Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-31
THE TRIAL
OF Ed BECK
(By w. w. Booher)

SOihS iiOh 'hol auuuCtu against NUM-
The same exhibits. except the photo.
graphs OF the palm prints, told the
came story against Beck that thoy had
told against Kuhl. The paIru prints
we're not used.
Beck was connected with Ike crime
by the evidence of b. E. Jennings who
Witnessed the passing OF tn" ssun by
VIM. McGraw to Beck and ing eyi-
dcnce of McGraw who testified that
beck asked him for his gun on the
evening OF December 4th, that he oh,
:Tined the gun from p. l.. Vcudgate,
bartender at the Success saloon.
where he had been in TIE habit OF
."aylng il during the day; TIA. Beck
'!G him at the time that he srd his
partner we're going hunting acd that
they would bring hi,I a piece .! ven
son: that he learned from Betk later
i'll the evening of the 4th of Decemb,r
that the stage was to be held up AM
robbed and that a frame-up had been
made with the driver; that he tnen
demanded his pistol when Beck told
him his partner had 1t: that he then
told Beck TO get the gun, and that
Beck told him TO keep his me- 18th shut
or he would kill him, thai he then
went nome and went to bed; that he
did not see Beck again until about s
o'clock or n little later of the even.
ing OF December 5th, while playing
poker in the Success saloon; that
Beck came up TO him and touched him
on the shoulder and called him out Of
the rear door: that he followed him
out; that as soon as they got out
there Beck said: We'll, she's off;
the trick Is turned" McGraw said,
What Is that?" Beck said, THE
stage is held up and the drivers head
is blown on" McGraw saiG, For
Gods sake, who did that" and recL
said Ben"
Beck told the witness il he said a
word he would kill him; that Deck
was crazy drunk at the time; tnat
he thinks Beck had hold of hin by his
shirt at the time he said this, and
that he put his hand in his right hip
pocket: that he pulled away from
Beck and went back in the saloon
and in the poker game; that Beck was
hollering so everybody in town could
hear him. The next time McGraw
saw Beck was in the Justices Office
after they were arrested.
On cross examination, McGraw said
that he had not been told by anyone
that he would be discharged after tell.
ing his story; that Beck was not very
drunk when he got the gun, but had
been drinking for some time, that
when Beck got the gun he never @ai'!
word about the stage robbery, but
later that evening he said he was
not going hunting. that they were
going to hold up the stage; that II
was all framed up with the stage
driver and no one would be hurt;
that when Beck told him tho trick
had been turned he could not say
that Beck appeared frightened OF not
The statements OF McGraw and
| Beck made to the postal inspector;
were admitted in evidence and the
state rested its case.
The defense had but little grounG
10 work on. but Attorney Hale did the
! best ha could with hard cast The
attempt to prove an alibi faiicu a,
| |; did in the Kuhl case.
The principal evidence for the de-
rrnse Nas given by the defendant.
Beck testified that he was born in
Warsaw. Finland, and came TO Ameri'
ca fifleen years ago last March, land
ing i'm New York. From there ht
went to Norfolk and followed ashing
with his uncle: was In Jarbidsc about
the first OF December. 1916. doint
nothing. but had worked half a shit
that he was heavy drinlses. that NJ
met Kuhl on the night OF DecembeI
5th and Kuhl asked him II he Gat
n gun; and he told him no. but btIll
McGraw had one; Kuhl said III yoI
see McGraw get IT,; that he saw Nc
Graw and rot the gun; when Kuh
asked him for gun, he said he hat
n framed up with the stage driver tr
get the money on the stage: tna' hS
told McGraw Mt the time he CO. the
gun from him what he wanted TO d'
with Il; that he told him that nen has
Il framed up with the stage driver ID
gct the money on that stage: that he
did not say anything to him about so
ing deer hunting; that he gave Tho
gun to Kuhl in Dozier's saloon and
Then walked out around the town; h'
did not go with Kuhl; that ho again
met Kuhl between s and . o'clock "