The Elbert County tribune., 1902-10-16
WYOMING MURDER TRIAL.
Testimony as to the caIIbre of the
Fatal Bullet.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Oct. 14.-Testi-
mony given in the trial OF Tom Horn
yesterday was of Importance only in
sofar as much of the succeeding evil
dence upon which the acquittal or
conviction of the accused depends will
be hinged upon what was presented
TO the Jury during the days sessions.
The defense was given needless
scare yesterday morning by the publi-
cation In Denver OF a false report that
Miss Gwendoline Irene Klmmell, the
school teacher who was alleged in
that account to have been Horns
sweetheart. came secretly to Cheyenne
the night before and was to remain in
hiding here until called to the stand
for the prosecution. She has not been
subpoenaed by tho state and is at
present in Missouri.
The morning session OF court in the
Horn trial yesterday was very impor-
tant, and Witnessed the beginning of
the real fight to prove the innocence
or guilt of the accused. In that the
prosecution sought to prove that me
wounds found on the body of Willie
Nickel were inflicted by bullet OF
small calibre, probably a 5000, and
smokelcss powder at distance of ap-
proximately 800 or $50 yards. The es-'
tablishing of this fact in the minds OF
the jury is of great Importance to the
state, for the reason that testimony
viii be introduced later showing that
the prisoner carried a 30-30 Winches-
ter, using smokeless powder, while In
the Iron mountain country the three
or four days previous to the killing.
II this fact can be established In the
minds Of the jury the prosecution Will
have accomplished n great deal.
Realizing this. the defense is doing
everything possible to prove that the
wounds were inflicted by a bullet OF
large caliber. or at least as large as a
l3s. Three physicians and one expert
gun maker testified during the morn
ing session with reference to the char
acter of wounds made by various bull
lets under various conditions. and each
witness was cross-examined closely by
the defense.
For the first time during the trial
John G. Coble. manager OF the Iron
Mountain ranch. and who, according to
Horns alleged confession. was the man
with whom | do all of my business
was present In the court room to-day
to witness the proceedings. He eyed
witnesses closely and drank in eagerly
every word that was said. He did not
remain throughout the entire session,
but came and went frequently.
Mrs Kels Nickel was called to the.
stand for the purpose OF Identifying
some bloody clothing-a shirt. vest and
pair of pants-as that worn by her son
the morning he was killed Mrs. Nick
ellis face paled as her eyes rested upon
the clothing of the little fellow, and
tears welled into her eyes as she said
In quiet but firm voice:
''Yes, sir: these are the clothes worn
by Willie"
From the blood-stained garments
Mrs. Nickel turned her eyes in the d.
rection of Tom Horn, but the latter was
eyeing the floor and did not see the look
Of grief and sorrow depicted upon the
face of the mother.
Kels Nickel also identified the cloth,
Ing as having been worn by Willie
which were cut from the body by Corr
oner rurnbull and turned over to the
sheriff by Mr.. Nickel. After taking
one look at the clothes, Nickel trans
ferred his gaze to Tom Horn and kept
his eyes fastened upon the prisoner all
Of the time he sat in the witness box.
HON returned the gaze and never once
dropped his eyes until Nickel had
taken his seat In the audience.