The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
Defense Put on Several Wit
ness Today-Some Expert
Testimony
MAYATTEMPT TO PROVE ALlBl
HtLeast This Would Seem TO Be
the Plan OF the Defense at
Present

Chris Wolf, who was foreman of
the grand jury that indicted the four
defendants. was put on the stand tn 9
morning. He was asked by counsel
for defendants IL the witness Kelley
testified before the grand jury that he
could positively identify the men who
committed the crime. Mr.. Wolf stat
ed that he did not remember whether
Kelley said he could or could not pos
itively identify the men.
In order to prove that the moon
was not shining on the night OF Aug
u.s. 10, and that there was no moon
light on that night, Counsel M. S.
Bonnifield offered a copy or Ayers
almanac for 1908, giving time Of ris-
ing of the. moon. which was given at
46 minutes after o'clock The state
offered no objection to the admission
of the exhibit to evidence.
]. A. Robinson was called and
sworn. He was also member Of the
grand jury. He identified Sevne.
and Williams as having been in his
shop and been shaved a few days
prior to the arrest. Sevner had been
unshaven for several days, as also had
Williams. Thought the defendant he
shaved had been drinking, and shaved
him as quickly as possible. The de-
fendant paid. for the shave with for
eign coin. Defense moved that the
statement In regard to the coin be
stricken out; so ordered. '@f
F. w. Roach recalled; asked to des-
cribe the position occupied by DR..
Giroux, at the Identification of the
prisoners at the : hospital; witness
stated that he had no recollection Of
seeing DR.. Giroux at the hospital ct
the time OF the Identification; he may
have been there, but witness did not
remember A number of people were
in the room; they moved about more
or less, and were crowded about the
bed
Mrs. James Hurst was called and
sworn. Testified remembering seeing
welch, and that the sheriff brought
men there for welch to identity. Saw
Welch just before the defendants
were brought in; was also present
during the Identification, but not close
to the bed. Saw men brought in; did
not see them close enough to recog-
nize Them now. Saw Welch fifteen or.
twenty minutes before the identifica-
ton and talked with him. At that
time his eyes we're very CLASSY and
staring; Welch said to witness that he
was suffering terribly.
On cross-examinNion witness said
she was about twenty feet from the
bed during the Identification. At the
time she talked with him he recog-,
nized witness and in answer to wheth-
er he wanted milk to drink, said NO
maan." He knew her and seemed
conscious. Pupils of the eyes were
much dflated. Witness repeated that
"Welch's eyes were bright, staring
and wild. think he saw well at that
time. suppose he saw me, for he
answered me-"
DIR. Samuels was then placed on the
stand. He had practiced medicine
and surgery since March, 1897. Was
familiar with the effect Of chloroform;
chloroform has the effect of causing
numb feeling and the suspension OF
sensation OF any kind. Up to certain
period of administration 1t does not
disturb the heart particularly. II
ehloroform was administered in large
quantities enough to make q person
unconscious for an hour or two hours
he would be in a dazed condition for
some time ,aftervard-the length OF
time varying with different people.
Witness said that when q person was
In a dying condition the sense OF taste
was generally the first to leave him.
that the sense of smell was next, then
touch and hearing The condition Of
the eyes Of q dying man depended
largely upon the cause Of death. In
cases of great agony. as from gun
shot wound, the eyes a short time be-
fore death would become CLASSY. wild
and staring: it would be rather difh'
cult for him to see.
On cross-examination witness SAID
= man suffering from wound ai