Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-09
Eikner Case Is
Prosy This Week
No Startling Testimony introduced by Any Of the Eleven
Witnesses Put on by Prosecution>>>Sick Juror
Causes Recess to be Taken

ing some time the witness exclaimed. II can't
make head or tail out OF these" Witness
was then told to proceed and relate what oc-
CURED there. The defense insisting that the
examination be conducted by questions and
answers, this was done. Witness then stated
that on the 10Th day OF last September he
took lunch at the usual time, after IL O'Clock.
fast time" with w J. Otter the deceased
Harold +. Olds and Harry Leach; that after
they had finished the four left the dining
room together. Olds going first, the witness
following Otter coming next and Harry
Leach coming after Otter that witness
passed the entrance OF the ladies' lobby he
looked in and saw DIR. Eikner. who was
standing a few feet inside the ladies lobby
that Otter came through the entrance from
the dining room witness turned that when
Otter got in front Of the entrance to the
ladies lobby witness heard but did not a
shot fired; that Otter began to sink to the
floor and that witness DIR. Eikner fire
shots as Otter was sinking to the floor and
as he lay on the floor, the doctor STOPPING over
the body to shoot. Witness said that he
heard four shots fired. Court took a recess
till 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Upon examination the witness ad
mitted that he had been socially very init
mate with Otter, who was in the undertaking
business He also stated that he turned be
fore the first shot fired to warn Otter that
Dr. Eikner in the ladies' lobby. He
looked Otter in the eye. catching the eye OF
the latter. but could not tell whether Otter
caught the signal or not. Witness admitted
that he out OF the east main door of the
hotel and around the and
tered the hotel through the bar-room door
on the north side OF the hotel. He then i'm
mediately left the hotel and the
street to the store in which he worked He
admitted that he tried to get gun, but was
prevented, and that he exclaimed, lie shot
iriend," Witness further stated that he
was prevented from getting gun by others
in the store, Witness admitted and in
innate friendship for Otter and knowledge
of the relations Of Otter and Mrs. Eikner.
and the opposition OF the DIR. and stated that
shortly previous to the shooting Mrs Eikner
and Otter talking together in the front
end OF the store and the DIR. entered a rear
door Witness went up to the pair and told
them the DR. coming, and Otter skip
ped out" Witness then admitted that he
took Otter TO his room over the store and kept
him night to keep the DIR. from seeing
him. He further admitted that he had been
very much interested in the prosecution.
Harry Leach the next witness called
to the stand He was coming out OF the
dining room just behind Otter when the shoot
ing began. lie was not a very long time IN
getting through the dining room to the south
!. II. Durbin, who is now serving time in
Carson for bgamy went out of the dining
room with l.. ID. Mortenson and others and
was at the bar in the barroom when the
shooting began. He only the finish.
DIR. G.. +. Leavitt testified to the number
Of wounds. etc.
Undertaken Phipps testified TO the powder
l.. ID. Mortensen DIR. Eikner stopping
over the body of Otter and shooting into il
Nina Lancaster, the nurse, testified that DIR.
Eikner said to her that he wound have to
blow Otters head off: that she sort
OF guard for Mrs. Ekner and Otter when.
ever they were in the house together, and
was sort OF a messenger in carrying notes
from Mrs Eikner to Otter.
No sensational testimony forthcoming,
On convening of court Thursday morning
Juror f.. W Martin was reported sick and
unable to stay in the jury box so recess was
taken until Friday morning, at which time
the juror being still under the doctors care,
another recess was taken to Monday morn.
ing
The court room was well filled al through
the week, a great many ladies being regular
visitors and seemingly taking a great inter
est in the proceedings.
The sensations in the case. il any. will
have TO be sprung by the defense, the
prosecution has far failed to bring out
anything OF sensational nature.