Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-20
FOLLOW TRAIL OF
MURDERERS TO AMARGOSA

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The features of Assertion Man
CANA, the defendant in the murder
rial now being heard in the dis
trict court, bore a worried look
yesterday and the prisoner must
have surmised that all was not well
in his case. AS he is unable to UNI
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 1G
and was notified by johnson Of the
killing Of Nelson and stiIwell. 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 II. 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
hand and asked that he be allowed
to take a 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 So 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 a 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 vas the watch.
George w. Railton was recalled
to the stand and identified a hand
kerchief, found on Mangana, as one
belonging to Nelson.
At this juncture of the case, the
state rested. having presented it's
testimony for the consideration of
the jurors.
Attorney Seybolt for the defense
placed Mangana on the stand. In
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 the
murder but left before his partner,
whose name Is Aohao lie was
awakened during the night BY Ao-
hao, who had a knife in his hand
and ordered the defendant to get
out of bed and dress. Mangana was
thoroughly cowed By Aohoa, who
was a smaller man IN stature and
weighed about 1870 pounds, The
two left Iceland that night, and
for two days and nights they pro-