The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-22
ARE GUILTY
OF MURDER
COrOner's Jury Returned a
Plain, Positive Verdict
Last Night
FOUR MEN EQUALLY GUILTY
It's Now Up to the Grand Jury,
Which Win " eet Next
Week

All the exciting incidents connected
with the commission of terrible
crime, and the detection, ideltihca-
tion and incarceration Of the criminals
are past for the time being in the in
stance of the murder of young Jack
Welch; there is nothing left now but
to await the action of the grand jury
anG the trial jury. The former will
BE- called together soon. having ad
jcurned subject to the call of the
foreman, who in the present case is
Chris Wolf. 1t was rumored about the
court house early this morning that
the grand jury was to be called to-
gether Monday, but it was announced
later that the summons would not is-
sue so soon.
Mr. Wolf was asked as to his in
tended action in the matter and s,are4
that no decision had been reached yes
as to the date of coming together.
The matter rests with MIN as 70. G.
man of the jury, Judge Bonnifield
having instructed him to use his dis
cretion in setting the date. Mr.. Wolf
stated that in all probability the jury
would not meet before the latter part
of next week, but no explanation OF
the delay was given.
Should indictments be returned
against the men, as in all probability
there will be, a venire will be issued
from which to draw a trial jury How
soon the men will be tried cannot be
even predicted. They will have good
deal to say as to when they will be
ready for trial, and naturally would
want to postpone. it as long as pos
sible.
Evidently all the officials, and for
that matter all other citizens, share
the feeling of Sheriff Lamb, who is
anxious to get rid of the quartette
of bad men as quickly as possible. 1t
IS safe to say there will not be day
more delay than is necessary allowed
to pass before Williams, Roberts, Sew
ner and German are tried for the
wanton, cold-blooded murder OF Jack
Welch.
Albert Waldman, who was Welch's
partner, and was with him at the time
he was killed. is pretty badly "
up as the result of the rough hand
ling he got. He is staying at the Win
nemucca hotel, and his only duty so
far has been to positively identify the
remains of the murdered man as those
of his friend, Jack Welch. AS soon
as he is a little stronger he will be
given a chance to inspect the prison.
ers and if he is able to identify any
or all of them, the testimony of Welch
will be greatly strengthened.
THE CORONERS VERDICT.
At sos p. m. yesterday the Jury
summoned by the coroner in the case
OF Jack Welch, returned the following
verdict:
State of Nevada, county of Hum
boldt. SIS.
In the matter of the inquisition
upon the body of Jack Welch, before
@. E. Robins. Coroner.
We, the undersigned, the jurors
summoned TO appear before a coroner
of Humboldt county. at Winnemucca,
on the Goth day of August, 1903, TO
inquire into the cause of the death
of Jack Welch. having been duly
sworn according to law, and having
made such inQuisition, after inspect
ing the body and hearing the testi-
mony adduced, upon our oaths, each
and all do say that we find the de-
caused was named Jack Welch; was a
native of Nevada aged 21 years; that
he came to his death on the Goth day
OF August, 1908, in this county. by
gUnshot wounds inflicted upon said
Jack Welch, by T. f. German, Fred
Roberts, ]. P. Sevner and Frank VIII
liams.
| And we further find the above
named T. F. German. Fred Roberts,
]. p. Sevner and Frank Williams
guilty of murder.
All of which we duly certify by this
inquisition in writing. by us signed,
| this 21st day of August. 1908.
Richard VIM. Lewis, Foreman,
Fritiof Nelson.
Clinton Frank Sparks.
Alfred j. Schell.
Nicholas ]. Pearce.
Jerome Otis