Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-04-10
THE LOGAN CASE.
Guilty or Murder la the second De
gree. The Jury Asenders q Verdict
ian Forty Minutes.


rus B. Logan has occupied the Dis
trict Court the most of this week.
Logan was charged with the crime
Of murder for killing an Indian in
Mason Valley on the night of Feb
ruary 18th last.
The case was called on Tuesday
of this week. A venire of so Jury.
men was issued, and before noon on
Wednesday jury was secured,
after examining 40 talesmen.
The jury was composed of the
following: D. A. Wits and Ed.
Ryan, of Mound House; A. J. New
man and j. M. Damon, of Dayton;
F. B. Scott, w. S. Douglass and J.
w. Simpson. of Smith Valley; VIM.
Rollins and I. Douglass, of Wa
buska; Samuel Cornish and H. V.
Clinton, of Sutro; and C. III. Pown-
ing, of Silver City.
The jury waasworn and Attorney
Lothrop, for the State, presented
the case to the jury.
Maggie Johnson, sqnaw, was
the first witness. Her testimony
was the same as at the preliminary
trial before Justice Hawkins. She
was followed by Logan and Genzel
on the night Of Feb. 18th. All
Indian, Jim King was with her and
another squaw when Logan inter
cepted them and of Jim King de-
nanded one of the women. King
whistled for assistance, and Logan
struck him on the head. She did
not see the piece of iron it was al
legged King was struck with, in the
hand of Logan. King fell when
struck, and she saw the iron lying
onsthe ground near his head. She
and the other squaw and an Indian,
Capt. Jack, who came from camp,
assisted jim King to the camp. She.
did not drink any whisky on that
day. King never got up after he
was laid down in the wickiup.
Lizzie Johnson was the next wit
ness. Her testimony was the same
as at the preliminary trial. 1t cor
roborated the testimony of Maggie
Johnson.
Capt. Jack. was the next witness.
He is Jim Kings brother-in-law.
Saw King around Yerington on
Feb. 18th, and he was all right.
Saw him last about sunset, at a.
China house in Yerington. Left
him about that time and went to
his camp. Next saw King lying in
the road after Lizzie Johnson had
come to the camp for help. Helped
to assist King to camp. Saw the
iron bar lying near his head on the
ground in the road.
Katie Kneirim, a squaw, testified
that she is the wife of Capt. Jack.
She and Maggie Johnson took care
of King until he died. He was un-
concious all the time. Bowler, for
the defense, moved to strike out.
Motion denied.
Chas. Emmerson's testimony was
the same as at the preliminary trial,
and Bowler moved to strike out.
Motion held.
Ed. Ross testimony differed some
from that formerly given. At the
preliminary hearing he had stated
he saw the buys, Logan and Genzel
turn the corner at Fosters place
and run towards town. This time
he denied this. Bowler offered tes-
timony taken at preliminary trial,
and Mr.. WOODBURY., for the State,
objected, and the former testimony
was accepted.
A recess of half an hour was Ia
ken to take the testimony of Mr..
Dillon who was sick at the hotel
with measles. Mr.. Dillon's testi-
mony was the same as published at
the preliminary hearing. He recog-
nized the piece of iron as one that
he had thrown on the scrap pile at
his blacksmith shop some time ago.
Chas. Genzel was the next wit
ness, and his testimony was much
fuller than at the first trial. He
admitted chasing the squaws with
Logan on the night of Feb. 18th.
When they were in the lane with
the squaws, heard Logan say to the
Indian, King, "do you want me to
hit your" King whistled and Gen.
eel started away; as he turned his