The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-05-18

the reputation of Clements was ad 10
the neie hborhood of Pleasant valley.
Frank McCurdy. a member Of the
Coroner's Jury, testified as 10 what
took place at that time, but nothing inn
portant was elected.
Mrs. Hamilton was next placed on
the stand. She told o story of the shoot
ing similar 30 that of Dunn, except In
regard TO her whereabouts. She said
that she stood near the house during
the quarrel: that Clements used vile
language to her; she saw her husband
struck and pushed against the rail
around the cellar by Clements's horse.
She then went down To the corral. fear
ing trouble and was not near the house
Immediately after the shooting. On
cross examination. she forgot all that
she had said at the inquest, and also
what she had said at the preliminary
examination. While the District At
torney was questioning her closely in
this regard, she began to appear dazed.
/ Counsel for the defense stated that she
was subject to epilsptic fits. and she was
removed from the stand. Her condition
was probably not teigned, but her eN-
treme forgetfulness left very bad i'm
preston.
The defense here rested It's case and
testimony 10 rebuttal was introd uced by
/ the prosecution. L. ]. McEllin OF Ham
/ iton testified that Brig Clements work :
ed for him about two months in the fall
of 1897, and his reputation at that time
/ for peace and quietness was good =,
On Wednesday morning, the testl-
mony in rebuttal was continued. Mr;
/ Tippets testified that 1t was ABOUT
/ O'Clock that he met Mr.. hatnlieon'
| Henry Miller was brought on TO ldehtliy
the rifle which was taken from hamli-
| tons house after the shooting, ana WIN
which it Ia presumed that Hamilton
fred the fatal shot. He further tesil
/ eed that Dunn and Mrs. Hamilton did
NOT reach his ranch until between and
Z o'clock. which differed widely from
/ Dunn's testimony.
4 The testimony being concluded, Dis
/ t,ict Attorney Walker opened the ar
gument for the State and reviewed the
testimony In plain and fOrceful man
ner. He argued that the deceased had
been found shot in tho back on public
Highway and Hamilton had admitted
the shooting. He riddled the story of
Natlin Dunn, showed how inconsistent
II was with all the other testimony, and
how he had contradicted himself and
the other witnesses for the defense. He
exploded the accident theory and ar
gued that man never shoots another
in the back as he is riding away, in self
defense.
Mrs Grey then followed for the de-
Tense. She endeavored To re-esta bli~h
the testimony of Dunn in the estimation
OF the jury and TO cast shadow over
thut al Parker and Hyram Clements
She pade the very Improbable sugges-
ton that uy Clements might have fixed
mp the body as it was found before 90
. ing ior help. She commented on tn
bad reputation Of the deceased and en-
deavored To show that the defendant
had reason to fear for his lie. 1t was
noticeable, however, that the speech
hqa very little effect upon the jury.
Mr.. Walker replied wit a Anal sum
) mary OF the case, ending with an clio.
3 quent appeal to the jury TO do thelr
= duty, While he was talking, great
beads Of Precipitation rolled down the
defendants face and the veins stood
out Ike whipeords. Perhaps at that
+ momrai he realized the enornity OF his
crime ami was terrified lest be might
= receive The punishment he deserved.