The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-12
SEVENER TAKES THE
STAND
He Denies .'dv.ng Murdeft d
Wekh-Cd.e fOw in
Hands Of The Jury

Reno. Ncv 1.-THE evidence in the case
o. Sevene. German and r Der n
three men char ged with the murder OF
Jack WeIch. is now he'ore the jaiy. The
defense. af er hard fight for it's oli-
ents. closed the case last everirg at !
o ock The fro ecu o. WI pro a
Introduce few witnesses In iebu al
this moinrg ard ii is prcb be that be-
fore night the fate of the h.te p.isoners
will rest with the twelve ci izens swo. IL
TO hear the evidence.
The most sensational witness of the
day. or. for the ensire trial for that
. matter. was sevener who took tae st1ru
in his own behalf ard related egeryth
In connection wi the actions of him elf
and companions on tie fatal day anu
night of August l9. 1903. when ia Welca
Was mur.e ed on freight trs in S v H.
er. the most in ell.gent Of the prisoners.
told a stra ghtfo wa! d story for the
hfN9A fhils tHbGHH it "aNNitt RtiNNRs'7
bly, when the prosecution brought Gu the
fact that lie had served one term In San
Quentin and that he had been reeaseG
ore month to the day when arrested for
the crime on he outcome of which now
depends his life.
Clever cross-q es ionirg did not result
l.
mony. He maintained throughout IN
for a day or Two prece dng the crime him
self and companions were In Lovel cl
ard that on The night of the crime the
had not been out of Lovelock, Sewers
Maintain ng hat he was In the Owl sa-
Icon for some tine before his arrest In
that place.
Yourg Roberts al o told his ; ory. con-
tirming for the most par; what Seveacr
had said. Roberts was perceptibly at
fec ed during the recital. 1t Gevel p G
that he is illtcra;e. ether kno gir & how
TO read write or tel the ime OF day
lie maintained his innocence through
out. ciafmirg that ! e was In Lovelock OF
the night of Augrs H. roi having left
II either by train or any o ler way. Cor
man did not take the stand
Father Burns give his reason for re-
membeiirg so well the weath-r n1i-
uons on the night OF August - hat he
was cal ed from his home to he bed sile
OF dying man ana was u2 ueal ly the
entire n ght IL Gro q cs oni, the
pro ecut'on -asked the reverend gen le-
nlony al the ormer trail an eoy he
stated that he had not been called as a
witness in The case at the former trial.
The prosecution objected to admittr 6
the testimony of CHRIS Welt. foreman CT
the grand jury Of Humbodt coun that
brought in the or nal | ctm n 8
against the men. Tie ob.ect of this evi-
dence was to secure the atemont made
by one Kelly before the gras jury when
the case was being inves ig I'D Tie
prosecution scored po'nt nere. the evil
dence being ruled cut of order.
A deposition of Mrs ElizGb-th H-rst.
matron of the Humboldt foaniy hospital,
was read Mrs Hurst stated that LEX
Wech wes near to death just before :.t
Identified the men. that his eyes we; e
CLASSY ard had wild. vacant stare. and
that he was under the inflGence of NOR
phine.
MIS-. PITT was called TO testify regard
ing a suit and hat she had given to
yourg Roberts at Love'o k The IreFe
cution. hogever. objected to having NJ $.
Pi testify and their objection was sus-
tanned.
Phil Roberts testified to the fact that
h. was IN tie ward at the hospital when
Jack Weleh Identified The pr $ ners al.
so having accompanied the ri 5
from the depo, at Winnemucca to the
Losli.al.
The instructors o. bo.h SIDES for he
jury were submitted to Judge urer Ia
evening and thee $ lite doubt tha
the case viii go 10 lie jury today.