Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
FOLLOW TRAIL
OF MURDERERS
At AMARGOSA
FRIENDS OF MURDERED MAN
FOLLOWED FOOTPRINTS
OF MANGANA

CANA, the defendant in the murder
trial now being heard in the dis
trict court, bore worried look /
yesterday and the prisoner must
have surmised that all was not well
in his case. AS he is unable to un-
derstand the English language, the
proceedings are naturally Greek to
him except when a Spanish speak
ing witness is on the stand and an
Interpreter used.
The case opened yesterday with
the state calling Charles Johnson to
the stand. Johnson testified to mat
ters that were seconded by w. H.
Lollard, the star witness who fol-
lowed
Lillard stated that he was at his
camp on the morning of June 16,
and was notified by Johnson OF the
killing of Nelson and Stilwell. Both
men visited the scene of the MUIR
der and after investigating for a
short while, started to look for the
tracks of the murderers. The
searchers soon found the imprints
of two pair of feet, one showing the
imprint of a heavy pair of shoes,
and the other smaller with pointed
toes. Both Lillard and Johnson fol
| lowed the track for two days, ar
irving at Amargosa on the evening
of June IL In the meantime the
trail, showed that the two murder
ers had separated only one track
being in evidence.
The two men found Mangana in
a store and Immediately placed him
under arrest. At that time the
Mexican had a bottle of beer in his
4 hand and asked that he be allowed
to take drink. This was refused
and the prisoner was bound with
chains to prevent his escape He
was searched and a loaded Luger
revolver was found, as was a purse
containing some S. in change.
A watch was placed over Man
CANA for the night and in the morn
ing he evinced a~desire to visit an
clubhouse. He was accompanied by
Frank NJ. Otto, who noticed the
prisoner fumbling around his cloth
ing. After Mangana had vacated
the building and was again under
guard in the store, Otto visited the
clubhouse and found in the vault a
gold watch, minus the guard ring.
This watch he gave to Lillard, who
subsequently turned it over to the
district attorney The time piece
was placed in evidence several days
ago and has been identified as the
one worn by Nelson.
A. Navarrez, a teamster, testified
that he talked to the prisoner dur
ing the preliminary trial held in
Rhyolite. Mangana stated at that
time that he had been given the
watch by his partner, who has
, never been apprehended by the au-
| thorities. He had refused to take
the time piece, but when the two
men separated, the partner gave the
: defendant the coat, and concealed in
a pocket was the watch.
, George w. Railton was recalled
J to the stand and identified a hand
: kerchief, found on Mangana, as one
) belonging to Nelson.
' At this juncture of the case, the
5 state rested, having presented its
) testimony for the consideration Of
. the jurors.
Attorney Seybolt for the defense
placed Mangana on the stand. II
the direct and cross examination
Mangana's testimony is as follows
He admitted being in Nelson's sa
loon at Iceland on the night of thu
murder, but left before his partner
whose name is Aohao. He wa
, awakened during the night by 40
hao., who had knife in his hant
\ and ordered the defendant to ge
out of bed and dress. Mangana wa
i, thoroughly cowed by Aohoa, VIII,
= was a smaller man in stature an,
weighed about $50 pounds TIL
two left Iceland that night, an,
for two days and nights they pro
n ceeded without anything to cal
e While the two slept beside the rail
o road track near Amargosa. Aloha
l. arose and left his coat behind. TIL
= watch was in this coat. Mangan
l. on awakening walked into Amal
/ gosa, where he was arrested. Dul
% ing the two days. he did not kno'
=. of the killing or why he was force
d to accompany his partner. He ais
'e had his loaded Luger revolver dul
W ing this time. He attempted I
D. dispose of the watch because h
thought the officers would think h
l. had stolen it from some one.
/. In the rebuttal. Navarrez testifie
that Mangana had informed hin
Whila talking I'm tho Rhvnlifa iaf