The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-23
LOUIS GARNTEREAUX
convic ted OF Murder in the Second
Degree.

Such was the verdict of the jury and
so far as we can learn it meets with the
approval of all who We're familiar with
the evidence in the case. The ease WAS
Monday and occupied It's attention for
nearly two days. Hon. Thos. Wren
acted as assistant Counsel for the State
and Chas. A. Walker as Attorney for
the defendant. Little difficulty was
experienced in securing a jury which as
finally constituted consisted of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Chris. Peterson,
Newt Boyd, J. A. Carlson, VIM Law
son, T. B. Tilford, X. G. Davis John
Bews, NJ. McHugh. c. w. Rowland,
T. H. Silliman, r. G. Van Valkenberg
and ID. j. Simonson.
The story of the crime as developed
by the testimony is as follows: Nora
Ahern, a single woman who has lived
in Eberhardt for many years and for
some time past all alone except for this
old Frenchman whom she had befriend-
ed, was reported to be missing about
the Goth of last May Inquiry was at
once made of Louis who stated that an
Indian had called at the house several
days before and had informed Nora
that two of her COWS were dead on the
mountains some distance away. and the
three started up the canyon to make "A
search. After going some distance the
Indian and Nora had little conversa-
tion at one side when the Indian rode
off toward White River and Nora went
back down the canyon, while he, Louis,
went on in search of the COWS. return
ing over the hills. When he reached
the house, Nora was not there and he
had not seen her since.
Foul play was Immediately suspected
and searching parties We're organized
to discover her whereabouts. resulting
in the finding of the body some two
days later lying in a gully partly con-
cealed by sage brush and not far from
hardt. II was already in "A badly de-
composed condition and the clothes had
been pulled up over her head, around
which sack had been wrapped. The
eyes and tongue We're protruding as II
she had been strangled. which seemed
/ to be corroborated by the fact there did
s bn ~ al
bones. Around where the body was
found the sage brush had been trampled
down sand blood was scattered about
a pool about inches in diameter be
ing found under II rock near by.
An inq ue3. Was held by Judge Bush
at which Louis repeated the story tolc
above about the Indian. but suspicion
was strong against him and on com
plalnt OF Geo. Halstead he was brough
before Judge Bush and held for trial
The most damaging testimony brough
by the State was that Of Mr.. and Mrs
Hatstead. To the former Louis admit
ted that he had known where the bod,
lay and hal gone three times to put we
clo his on it and Florida water. because
1t smelled bad. He also told Mr.. Hal
steud where to find Nora 5 old hat ant
field glasses which she was supposed t.
have had with her when she went on
to look for the cattle. Unknown II
Louis, the hat had already been foun'
/ IN the place which he had designated
but the glasses are still missing. 1t wa
| also shown by the State that Louis ha
said to Mr.. Bush and others that no'
, that Nora was gQne her property wa
! his and he was going to sell the cattl
( and return to France, which was wit