The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-03
Witness townsend Heard the
Pleadings of Jack to Be
Scared From Death
|HE FLED TO SAVE HIMSELF
Testimony of Other Eye-Wit-
nesses of tn . Cold- BIooded
Murder Of Welch

IJ IS SSucldlly Dcll6NSQ ludl the
murder trial will end this week The
state, so far as Is known, has but few
more witnesses to put ON the stand
The known witnesses of the delense
are few, but IRE are intimations of
SUPP .ses that may come up, and they
nay introduce witnesses who are at
present unknown. 1t is thought the
Arguments will be reached by Thurs
day and in that event the case may
60 to the jury before the end of the
week. All this is conjecture, however,
and it may be that the middle of next
week viii not see the case completed.
Mr.. Kelley was on the stand the
greater part of the forenoon yester-
day. He is considered as one of the
states most important witnesses, as
he was a breakman on the freight PIG,
and was held up by the four men al
legged to be the defendants in this case,
about the time that Weleh and Wald-
man were held up. The robbers took
his grip from him. cut it open and ap-
propriated the contents. On cross ex-
animation Kelley admitted that he
was greatly excited that night, and
paid particular attention to the one of
the four who held a revolver against
his head, but was certain he could
dent fly all CT TIE men.
9 osrt,t
No. z20, the next witness, saw four
men get on the train as it was leaving
Lovelock Three were together in one
bunch an one, whom he identified as
Fred Roberts, sat alone on car of
lumber.
At this point counsel for defense
objected to Introduction Of evidence
relative to any transaction on train
220. The states attorney stated that
he offered the testimony for the pur-
pose of identifying defendents, and TO
show that they were in the neighbor-
hood of the scene of the crime and
had an opportunity to commit it. He
OueIeu W lOilOW up tulS iCSlilHOhy ny
showing that all the defendants were
on No. 220, eastbound, travelling to-
ward the scene of the crime and thai
220 passed 219, westbound, at Zola
siding, place near where the crime
occurred: the testimony was not offer
ed to prove commission Of an inde-
Il ha nf
defensaats was overruled.
Witress Mohn continued on cross
examination: Saw Roberts when he
Identified him in the sheriff's offi9e as
the man he saw on the freight alone,
nicki1g him from a dozen or fifteen
rel who were in the room. When he
saw Roberts on tie train witness had
his lantern; threw light in Roberts
face and talked with him for min
ute. or two: told him he would have TO
get off at next stop; searci ed the
train when it reached Humboldt an1
found no ore on the train there.
T. F. Townsend, Welch's former
partner in travelling, who left Winnie
rucca with Welch on the fat i
night OF August 10, next testified;
saw three men on TOP of box car;
they were defendants German, Sevner
and Will Jams. Witness told of the
hold-up. stating that when the order
was given to hold up their hands he
complied. Ore of the four went
through his pockets and got SIPS.
Then one OF the robbers sald: "Over
the car with the - At that
moment he heard Welch begging for
his life. Witness started down the
ladder, and reached the bumpers.
Heard shots fired above him. and
heard Weleh say, For Gods sake
cont XIII me-" One Of the four men
Shot down at witness, who got around
on side ladder. Welch was clingting
to edge of car. Witness held to lad
der for awhile, then jumped. Was
hurt. and knew nothing for a while
Then he heard Jack calling. Got Up
and made his way to We'ch, who sa d,
My God. am shot through he stom-
ach: 60 for assistance. Witness went
to Rye Patch and tried to get help for
WEIGH, which he could not; he was
weak from loss of blood and fell in a
swoon. remaining unconscious till