Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-19
BOUND OVER.
MAiitR AND MCKENZIE
HELD IN $1,000 BAIL
TO APPEAR BEFORE
THE GRAND JURY.
Estes Arrested. E
Fixed at $1,000.

yesterday morning tne preliminary
examination of Maher and Mckenzie
came up beior Justice Stone. The court
room was crowded and considerable
interest was manifested by parties from
this city and Empire. The two young
man were arrested for stealing cattle
from Orlando tordelli of Dayton, they
being captured in San Francisco last
week by Deputy Sheriff Knoblork.
Attorney Dupuis appeared for ne de-
fendents and Emmett Walsh lepr. sented
the State.
The first and star witness Of me pros
ecution was Walter Chedic, Who cou-
ducts a butcher shop Il this city. Mr..
Chedic testified that in July sometime
Mrs. Estes came t O him and wished to
sell him some cattle. He declined as he
had just purchased several head and
did not need them. The price al which
they were offered was favorable. She
said they hadn't taken the cattle up
yet but TO let her nephew know when
they were wanted and they would be
delivered. On the 18th Of August
Maher came into the shop, introduced
himself and said they could not keep
the cattle any longer as they needed
money very bad and Mr.. Chedie could
have the five head for 800. He ac-
cepted and they We're to be delivered
on the following Wednesday, which
vas done. On the morning Of their
delivery to MIR. Ghedic's corral
Maher wenti into the shop and said he
had fulfilled his part OF the contract
and IN a0ulIlon he had we calves
which he could not drive back and
which he would sell for SO each. MIR.
Chedic paid Maher the Slo0 part III
cash and the balance in a check, tax
ing his receipt for the same.
The defense here disclosed its line Of
future action by asking Mr.. Chedic
some questions and under cross exami-
nation he said that he understood that
he was purchasing the cattle of Mrs.
Estes and that Maher told him Mrs
Estes had instructed him to collect for
them. He did not require Maher tC
sign the receipt for Mrs. Estes, because
he did not think of it and neglected it
but he would have done 50 had he
thought OF it.
Mason Johnson, a young man EN-
ployed by Cheuic. c~Urroborated his em
ployer's statements and identified tn,
two parties who delivered the cattle.
Orlando Cardelli of Dayton took tn,
stand and said he had identified tn
cattle in the slaughter yard aud drive
them home.
Miss Mills gan was sworn in as officia
reporter and Miss Ethyl Willard is re
2 porting the case for the defense.
t AT O'clockl The transcribed testimony
was read anu submitted TO the witnesse
for CORRECTION. At the CONCLUSION of the
testimony the court asked the defendant
lfthey wished to make any plea, non
was made and the court hen announce
that the defendants would be held t
await the action Of the Grand Jury. txin
bail at $1,000 each. Attorney Dupui
ask ed for a reduction which was denied
! The bail was not furnished last evenin
! and the two young men are in charge {
: the Sheriff.
| MRS. ESTES ARRESTED.
Toward evening the Sheriff placed All
Estes, the young woman in the cBs'
under arrest. Attorney Dupuis was sen
! =. 70. L.. i. -
cd that SIZE be given the privilege of bail
Justice Stone at once fixed the bond a
| $1,000 and her friends Immediately Sc
r about securing the amount. About seve
= O'Clock OTTO Schultz and Chas. Kelly fun
r nished the bond, which released tn
1 woman until THIS morning Mhcn the peI