, 1897-11-03
PROSECUTION RESTS.
1T CLOSED ITS CASE AT ABOUT
2:30 O'CLOCK THIS AFTER
NOON.
The Chain of Evidence Slightly Weak
ened by Some of the Evidence Civ
en- This Morning-Defense Begins
Its Case and 1t is Probable That
the Trial Will be Over Soon.

IL lllol De I've QUILL. |
At the time The Republican went to
yesterday Mr.. E. J. Bell was on
the stand. His testimony was as fol,
lows:
Lived on the Little Laramie on the
old Douglas-Willan ranch leased by DR..
Harris; Coughlin's ranch was south OF
the william ranch; was handling cattle
for DR.. Harris at present; had handled
cattle for about 25 years; was familiar
with brands; knows 4 COW branded D
l.; first saw her on Seven Mile lake
occupied: the brand was very plain and
easily distinguished on the animal;
the cow was black, southern makeup;
one horn shorter than the other. Pc
culiar white mark under her left Shout
der: brand was to the right of the left
shoulder; there WAS a calf and other
cattle with her: the calf was a year
old. wostly black with some white
s,ols; calf had some peculiar spots on
it; calf was from 10 to ~ months old:
It was a short yearling; the calf was
with the cow-by her side Of close to
her when he saw them; first saw COW
and calf between July 1 and 4th; then
IN the 18th of July a mile from Lake
James; calf was with the COW: this
cow was the mother of the calf; he
saw the calf just go up and suck the
cow" saw the calf suck on three diff
'erent occasions; when they brought
he COW and calf to the Harris ranch
he saw the calf suck and also on Mill
brook; they were much attached to
each other. (Much of this testimony
was c~orroborative of that given by pre-
ceding witness relative to description
IF cow and calf; Dick Farrell and he
drove the Gov and calf into the ranch
rom Seven Mile; knows Sheriff Fraz,
cr: saw him at the Harris ranch; the
cow and calf were at the ranch when
he sheriff wen to the ranch: saw them
Iitti Us ''oNI i''h y soti'l D 10 u
Iuainted with values of cattle and is a
Judge of their weights: the calf was
fat and weighed 600 pounds; it's value
at that time was $50; the sheriff placed
Henry SHREDDER in charge of the COW
and calf after they were marked; he
was informed by Mr.. SHREDDER Wednes-
lay, the 18th, in the afternoon he went
to Gresley & Logan's; Ed. Morgan came
up and said SHREDDER had gone to town
and the calf had been %butchered that
afternoon: he went to Coughlin's and
made an examination; found feet,
hoofs and hide in a large iron kettle on
Coughlin's ranch with a fire under the
kettle; potatoes covered the hoofs,
bones, etc, in the kettle; knew that
the horns belonged to the calf by rea-
son of their popularity, and by the
rivets in the hoofs. CHere witness iden-
titled the horns and hoofs to the jury.
Never saw two horns so peculiarly
marked in his life; the hide, hoofs and
meat were pretty well boiled up when
taken from the kettle; these are the
same as taken from the kettle; kept
the sack and contents in his house I'M
til morning when he gave them to MIR.
SHREDDER; when they brought them to
town; they were in the same condition
as when he received them; saw the D
L cow Thursday, August 10; was being
driven with w bulls to Laramie by
two boys for Mr.. Coughlin; he never
seen the COW since: the cut exposing
the copper rivet in the hoof was made
at his house in presence of his brother,
the same night the things were taken
from the kettle.
Observation-Disclosures the sack
into his bedroom that night. In the
Absence Of Mr.. SHREDDER he cut into the
loofs; went out OF the house only
about an hour before Mr.. SHREDDER came
next morning; he put the copper brads
into the hoofs by making holes with
an awl, while the sheriff held the hocf;
ne did not keep any memorandum OF
the number OF brads put in the feet:
put brads into the cows and Calls
hoofs SO as to be able to identify the
animals in cast they were killed; took
a careful observation Of the COW and
calf SO as to know them: did not no.
tice any ear marks; has been in DR..
Harris employ since a year & last
December; drove the COW and calf to
the ranch July IS; went on purpose to
get them; had authority from Mr..
Owen to take them; wrote to Mr.. Lam.
non that they were there; the COW and
calf were taken to Millbrook; delivered
the COW to the owner at the time of the
preliminary hearing; part of the time
the COW and calf were in his charge.
part in Shroder's, and part in Mr..
Coughlin's boys; COW and calf were
taken out of the Harris field by his
consent; called Commissioner Reid's
attention to the COW and calf: did not
shave the hoof so he could find the
copper rivets at Coughlin's: he cut into
more than one dew-claw at his house;
Mr.. Coughlin's men marked the horns
at his request; handed the horns to
Mr.. Robbins and each of four men
morkod them. never ayamino1 thu