Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-18
ESTES ACQUITTED
The Jury Out but d few
Minutes

AhASNA ~ nv
The second venire was pretty we'll ex-
hausted before the jury was completed
and the following gentlemen were sworn
in to try the case:
Alfred Karge, Henry Burlington, Rube
Kelley, George James, h X Colcord, +,
James, q. \. Wilcox, G. D. oliver, P. II.
Mulcahy, p. Mccarthy, Hy Iteymers and
!. +. Richardson.
As soon as the jury was sworn District
! Attorney Walsh made the opening state
ment to the Jury in which he stated that
the State expected to prove that Mrs.
Estes had previously called on Mr..
Chedic to sell the cattle: that she called
after the cattle Irad been delivered and
told Mr.. Chcuic that every Ting was all
| right: that she N reality mad 10 cattle to
sell and that the cattle sOlC were the
property of Cordeli Bros. of Dayton.
As The defense did not offer an open
ing statement the prose- ution opened
with Fred knOblock on the stand. lie
testified as to the discovery of the cattle
and the subsequent claiming Of the same
by the Cordeliis. He stated that he
knew the CoroelII brand as he had been
in the butcher business III Empire. Had
known th3t cattle SleaIlhS mao oeeh
going.on tor some time.
The Cordelli Brothers testified to
identifying the cattle by their brand and
e',-I iI 49, rha3;.. ,,.,5I ,.uro Ir.,Ioa
with tho Ola brand ct, ~, soma tbroa
Years aoo.
Mr.. Chedic was the first witness in tue
afternoon.
1 V known the defendant ltr
about 20 years, or as long as can re
member. During July Mrs. Estes
came into The shop and asked me II l
wanted to buy some cattle. We dis
cussed the prices OF cattle. | old her
that | wOuld take them. The cattle
failed to be delivered. | met her Oh
the street in a week or so and asked
her about the cattle. She replied that
she would have the boys bring them IN
She came IN the shop in a week or so
and informed her that during the
meantime | had purchased some
twenty mead OF cattle and she "Oul
have to wait with hers. Sometime al
ter Arnold Naher came in and wanted
to know if wanted those cattle Mrs.
Estes had spoken to me about. | told
r him no, L couldn't take them now. lie
replied that he dIdnt thlhk they could
| keep them much longer. He left the
shop and returned III a half hour and
said that Mrs. Estes said that | could
have the five head for 500. | still in
sisted that l was not prepared to take
/ them. The next Wednesday my man
! informed me hat the cattle wereln the
= corral. In about a half hour Maher
; appeared and told me that there were
two calves IN addition. After some
a talk he agreed to sell the two for so.
- | paid Maher the &I20 and he gave me
a receipt. About $50 Mrs. Estes came
in and old ma that tina catt1a vara in
,on1iad vac told ma had hot.
~ bam 80 +ala h.. ~
'h7 pay nAenU W HI"her' 0He replied
, that h sold NE the cattle, that Nahtl
did not. She said do not kill those
cattle until [ see YOU again. | replied
that that was alrioht Ahout moor
# She nnearea and told ma if WAS al
= .; L.a1 .aa IN ~ L,.
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, "oui" S0O JIG '"ial00 'H"' e'eHIns'
IL next oay' 1huFodaS' ME- hhoo
lock told me OF the stolen caltLe'
went down to see Mrs. Estes and tOIC
her that the cattle she had sold m
were stolen and that the owner claimeC
them. was deaIinp with Mrs. Este
" vban T,nrrha.ed the cattIa Sho wa
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