The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-27
pertained Mainly to WeIch's
Identification of the Four Ac-
cused Men at Hospital
MANY WITNESSES EXAMINED
Testimony Direct and Strong
and Decidedly in Favor O!
the Prosecution

The state scored a victory yesterday
in getting admitted as evidence in
the case all the photographs of Welch
taken subsequent to his death. The
court ruled that these were properly
considered as evidence, thereby over
ruling the objection of the counsel for
defense.
When court convened this morning.
Jas Hurst was recalled, and testified
in regard to Welch's identification Of
the four men accused Cf shooting him.
Witness remembered seemy four men
brought into the yard at the hospital,
hand cuffed. He saw ,lr. Lamb re-
move the hand cuffs. and take the
fogr men into the roorl where Weleh
was He positively identified Fred
Roberts as being one of the four men,
but was not positive as to the others.
WEIGH was facing the men as they
came in; he was wide awake and ap-
parently in great pain, the same as he
had been all day, breathing short and
with difficulty.
Counsel for defense asked If Weleh
recognized anyone in the room.
Witness replied that Welch recog-
nized District Attorney Warren; there
were quite number in the room
when the men were brought in. He
could not be positive as to the num-
Der who were in the room. He stated
that he remembered the defendants
locked differently at the time they
were brought in, from what they do
now.
Dr. Giroux recalled: He was at the
hospital about 4 o'clock on the af-
ternoon of the goth of August. The
wounded man was conscious immed-
lately after the identification, when
his wound was dressed. He began
to sink very rapidly, his symptoms
becoming worse.
Objection by defense to testimony
regarding patinents condition beng
introduced, including the statement
that he knew his condition to be
hopeless, was overruled.
David Staunton was called and
sworn: Said the sheriff and Welch
were present, and about a dozen 9th
ers, in the room during the identified
ton; could not remember exactly who
they were. The prisoners walked into
the room and Roberts and Sevner
stood at the foot of the bed. Welca
said to Robe rs, You are hir; you
shot me" and repeated this two or thre
times He then looked at Sevner AMI
said To him. leu are one the five men
who held me up" They bc>h turned
pale. atll wore very nervous. Ihecs
two walked out, and the sheriff
brought in German and Williams,
others of the crowd following. They
stood at the foot of the bed. Welch
looked at German and said, "Y0u are
one of the men who held me up iast
night. German turned pale AMI his
hands twitcned. Then Welch tura-
10 Williams and said, You ara the
one, you shot me, too." Then Wil-
iiams said, Now, be sure, now, part-
ner: toke a good square look at me;
did YOU ever see me before?" WEIGH
said "Yes, you shot me; you were
standing on top of the car
discrimination; He said no one
assisted Welch in recognizing the de-
fendants. Witness was at depot when
defendants arrived and went to hos
pital merely out of curiosity. AT the
time he was at the depot he was nor
sure the defendants were the men who
committed the murder. He told OF
several who accompanied the defend
ants to the hospital. but did not re-
member all who were in the wagon.
Before going to the hospital he was
In doubt; after he saw Welch identl-
fy them he naturally believed the ac-
cused to be the guilty parties. The
men were not marched in between
any two cots; as the crowd came In,
The prisoners walked in, Roberts and
sevner with them. They had on their
hats when they walked up to the bed.
NO one ordered them to take off their
mats. There were several in the room
with their hats on, who he could not