The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-08-21
BEGIN PRELIMINARY
OF MRS. FORQUER

At the preliminary examination of
James O'DonneIl yesterday, ON the
charge of having murdered w. II. For
quer, nothing new was developed. I'M
important tetimony was given by A.
l.. Sanborn, George Hillyer, Sam Love
and Ray l.. Fisher. At O'Clock Mrs
Forquer was brought into court, when
her attorneys objected to her being
present and testifying, on the ground
that she was illegally in court. Judge
Dunn took the objection under advise
ment.
When court convened this morning,
" stipulation of attorneys the O'Don-
nell preliminary was continued until
10 clock a. m, September 27, in or
der than Judge Dunn might be given
an opportunity to attend to the burial
of his father, l.. r. Dunn, who passed
away this morning.
Counsel were anxious to proceed with
the examination of Mrs. Forquer, and
Judge Dunn arranged for the case to
be heard by Judge b. l.. Hood, of Love,
.leek, who was present in court.
Begin Mrs. Forquer's Preliminary
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge
.qrer, jointly charged with james
O'Donnell with the murder of w. II.
Forquer, on or about July 5, 1915.
c. w. Muller, deputy sheriff of Hum
bold county, was the first witness call
ed by the State After answering the
usual preliminary questions as to age,
residence and occupation, Mr.. Muller
was asked by District Attorney Powell
TO go ahead and tell the circumstances
of his return to Winnemucca from Ma
rysville. California, with the defend
ant.
Witness stated that he left Winnie
m1cca on the night of July 81 and ar
rived in Marysville on the morning Of
August ]. He was met at the train by
Mr.. johnson, a detective, and taken TO
the hotel where Mr.. Refs had Mrs. For
quer in custody. That he met Mr.. Res
in the hotel lobby and was taken by
him to a room upstairs, where he found
defendant lying on the bed. That after
they had exchanged the usual greet
ings, defendant told him that she had
concluded to tell all she knew of the
affair. and asked him if he did not
think that was right, to which he re
Piled that the truth was always better
than lie for all concerned. TherenPon
Mrs. Forduer told him that all she,
knew about it was that several months
ago after she had been severely beaten
by Forduer, she made the offer TO all
present that she would give thousand
dollars 10 anyone who would make
away with him. That this was in their
Combination saloon, and that O'Don
nell was present That on two subse.
n 4.
beaten up by Forauer, O'Donnell came
to her and asked her if her previous
offer still held COED, TO which she an
swered yes.
Tn answer TO a question by witness
as TO whether Jimmy committed the
crime on the night of the Fourth or the
morning of the fifth, Mrs. Forquer
said she could not swear that he did il
a. all. Questioned further. she replied
that she had never planned the deed
with him, nor had she paid him any
money for doing il; that a. "A matter of
fact she could not pay thousand dol
lars To anyone, for any purpose, as all
she had was less than 5000 in a Win
nemueea bank. Mrs. Forquer further
stated to witness that she would go
back and 90 before the court and plead
sent to Carson would go and do her
time and get through with it; that she
did not want LAWYER but would plead
her own case. and by that means save
what money she had until she got out
Witness further stated that defend
ant asked great many questions about
the penitentiary. how many women
were there, whether or not she would
be permitted to have reading matter.
do fancy work, etc.
On cross.examination by Judge
Frame and Judge Robins, Mr.. Muller
stated that Mr.. Reis was a detective
employed on the case and the man who
caused Mrs. Forquer to be taken from
the train at Redding; that Mr.. John
son, the young man who met him 1T
the station and conducted him to the
hctel, was also detective employed
On the case.
Mr.. Muller finished his testimony at
80 o'clock this afternoon, when Sher-
'iff Lamb was called by the State. This
witness testified to a conversation had
with defendant shortly after her arriv-
nj from California, at which District
Attorney Powell was present.
AS the Silver State goes to, press
Sheriff Lamb was stiH ON the. stand
and had testified to nothing further
than that defendant said she had offer.
ed a thousand dollars to anyone who
would do away with Forquer, and that
Jimmy O'Donnell was present and
heard her make the offer.