White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09


McGILL-Amy Rees, Frances
.Boyd-Smitii, Gertrude Ankers, Pearl
Lee, Elizabeth Smith. Louise Muller,
Clara Jenne, Blanche Ginter
RUTH-Maude Colburn. Gail Car.
ter. Katherine Hawks, Juva Han
chett, Mabel Colbnrn.
Mrs. Gertrude Ankers was the one
getting the highest general average
on the examination.
toe.
After considerable legal fencing
between counsel for state and de-
Tense during which time the jury WAS
excused from the court room the
state succeeded in introducing the
confession sworn to by Fristoe. The
confession told of the pursuit and
the subsequent shooting, claiming
that St. Clair fired first at Bell before
Fristoe fired the shots that killed the
two men.
The state closed Its case with the
testimony of Sheriff Harris of Elko.
Bob Ward and Fred Tucker employees
of the Union Land and Cattle COM
pany. Sheriff Harris told OF his trip
to the scene of the shooting after he
was notified of tie killing and OF his
assistance In the capture Of Fristoe.
He also read q confession made to
him by Fristoe while the latter was
in Jail in Ely. Witnesses Ward and
Tucker told of having known Fristoe
while he was working as q cook for
the cattle company and OF having
heard Fristoe say while talking of st.
Clair's capture Of men, that he st.
Clair would never take him, Fristoe.
After the testimony of these wit
nesses, the state rested.
At 1880 Wednesday night thhe de-
fense opened with two witnesses whc
were put on the stand to bring out
the testimony relative to st. Clar
being a gun man, but the objections
of Attorney Boreman as to the re-
moteness of the time governing the
testimony of one witness and the
direct questions on specific acts d.
rected by attorney for defense to the
other witness which were sustained
by the court, the witnesses were dis
missed. Attorney Eddy then asked
for a recess until Thursday morning.
Thursday morning, Leonard w.
Fristoe was put on the stand and was
questioned on direct examination by
his attorney c. A. Eddy after which
the cross examination was takes up
by Attorney G. F. Boreman.
@. Just come down here. take this
pencil and explain to the jury what
took place there. using this plat
marked "B'.
A. This Is where | stood. This is
where Bell was; here is where Requa
was; here Is where Saint Clair was.
These boys come up from this direct
ion Saint Clair and Requa was out
here. They was coming towards us
in this way. The car was out this
way. The men was coming this way.
Saint Clair and Requa. When they
got to within about hundred yards
of us Saint Clair aud Requa, they
come on fast. We had fire built.
They could see the smoke. a pretty
good sized fire built there. Wher
they got right up close-we was sit
ting there--SaintClai when he seen
this other boy
@. VINO do you mean by that
boy?
A. Joseph Bell. when he eeen
Bell, why he hollered come on you
throwed his gun down, like this, and
shot at him,-He was left handcd---
throwed his gun down and shot AT
this boy. / got up about that time.
L shot Saint Clair. | turned on Re-
qua. and just as | turned on him he
shot at me again. He lodged around
behind a big brush. l was right in
front of him. He got down behind
the brush. He raised up and sho;
at me again. l shot down into the
brush and shot him in the head. ]
seen him raise up and fall over, so
| run to him, run by Saint Clair. !
Just went close enough to see he was
laying there. saw that Requa was
down on his face In the mud and
dirt. turned him over on his side
and seen he was still alive. ] pick
ed up his gun and went back by
Saint Clair. Saint Clair was laying
there. A box of cartridges stuck in