Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
From Tuesdays Daily

afternoon. Frank HartoH was on
the stand in the Salgado case. He
was followed by Drs. Worden and
West who testified to the nature of
the wounds found on the body Of
the murdered girl. After him
came Indian Andy, her father, The
defense tried very hard to make
Andy admit that Salgoda and Bes-
sic were living together at the
time of tbs murder. Andy didn't
know much about their relations as
he was drunk the most of the ti-e
ne was in town before the night
of the murder. He admitted, how
ever, that he and his squaw, and
Salgoda and Bessie were at the
China restaurant the evening be-
fore the murder was committed
and tina; all were drinking. He was
pretty full and went home with
his squaw. After Andy came F.
C. Voight, H. U. Castle, o. NJ.
Lsmon and Geo. Cotant, all of
whom testified about the knife
with which the young squaw was
murdered. The knife was then adj
mitted III eyiderce. j. l.. Keyser
was then called. He produced and
identified the red sweater taken
from Bessie's body. The knife and
sweater we're then given to the
jury for examination.
The state then stated that its
testimony at hand was all in, but
that more evidence might be sub
mitted Tuesday morning. Court
then adjourned until 10 o'clock
this forenoon.
When court convened this morn
ing, Attorney Hale stated that mat
tiers had come to his attention sinre
adjournment yesterday evening
that might make a change in the
defense to be made and asked for
an hour in which to investigate.
The court granted the request and
took a recess until II o'clock. The
proposed defense was said to be
insanity.
When court conven,d at IL o.
clock the insanity defense failed to
materialize, and Jack Shields was
called as the first witness. He told
the story of the killing the same as
the witnesses for the state told it.
The defendant then took the
stand and testified through an in
terpreter. He said that he had liv-
ed in Elko about 8 months before
the killing and had lived in Stock
ton before coming to Elko. He
worked until 5 minutes to 6 o'clock
on Thanksgiving day. After quit
ting he went to the section house
and then to the Chinese restaurant
next to the Elko saloon. There he
met Bessie and her father and
mother. They had supper, after
which they started for the Indian
camp. At the Bakery Saloon, they
met an American and n half-breed
Mexican. Had met them before
at the freight station. They ssfol-
lowed him around. They spoke to
Bcssie's father in front of the sa-
loon. Bessie grabbed me On the
arm and said let's go home. ] hit
Bessie and knocked her down. After
that Bessie said something and one
of the fellows knocked me down
and n struck at me with a knife.
the knife missed me and stuck in the
ground. ! got up and one of them
knocked ME down again. When
going down the second time, one
tried to stab me and cut my belt.
Then ] got up and started away
slowly. took off my Goa, and
asked what they wanted. Then !
took the coat ard hit me of them
in the face with il. Then he struck
ut me and hit me on the right side
Of the fPce. Bessie then stood by
the post in front of the saloon and |
walked around the post two times.
Then the American boy came over
and tried to hit me and | kicked
him. Then the half-breed said if
Bessie did not go with him he
would kill Bessie and me. Then
the Mexican walked toward me
and tried to stab me, but missed
me and stabbed Bessie. | took Bcs-
sizes shawl off her. He started TO
run and just as he went into the
sa11on kickpJ ~, II. i