The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-04-25
new WITNESSES HEARD
Ex-Constable Pennicuiok, Mail Car
rier Burgess and Two Roadhouse
Men On Stand--All Saw Prisoner
Near Place Of Disappearance
Dawson Daily News. !

After an interval OF months, the pre-
liminary hearing of George O'Drien,
charged with the murder of Fred H.
Clayson, Lynn Relic and Line nan
Olson, near Mimic, December IS, $40,
was resumed in the police ourt in
Dawson yesterday afternoon.
Those on the stand yesterday were
ex-Constable Pennicuick who iis in
the police service and stationed near
Mimic early in the month the murder
is supposed to have been committed;
Bayard F. Burgess. mail carrier then
between McKays and Mimic; Oscar
Oglestrom, who kept roadhouer -
Orange Grove twenty miles below Sci
kirk at that time, and Andrew P. An
derson, who kept the Meat Cache four
teen miles above Selkirk, at that time.
All these witnesses were introduced b,
the prosecution. The case was ad,
journed until 10 a. m. Saturday, to hear
the other witnesses for the prosecu.
ton.
All witnesses on the stand yesterday
gave testimony chiefly to the effect
that they had seen O'Brien and an
other man called Ross. who went as his
partner. along the trail between Sell
kirk and Mimic at various times be
tween December I and rs. All iden
tilted the large St. Bernard dog which
has been in the possession of the po'
lice for months and which was intro
duced in the previous hearings in the
case. as having been in the possession
of O'Brien and his partner when they
saw them in December. The dog was
brought into court yesterday. Sever.
al witnesses testified that O'Brien and
Ross had canned meat and milk with
them. Anderson testified that they
came to his roadhouse between De-
cember and III with no money, and
that he let them sleep on the floor,
also that they traded him some canned
milk for piece of meat, and O'Brien
said he had not had meat for year.
The man Ross. is the same, it is the
intention to prove, as the one known
as Graves.
The meat and milk which is referred
to by Anderson, and also by the other
witnesses was supposed to have been
stolen by them from a cache along the
trail and charge Of having stolen
them is now pending against O'Brien.
The case yesterday was conducted on
behalf of the prosecution by Capt. w.
H.. Scarth, in whose charge the gath,
erng of evidence has rested ever since
the affair was taken up by the police.
The defense was represented by H. f.
A. Robertson Major z. T. Wood was
o n the bench.
O'Brien took an intense interest.
He spent no time idly. Throughout
the examination he took notes on a
tablet. as was his custom in hearing the
evidence of previous witnesses. His
eyes were fixed intently on his book
and seldom did he look up. When he
did it was usually to speak with his
attorney. Each conversation was ami
mated, and he seemed to be oblivious
of the crowd about him. Notwithstand-
ing his decided interest and the fact he
was under examination for his life.
his countenance was not detected. His
eyes sparkled with intense interest in
the case Yet his face was bleached and
whittier than woman's from his long
confinement in jail His hair has
grown until it curls at the edge. He
was clad in a corduroy coat and other
heavy garments. He was brought into
court and taken out in handouts yet
was freed while in the box. The court