The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-20
District Court PROCEEDINGS
Verdict Of Murder in the Second Degree in the Case of Martin
Bronze, Who Receives Sentence Of IS Years-T. A. Burdick
Found Not Guilty---Tbe jury Unable to Agree
In Charley Williams Case


q certain amount Of dissipation, and
when they result in rs trifing damage
or mischief as the trouble In which you
and q few others were engaged. coald
not possibly induce or impel any man
to resort to murder unless be had the
homicidial mania 90 largely developed
in his heart and brain as to make him
the most dangerous of characters to be
at large. At the moment you slew
Joriman your own life or limb was no
more in danger than at this hour; the
trouble was ended, and all others who
had participated in it had gone away.
For these reasons the best clemency
that can be shown You is to save you
as much as possible from your dreadful
propensity to take human life, by de.
priving you of your liberty for q reason.
able length OF time and placing you
under the restraint provided BY law in
such cases.
Judge Breen then sentenced the de-
PENDANT to SO years in the State Prison,
and the prisoner was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff.
Can Gain SIX Years. Credits
Martin Bronco is a native Of Italy, 81
years Of age. and has been in the
United States 10 years. He anne to
Eureka about two weeks before his late
trouble, and was working for the Rich
mond. Eureka Company OF Ruby Hill.
According to the rules of the Nevada
State Prison each convict is given two
months credit every year for good be-
havior. As the prisoner is sentenced
to IS years. he should receive about
six years credits, making him 60 years
Of age at the time of his release.
The Case of 7. A. Burdick
Saturday morning the case Of the
State VS.. T. A. Burdick. charged with
an assault with a deadly weapon on
Joseph Ford, was called for trial.
While under the influence Of liquor
on Friday evening, Feb. 8. T. A. Bur-
dick and Joseph Ford became engaged
in a wordy alteration in the Owl saloon
in Eureka, which eliminated in Bur-
dick firing two shots at Ford, neither Of
which. however, took effect.
II. K. Mitchell. counsel for defend
ant, moved for a continuance until the
next term of court, on the ground Of
the absence Of a material witness. The
Court denied the motion on the ground
Of the insuficiency Of the affidavit. and
the case proceeded.
Little trouble was experienced in
securing a jury, which wal contrary to
expectations. and the following were
sworn in to try the case.
j. G. johnson w. s. Yates
Steve Damele F. @. Lewis
George Winters J. NJ. Cobb
James Sri John Moyle
John Conway f. ]. Crofut
William Williams John Virtle
The following witnesses were ex-
amined for the prosecution: Joseph
Ford. Joseph Brearley, W. E. Griffin.
James w. Bailey. w. J. Hooper. John
McKernan. After these witnesses had
testified the State rested it's case.
The defendant, T. A. Burdick, testi.
fed In his own behalf, and DR.. Burnett
was called and examined. and the
defense rested lite case.
Argument was made for the prose.
cution by Attorney Maestretti. and for
the defense by Attorney Mitchell. At
the conclusion of the arguments the
jury retired for elaboration, and in
about an hour returned q verdict of not
guilty.
The prosecution commended that no
evidence was produced by the de.
Tense in justification for the assault.
The defense claimed that Burdick.
who had been suffering from q severe
cold for several days previous to the
shooting. had, during the day proceed.
ing the night Of the trouble, taken at
intervals from 16 t o II two-grain
quinine pills. which. according to the
testimony Of DIR. Burnett. was an over
dose. and q person taking the same
would reasonably be rendered temper
arily insane. The defense further
claimed that Ford. instead Of resenting
the abuse being directed against him by
Burdick. should have gotten up from
his chair and made his exit out Of the
back door. or refrainei in any manner
from needing the words used by Bur-
dick.
This Ease was a record breaker for
Eureka County. the ~impaneling Of a
jury commencing at 10 q. M. and a
verdict being rendered at p. m. the
same night.
The Case of Charles Williams
On Wednesday morning the case OF
the State VS.. Charles Williams was
called On indictment No. There be.
ing three indictments against him for
the larceny Of horses.
The prosecuting attorney moved the
dismissal of indictment No. 1, which
was granted and the trial proceeded up
on indictment No. Q.
By noon the following jurors were
sworn to try the case: o. r. Mau. Ed
Looney, Fred Harris, ]. II. Jury, T. A.