The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-26
DIsrRICr COURr pRoCEEDrNes.

Seuke W. ~. Jones openeo Couft IN Eu-
reks Tuesday afternoon 81 2 O'Clock. and
transacted the following business:
10 the matter Of the estate Of George w.
Cassidy. deceased, on 6nal socount-R.
Sadler. . creditor. by bis attorney. Henry
Rives, fled and read objections to the final
s~coouns. specifically objecting 10 various
items therein.
Peter Breen appeared for Mrs. Cassidy.
the administrative. Thos. Wren. attorney
for Mrs. Skillman, being absent. e. A.
Skillman requested that the objections be
moi heard until Judge Wren could be pres
emf. whsreupon the matter was continued
until the following day OF $50 A. M.
On Wednesday, at $50 A. M. the Court
ordered that Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs. Skill
man each be given 30 days In which to file
their answers to the objections with the
Clerk, and mail . copy Of the same to Judge
Rivss u Salt Lake City, the 30 days 10 run
from April %.
Judge Rives moved The Court TO refer
the matter Of taking testimony to . referee.
and ths Court announced that he would de-
eide % to whether he would appoint . ref
cree or take the testimony in open Court
after the answers of Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs.
Skillman we're filed.
APR "a.
State OF Nsvads, W. Andrew Seufert-In!
dicted for an assault with intent to kill
VIM. Whslen. District Attorney Breen ap-
peared for the State and Geo. A. Bartlett
for defendant.
A jury was impaneled and by 4:30 in the
afternoon ell the evidence was in and . re-
cess taken till 7 O'Clock to settle instruc-
tions. Az 7 O'Clock the arguments begun
and 81 $50 the ease was submitted TO the
jury.
At 10A. M. Thursday the jury returned
8 verdict Of guilty ~ charged, and the
Court fixed J P. M. - the time for pass
ing judgment. At which time Judge Jones
sentenced Andrew Seufsrt. the defendant.
TO CONTINENT in the State prison for the
period Of Eve years.
Before passing sentence the Court asked
counsel on both sides il they had any sug-
g~estions TO make before Judgment was pro.
nounced, and Attorney Bartlett. on behalf
of the prisoner. made an eloquent and sym
pathetic plea for mercy. stating that the
defendant had 9 wife, daughter, and son in
Chicago. where defendant had resided for
many years, the son having lost his mind
since his fathers imprisonment, and shat
the prisoner was the only bread winner Of
the family, and that Mrs. Seufert had fully
expected that her husband would be 60
quilted and soon return home. The Dis
trict Attorney did not offer any suggestions.
The Court ordered the prisoner to stand up
and reviewed the testimony and alluded to
the several sad features Of the case, TO.
gethsr with the fact that the jury had reo-
commended the defendant 10 the mercy Of
the Court, stating that they did not ask for
the minimum penalty. The Court informed
the defendant that Providence alone had
prevented his taking the life Of the pros
ecuting witness, and that il was difficult to
determine whether the prisoner deliberately
intended to kill VIM. Whalen when be shot
him, or was too drunk to fully realize what be
wss doing. and that il was exceedingly dif-
6culs to determine the exact punishment
proper 10 infict. The Judge also informed
the defendant that be sympsthizsd deeply
with him in his situation, and finally sen.
fenced him 10 Ave years In States prison.
During the entire procedure the defendant
did not manifest any remorse or nervousness,
but stood % stolid 90 . monument. and was
removed from the courtroom by the Sheriff.
the large audience present maintaining
brsathlsss silence. bot when the Sheriff
turned the JILL key on the prisoner he broke
down and wsps like . child.
Friday morning Charley WittsnberR told
Sheriff Burdick that he rode with the pris.
oner on the train en- route TO Alpha from
Eureka on February II. before the shooting
on that day. and that the prisoner told Wit.
tenberg then that be intended to kill
Whalen before he left Nevada. and the tss-
timony at the trial showed that he told Wit.
tsnberg the truth.
II is probable that il Wittsnberg had tes-
tilted 81 the trial the sentence Of the priss
onsr would have been much more severe.
APRIL "a.
To the matter Of the estate Of John A.
Erwin, decessed-Ths last will of deceased
was admitted TO probate and D. Falconer
was appointed administrators Of said estate
with the will annexed. ,
Rev. Father Manion was granted letters
Of citizenship.
APRIL 25. s,e
In the matter Of the estate OF Hermann
Sadlsr. dscessed-Final account settled and
estate closed.
In the matter Of the estate Of Chas. R.
Hancock. decsased-Final receipt OF I'D.