The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
STANLEY TRIAL WELL
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all of their party had gone to bed;
that he got up and built up the
fire, which was a bed of shoulder
ing Goals at that time, and that
after the fire got to burning he and
Newton stood at the fire, by them
selves and Stanley told to him some
of the details of the trouble that
Newton and the sheepherder had
been involved in.
Rev. Bruce said that when New
ton rode up and said that he wanted
to get doctor he was asked,
What do you want to see doc
tor for?" and answered that he had
his hand hurt; and, 81 believe that
the word mashed was used" said
Rev. Bruce. Several of us got
up and dressed at that time and
Phillips got up and dressed inn
mediately and went after his car by
himself: | think that Stanley rode
around to the north side of camp
and got off his horse. The small
Goals were smouldering and | built
up the fire. After Stanley got off
his horse he came over to the fire
on which | had thrown few sticks
of wood and he entered into CONVEX
sation with me. He related to me
how he got his hand hurt and what
caused the trouble He took his
hand out of the sling to show me
out | told him not to unwrap it.
lie said that he had been shot. He
lid not give the name of the man
yho shot him, but said that he had
sotten into truoble with one of
Iragui's sheepherders. He told me
THAT led up to tie shooting and
aid that the shepherder was on his
and and when he ordered him off
he showed fight and he (Stanley)
had knocked the herder down, and
that the herder then got up and
shot him in the hand and started to
make his getaway. Stanley said.
/ guess he is good Indian now
Is he dead?' l asked, and Stanley
replied, L think So | said that /
lid not care to hear about the mat
ter and that was about all that was
aid. Stanley said that he shot the
irst time and missed. Mr.. Stanley
said when he picked up his gun he
hot from the hip. When he
started for his gun the herder
tarted to run-'The Basque started
to run and was making his getaway
when l shot at him. | hated to
shoot him when he was running
from me. | would rather that ne
lad stood and fought like a man.
hated to shoot him in the back"
we're the words with which Rev.
Bruce closed his testimony, and the
words that he alleged Newton Stan
ey uttered to him.
Cross-examination of Rev. Bruce. |
" Attorney Robinet, brought out
he news that Rev. Bruce is a most |
ersatile man. He told the attorney |
hat he is now engaged in the ranch
ng business in the vicinity of |
butcher Flat, raising hay, grain and |
weet potatoes, but that he did not |
aise anything this year. Pressed |
or information regarding his vo-
alton Rev. Bruce said that he IS |
low doing carpenter work and that
lie has acted in several different
apacities, as a railroad man, min
ng man, office worker, read law,
blue printing, practiced law and for
Eight years was a minister of the
gospel, filling pulpits in Nebraska"
Attorney Robinet called the at
tention of the Rev. Bruce to the
fact that his narration of the sup
posed conversation held with him by
Newton Stanley, was materially diff
ferent when he testified at the pre-
liminary examination; but the news
did not excite Rev. Bruce, and he
explained away in manner that
seemed to thoroughly satisfy him
self, the discrepancies directed to
his attention by counsel.
Attorney Robinet eventually per-
suaded Rev. Bruce to admit that
Stanley had made no use of such