went around and looked
in the window, but it was too dark.
There was no light and | could not
recognize any one.
tAsher in his testimony stated that
the men were working on the engines,
that they had a light or torch setting
on the guide-rod, and he could rec
ognizc one OF the men at work as
Cummings.l
Walker said after he came back to
the round house he could hear some
n working with a monkcy-wrench
or hammer, so he went again 10 see
il he could sec anyone, but said it was
zoo dark and there was no light in
the:c.
He was cross.examined by Mr..
Wren.
He had stated OH direct examination
that he frequently found tramps in
The ound.house. Wren asked if they
we're not as Il rule pretty malicious
against the r. r. Co. He replied that
he generally found them pretty
good.
@Did you see any light in the round
house when you returned the first
timer
NO, sir
"Did yon sec any the second timer
"No,sirT
~Did you sec any men on the outside
of the round-house?-
"No. sir"
did you sec anyone inside?"
mo, sir"
There was one door that was mo-
closed that night, was there not?-
AYES, sir"
anyone could go in and out thai
wished to, could they not?-
ayes, sir; by squeezing through
"Who were the three men yor
found i'll the yard during the time
you were passing around?-
"Lcmon, Asher and Little"
He had testified to meeting three
men on the platform during the night
and the question by Wren was relative
to them.
Re examined byt Ia prosecution wa.
asked il there we're any tramps il
town that night and he said that no,
rs he knew of.
Did you sec anyone in the round,
house that night besides Thompson
and Cleary?"
"Not that l know OF. Sometimes
there are II number of mcn who be.
long in town 20 through the round.
house during the night"
"Werctherc any that nighti-
"Not that know Of"
Witness was excused and Court nd
journed till a. N. tomorrow.
Carlin. Aug 10.
Court convened ut 8 4. 81.
The prosecution announced that
their ease was in.
AS agreed in the commencement OF
The present trial. the testimony OF
Morgan. Bell, McRac, Knapp and
Luckctt, for the prosecution, and vii
liama, Howard. Robins on, Bernard
md Arnhcim, for tho defense, in the
March casc, should be used in this
In addition to these, the prosecution
placed Asher and Walker on tho stand
and parts oftlIcir testimony appeared
in these columns.
Tho defense desired to place jas
Cummings, one OF the defendants. on
tho stand. Prosecution objected on
the grouud that Il defendant cannot
hcsworn and testify in his own behalf
on II preliminary examination. but has
the right to make Il statement. Tho
prosecution agreed. however. that
they would allow Cummings to bc
sworn in behalf Of defendants Cleary
and Thompson. But, after agreeing
to THE. tho attorneys for the prosccu.