The Nome nugget., 1901-08-02
Defendant in Gold Run Case
 Tried To Hope.
SOLD HIS INTEREST
Tue Purchaser Being F. N. Stevens, of tine Plaintiff Rings COunsel.. Wager Says that Stevens Told Him Not io Testify in the Case.

\ sensational turn Was taken in the ease of Hing against Wager, now on trial in the district court.
 lagrr i, the principal defendant igs the case. which involves the title to the possession of No. : Gold Run. 1t had been known for the past two or three days that something was on," ina~much q, Nagrr's aItornevs could not lay their hands on their client He had dropped completely out of sight. \ bench warrant vas isoued for the rocaIcitrant witness. and he was not found until this morning at j o'clock, when Deputy Marshal F. W. Davis ar- rested him. q, he wa, trying,.o secure boat at Frank Monahan's boatnouse on the water front.
 Wager was clad in a "slicis .i,' and Slouch hat. and it was evidently. his in- tcntiOn to reach the steamer Sadie. at anchor in the road,tead.
 Deputy Marshal Davis first hardes' lagrrH subpoena.
 Il don have to go OF that sam Wager.
 "Wcll. look at thia." said Davis. as he read the bench warrant which had bt cn issued on Wedre,day fo" Nagers arrest.
 Il guess Il have to go on thai. :" was Na4er'- comment. and when court met at 10 o'clock, Wager was there.
 Not nntll be Wa, placed in the Wit ness stand did the truth co@a out. Then it Wa~ a~certaned from Ya@crs own testimony that he had disposed O his interest iu No. :, thc purchaser be iug l'. x. stevens. one of iip%'1 at torueN>, lhr rr.cc rllj being 5000.
 And one of lLr conditions of the bar. gain and auie Wa, that Wager should pct testify in the case now pending. ! ag"r stuck to this >tatemt.t n0twith- standing th, a tempt> of stevens him. self to break down hi, testimony.
 w ho first approached you with ref crerc" To the sale of yU.r interest iE the claim:' asked Judge Stevens.
 Wager said that J. F. Cryder had first brUached the matter in Cryder's ree n, over the Chicago Candy Kitchen. Ther it was developed that the deal was cop- .ummated in the private office of the
 
 Wager receiving $5.noo ir ,p4av bank bills in return for dee1 tI. d., iss, op- eltN to lt. x. stevens. S. \. Keller and Paul kje9stad.
 Wager denied that he had sent Cryder to stevens. in answer tot question by the latter.
 stevens tried tO secure an affirmative answer 70 hi, query, that he lad told ln fl | h.,1 he went orMherc he went after the deal had been completed.
 Wager ,wOre positively that Stevens had told him that he, Wager, was DO, to testify in the case.
 Ut Was agreed that l should not go on the witness otand,' said Wager, and Stevens cros,-eXaminatiOn did not lease him.
 Judge Stevens lad Glready acquired an interest iH No. :. the fact having been brought out in the evidence.et the former trial that il. A. Ring had con VcyeG an interest to James l.. Galel, ia trust for R. x. stevens for legal ser- vices and other considerations.
 The developments today in this ea se have created no end uf comment. and it i> universally conceded that while fudge Stevens had the undOubted right to buy out ' \ager he had none to make T condition that Wager was to efact himself, II Nager', statement tG that effect bc true.
 When couIl adjourned at l2 o'clock Wager cross examination had Eot beer concluded.
 It i, probable that the case will go to the jury tomorrow. The jury is com. posed of the following: Theo. Jensen, lsaior Barron, E. 5. Steele, E. T. Baldwin. 4. J. Kelsey, W. Dougherty, 5. B. White, A. J. Smile, Arthur |. Dibert, Gus Aiahrt, W. II. Bush II. C. SmithsOn.
 A bench warrant was issued today for II. NJ. Carpenter, another defen dant iL this case.
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