Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-03-18

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ceny-Complaint charged defendan t
with stealing trunk from a house
in Chinatown. The trunk contained
Fl cans of opium and $500 in gold.
Defendant waived time and counsel
and pleaded guilty. Before pronounc-
ing sentence, Judge Murphy address
ed the prisoner thus: " Unfortu-
nately for me during the past year |
have been called upon to pronounce
many sentences. But in this instance
it is most disagreeable duty. have
known you since your childhood, also
your parents. They have always
been good, respectable citizens. You
have deviated fiom their teachings.
| wish | could be more lenient with
you, but by good behavior you may
have your term of Imprisonment
shortened materially. I sentence you
to five years in the Nevada State
prison. "
State VS.. Cedric Cevalla and Marco
Espinoza-Murder. Geo. S. Geeen
and c. E, Mack for the State and ?.
NJ. Bowler for the defense.
The following jurors were impan-
eled S. L. Case, Jeff Jones, G.. r.
Geppert, John Ravenelle, Frank
Stewart,G. A. McAfee, Chas. Hum
phrey, Harry Swarner, Nate Fish,
Frank Yparraguirre, A. L. Deese,
Joe Rutty
G. B. Laiolo was sworn as inter
prefer for the Italian witnesses and
]. R. Miller for the Mexicans
The dying statement of John Del
lasilva was introduced and read. Sub
stan TALLY it said that on the Odd of
November, 1903, at Lone Mountain
he saw Marco Espinoza and Cedro
Cevalla behind woodpile, and the
latter began firing at him. After
the first shot he started away, but
Cedro fred three more shots, the
last knocking him down.
Lewis Dellasilva testified that he
heard the shots, being short dist
ance away; he hurried to the spot
and found his brother living on the
ground. John said,e The Mexicans
have killed me. Witness at the
same time saw Cedro and Marco go
ing over the hill.
Other witnesses called for the
prosecution were D. Harry Piper, H.
II. Brown, Mrs. Laura de Crosse,
Archie and Nick Dellasilva, Santos
Ricardo, Ross Edwards, Ben Rosen-
thai, A. NJ. Jones, A. W. ingalls,, G.
S. Green.
Cedro Cevella testified that he was
born ia Mexico Fl years ago On
the 22d Of November he notified his
employer, Negrette, that he was go
ing to quit work because the Italians
has assaulted him with a shotgun
and threatened to kill him. On the
23d he left camp to gather up his
tools, preparatory to going away.
On the road he met John Dellasilva.
The latter accosted him and asked if
he was looking for his brother, say
ing angrily that he was the same as
his brother, at the same time throw
ing large stone at Cedro When
he threw the rock Cedro drew a pis-
tol and fired while John was ia a
STOPPING posture to pick up another
rock; in all he fired four times; at
the last shot John fell, and Cedric
went away. He was alone; Marco
was not with him. He also testified
that there had been several >quarrels
between the Dellasilvas and himself,
and he feared they would kill him.
Marco Espinoza is Mexican aged
10 years. He substantiated Cedro
in every particular said he was not
near Cedro at the time of the shoot
ing, but was at the camp in another
ravinc wasting his clothes, when he
heard the shots.
Other witnesses corroborative of
Cedro and Marco are Quirino Mar
ruffo, Trinidad Lozano, Gabriel Ma
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dino, Rafael Negrette.
Geo. Green opened the argument
for the State at 4 o'clock Friday. He
made an impressive and eloquent ad-
dress.
He was followed by Mr.. Bowler,
who is making a brilliant argument
as we go to press in behalf of the ac-
cused He will be followed by Judge