Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
LOGAN'S SLAYER is
FOUND mot GUILTY"
The Jury so Declares After Deliberating from
l2:25 Friday Until 9 A. M. Today.

The jury in the case Of the people of
the State of Nevada VS.. Walter Barieu.
charged with the murder of Sheriff
Thomas w. Logan in Manhattan on
the morning of April 7th, brought in a
verdict Of not guilty this morning at 9
o'clock a. m.
Barieu who followed gambling for q
living, shot and killed Sheriff Logan in
the Jewell saloon in Manhattan, place
kept by one May Biggs, on the morn
ing of April z, about o'clock. The
facts of the killing briefly outlined are
as follows: Logan was in bed in the
house when Barieu and others entered
the saloon. After having drinks
Barieu and the Biggs woman got into a
difficulty and the woman ordered him
to leave the premises. He went as far
as the door but refused to go further
when she proceeded to push him out of
the place. Barieu struck her-or at
least she claims he did-and the woman
screamed, which brought the sheriff to
her assistance. When Sheriff Logan
appeared on the scene a struggle
ensued between him and the prisoner
with the outcome that Barieu fired five
shots at the sheriff, four of which took
effect, with fatal results.
The trial opened in the district court
before Judge Breen last Monday, with
examining of jurors as to their qualifi.
cation to try the case. This occupied
the entire day and on Tuesday morning
the following IL men were sworn to try
the case according to the evidence
DIR. H. C. King, Thomas 0'Neill
George Caslett, ]. E. Hart, Eltol
Davis, John Erickson, Dan Robb
George Strosnider, Roger Dougherty
E. F. Prouty, C. L. Phillips and W. A
Nagle.
The State was represented by Dis
trict Attorney w. B. Pittman, assiste'
by his deputy Hugh Percy while S. P
Flynn and P. A. McCarran looked ou
for the defendants interests.
District Attorney Pittman opene
the case for the people by briefly sum
marizing the facts of the case and stat
ing in effect what he intended to prov
by the testimony of witnesses.
The first witness placed on the stan
by the prosecution was May Biggs, tn
keeper of the house. She stated in et
feet that Barieu refused to leave whe
ordered to do so by the sheriff; that h
went as far as the front door, bu
would go no further, when the deadl
struggle followed and the fatal shot
were fired; that w. ]. Bering, thema
who played the piano in the house, bea
the defendant over the head wit
Logan's pistol until he finally sue
ceeded in knocking him out.
DIR. G. S. Won Wedelstaedt testifie
to examining the wound of Loga
shortly after the shooting, stating ths
death was caused from the loss Q
blood caused by the severing of a larg
artery in the leg, and that the woun
would not have been necessarily fat;
had the flow of blood been stopped
time.
An inmate of the house, Vivia
Carleton, corroborated the Bigp
5 woman with reference to the matter
, which led up to the shooting.
e The piano player, W. ]. Bering, te
t titled to witnessing the affray; that |
heard the woman's screams and saw Il
T struggle in the doorway; that Il
, sheriff forced Barieu out of the do
: when the latter turned and fired; th
n the woman handed him Logan's gu
: with which he belabored the defendan
= With the testimony of Deputy Sheri
s Scott and Dan O'Brien, who disarm,
s the defendant and carried the del
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