The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-12-22
RAPID PROGRESS
IN WOTEN TRIAL

Yesterday morning the special
venire of 20 jurors, summoned Tues
day afternoon, reprted to Judge Frtnch
in the District Court, and in short
time the panel of IL men to try Riley
Woten, indicted for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Holmes at National last
August, was completed by the selection
of Simon Black as the twelfth juror
The jury was sworn in with the fol
lowing personnel:
John Bohe, Adam p. Scott, J. d.
West, Edwin Stock, Jr., Frank Roth,
Simon Black, A. ID. Dern, Homer A.
Abbott, d. Pascal, Jerome Otis, w. l..
Wilkinson, A. Pasquale.
At about IL o'clock District Attor-
ney Callahan made his opening address
to the jury for the State, and the TAX
ing of testimony was at once com
menced.
The first witness called was s. II.
Crittenden, who identified map he
had drawn of the scene of the tragedy.
DR.. Hardy, of National, who con
Quoted the autopsy on the day follow
ing the shooting, followed with a de-
scription of the wounds that caused
death
Witness Chapman testified that he
had seen defendant and a man named
Bishop together at 1890 or il o'clock
on the night of the shooting and that
they were carrying a rifle.
Witness Adamson testified to having
seen Bishop cleaning rifle earlier in
the evening.
Frank Brown, stagedriver, testif-
ed to baving seen Woten and Bishop
together in frankie Raymond's saloon
few moments prior to the shooting.
when the former started out, saying.
"IIl go get the ----.-- Woten
was followed by Bishop and third
person whose identity is unknown.
Brown then stepped into another sa
loon, when he heard the shots fred and
sin a few moments saw Woten and
Bishop running from the scene of the
shooting.
Justice of the Peace Hayes stated
that about thirty minutes after the
shooting Woten entered York's saloon
and asked, in sarcastic manner.
"Did you see the town bullf' Also
testified that Woten was not drunk.
Witness Richie, miner, testified
that Woten came to his cabin at l
O'Clock in the morning, and asked per
mission to stay all night. Before re-
tiring he told Richie that If they came
for him to tell them he was there.
Dr. Hardy, r. l.. Reber and Witness
Walters testified to having heard three
shots fired The first, which killed
Holmes, came from out in the road,
while the other two were fired by de
ceased.
This afternoon Sheriff Lamb and
Deputy Sheriff Muller testified regard
ing Woten's attempt to break Jail,
made some weeks ago, after which the
State rested.
Woten Pleads Self Defense.
This afternoon General James Demo
van opened defendants ease, claiming
that if there was any shooting it was
done in self f-defense.
The first witness called to the stand
was Riley Woten, the defendant, who
testified, in substance that Holmes had
fred two shots at him before he re
turned the FIRE After deceased had
fred the first shot, he (Woten) jumped
to one side and threw a cartridge into
hisrifle, when Holmes fred second
time. He then fired one shot at the
deputy sheriff.
At the conclusion of Woten's cross
examination DR.. $. j. ning was plac-
Ell on the stand to give expert testi-
mony as to the effect of gunshot
wounds and had not concluded his evi-
aenee at the time the Silver State
went TO press